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Least educated, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01West Frankfort, ILIL7,1058.1%−30%

02Chester, ILIL6,8478.3%−26%

03Cicero, ILIL81,8589.8%+60%

04Park City, ILIL7,8939.8%−39%

05Rock Falls, ILIL8,52110.1%+71%

06Beardstown, ILIL5,69110.3%+18%

07Harvard, ILIL9,50410.6%−30%

08Summit, ILIL10,75310.7%+47%

09Vandalia, ILIL7,10811.2%+13%

10Harvey, ILIL19,84911.2%+37%

11Sauk, ILIL9,62412.3%+42%

12East St. Louis, ILIL17,68212.3%+36%

13Granite City, ILIL26,80712.5%+27%

14Melrose Park, ILIL23,93612.6%+31%

15Kankakee, ILIL23,40012.8%−3%

16Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84412.8%+15%

17Pana, ILIL5,01013.0%+84%

18Stickney, ILIL6,89713.4%+52%

19Du Quoin, ILIL5,56913.6%+4%

20Maywood, ILIL23,33013.6%+32%

21Metropolis, ILIL5,72713.8%+41%

22Salem, ILIL7,03513.9%+4%

23Rantoul, ILIL11,99114.2%−11%

24Streator, ILIL12,19014.2%+57%

25Northlake, ILIL12,46214.3%+87%

26Pontiac, ILIL10,80614.6%+5%

27Kewanee, ILIL12,11514.7%+42%

28Hillsboro, ILIL6,18414.7%−5%

29Belvidere, ILIL25,46215.0%+71%

30Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715.1%+55%

31Wilmington, ILIL5,61415.1%+48%

32Markham, ILIL11,27415.3%+44%

33Bradley, ILIL15,21415.4%+32%

34Zion, ILIL24,44715.5%−1%

35Posen, ILIL5,40515.6%+94%

36Genoa, ILIL5,54715.7%+54%

37South Beloit, ILIL7,99615.8%+112%

38Riverdale, ILIL10,28015.8%+35%

39Silvis, ILIL7,97915.9%+75%

40Midlothian, ILIL13,84116.1%+12%

41Burbank, ILIL28,57816.2%+73%

42Bellwood, ILIL18,11616.3%+37%

43Braidwood, ILIL6,25916.4%+80%

44Lyons, ILIL10,43316.5%+12%

45Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.5%+3%

46Paris, ILIL8,02616.5%+49%

47LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.6%+32%

48Wood River, ILIL10,22416.6%+48%

49Blue Island, ILIL21,80516.8%+44%

50Sterling, ILIL14,39416.8%+40%

51Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50817.1%+39%

52Machesney Park, ILIL22,80517.2%+54%

53Steger, ILIL9,35217.3%+65%

54Beach Park, ILIL14,11417.3%+16%

55Danville, ILIL28,13817.3%+10%

56Broadview, ILIL7,87117.3%+4%

57Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98917.4%−20%

58Clinton, ILIL6,78117.5%+51%

59Robinson, ILIL7,28317.5%+37%

60Rochelle, ILIL9,49817.6%+12%

61Pekin, ILIL31,27717.6%+31%

62Harrisburg, ILIL7,92217.7%+38%

63River Grove, ILIL10,40917.7%+24%

64Mendota, ILIL6,89417.7%+35%

65Franklin Park, ILIL18,04517.9%+59%

66Marengo, ILIL7,73717.9%+28%

67Canton, ILIL13,29718.0%+51%

68Jacksonville, ILIL17,75218.1%−22%

69Dolton, ILIL20,67118.2%+18%

70Mattoon, ILIL16,66718.2%+37%

71Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.4%−6%

72Worth, ILIL10,69618.5%+65%

73Lincoln, ILIL12,98118.6%+36%

74Galesburg, ILIL28,58118.6%+25%

75Centralia, ILIL11,86318.6%+31%

76Calumet City, ILIL34,79818.6%+34%

77Sandwich, ILIL7,38018.7%+68%

78Calumet Park, ILIL6,77218.8%+40%

79Justice, ILIL12,28518.8%+46%

80Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72318.9%+46%

81Freeport, ILIL23,20218.9%+10%

82Bartonville, ILIL5,80419.2%+92%

83East Moline, ILIL20,45319.3%+24%

84Crest Hill, ILIL20,69519.3%+61%

85Dixon, ILIL14,58219.3%+52%

86Olney, ILIL8,34719.6%+20%

87Bridgeview, ILIL16,52119.6%+116%

88Spring Valley, ILIL5,40819.7%+13%

89Alton, ILIL25,01319.8%+23%

90Waukegan, ILIL87,94019.8%+22%

91Taylorville, ILIL10,52220.0%+47%

92Carpentersville, ILIL37,04520.4%+68%

93Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18720.5%+20%

94East Alton, ILIL5,62120.7%+169%

95Murphysboro, ILIL6,97720.7%+12%

96Romeoville, ILIL41,28121.0%+9%

97Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59321.2%+37%

98Monmouth, ILIL8,59921.3%+21%

99Ottawa, ILIL18,68421.3%+30%

100Benton, ILIL6,55821.4%+61%

101Peru, ILIL9,78021.4%+28%

102Alsip, ILIL18,48321.5%+57%

103Decatur, ILIL67,88421.5%+27%

104Effingham, ILIL12,40621.5%+26%

105Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64121.8%–

106Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03622.1%+60%

107Berwyn, ILIL55,00122.2%+29%

108Rock Island, ILIL36,22522.2%+19%

109Rockford, ILIL147,38422.3%+13%

110Coal City, ILIL5,83122.3%+62%

111North Chicago, ILIL34,05022.5%+52%

112Plano, ILIL12,67722.5%+121%

113Hillside, ILIL8,14022.7%+11%

114Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10122.8%+7%

115Milan, ILIL5,02823.2%+187%

116Litchfield, ILIL6,59823.2%+117%

117Joliet, ILIL152,24123.2%+25%

118Monee, ILIL5,11923.7%+38%

119Herrin, ILIL12,26823.7%+38%

120Bensenville, ILIL18,52523.8%+25%

121Fox Lake, ILIL10,84923.9%+55%

122Quincy, ILIL38,91824.1%+25%

123Jerseyville, ILIL8,40924.4%+121%

124Greenville, ILIL7,46924.5%+27%

125Addison, ILIL35,75824.6%+26%

126Bethalto, ILIL9,20224.9%+80%

127East Peoria, ILIL22,08825.0%+68%

128Elgin, ILIL115,47625.1%+22%

129Crestwood, ILIL10,52925.1%+69%

130Morris, ILIL14,66925.2%+33%

131Marion, ILIL17,14825.4%+51%

132Wood Dale, ILIL14,08125.5%+30%

133Norridge, ILIL14,80825.5%+63%

134Chillicothe, ILIL6,03325.6%+103%

135Loves Park, ILIL23,71225.6%+49%

136Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52525.8%+42%

137Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44825.9%–

138Manteno, ILIL9,20126.1%+54%

139Lansing, ILIL28,06826.2%+44%

140Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02426.4%+20%

141Carlinville, ILIL5,46526.7%+62%

142Collinsville, ILIL23,71726.7%+25%

143Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67526.8%+37%

144Belleville, ILIL40,23726.8%+52%

145Streamwood, ILIL38,27727.2%+3%

146Princeton, ILIL7,67427.2%+27%

147Hanover Park, ILIL36,56827.3%+35%

148South Holland, ILIL20,74927.6%+8%

149Park Forest, ILIL21,07927.6%+3%

150Schiller Park, ILIL11,31727.9%+94%

151Island Lake, ILIL8,04728.0%+19%

152Richton Park, ILIL12,48328.1%+11%

153Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65528.3%+6%

154Rockton, ILIL7,87028.7%−3%

155Palos Hills, ILIL18,02828.7%+18%

156Moline, ILIL42,36228.9%+39%

157West Chicago, ILIL25,29629.0%+32%

158Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76729.4%+88%

159Highland, ILIL10,04229.5%+35%

160McHenry, ILIL29,21729.7%+34%

161University Park, ILIL7,01929.8%+17%

162Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76130.0%+79%

163Geneseo, ILIL6,50530.1%+26%

164Godfrey, ILIL17,62030.2%+21%

165Eureka, ILIL5,12930.2%+40%

166Woodstock, ILIL25,74030.3%+32%

167Oak Forest, ILIL26,79230.3%+35%

168Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.3%+57%

169Channahon, ILIL14,53030.6%+64%

170Troy, ILIL11,89330.7%+26%

171North Riverside, ILIL7,16130.8%+28%

172Manhattan, ILIL10,94331.2%+62%

173Glenwood, ILIL8,41632.0%+15%

174Mount Zion, ILIL5,88032.2%+35%

175Montgomery, ILIL21,97832.3%+64%

176Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20632.5%+170%

177Orland Hills, ILIL6,66332.7%+68%

178Hampshire, ILIL9,26632.8%+74%

179Countryside, ILIL6,26032.8%+43%

180Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17532.9%+25%

181Waterloo, ILIL11,13233.0%+71%

182Aurora, ILIL181,50533.1%+11%

183Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21533.3%+46%

184Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45033.4%+60%

185Villa Park, ILIL21,88834.0%+43%

186Charleston, ILIL17,46634.3%+4%

187Minooka, ILIL12,89934.6%+21%

188Springfield, ILIL112,98934.8%+14%

189Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56034.9%+57%

190Crete, ILIL8,34534.9%+25%

191Peoria, ILIL110,92035.0%+25%

192Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28335.9%+28%

193Johnsburg, ILIL6,44536.2%+32%

194Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55236.5%+28%

195Niles, ILIL30,44336.7%+48%

196Willow Springs, ILIL5,78836.8%+56%

197Huntley, ILIL29,13236.8%+63%

198Roscoe, ILIL11,03436.9%+71%

199Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65837.1%+39%

200Lockport, ILIL27,82237.2%+64%

201Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69037.2%+20%

202Elk Grove, ILIL31,88537.4%+18%

203Tinley Park, ILIL55,14037.5%+51%

204Yorkville, ILIL26,73037.6%+53%

205South Elgin, ILIL25,65637.7%+49%

206DeKalb, ILIL40,46738.0%+0%

207Antioch, ILIL15,00038.2%+43%

208Des Plaines, ILIL58,77238.3%+55%

209Matteson, ILIL18,54338.3%+51%

210Homer Glen, ILIL24,87338.4%–

211Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80338.5%+32%

212Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59038.8%+19%

213Highwood, ILIL5,32339.0%+44%

214Roselle, ILIL22,75639.2%+15%

215Gilberts, ILIL9,08239.3%+55%

216Wauconda, ILIL13,99339.4%+64%

217Spring Grove, ILIL5,52639.5%+38%

218Shiloh, ILIL14,60440.0%+22%

219Lakemoor, ILIL6,44940.0%+141%

220North Aurora, ILIL19,40640.0%+30%

221Shorewood, ILIL18,53640.1%+19%

222Macomb, ILIL14,53040.1%+14%

223Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28840.2%+11%

224Monticello, ILIL6,08040.3%+31%

225Round Lake, ILIL18,52640.4%+90%

226Morton, ILIL17,56540.4%+18%

227Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47640.5%+18%

228Lynwood, ILIL9,29740.6%+83%

229Washington, ILIL15,90240.9%+34%

230Carol Stream, ILIL39,31541.1%+28%

231Chicago, ILIL2,731,58541.1%+61%

232Gages Lake, ILIL10,81941.1%+10%

233Wheeling, ILIL38,39141.3%+28%

234Sycamore, ILIL19,08341.5%+46%

235Lemont, ILIL18,51341.6%+30%

236Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38141.6%+25%

237Westchester, ILIL16,30041.9%+36%

238Maryville, ILIL8,41341.9%+50%

239Homewood, ILIL18,77342.1%+3%

240Mundelein, ILIL32,68042.3%+6%

241Orland Park, ILIL57,95442.5%+34%

242Palos Heights, ILIL12,08443.2%+11%

243Brookfield, ILIL18,87943.4%+67%

244Warrenville, ILIL15,21143.8%+10%

245Swansea, ILIL14,35643.9%+60%

246Algonquin, ILIL30,82444.0%+14%

247Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39544.0%+25%

248Mokena, ILIL19,89744.1%+27%

249West Dundee, ILIL8,57044.2%+20%

250Oswego, ILIL39,94844.3%+32%

251New Lenox, ILIL28,89344.4%+70%

252Itasca, ILIL9,48844.6%+36%

253Volo, ILIL6,80545.2%+662%

254Carterville, ILIL5,83945.6%+44%

255Bartlett, ILIL40,85545.6%+19%

256Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54545.8%+782%

257Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81046.2%+22%

258Bloomington, ILIL78,80446.5%+17%

259Westmont, ILIL24,15546.8%+34%

260Lake Villa, ILIL8,69247.0%+27%

261Carbondale, ILIL21,81147.0%−2%

262Elburn, ILIL7,08447.3%+37%

263Cary, ILIL17,93247.5%+16%

264St. Charles, ILIL33,59447.7%+11%

265Morton Grove, ILIL24,58247.9%+39%

266Mahomet, ILIL10,51647.9%+28%

267Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.3%+34%

268Lombard, ILIL44,39948.4%+34%

269Woodridge, ILIL34,02849.5%+27%

270O'Fallon, ILIL32,65649.7%+28%

271Schaumburg, ILIL77,24949.8%+28%

272Skokie, ILIL66,54449.8%+17%

273Palatine, ILIL65,84250.4%+22%

274Chatham, ILIL14,57950.6%+37%

275Normal, ILIL53,27551.2%+21%

276Champaign, ILIL91,19551.3%+16%

277Forest Park, ILIL13,82951.7%+42%

278Columbia, ILIL10,86551.7%+81%

279Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86853.4%+22%

280Batavia, ILIL26,58653.8%+26%

281Darien, ILIL22,03253.9%+24%

282Plainfield, ILIL50,04355.3%+63%

283Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89855.3%+30%

284Willowbrook, ILIL9,12655.4%+26%

285Gurnee, ILIL30,45855.4%+16%

286Edwardsville, ILIL26,46355.5%+32%

287Grayslake, ILIL21,14055.5%+9%

288Campton Hills, ILIL10,89455.9%–

289Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.8%+18%

290Frankfort, ILIL21,36556.8%+39%

291Savoy, ILIL9,11357.7%−2%

292Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26258.0%+35%

293Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21658.1%+25%

294Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.6%+27%

295Urbana, ILIL39,71958.8%+10%

296Geneva, ILIL21,13860.8%+14%

297Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82560.8%+12%

298Riverside, ILIL8,93961.0%+19%

299Park Ridge, ILIL38,46361.3%+33%

300Elmhurst, ILIL46,11161.3%+36%

301La Grange Park, ILIL13,45361.6%+48%

302Lisle, ILIL23,43261.9%+24%

303La Grange, ILIL15,93563.0%+15%

304Winfield, ILIL10,14663.2%+38%

305Wheaton, ILIL54,06563.8%+11%

306Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13064.0%+14%

307Flossmoor, ILIL9,35864.8%+6%

308Oak Brook, ILIL8,10866.0%+9%

309Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81266.3%+19%

310South Barrington, ILIL5,07166.3%+6%

311Glenview, ILIL47,71166.6%+19%

312Evanston, ILIL76,38067.1%+8%

313Long Grove, ILIL8,34367.7%+18%

314Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068.9%+17%

315Inverness, ILIL7,41869.7%+29%

316Naperville, ILIL153,11469.9%+15%

317Barrington, ILIL10,58669.9%+20%

318Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17970.1%+20%

319Northbrook, ILIL34,74470.6%+13%

320Oak Park, ILIL52,82370.8%+14%

321Libertyville, ILIL20,70172.1%+28%

322Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96373.2%+10%

323Northfield, ILIL5,63274.9%+10%

324Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67975.3%+25%

325Highland Park, ILIL30,76775.6%+23%

326Western Springs, ILIL13,58879.5%+20%

327Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68179.8%+23%

328River Forest, ILIL11,39380.1%+15%

329Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56381.0%+11%

330Lake Forest, ILIL19,73181.2%+10%

331Hinsdale, ILIL17,57381.4%+19%

332Deerfield, ILIL19,64282.3%+20%

333Glencoe, ILIL8,72484.0%+5%

334Wilmette, ILIL27,45984.5%+16%

335Winnetka, ILIL12,51891.6%+9%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES