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Least educated, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.9%−1.0 pts
02Pulaski County, ILIL4,8207.1%+1.0 pts
03Gallatin County, ILIL4,6167.7%+0.3 pts
04Randolph County, ILIL29,9218.6%+0.3 pts
05Fayette County, ILIL20,7909.0%+0.5 pts
06Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%−0.5 pts
07Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.4%+2.4 pts
08Hardin County, ILIL3,5889.6%+2.6 pts
09Clay County, ILIL12,7939.7%+2.0 pts
10Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909.7%+3.4 pts
11Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%+1.4 pts
12Pike County, ILIL14,2319.9%+1.9 pts
13Wayne County, ILIL15,88210.0%+1.3 pts
14Henderson County, ILIL5,98410.0%+0.5 pts
15Perry County, ILIL20,16010.1%+2.7 pts
16Cumberland County, ILIL10,20810.1%+1.9 pts
17Greene County, ILIL11,31310.1%+1.1 pts
18Crawford County, ILIL18,64810.3%+0.8 pts
19White County, ILIL13,25010.4%+0.9 pts
20Pope County, ILIL3,67210.5%+4.2 pts
21Hamilton County, ILIL7,85910.5%+3.0 pts
22Christian County, ILIL33,44310.5%+1.2 pts
23Massac County, ILIL13,50210.7%+2.6 pts
24Montgomery County, ILIL28,07611.2%+3.1 pts
25Mason County, ILIL12,41111.2%+2.4 pts
26Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.2%+3.1 pts
27Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.3%+1.5 pts
28Franklin County, ILIL36,91611.3%+3.1 pts
29Fulton County, ILIL32,90111.4%+1.9 pts
30Shelby County, ILIL20,57611.5%+1.7 pts
31Schuyler County, ILIL6,65711.7%+0.9 pts
32Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.7%+2.6 pts
33Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.8%+1.8 pts
34Macoupin County, ILIL43,74811.8%+2.7 pts
35Putnam County, ILIL5,61912.1%+2.2 pts
36Scott County, ILIL4,86612.1%+2.9 pts
37Saline County, ILIL22,77212.1%+2.7 pts
38Marion County, ILIL36,38212.1%+2.5 pts
39Vermilion County, ILIL71,25912.5%+1.4 pts
40Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.5%−0.1 pts
41Jersey County, ILIL21,16012.6%+3.3 pts
42Mercer County, ILIL15,22912.6%+1.4 pts
43Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.6%+3.3 pts
44Cass County, ILIL12,46312.6%+2.0 pts
45Clinton County, ILIL37,12813.0%+3.8 pts
46Carroll County, ILIL15,41913.1%+2.6 pts
47Lee County, ILIL32,91413.2%+1.4 pts
48Edgar County, ILIL16,32313.3%+2.3 pts
49LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.3%+2.8 pts
50Washington County, ILIL13,56413.4%+4.7 pts
51Stark County, ILIL5,31913.4%+2.6 pts
52De Witt County, ILIL15,11813.4%+1.7 pts
53Clark County, ILIL15,11413.6%+4.4 pts
54Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.7%+2.4 pts
55Douglas County, ILIL19,88013.8%+2.4 pts
56Ford County, ILIL13,21613.9%+1.8 pts
57Logan County, ILIL27,18214.2%+1.7 pts
58Boone County, ILIL53,56814.5%+2.4 pts
59Marshall County, ILIL11,47314.5%+4.2 pts
60Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+1.9 pts
61Moultrie County, ILIL14,37114.7%+5.2 pts
62Bond County, ILIL16,95915.0%+2.2 pts
63Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.0%+3.0 pts
64Effingham County, ILIL34,51915.1%+2.1 pts
65Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59415.2%+3.2 pts
66Richland County, ILIL15,21915.2%+3.3 pts
67Grundy County, ILIL54,05215.2%+2.7 pts
68Stephenson County, ILIL43,22015.6%+2.0 pts
69Hancock County, ILIL16,80315.6%+1.2 pts
70Bureau County, ILIL32,51015.7%+3.2 pts
71Henry County, ILIL48,09515.7%+3.9 pts
72Union County, ILIL16,65615.8%+4.9 pts
73Warren County, ILIL16,22215.8%+1.3 pts
74Macon County, ILIL99,30016.9%+2.1 pts
75Ogle County, ILIL51,39917.0%+4.9 pts
76Rock Island County, ILIL141,86917.1%+2.1 pts
77Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.2%+2.9 pts
78Adams County, ILIL64,26717.6%+3.9 pts
79Tazewell County, ILIL130,04918.1%+4.6 pts
80Madison County, ILIL263,11019.2%+4.8 pts
81St. Clair County, ILIL250,70819.3%+4.6 pts
82Winnebago County, ILIL283,67419.4%+2.7 pts
83Morgan County, ILIL32,51519.9%+3.9 pts
84Monroe County, ILIL34,84020.4%+6.6 pts
85Menard County, ILIL11,86320.5%+6.6 pts
86Coles County, ILIL46,60720.8%+2.1 pts
87Piatt County, ILIL16,79121.0%+5.2 pts
88Woodford County, ILIL38,11121.1%+5.7 pts
89Peoria County, ILIL178,55323.3%+3.9 pts
90Kendall County, ILIL145,47025.3%+7.4 pts
91Will County, ILIL712,25325.5%+7.5 pts
92DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.8%+0.7 pts
93McDonough County, ILIL25,91626.9%+3.6 pts
94Kane County, ILIL525,75727.7%+6.3 pts
95McHenry County, ILIL317,75127.7%+6.8 pts
96Cook County, ILIL5,194,62528.0%+5.3 pts
97Sangamon County, ILIL194,17028.6%+6.2 pts
98Jackson County, ILIL52,50132.0%+2.5 pts
99McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+7.2 pts
100Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+3.9 pts
101Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+6.6 pts
102DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+5.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS