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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.9%−12%

02Pulaski County, ILIL4,8207.1%+17%

03Gallatin County, ILIL4,6167.7%+5%

04Randolph County, ILIL29,9218.6%+4%

05Fayette County, ILIL20,7909.0%+6%

06Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%−6%

07Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.4%+35%

08Hardin County, ILIL3,5889.6%+38%

09Clay County, ILIL12,7939.7%+27%

10Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909.7%+54%

11Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%+17%

12Pike County, ILIL14,2319.9%+23%

13Wayne County, ILIL15,88210.0%+15%

14Henderson County, ILIL5,98410.0%+6%

15Perry County, ILIL20,16010.1%+37%

16Cumberland County, ILIL10,20810.1%+23%

17Greene County, ILIL11,31310.1%+12%

18Crawford County, ILIL18,64810.3%+8%

19White County, ILIL13,25010.4%+10%

20Pope County, ILIL3,67210.5%+67%

21Hamilton County, ILIL7,85910.5%+39%

22Christian County, ILIL33,44310.5%+13%

23Massac County, ILIL13,50210.7%+33%

24Montgomery County, ILIL28,07611.2%+39%

25Mason County, ILIL12,41111.2%+27%

26Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.2%+39%

27Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.3%+15%

28Franklin County, ILIL36,91611.3%+38%

29Fulton County, ILIL32,90111.4%+21%

30Shelby County, ILIL20,57611.5%+17%

31Schuyler County, ILIL6,65711.7%+9%

32Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.7%+28%

33Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.8%+18%

34Macoupin County, ILIL43,74811.8%+29%

35Putnam County, ILIL5,61912.1%+23%

36Scott County, ILIL4,86612.1%+32%

37Saline County, ILIL22,77212.1%+29%

38Marion County, ILIL36,38212.1%+26%

39Vermilion County, ILIL71,25912.5%+12%

40Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.5%−1%

41Jersey County, ILIL21,16012.6%+36%

42Mercer County, ILIL15,22912.6%+12%

43Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.6%+35%

44Cass County, ILIL12,46312.6%+19%

45Clinton County, ILIL37,12813.0%+41%

46Carroll County, ILIL15,41913.1%+24%

47Lee County, ILIL32,91413.2%+12%

48Edgar County, ILIL16,32313.3%+20%

49LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.3%+26%

50Washington County, ILIL13,56413.4%+54%

51Stark County, ILIL5,31913.4%+24%

52De Witt County, ILIL15,11813.4%+14%

53Clark County, ILIL15,11413.6%+48%

54Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.7%+21%

55Douglas County, ILIL19,88013.8%+21%

56Ford County, ILIL13,21613.9%+15%

57Logan County, ILIL27,18214.2%+14%

58Boone County, ILIL53,56814.5%+20%

59Marshall County, ILIL11,47314.5%+40%

60Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+15%

61Moultrie County, ILIL14,37114.7%+55%

62Bond County, ILIL16,95915.0%+18%

63Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.0%+25%

64Effingham County, ILIL34,51915.1%+16%

65Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59415.2%+26%

66Richland County, ILIL15,21915.2%+27%

67Grundy County, ILIL54,05215.2%+21%

68Stephenson County, ILIL43,22015.6%+15%

69Hancock County, ILIL16,80315.6%+8%

70Bureau County, ILIL32,51015.7%+26%

71Henry County, ILIL48,09515.7%+33%

72Union County, ILIL16,65615.8%+45%

73Warren County, ILIL16,22215.8%+9%

74Macon County, ILIL99,30016.9%+14%

75Ogle County, ILIL51,39917.0%+40%

76Rock Island County, ILIL141,86917.1%+14%

77Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.2%+21%

78Adams County, ILIL64,26717.6%+29%

79Tazewell County, ILIL130,04918.1%+34%

80Madison County, ILIL263,11019.2%+33%

81St. Clair County, ILIL250,70819.3%+31%

82Winnebago County, ILIL283,67419.4%+16%

83Morgan County, ILIL32,51519.9%+24%

84Monroe County, ILIL34,84020.4%+48%

85Menard County, ILIL11,86320.5%+48%

86Coles County, ILIL46,60720.8%+11%

87Piatt County, ILIL16,79121.0%+33%

88Woodford County, ILIL38,11121.1%+37%

89Peoria County, ILIL178,55323.3%+20%

90Kendall County, ILIL145,47025.3%+42%

91Will County, ILIL712,25325.5%+41%

92DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.8%+3%

93McDonough County, ILIL25,91626.9%+16%

94Kane County, ILIL525,75727.7%+30%

95McHenry County, ILIL317,75127.7%+32%

96Cook County, ILIL5,194,62528.0%+23%

97Sangamon County, ILIL194,17028.6%+28%

98Jackson County, ILIL52,50132.0%+8%

99McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+25%

100Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+12%

101Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+21%

102DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+16%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS