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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 (2023 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 2000

01Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.9%+0%

02Pulaski County, ILIL4,8207.1%+0%

03Gallatin County, ILIL4,6167.7%+0%

04Randolph County, ILIL29,9218.6%+0%

05Fayette County, ILIL20,7909.0%+0%

06Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%+0%

07Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.4%+0%

08Hardin County, ILIL3,5889.6%+0%

09Clay County, ILIL12,7939.7%+0%

10Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909.7%+0%

11Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%+0%

12Pike County, ILIL14,2319.9%+0%

13Wayne County, ILIL15,88210.0%+0%

14Henderson County, ILIL5,98410.0%+0%

15Perry County, ILIL20,16010.1%+0%

16Cumberland County, ILIL10,20810.1%+0%

17Greene County, ILIL11,31310.1%+0%

18Crawford County, ILIL18,64810.3%+0%

19White County, ILIL13,25010.4%+0%

20Pope County, ILIL3,67210.5%+0%

21Hamilton County, ILIL7,85910.5%+0%

22Christian County, ILIL33,44310.5%+0%

23Massac County, ILIL13,50210.7%+0%

24Montgomery County, ILIL28,07611.2%+0%

25Mason County, ILIL12,41111.2%+0%

26Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.2%+0%

27Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.3%+0%

28Franklin County, ILIL36,91611.3%+0%

29Fulton County, ILIL32,90111.4%+0%

30Shelby County, ILIL20,57611.5%+0%

31Schuyler County, ILIL6,65711.7%+0%

32Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.7%+0%

33Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.8%+0%

34Macoupin County, ILIL43,74811.8%+0%

35Putnam County, ILIL5,61912.1%+0%

36Scott County, ILIL4,86612.1%+0%

37Saline County, ILIL22,77212.1%+0%

38Marion County, ILIL36,38212.1%+0%

39Vermilion County, ILIL71,25912.5%+0%

40Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.5%+0%

41Jersey County, ILIL21,16012.6%+0%

42Mercer County, ILIL15,22912.6%+0%

43Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.6%+0%

44Cass County, ILIL12,46312.6%+0%

45Clinton County, ILIL37,12813.0%+0%

46Carroll County, ILIL15,41913.1%+0%

47Lee County, ILIL32,91413.2%+0%

48Edgar County, ILIL16,32313.3%+0%

49LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.3%+0%

50Washington County, ILIL13,56413.4%+0%

51Stark County, ILIL5,31913.4%+0%

52De Witt County, ILIL15,11813.4%+0%

53Clark County, ILIL15,11413.6%+0%

54Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.7%+0%

55Douglas County, ILIL19,88013.8%+0%

56Ford County, ILIL13,21613.9%+0%

57Logan County, ILIL27,18214.2%+0%

58Boone County, ILIL53,56814.5%+0%

59Marshall County, ILIL11,47314.5%+0%

60Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+0%

61Moultrie County, ILIL14,37114.7%+0%

62Bond County, ILIL16,95915.0%+0%

63Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.0%+0%

64Effingham County, ILIL34,51915.1%+0%

65Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59415.2%+0%

66Richland County, ILIL15,21915.2%+0%

67Grundy County, ILIL54,05215.2%+0%

68Stephenson County, ILIL43,22015.6%+0%

69Hancock County, ILIL16,80315.6%+0%

70Bureau County, ILIL32,51015.7%+0%

71Henry County, ILIL48,09515.7%+0%

72Union County, ILIL16,65615.8%+0%

73Warren County, ILIL16,22215.8%+0%

74Macon County, ILIL99,30016.9%+0%

75Ogle County, ILIL51,39917.0%+0%

76Rock Island County, ILIL141,86917.1%+0%

77Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.2%+0%

78Adams County, ILIL64,26717.6%+0%

79Tazewell County, ILIL130,04918.1%+0%

80Madison County, ILIL263,11019.2%+0%

81St. Clair County, ILIL250,70819.3%+0%

82Winnebago County, ILIL283,67419.4%+0%

83Morgan County, ILIL32,51519.9%+0%

84Monroe County, ILIL34,84020.4%+0%

85Menard County, ILIL11,86320.5%+0%

86Coles County, ILIL46,60720.8%+0%

87Piatt County, ILIL16,79121.0%+0%

88Woodford County, ILIL38,11121.1%+0%

89Peoria County, ILIL178,55323.3%+0%

90Kendall County, ILIL145,47025.3%+0%

91Will County, ILIL712,25325.5%+0%

92DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.8%+0%

93McDonough County, ILIL25,91626.9%+0%

94Kane County, ILIL525,75727.7%+0%

95McHenry County, ILIL317,75127.7%+0%

96Cook County, ILIL5,194,62528.0%+0%

97Sangamon County, ILIL194,17028.6%+0%

98Jackson County, ILIL52,50132.0%+0%

99McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+0%

100Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+0%

101Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+0%

102DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+0%

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