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Least educated, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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 2000
01Pope County, ILIL3,6728.3%−2.2 pts
02Alexander County, ILIL4,5709.5%+2.6 pts
03Gallatin County, ILIL4,61610.1%+2.4 pts
04Brown County, ILIL6,40110.9%+1.7 pts
05Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.0%+1.4 pts
06Lawrence County, ILIL13,79011.1%+1.4 pts
07Pulaski County, ILIL4,82011.9%+4.8 pts
08Randolph County, ILIL29,92112.0%+3.4 pts
09Christian County, ILIL33,44312.1%+1.5 pts
10Wayne County, ILIL15,88212.1%+2.1 pts
11White County, ILIL13,25012.2%+1.8 pts
12Cass County, ILIL12,46312.3%−0.3 pts
13Franklin County, ILIL36,91612.4%+1.0 pts
14Calhoun County, ILIL4,30012.5%+3.1 pts
15Pike County, ILIL14,23112.7%+2.7 pts
16Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.7%+2.2 pts
17Johnson County, ILIL13,36312.8%+1.1 pts
18Jasper County, ILIL9,03213.0%+1.8 pts
19Cumberland County, ILIL10,20813.0%+3.0 pts
20Edwards County, ILIL5,89813.1%+3.3 pts
21Montgomery County, ILIL28,07613.3%+2.1 pts
22Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.4%+2.0 pts
23Perry County, ILIL20,16013.5%+3.4 pts
24Greene County, ILIL11,31313.5%+3.4 pts
25Livingston County, ILIL35,05713.5%+0.9 pts
26Crawford County, ILIL18,64813.5%+3.3 pts
27Marion County, ILIL36,38213.6%+1.5 pts
28Iroquois County, ILIL26,15013.7%+1.8 pts
29Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.7%+1.3 pts
30Clay County, ILIL12,79313.8%+4.1 pts
31Moultrie County, ILIL14,37113.8%−0.9 pts
32Jefferson County, ILIL36,14714.1%+0.4 pts
33Massac County, ILIL13,50214.1%+3.5 pts
34Fayette County, ILIL20,79014.3%+5.3 pts
35Saline County, ILIL22,77214.3%+2.3 pts
36Mercer County, ILIL15,22914.5%+1.9 pts
37Shelby County, ILIL20,57614.7%+3.3 pts
38Henderson County, ILIL5,98414.9%+4.9 pts
39Douglas County, ILIL19,88014.9%+1.1 pts
40Lee County, ILIL32,91415.0%+1.8 pts
41Putnam County, ILIL5,61915.0%+2.9 pts
42Macoupin County, ILIL43,74815.0%+3.2 pts
43Stark County, ILIL5,31915.2%+1.8 pts
44Knox County, ILIL47,76715.2%+0.6 pts
45Wabash County, ILIL10,90715.3%+2.8 pts
46De Witt County, ILIL15,11815.7%+2.3 pts
47LaSalle County, ILIL107,77315.8%+2.5 pts
48Carroll County, ILIL15,41915.9%+2.7 pts
49Jersey County, ILIL21,16016.0%+3.5 pts
50Bureau County, ILIL32,51016.1%+0.4 pts
51Whiteside County, ILIL54,12116.1%+4.8 pts
52Clark County, ILIL15,11416.4%+2.8 pts
53Mason County, ILIL12,41116.5%+5.2 pts
54Edgar County, ILIL16,32316.8%+3.5 pts
55Logan County, ILIL27,18217.0%+2.8 pts
56Washington County, ILIL13,56417.1%+3.7 pts
57Marshall County, ILIL11,47317.1%+2.6 pts
58Stephenson County, ILIL43,22017.2%+1.6 pts
59Kankakee County, ILIL105,52517.4%+2.5 pts
60Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.7%+6.0 pts
61Ford County, ILIL13,21617.8%+3.9 pts
62Union County, ILIL16,65617.8%+2.0 pts
63Ogle County, ILIL51,39917.8%+0.9 pts
64Scott County, ILIL4,86618.0%+6.0 pts
65Richland County, ILIL15,21918.1%+2.9 pts
66Grundy County, ILIL54,05218.3%+3.0 pts
67Clinton County, ILIL37,12818.9%+5.9 pts
68Hancock County, ILIL16,80319.1%+3.4 pts
69Warren County, ILIL16,22219.9%+4.0 pts
70Effingham County, ILIL34,51920.0%+4.9 pts
71Morgan County, ILIL32,51520.2%+0.3 pts
72Macon County, ILIL99,30020.5%+3.6 pts
73Henry County, ILIL48,09520.6%+4.9 pts
74Boone County, ILIL53,56820.8%+6.4 pts
75Rock Island County, ILIL141,86921.1%+4.0 pts
76Adams County, ILIL64,26721.1%+3.5 pts
77Winnebago County, ILIL283,67421.1%+1.8 pts
78Williamson County, ILIL67,22521.7%+4.6 pts
79Piatt County, ILIL16,79122.9%+1.9 pts
80Madison County, ILIL263,11023.0%+3.7 pts
81Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59423.0%+7.8 pts
82Tazewell County, ILIL130,04923.1%+5.0 pts
83Coles County, ILIL46,60723.3%+2.5 pts
84St. Clair County, ILIL250,70823.9%+4.6 pts
85Menard County, ILIL11,86324.2%+3.7 pts
86Bond County, ILIL16,95924.7%+9.7 pts
87Monroe County, ILIL34,84024.7%+4.4 pts
88Woodford County, ILIL38,11126.0%+4.9 pts
89DeKalb County, ILIL101,83528.0%+1.3 pts
90Peoria County, ILIL178,55328.1%+4.7 pts
91Will County, ILIL712,25330.7%+5.2 pts
92Sangamon County, ILIL194,17031.0%+2.5 pts
93Kane County, ILIL525,75731.8%+4.0 pts
94McHenry County, ILIL317,75132.1%+4.4 pts
95Kendall County, ILIL145,47032.3%+7.0 pts
96McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.6%+5.7 pts
97Cook County, ILIL5,194,62533.2%+5.1 pts
98Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.4%+3.4 pts
99McLean County, ILIL171,41940.4%+4.2 pts
100Champaign County, ILIL209,97241.2%+3.2 pts
101Lake County, ILIL719,33941.3%+2.7 pts
102DuPage County, ILIL934,29845.3%+3.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS