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Most college graduates, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251,555,601+9%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,298335,398+5%

03Lake County, ILIL719,339226,749+7%

04Will County, ILIL712,253177,122+12%

05Kane County, ILIL525,757132,046+9%

06McHenry County, ILIL317,75176,195+3%

07Madison County, ILIL263,11057,289+11%

08Champaign County, ILIL209,97255,991+2%

09St. Clair County, ILIL250,70855,532+7%

10McLean County, ILIL171,41950,157+7%

11Sangamon County, ILIL194,17050,028+7%

12Winnebago County, ILIL283,67448,740+10%

13Peoria County, ILIL178,55342,162+11%

14Kendall County, ILIL145,47032,735+13%

15Tazewell County, ILIL130,04926,144+8%

16Rock Island County, ILIL141,86924,233+4%

17DeKalb County, ILIL101,83519,980−0%

18Macon County, ILIL99,30017,129+0%

19LaSalle County, ILIL107,77315,805+12%

20Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515,226+2%

21Williamson County, ILIL67,22512,674+4%

22Adams County, ILIL64,26712,365+7%

23Jackson County, ILIL52,50111,475−7%

24Monroe County, ILIL34,8409,689+8%

25Vermilion County, ILIL71,2599,591+18%

26Woodford County, ILIL38,1119,320+6%

27Ogle County, ILIL51,3998,758+13%

28Henry County, ILIL48,0958,606+5%

29Boone County, ILIL53,5688,436−1%

30Grundy County, ILIL54,0528,390−3%

31Coles County, ILIL46,6078,153−5%

32Whiteside County, ILIL54,1217,910+7%

33Knox County, ILIL47,7677,190+7%

34Clinton County, ILIL37,1286,834+18%

35Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206,461−2%

36Macoupin County, ILIL43,7486,448+9%

37Effingham County, ILIL34,5196,409+18%

38Morgan County, ILIL32,5155,176+9%

39McDonough County, ILIL25,9165,175−12%

40Bureau County, ILIL32,5105,099+5%

41Lee County, ILIL32,9144,835+3%

42Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5944,801+13%

43Livingston County, ILIL35,0574,774+14%

44Jefferson County, ILIL36,1474,683+2%

45Fulton County, ILIL32,9014,454−4%

46Marion County, ILIL36,3824,308+1%

47Christian County, ILIL33,4434,198−1%

48Franklin County, ILIL36,9164,165−11%

49Logan County, ILIL27,1824,142+5%

50Piatt County, ILIL16,7913,942+14%

51Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763,728−1%

52Iroquois County, ILIL26,1503,403+13%

53Jersey County, ILIL21,1603,389−8%

54Randolph County, ILIL29,9213,343+11%

55Saline County, ILIL22,7723,321−2%

56Hancock County, ILIL16,8033,138+9%

57Douglas County, ILIL19,8802,780+6%

58Crawford County, ILIL18,6482,757+20%

59Shelby County, ILIL20,5762,748+7%

60Clark County, ILIL15,1142,685+13%

61Fayette County, ILIL20,7902,592+38%

62Union County, ILIL16,6562,556−9%

63De Witt County, ILIL15,1182,550+11%

64Edgar County, ILIL16,3232,483+9%

65Bond County, ILIL16,9592,468−4%

66Menard County, ILIL11,8632,439+21%

67Warren County, ILIL16,2222,357−6%

68Mercer County, ILIL15,2292,323+16%

69Washington County, ILIL13,5642,306+9%

70Richland County, ILIL15,2192,082−9%

71Carroll County, ILIL15,4192,059−2%

72Perry County, ILIL20,1602,036+15%

73Pike County, ILIL14,2311,880+11%

74Johnson County, ILIL13,3631,857+26%

75Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711,842−9%

76Wayne County, ILIL15,8821,826+11%

77Cass County, ILIL12,4631,797+35%

78White County, ILIL13,2501,795+6%

79Ford County, ILIL13,2161,749−12%

80Massac County, ILIL13,5021,704+23%

81Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901,643+2%

82Mason County, ILIL12,4111,572−3%

83Greene County, ILIL11,3131,570+11%

84Marshall County, ILIL11,4731,534+1%

85Wabash County, ILIL10,9071,445−6%

86Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081,428−1%

87Jasper County, ILIL9,0321,346+7%

88Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591,181−4%

89Clay County, ILIL12,7931,180−17%

90Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571,009−6%

91Henderson County, ILIL5,984967+9%

92Putnam County, ILIL5,619944+17%

93Stark County, ILIL5,319810+15%

94Scott County, ILIL4,866760+1%

95Calhoun County, ILIL4,300624+14%

96Brown County, ILIL6,401604−3%

97Edwards County, ILIL5,898601−0%

98Gallatin County, ILIL4,616482+15%

99Pope County, ILIL3,672462−18%

100Pulaski County, ILIL4,820447−1%

101Alexander County, ILIL4,570439−11%

102Hardin County, ILIL3,588385+14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES