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Most educated, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Glencoe, ILIL8,72488.2%+11%

02Winnetka, ILIL12,51886.7%+3%

03Western Springs, ILIL13,58883.8%+26%

04Wilmette, ILIL27,45983.6%+15%

05Deerfield, ILIL19,64282.1%+20%

06Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56381.6%+12%

07Hinsdale, ILIL17,57380.8%+18%

08Northfield, ILIL5,63280.7%+18%

09Lake Forest, ILIL19,73180.5%+9%

10Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96377.0%+16%

11Highland Park, ILIL30,76776.9%+25%

12Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67975.7%+26%

13Long Grove, ILIL8,34375.7%+32%

14South Barrington, ILIL5,07173.6%+18%

15River Forest, ILIL11,39372.9%+5%

16Northbrook, ILIL34,74472.6%+17%

17Oak Park, ILIL52,82372.5%+17%

18Naperville, ILIL153,11472.5%+20%

19Riverside, ILIL8,93972.5%+42%

20Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68172.3%+11%

21Libertyville, ILIL20,70171.0%+26%

22Evanston, ILIL76,38069.5%+11%

23Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81268.6%+23%

24Inverness, ILIL7,41868.5%+27%

25Glenview, ILIL47,71168.3%+22%

26Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068.2%+16%

27Barrington, ILIL10,58668.0%+17%

28Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82567.8%+25%

29La Grange, ILIL15,93567.2%+22%

30Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17966.6%+14%

31Oak Brook, ILIL8,10866.4%+9%

32Park Ridge, ILIL38,46366.1%+43%

33Wheaton, ILIL54,06564.5%+13%

34Flossmoor, ILIL9,35864.4%+6%

35Elmhurst, ILIL46,11164.2%+42%

36Geneva, ILIL21,13863.8%+20%

37Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13063.6%+13%

38Savoy, ILIL9,11363.3%+8%

39Lisle, ILIL23,43261.9%+24%

40Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86860.7%+38%

41Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21660.4%+30%

42Campton Hills, ILIL10,89459.7%–

43Winfield, ILIL10,14659.7%+30%

44Frankfort, ILIL21,36559.3%+46%

45Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26259.2%+37%

46Grayslake, ILIL21,14058.5%+15%

47Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.2%+26%

48La Grange Park, ILIL13,45357.3%+38%

49Urbana, ILIL39,71956.7%+6%

50Gurnee, ILIL30,45856.7%+19%

51Batavia, ILIL26,58656.5%+33%

52Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.5%+17%

53Plainfield, ILIL50,04356.0%+65%

54Lake Villa, ILIL8,69255.6%+51%

55Elburn, ILIL7,08455.6%+62%

56Morton Grove, ILIL24,58255.2%+60%

57Mahomet, ILIL10,51654.2%+45%

58Skokie, ILIL66,54453.8%+26%

59Chatham, ILIL14,57953.2%+44%

60Willowbrook, ILIL9,12653.1%+21%

61Normal, ILIL53,27552.9%+25%

62Itasca, ILIL9,48852.9%+61%

63Champaign, ILIL91,19552.7%+19%

64Edwardsville, ILIL26,46352.6%+26%

65Darien, ILIL22,03252.4%+20%

66O'Fallon, ILIL32,65652.4%+35%

67Volo, ILIL6,80552.2%+781%

68St. Charles, ILIL33,59452.0%+21%

69Forest Park, ILIL13,82951.5%+42%

70Palatine, ILIL65,84251.1%+23%

71Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89850.8%+20%

72Schaumburg, ILIL77,24950.4%+30%

73Westmont, ILIL24,15550.1%+43%

74West Dundee, ILIL8,57050.0%+36%

75Lombard, ILIL44,39949.9%+38%

76Bartlett, ILIL40,85549.5%+29%

77Gilberts, ILIL9,08249.5%+95%

78Columbia, ILIL10,86549.0%+72%

79Bloomington, ILIL78,80448.7%+23%

80Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39548.6%+37%

81Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.5%+35%

82Carbondale, ILIL21,81148.2%+1%

83Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81047.9%+27%

84New Lenox, ILIL28,89347.6%+82%

85Homewood, ILIL18,77347.4%+16%

86Lemont, ILIL18,51346.9%+47%

87Carterville, ILIL5,83946.7%+48%

88Woodridge, ILIL34,02846.5%+19%

89Morton, ILIL17,56546.4%+35%

90Mundelein, ILIL32,68046.0%+15%

91Sycamore, ILIL19,08346.0%+62%

92Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38145.9%+38%

93Orland Park, ILIL57,95445.4%+43%

94Troy, ILIL11,89345.2%+86%

95Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47645.0%+31%

96Warrenville, ILIL15,21144.9%+13%

97Spring Grove, ILIL5,52644.9%+56%

98Cary, ILIL17,93244.7%+9%

99Lockport, ILIL27,82244.5%+97%

100Chicago, ILIL2,731,58544.3%+74%

101Oswego, ILIL39,94844.3%+32%

102Maryville, ILIL8,41343.8%+57%

103Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69043.7%+41%

104Washington, ILIL15,90243.7%+43%

105Palos Heights, ILIL12,08443.6%+12%

106Westchester, ILIL16,30043.6%+41%

107Algonquin, ILIL30,82443.6%+13%

108Shiloh, ILIL14,60443.3%+33%

109Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54542.9%+726%

110North Riverside, ILIL7,16142.9%+78%

111Carol Stream, ILIL39,31542.8%+34%

112Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28342.7%+52%

113Gages Lake, ILIL10,81942.5%+13%

114Swansea, ILIL14,35642.5%+55%

115Mokena, ILIL19,89742.5%+22%

116Huntley, ILIL29,13242.5%+88%

117Brookfield, ILIL18,87942.3%+62%

118Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28842.0%+16%

119Round Lake, ILIL18,52641.5%+95%

120Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55241.3%+45%

121Elk Grove, ILIL31,88541.2%+30%

122Shorewood, ILIL18,53641.1%+22%

123Roselle, ILIL22,75640.9%+20%

124Wheeling, ILIL38,39140.8%+27%

125Monticello, ILIL6,08040.7%+33%

126North Aurora, ILIL19,40640.5%+32%

127Homer Glen, ILIL24,87340.2%–

128Matteson, ILIL18,54339.7%+56%

129Glenwood, ILIL8,41639.7%+42%

130Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80339.6%+36%

131Niles, ILIL30,44339.3%+58%

132Antioch, ILIL15,00039.2%+47%

133Highwood, ILIL5,32339.1%+45%

134Des Plaines, ILIL58,77238.9%+57%

135Aurora, ILIL181,50538.5%+29%

136Rockton, ILIL7,87038.4%+30%

137Wauconda, ILIL13,99338.2%+59%

138Yorkville, ILIL26,73037.9%+54%

139Willow Springs, ILIL5,78837.9%+60%

140South Elgin, ILIL25,65637.7%+49%

141Peoria, ILIL110,92037.7%+34%

142Waterloo, ILIL11,13237.3%+93%

143Countryside, ILIL6,26037.0%+61%

144Tinley Park, ILIL55,14037.0%+49%

145Lakemoor, ILIL6,44936.5%+120%

146Springfield, ILIL112,98936.3%+19%

147Orland Hills, ILIL6,66336.3%+87%

148Villa Park, ILIL21,88836.3%+53%

149Highland, ILIL10,04235.8%+64%

150Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59035.8%+10%

151Macomb, ILIL14,53035.4%+0%

152Mount Zion, ILIL5,88035.4%+48%

153Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76135.3%+111%

154Manhattan, ILIL10,94335.0%+82%

155Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17534.7%+32%

156Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65834.1%+28%

157DeKalb, ILIL40,46733.7%−11%

158Charleston, ILIL17,46633.3%+1%

159Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56032.9%+48%

160Geneseo, ILIL6,50532.7%+37%

161Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67532.6%+67%

162Roscoe, ILIL11,03432.5%+51%

163Godfrey, ILIL17,62032.4%+30%

164Crete, ILIL8,34532.3%+16%

165West Chicago, ILIL25,29632.2%+47%

166Eureka, ILIL5,12932.2%+49%

167Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45031.6%+51%

168Norridge, ILIL14,80831.5%+102%

169Lynwood, ILIL9,29731.4%+41%

170Monee, ILIL5,11931.4%+83%

171Oak Forest, ILIL26,79231.2%+39%

172Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20631.1%+158%

173Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64131.0%–

174Collinsville, ILIL23,71731.0%+45%

175Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.8%+60%

176Woodstock, ILIL25,74030.6%+34%

177Bethalto, ILIL9,20230.4%+120%

178Island Lake, ILIL8,04730.4%+29%

179Minooka, ILIL12,89930.4%+6%

180Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65529.9%+12%

181Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21529.7%+30%

182Richton Park, ILIL12,48329.3%+15%

183Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76729.2%+86%

184Effingham, ILIL12,40629.1%+71%

185Hanover Park, ILIL36,56828.9%+43%

186Wood Dale, ILIL14,08128.9%+47%

187Moline, ILIL42,36228.8%+38%

188Montgomery, ILIL21,97828.7%+46%

189Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03628.6%+107%

190Hampshire, ILIL9,26628.6%+52%

191Marion, ILIL17,14828.5%+70%

192South Beloit, ILIL7,99628.4%+282%

193Romeoville, ILIL41,28128.3%+47%

194Channahon, ILIL14,53028.3%+52%

195Lansing, ILIL28,06828.2%+55%

196Belleville, ILIL40,23728.0%+59%

197Quincy, ILIL38,91827.8%+44%

198Streamwood, ILIL38,27727.8%+5%

199Palos Hills, ILIL18,02827.6%+14%

200Manteno, ILIL9,20127.5%+62%

201Elgin, ILIL115,47627.0%+31%

202University Park, ILIL7,01926.5%+4%

203Chillicothe, ILIL6,03326.4%+109%

204Princeton, ILIL7,67426.3%+23%

205Crestwood, ILIL10,52926.2%+76%

206Schiller Park, ILIL11,31726.2%+82%

207South Holland, ILIL20,74926.0%+2%

208Calumet Park, ILIL6,77225.8%+92%

209Loves Park, ILIL23,71225.7%+50%

210Fox Lake, ILIL10,84925.7%+67%

211McHenry, ILIL29,21725.7%+16%

212Joliet, ILIL152,24125.5%+37%

213Robinson, ILIL7,28325.4%+98%

214East Peoria, ILIL22,08825.2%+69%

215Milan, ILIL5,02825.1%+211%

216River Grove, ILIL10,40925.0%+74%

217Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10124.8%+16%

218Rock Island, ILIL36,22524.5%+31%

219Park Forest, ILIL21,07924.3%−10%

220Johnsburg, ILIL6,44524.3%−11%

221Carpentersville, ILIL37,04524.3%+99%

222Murphysboro, ILIL6,97724.3%+31%

223Berwyn, ILIL55,00124.2%+41%

224Crest Hill, ILIL20,69523.9%+100%

225Hillside, ILIL8,14023.8%+17%

226Greenville, ILIL7,46923.7%+23%

227Addison, ILIL35,75823.7%+22%

228Morris, ILIL14,66923.6%+24%

229Bartonville, ILIL5,80423.6%+135%

230Rockford, ILIL147,38423.5%+18%

231Carlinville, ILIL5,46523.4%+42%

232Ottawa, ILIL18,68423.3%+42%

233Coal City, ILIL5,83123.2%+69%

234Stickney, ILIL6,89723.2%+162%

235Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02423.2%+5%

236Peru, ILIL9,78023.1%+38%

237Plano, ILIL12,67722.9%+125%

238Herrin, ILIL12,26822.8%+33%

239Dolton, ILIL20,67122.7%+48%

240Jacksonville, ILIL17,75222.6%−2%

241Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52522.2%+22%

242Mendota, ILIL6,89422.1%+68%

243Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59321.8%+40%

244Decatur, ILIL67,88421.6%+27%

245Litchfield, ILIL6,59821.6%+102%

246Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44821.5%–

247Alton, ILIL25,01321.5%+34%

248Calumet City, ILIL34,79821.4%+54%

249East Moline, ILIL20,45321.2%+37%

250Olney, ILIL8,34721.2%+30%

251Sterling, ILIL14,39421.1%+75%

252Justice, ILIL12,28521.0%+63%

253Waukegan, ILIL87,94020.9%+29%

254Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50820.9%+69%

255North Chicago, ILIL34,05020.8%+41%

256Bradley, ILIL15,21420.7%+77%

257Blue Island, ILIL21,80520.7%+76%

258Clinton, ILIL6,78120.4%+77%

259Lincoln, ILIL12,98120.3%+48%

260Sandwich, ILIL7,38020.3%+81%

261Midlothian, ILIL13,84120.2%+40%

262Sauk, ILIL9,62420.0%+132%

263Wilmington, ILIL5,61419.8%+94%

264Galesburg, ILIL28,58119.7%+32%

265Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519.7%+74%

266Mattoon, ILIL16,66719.5%+47%

267Machesney Park, ILIL22,80519.4%+74%

268Bensenville, ILIL18,52519.4%+1%

269Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98919.2%−11%

270Maywood, ILIL23,33019.2%+86%

271Beach Park, ILIL14,11419.2%+29%

272Freeport, ILIL23,20219.0%+11%

273Jerseyville, ILIL8,40919.0%+73%

274Danville, ILIL28,13819.0%+21%

275Alsip, ILIL18,48318.7%+37%

276Harvard, ILIL9,50418.7%+23%

277Worth, ILIL10,69618.7%+66%

278Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.6%−5%

279Rochelle, ILIL9,49818.6%+19%

280Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18718.5%+8%

281Lyons, ILIL10,43318.4%+25%

282Monmouth, ILIL8,59918.3%+4%

283Bridgeview, ILIL16,52118.1%+99%

284Park City, ILIL7,89318.0%+12%

285Pekin, ILIL31,27717.9%+34%

286Steger, ILIL9,35217.9%+70%

287Broadview, ILIL7,87117.8%+7%

288Markham, ILIL11,27417.7%+67%

289Benton, ILIL6,55817.6%+32%

290Braidwood, ILIL6,25917.5%+92%

291Bellwood, ILIL18,11617.2%+44%

292Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72317.0%+32%

293Riverdale, ILIL10,28017.0%+45%

294Spring Valley, ILIL5,40816.9%−3%

295Dixon, ILIL14,58216.9%+32%

296LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.8%+34%

297Paris, ILIL8,02616.8%+51%

298Beardstown, ILIL5,69116.7%+93%

299Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84416.5%+47%

300East Alton, ILIL5,62116.4%+114%

301Centralia, ILIL11,86316.4%+15%

302Canton, ILIL13,29716.3%+37%

303Silvis, ILIL7,97916.3%+80%

304Pontiac, ILIL10,80616.2%+17%

305Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.2%+1%

306Kewanee, ILIL12,11516.0%+54%

307Genoa, ILIL5,54715.9%+56%

308East St. Louis, ILIL17,68215.9%+75%

309Pana, ILIL5,01015.8%+124%

310Harrisburg, ILIL7,92215.8%+23%

311Taylorville, ILIL10,52215.8%+16%

312Salem, ILIL7,03515.6%+17%

313Burbank, ILIL28,57815.6%+67%

314Granite City, ILIL26,80715.6%+59%

315Wood River, ILIL10,22415.5%+39%

316Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715.5%+58%

317Marengo, ILIL7,73715.4%+10%

318Zion, ILIL24,44715.1%−4%

319Melrose Park, ILIL23,93615.0%+56%

320Metropolis, ILIL5,72714.9%+53%

321Northlake, ILIL12,46214.9%+94%

322Vandalia, ILIL7,10814.0%+42%

323Summit, ILIL10,75314.0%+91%

324Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87413.5%–

325Rock Falls, ILIL8,52113.4%+126%

326Hillsboro, ILIL6,18413.1%−15%

327Kankakee, ILIL23,40013.0%−1%

328Streator, ILIL12,19012.9%+43%

329Belvidere, ILIL25,46212.8%+46%

330Rantoul, ILIL11,99112.4%−22%

331Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.7%−11%

332Posen, ILIL5,40511.5%+43%

333Harvey, ILIL19,84910.9%+33%

334Cicero, ILIL81,85810.8%+76%

335Chester, ILIL6,84710.2%−9%

336West Frankfort, ILIL7,1058.9%−22%

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