RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 334 SHOWN OF 334

Most educated, Illinois cities · 2010

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 334 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

01Winnetka, ILIL12,51888.1%+3.7 pts

02Glencoe, ILIL8,72483.7%+3.9 pts

03Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56382.1%+9.2 pts

04Wilmette, ILIL27,45977.4%+4.8 pts

05River Forest, ILIL11,39376.0%+6.3 pts

06South Barrington, ILIL5,07175.7%+13.0 pts

07Hinsdale, ILIL17,57375.2%+6.6 pts

08Lake Forest, ILIL19,73174.3%+0.5 pts

09Deerfield, ILIL19,64273.9%+5.4 pts

10Western Springs, ILIL13,58872.2%+5.8 pts

11Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96370.4%+4.1 pts

12Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17969.2%+11.0 pts

13Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13068.5%+12.1 pts

14Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68168.2%+3.2 pts

15Long Grove, ILIL8,34367.1%+10.0 pts

16Oak Park, ILIL52,82366.9%+4.8 pts

17Highland Park, ILIL30,76766.3%+4.7 pts

18Barrington, ILIL10,58666.1%+8.0 pts

19Evanston, ILIL76,38065.6%+3.2 pts

20Northbrook, ILIL34,74465.5%+3.3 pts

21Savoy, ILIL9,11365.4%+6.6 pts

22Naperville, ILIL153,11465.1%+4.5 pts

23Northfield, ILIL5,63265.0%−3.1 pts

24Flossmoor, ILIL9,35865.0%+4.0 pts

25Inverness, ILIL7,41864.5%+10.6 pts

26Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67962.9%+2.8 pts

27Glenview, ILIL47,71162.6%+6.7 pts

28Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75062.2%+3.4 pts

29Libertyville, ILIL20,70160.7%+4.5 pts

30Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81259.8%+3.9 pts

31Wheaton, ILIL54,06559.6%+2.2 pts

32La Grange, ILIL15,93559.4%+4.4 pts

33Lisle, ILIL23,43257.5%+7.4 pts

34Riverside, ILIL8,93957.1%+6.0 pts

35Oak Brook, ILIL8,10857.0%−3.7 pts

36Geneva, ILIL21,13856.4%+3.2 pts

37Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82556.1%+1.8 pts

38Urbana, ILIL39,71955.3%+1.7 pts

39Campton Hills, ILIL10,89454.5%–

40Frankfort, ILIL21,36554.3%+13.5 pts

41Grayslake, ILIL21,14054.1%+3.3 pts

42Winfield, ILIL10,14653.1%+7.1 pts

43Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86852.6%+8.8 pts

44Elmhurst, ILIL46,11152.5%+7.4 pts

45Carbondale, ILIL21,81152.3%+4.5 pts

46Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21650.7%+4.3 pts

47Downers Grove, ILIL50,36550.7%+4.4 pts

48Cary, ILIL17,93249.9%+9.1 pts

49Batavia, ILIL26,58649.7%+7.1 pts

50Edwardsville, ILIL26,46349.6%+7.7 pts

51Park Ridge, ILIL38,46349.3%+3.1 pts

52Gurnee, ILIL30,45848.6%+0.9 pts

53Palatine, ILIL65,84248.3%+6.8 pts

54Champaign, ILIL91,19548.1%+3.8 pts

55Carterville, ILIL5,83947.7%+16.1 pts

56St. Charles, ILIL33,59447.1%+4.2 pts

57Gilberts, ILIL9,08246.9%+21.5 pts

58Skokie, ILIL66,54446.4%+3.9 pts

59Lake Villa, ILIL8,69246.3%+9.5 pts

60Darien, ILIL22,03246.2%+2.6 pts

61Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89846.1%+3.7 pts

62Volo, ILIL6,80546.0%+40.1 pts

63Plainfield, ILIL50,04346.0%+12.0 pts

64La Grange Park, ILIL13,45345.9%+4.3 pts

65Normal, ILIL53,27545.4%+3.1 pts

66Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54545.4%+40.2 pts

67West Dundee, ILIL8,57045.2%+8.5 pts

68O'Fallon, ILIL32,65644.9%+6.1 pts

69Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38144.8%+11.6 pts

70Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03944.7%−3.6 pts

71Mahomet, ILIL10,51644.7%+7.3 pts

72Palos Heights, ILIL12,08444.4%+5.6 pts

73Willowbrook, ILIL9,12644.2%+0.2 pts

74Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26244.1%+1.0 pts

75Bloomington, ILIL78,80444.0%+4.3 pts

76Woodridge, ILIL34,02844.0%+5.0 pts

77Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85843.9%+8.0 pts

78Algonquin, ILIL30,82443.6%+4.9 pts

79Schaumburg, ILIL77,24943.3%+4.4 pts

80Westmont, ILIL24,15542.7%+7.7 pts

81Bartlett, ILIL40,85542.4%+4.1 pts

82Lombard, ILIL44,39942.3%+6.3 pts

83Itasca, ILIL9,48842.1%+9.2 pts

84Morton, ILIL17,56541.7%+7.4 pts

85Oswego, ILIL39,94841.7%+8.1 pts

86Shiloh, ILIL14,60441.6%+8.9 pts

87Roselle, ILIL22,75641.5%+7.5 pts

88Homewood, ILIL18,77341.5%+0.5 pts

89Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81041.3%+3.5 pts

90North Aurora, ILIL19,40641.2%+10.5 pts

91Chatham, ILIL14,57941.0%+4.0 pts

92Morton Grove, ILIL24,58240.8%+6.4 pts

93Mundelein, ILIL32,68040.7%+0.8 pts

94Macomb, ILIL14,53040.0%+4.7 pts

95Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28838.9%+2.7 pts

96Spring Grove, ILIL5,52638.9%+10.2 pts

97Forest Park, ILIL13,82938.8%+2.5 pts

98Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39538.7%+3.4 pts

99Lemont, ILIL18,51338.7%+6.8 pts

100Gages Lake, ILIL10,81938.2%+0.7 pts

101Shorewood, ILIL18,53638.0%+4.3 pts

102Greenville, ILIL7,46937.9%+18.7 pts

103Wheeling, ILIL38,39137.6%+5.5 pts

104Maryville, ILIL8,41337.4%+9.6 pts

105Homer Glen, ILIL24,87337.1%–

106Warrenville, ILIL15,21136.9%−2.8 pts

107Charleston, ILIL17,46636.6%+3.5 pts

108Orland Park, ILIL57,95436.4%+4.8 pts

109Mokena, ILIL19,89735.8%+1.1 pts

110Sycamore, ILIL19,08335.0%+6.6 pts

111DeKalb, ILIL40,46735.0%−3.0 pts

112Antioch, ILIL15,00034.7%+8.0 pts

113Washington, ILIL15,90234.6%+4.0 pts

114Carol Stream, ILIL39,31534.5%+2.6 pts

115Crete, ILIL8,34534.5%+6.6 pts

116Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47634.4%+0.0 pts

117Westchester, ILIL16,30034.3%+3.5 pts

118Rockton, ILIL7,87034.2%+4.6 pts

119Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80333.9%+4.7 pts

120Wauconda, ILIL13,99333.8%+9.8 pts

121Round Lake, ILIL18,52633.7%+12.5 pts

122New Lenox, ILIL28,89333.5%+7.3 pts

123South Elgin, ILIL25,65633.5%+8.2 pts

124Swansea, ILIL14,35633.5%+6.1 pts

125Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55233.3%+4.8 pts

126Huntley, ILIL29,13233.2%+10.6 pts

127Springfield, ILIL112,98932.5%+1.9 pts

128Elk Grove, ILIL31,88532.5%+0.9 pts

129Matteson, ILIL18,54332.4%+7.0 pts

130Chicago, ILIL2,731,58532.2%+6.8 pts

131Peoria, ILIL110,92032.2%+4.2 pts

132Elburn, ILIL7,08432.1%−2.3 pts

133Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59031.6%−0.9 pts

134Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56031.4%+9.3 pts

135Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28331.2%+3.1 pts

136Aurora, ILIL181,50531.1%+1.2 pts

137Minooka, ILIL12,89930.8%+2.2 pts

138Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69030.8%−0.2 pts

139Lockport, ILIL27,82230.7%+8.1 pts

140Willow Springs, ILIL5,78830.4%+6.8 pts

141Tinley Park, ILIL55,14030.3%+5.5 pts

142Columbia, ILIL10,86530.2%+1.7 pts

143Villa Park, ILIL21,88830.1%+6.4 pts

144Yorkville, ILIL26,73029.9%+5.3 pts

145Monticello, ILIL6,08029.8%−0.9 pts

146Woodstock, ILIL25,74029.8%+6.9 pts

147Mount Zion, ILIL5,88029.7%+5.8 pts

148Streamwood, ILIL38,27729.7%+3.2 pts

149Niles, ILIL30,44329.6%+4.8 pts

150Brookfield, ILIL18,87929.6%+3.5 pts

151Des Plaines, ILIL58,77229.4%+4.7 pts

152Orland Hills, ILIL6,66328.8%+9.4 pts

153Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65828.8%+2.1 pts

154Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65528.7%+2.1 pts

155Manhattan, ILIL10,94328.7%+9.5 pts

156West Chicago, ILIL25,29628.0%+6.1 pts

157Richton Park, ILIL12,48327.9%+2.5 pts

158Montgomery, ILIL21,97827.7%+8.0 pts

159Glenwood, ILIL8,41627.7%−0.3 pts

160Highwood, ILIL5,32327.6%+0.5 pts

161Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17527.6%+1.3 pts

162Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21527.5%+4.7 pts

163Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76127.4%+10.7 pts

164South Holland, ILIL20,74927.3%+1.8 pts

165Johnsburg, ILIL6,44527.0%−0.3 pts

166Roscoe, ILIL11,03427.0%+5.5 pts

167Lakemoor, ILIL6,44927.0%+10.4 pts

168Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10126.6%+5.3 pts

169Countryside, ILIL6,26026.6%+3.6 pts

170Eureka, ILIL5,12926.3%+4.7 pts

171Geneseo, ILIL6,50526.3%+2.4 pts

172Moline, ILIL42,36226.0%+5.2 pts

173McHenry, ILIL29,21725.9%+3.8 pts

174Hampshire, ILIL9,26625.8%+7.0 pts

175Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45025.7%+4.8 pts

176Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67524.9%+5.4 pts

177Waterloo, ILIL11,13224.9%+5.5 pts

178Murphysboro, ILIL6,97724.8%+6.3 pts

179Channahon, ILIL14,53024.7%+6.0 pts

180Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02424.6%+2.6 pts

181Park Forest, ILIL21,07924.4%−2.6 pts

182Hanover Park, ILIL36,56824.3%+4.0 pts

183Godfrey, ILIL17,62024.2%−0.7 pts

184Mascoutah, ILIL9,23924.1%+4.9 pts

185Collinsville, ILIL23,71724.0%+2.6 pts

186Marion, ILIL17,14823.9%+7.1 pts

187Jacksonville, ILIL17,75223.9%+0.7 pts

188Highland, ILIL10,04223.8%+2.0 pts

189Loves Park, ILIL23,71223.8%+6.6 pts

190Lynwood, ILIL9,29723.6%+1.4 pts

191Belleville, ILIL40,23723.5%+5.9 pts

192Elgin, ILIL115,47623.5%+2.9 pts

193Troy, ILIL11,89323.1%−1.1 pts

194North Riverside, ILIL7,16123.0%−1.0 pts

195Romeoville, ILIL41,28122.9%+3.5 pts

196University Park, ILIL7,01922.7%−2.7 pts

197Beach Park, ILIL14,11422.4%+7.6 pts

198Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64122.4%–

199Island Lake, ILIL8,04722.3%−1.3 pts

200Lansing, ILIL28,06822.2%+4.0 pts

201Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59322.2%+6.6 pts

202Quincy, ILIL38,91822.1%+2.7 pts

203Manteno, ILIL9,20121.8%+4.8 pts

204Effingham, ILIL12,40621.7%+4.7 pts

205Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20621.7%+9.6 pts

206East Peoria, ILIL22,08821.6%+6.7 pts

207Addison, ILIL35,75821.6%+2.1 pts

208Olney, ILIL8,34721.6%+5.3 pts

209Palos Hills, ILIL18,02821.6%−2.7 pts

210Joliet, ILIL152,24121.4%+2.8 pts

211Rock Island, ILIL36,22521.3%+2.7 pts

212Carpentersville, ILIL37,04521.2%+9.0 pts

213Princeton, ILIL7,67421.1%−0.4 pts

214River Grove, ILIL10,40920.7%+6.4 pts

215Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52520.7%+2.5 pts

216Wood Dale, ILIL14,08120.7%+1.1 pts

217Morris, ILIL14,66920.6%+1.7 pts

218Carlinville, ILIL5,46520.6%+4.2 pts

219Rockford, ILIL147,38420.6%+0.7 pts

220Plano, ILIL12,67720.5%+10.3 pts

221Oak Forest, ILIL26,79220.0%−2.4 pts

222Herrin, ILIL12,26819.9%+2.8 pts

223Sandwich, ILIL7,38019.9%+8.7 pts

224Peru, ILIL9,78019.7%+2.9 pts

225Vandalia, ILIL7,10819.6%+9.7 pts

226Decatur, ILIL67,88419.6%+2.6 pts

227Berkeley, ILIL5,14119.5%−0.0 pts

228Marengo, ILIL7,73719.2%+5.3 pts

229Lyons, ILIL10,43318.9%+4.2 pts

230Ottawa, ILIL18,68418.8%+2.5 pts

231Alton, ILIL25,01318.6%+2.5 pts

232Hillside, ILIL8,14018.5%−1.9 pts

233Lincoln, ILIL12,98118.5%+4.8 pts

234Salem, ILIL7,03518.4%+5.1 pts

235Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88718.4%+8.6 pts

236Bethalto, ILIL9,20218.4%+4.5 pts

237Chillicothe, ILIL6,03318.3%+5.7 pts

238Berwyn, ILIL55,00118.3%+1.0 pts

239Monee, ILIL5,11918.2%+1.0 pts

240East Moline, ILIL20,45317.9%+2.4 pts

241Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18717.8%+0.7 pts

242Norridge, ILIL14,80817.7%+2.0 pts

243Crest Hill, ILIL20,69517.7%+5.7 pts

244Sterling, ILIL14,39417.7%+5.6 pts

245North Chicago, ILIL34,05017.6%+2.8 pts

246Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90217.6%+1.5 pts

247Monmouth, ILIL8,59917.4%−0.2 pts

248Freeport, ILIL23,20217.1%−0.0 pts

249Bradley, ILIL15,21417.0%+5.3 pts

250Dolton, ILIL20,67117.0%+1.6 pts

251Rantoul, ILIL11,99116.9%+1.0 pts

252Fox Lake, ILIL10,84916.9%+1.5 pts

253Broadview, ILIL7,87116.7%+0.1 pts

254Mattoon, ILIL16,66716.6%+3.3 pts

255Schiller Park, ILIL11,31716.5%+2.1 pts

256Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03616.2%+2.3 pts

257Jerseyville, ILIL8,40916.2%+5.1 pts

258Du Quoin, ILIL5,56916.1%+3.1 pts

259Justice, ILIL12,28516.1%+3.3 pts

260Bensenville, ILIL18,52516.0%−3.1 pts

261Crestwood, ILIL10,52915.9%+1.0 pts

262Danville, ILIL28,13815.9%+0.1 pts

263Waukegan, ILIL87,94015.9%−0.4 pts

264Alsip, ILIL18,48315.9%+2.2 pts

265Rochelle, ILIL9,49815.7%−0.0 pts

266Bartonville, ILIL5,80415.6%+5.6 pts

267Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98915.5%−6.2 pts

268Riverdale, ILIL10,28015.5%+3.8 pts

269Litchfield, ILIL6,59815.3%+4.6 pts

270Wood River, ILIL10,22415.3%+4.1 pts

271Calumet City, ILIL34,79815.2%+1.3 pts

272Pekin, ILIL31,27715.2%+1.8 pts

273Zion, ILIL24,44715.1%−0.5 pts

274Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72315.1%+2.2 pts

275Midlothian, ILIL13,84114.9%+0.5 pts

276Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76714.6%−1.0 pts

277Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84414.5%+3.3 pts

278Paris, ILIL8,02614.4%+3.4 pts

279Dixon, ILIL14,58214.3%+1.6 pts

280Metropolis, ILIL5,72714.2%+4.4 pts

281Spring Valley, ILIL5,40814.2%−3.2 pts

282Galesburg, ILIL28,58114.0%−0.9 pts

283Belvidere, ILIL25,46214.0%+5.3 pts

284Kewanee, ILIL12,11513.9%+3.6 pts

285Harrisburg, ILIL7,92213.8%+1.0 pts

286Milan, ILIL5,02813.7%+5.7 pts

287Worth, ILIL10,69613.6%+2.4 pts

288Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50813.6%+1.2 pts

289Bridgeview, ILIL16,52113.5%+4.4 pts

290LaSalle, ILIL9,38813.5%+0.9 pts

291Silvis, ILIL7,97913.4%+4.3 pts

292Robinson, ILIL7,28313.4%+0.6 pts

293Canton, ILIL13,29713.4%+1.4 pts

294Sauk, ILIL9,62413.4%+4.7 pts

295South Beloit, ILIL7,99613.4%+5.9 pts

296Mendota, ILIL6,89413.3%+0.2 pts

297Summit, ILIL10,75313.3%+5.9 pts

298Centralia, ILIL11,86313.1%−1.1 pts

299Wilmington, ILIL5,61413.1%+2.9 pts

300Braidwood, ILIL6,25913.1%+3.9 pts

301Steger, ILIL9,35212.9%+2.4 pts

302Franklin Park, ILIL18,04512.8%+1.5 pts

303Genoa, ILIL5,54712.7%+2.5 pts

304Bellwood, ILIL18,11612.6%+0.7 pts

305Machesney Park, ILIL22,80512.5%+1.3 pts

306Taylorville, ILIL10,52212.5%−1.1 pts

307Calumet Park, ILIL6,77212.3%−1.1 pts

308Benton, ILIL6,55812.3%−1.0 pts

309Pontiac, ILIL10,80611.7%−2.1 pts

310Burbank, ILIL28,57811.6%+2.3 pts

311Clinton, ILIL6,78111.6%+0.0 pts

312Granite City, ILIL26,80711.5%+1.7 pts

313Coal City, ILIL5,83111.4%−2.3 pts

314Markham, ILIL11,27411.0%+0.3 pts

315Blue Island, ILIL21,80510.8%−0.9 pts

316East St. Louis, ILIL17,68210.8%+1.7 pts

317Harvard, ILIL9,50410.7%−4.5 pts

318Park City, ILIL7,89310.7%−5.3 pts

319Melrose Park, ILIL23,93610.6%+1.0 pts

320Kankakee, ILIL23,40010.5%−2.7 pts

321West Frankfort, ILIL7,10510.4%−1.1 pts

322Maywood, ILIL23,33010.4%+0.0 pts

323Streator, ILIL12,19010.1%+1.1 pts

324Hillsboro, ILIL6,1849.8%−5.6 pts

325Posen, ILIL5,4059.8%+1.7 pts

326Rock Falls, ILIL8,5219.7%+3.8 pts

327Northlake, ILIL12,4629.4%+1.8 pts

328Harvey, ILIL19,8499.2%+1.1 pts

329Stickney, ILIL6,8979.1%+0.3 pts

330East Alton, ILIL5,6218.6%+1.0 pts

331Cicero, ILIL81,8588.3%+2.1 pts

332Beardstown, ILIL5,6916.5%−2.2 pts

333Pana, ILIL5,0105.8%−1.3 pts

334Chester, ILIL6,8475.7%−5.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS