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Most educated, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 335 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, ILIL12,51891.6%+7.2 pts

02Wilmette, ILIL27,45984.5%+11.9 pts

03Glencoe, ILIL8,72484.0%+4.3 pts

04Deerfield, ILIL19,64282.3%+13.8 pts

05Hinsdale, ILIL17,57381.4%+12.8 pts

06Lake Forest, ILIL19,73181.2%+7.4 pts

07Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56381.0%+8.1 pts

08River Forest, ILIL11,39380.1%+10.4 pts

09Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68179.8%+14.7 pts

10Western Springs, ILIL13,58879.5%+13.1 pts

11Highland Park, ILIL30,76775.6%+14.0 pts

12Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67975.3%+15.2 pts

13Northfield, ILIL5,63274.9%+6.8 pts

14Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96373.2%+6.8 pts

15Libertyville, ILIL20,70172.1%+16.0 pts

16Oak Park, ILIL52,82370.8%+8.7 pts

17Northbrook, ILIL34,74470.6%+8.4 pts

18Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17970.1%+11.9 pts

19Barrington, ILIL10,58669.9%+11.7 pts

20Naperville, ILIL153,11469.9%+9.3 pts

21Inverness, ILIL7,41869.7%+15.8 pts

22Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068.9%+10.1 pts

23Long Grove, ILIL8,34367.7%+10.6 pts

24Evanston, ILIL76,38067.1%+4.7 pts

25Glenview, ILIL47,71166.6%+10.7 pts

26South Barrington, ILIL5,07166.3%+3.7 pts

27Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81266.3%+10.4 pts

28Oak Brook, ILIL8,10866.0%+5.3 pts

29Flossmoor, ILIL9,35864.8%+3.8 pts

30Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13064.0%+7.6 pts

31Wheaton, ILIL54,06563.8%+6.5 pts

32Winfield, ILIL10,14663.2%+17.3 pts

33La Grange, ILIL15,93563.0%+8.0 pts

34Lisle, ILIL23,43261.9%+11.8 pts

35La Grange Park, ILIL13,45361.6%+20.0 pts

36Elmhurst, ILIL46,11161.3%+16.2 pts

37Park Ridge, ILIL38,46361.3%+15.1 pts

38Riverside, ILIL8,93961.0%+9.9 pts

39Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82560.8%+6.5 pts

40Geneva, ILIL21,13860.8%+7.6 pts

41Urbana, ILIL39,71958.8%+5.2 pts

42Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.6%+12.3 pts

43Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21658.1%+11.6 pts

44Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26258.0%+14.9 pts

45Savoy, ILIL9,11357.7%−1.1 pts

46Frankfort, ILIL21,36556.8%+16.0 pts

47Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.8%+8.5 pts

48Campton Hills, ILIL10,89455.9%–

49Grayslake, ILIL21,14055.5%+4.7 pts

50Edwardsville, ILIL26,46355.5%+13.6 pts

51Gurnee, ILIL30,45855.4%+7.7 pts

52Willowbrook, ILIL9,12655.4%+11.4 pts

53Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89855.3%+12.9 pts

54Plainfield, ILIL50,04355.3%+21.4 pts

55Darien, ILIL22,03253.9%+10.4 pts

56Batavia, ILIL26,58653.8%+11.2 pts

57Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86853.4%+9.6 pts

58Columbia, ILIL10,86551.7%+23.2 pts

59Forest Park, ILIL13,82951.7%+15.4 pts

60Champaign, ILIL91,19551.3%+7.0 pts

61Normal, ILIL53,27551.2%+8.9 pts

62Chatham, ILIL14,57950.6%+13.6 pts

63Palatine, ILIL65,84250.4%+9.0 pts

64Skokie, ILIL66,54449.8%+7.2 pts

65Schaumburg, ILIL77,24949.8%+10.9 pts

66O'Fallon, ILIL32,65649.7%+10.9 pts

67Woodridge, ILIL34,02849.5%+10.5 pts

68Lombard, ILIL44,39948.4%+12.4 pts

69Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.3%+12.4 pts

70Mahomet, ILIL10,51647.9%+10.6 pts

71Morton Grove, ILIL24,58247.9%+13.5 pts

72St. Charles, ILIL33,59447.7%+4.8 pts

73Cary, ILIL17,93247.5%+6.6 pts

74Elburn, ILIL7,08447.3%+12.9 pts

75Carbondale, ILIL21,81147.0%−0.8 pts

76Lake Villa, ILIL8,69247.0%+10.1 pts

77Westmont, ILIL24,15546.8%+11.8 pts

78Bloomington, ILIL78,80446.5%+6.8 pts

79Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81046.2%+8.4 pts

80Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54545.8%+40.6 pts

81Bartlett, ILIL40,85545.6%+7.3 pts

82Carterville, ILIL5,83945.6%+14.0 pts

83Volo, ILIL6,80545.2%+39.2 pts

84Itasca, ILIL9,48844.6%+11.7 pts

85New Lenox, ILIL28,89344.4%+18.2 pts

86Oswego, ILIL39,94844.3%+10.7 pts

87West Dundee, ILIL8,57044.2%+7.5 pts

88Mokena, ILIL19,89744.1%+9.4 pts

89Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39544.0%+8.7 pts

90Algonquin, ILIL30,82444.0%+5.3 pts

91Swansea, ILIL14,35643.9%+16.5 pts

92Warrenville, ILIL15,21143.8%+4.1 pts

93Brookfield, ILIL18,87943.4%+17.4 pts

94Palos Heights, ILIL12,08443.2%+4.4 pts

95Orland Park, ILIL57,95442.5%+10.9 pts

96Mundelein, ILIL32,68042.3%+2.4 pts

97Homewood, ILIL18,77342.1%+1.2 pts

98Maryville, ILIL8,41341.9%+14.0 pts

99Westchester, ILIL16,30041.9%+11.0 pts

100Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38141.6%+8.3 pts

101Lemont, ILIL18,51341.6%+9.7 pts

102Sycamore, ILIL19,08341.5%+13.1 pts

103Wheeling, ILIL38,39141.3%+9.1 pts

104Gages Lake, ILIL10,81941.1%+3.6 pts

105Chicago, ILIL2,731,58541.1%+15.6 pts

106Carol Stream, ILIL39,31541.1%+9.1 pts

107Washington, ILIL15,90240.9%+10.3 pts

108Lynwood, ILIL9,29740.6%+18.4 pts

109Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47640.5%+6.1 pts

110Morton, ILIL17,56540.4%+6.1 pts

111Round Lake, ILIL18,52640.4%+19.1 pts

112Monticello, ILIL6,08040.3%+9.6 pts

113Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28840.2%+4.0 pts

114Macomb, ILIL14,53040.1%+4.8 pts

115Shorewood, ILIL18,53640.1%+6.5 pts

116North Aurora, ILIL19,40640.0%+9.4 pts

117Lakemoor, ILIL6,44940.0%+23.4 pts

118Shiloh, ILIL14,60440.0%+7.3 pts

119Spring Grove, ILIL5,52639.5%+10.8 pts

120Wauconda, ILIL13,99339.4%+15.3 pts

121Gilberts, ILIL9,08239.3%+13.9 pts

122Roselle, ILIL22,75639.2%+5.2 pts

123Highwood, ILIL5,32339.0%+11.9 pts

124Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59038.8%+6.3 pts

125Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80338.5%+9.3 pts

126Homer Glen, ILIL24,87338.4%–

127Matteson, ILIL18,54338.3%+12.9 pts

128Des Plaines, ILIL58,77238.3%+13.5 pts

129Antioch, ILIL15,00038.2%+11.5 pts

130DeKalb, ILIL40,46738.0%+0.1 pts

131South Elgin, ILIL25,65637.7%+12.3 pts

132Yorkville, ILIL26,73037.6%+13.0 pts

133Tinley Park, ILIL55,14037.5%+12.7 pts

134Elk Grove, ILIL31,88537.4%+5.8 pts

135Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69037.2%+6.3 pts

136Lockport, ILIL27,82237.2%+14.6 pts

137Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65837.1%+10.4 pts

138Roscoe, ILIL11,03436.9%+15.3 pts

139Huntley, ILIL29,13236.8%+14.3 pts

140Willow Springs, ILIL5,78836.8%+13.1 pts

141Niles, ILIL30,44336.7%+11.9 pts

142Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55236.5%+8.0 pts

143Johnsburg, ILIL6,44536.2%+8.8 pts

144Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28335.9%+7.8 pts

145Peoria, ILIL110,92035.0%+6.9 pts

146Crete, ILIL8,34534.9%+7.0 pts

147Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56034.9%+12.7 pts

148Springfield, ILIL112,98934.8%+4.2 pts

149Minooka, ILIL12,89934.6%+6.0 pts

150Charleston, ILIL17,46634.3%+1.2 pts

151Villa Park, ILIL21,88834.0%+10.3 pts

152Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45033.4%+12.5 pts

153Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21533.3%+10.5 pts

154Aurora, ILIL181,50533.1%+3.2 pts

155Waterloo, ILIL11,13233.0%+13.7 pts

156Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17532.9%+6.7 pts

157Countryside, ILIL6,26032.8%+9.8 pts

158Hampshire, ILIL9,26632.8%+14.0 pts

159Orland Hills, ILIL6,66332.7%+13.2 pts

160Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20632.5%+20.5 pts

161Montgomery, ILIL21,97832.3%+12.6 pts

162Mount Zion, ILIL5,88032.2%+8.3 pts

163Glenwood, ILIL8,41632.0%+4.1 pts

164Manhattan, ILIL10,94331.2%+11.9 pts

165North Riverside, ILIL7,16130.8%+6.8 pts

166Troy, ILIL11,89330.7%+6.4 pts

167Channahon, ILIL14,53030.6%+11.9 pts

168Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.3%+11.0 pts

169Oak Forest, ILIL26,79230.3%+7.8 pts

170Woodstock, ILIL25,74030.3%+7.4 pts

171Eureka, ILIL5,12930.2%+8.7 pts

172Godfrey, ILIL17,62030.2%+5.3 pts

173Geneseo, ILIL6,50530.1%+6.2 pts

174Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76130.0%+13.3 pts

175University Park, ILIL7,01929.8%+4.3 pts

176McHenry, ILIL29,21729.7%+7.6 pts

177Highland, ILIL10,04229.5%+7.6 pts

178Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76729.4%+13.8 pts

179West Chicago, ILIL25,29629.0%+7.1 pts

180Moline, ILIL42,36228.9%+8.0 pts

181Palos Hills, ILIL18,02828.7%+4.4 pts

182Rockton, ILIL7,87028.7%−0.9 pts

183Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65528.3%+1.6 pts

184Richton Park, ILIL12,48328.1%+2.7 pts

185Island Lake, ILIL8,04728.0%+4.5 pts

186Schiller Park, ILIL11,31727.9%+13.5 pts

187Park Forest, ILIL21,07927.6%+0.7 pts

188South Holland, ILIL20,74927.6%+2.0 pts

189Hanover Park, ILIL36,56827.3%+7.1 pts

190Princeton, ILIL7,67427.2%+5.8 pts

191Streamwood, ILIL38,27727.2%+0.7 pts

192Belleville, ILIL40,23726.8%+9.2 pts

193Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67526.8%+7.3 pts

194Collinsville, ILIL23,71726.7%+5.4 pts

195Carlinville, ILIL5,46526.7%+10.2 pts

196Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02426.4%+4.3 pts

197Lansing, ILIL28,06826.2%+8.0 pts

198Manteno, ILIL9,20126.1%+9.1 pts

199Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44825.9%–

200Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52525.8%+7.6 pts

201Loves Park, ILIL23,71225.6%+8.4 pts

202Chillicothe, ILIL6,03325.6%+13.0 pts

203Norridge, ILIL14,80825.5%+9.9 pts

204Wood Dale, ILIL14,08125.5%+5.8 pts

205Marion, ILIL17,14825.4%+8.6 pts

206Morris, ILIL14,66925.2%+6.2 pts

207Crestwood, ILIL10,52925.1%+10.2 pts

208Elgin, ILIL115,47625.1%+4.5 pts

209East Peoria, ILIL22,08825.0%+10.1 pts

210Bethalto, ILIL9,20224.9%+11.0 pts

211Addison, ILIL35,75824.6%+5.1 pts

212Greenville, ILIL7,46924.5%+5.3 pts

213Jerseyville, ILIL8,40924.4%+13.3 pts

214Quincy, ILIL38,91824.1%+4.8 pts

215Fox Lake, ILIL10,84923.9%+8.5 pts

216Bensenville, ILIL18,52523.8%+4.7 pts

217Herrin, ILIL12,26823.7%+6.6 pts

218Monee, ILIL5,11923.7%+6.6 pts

219Joliet, ILIL152,24123.2%+4.6 pts

220Litchfield, ILIL6,59823.2%+12.5 pts

221Milan, ILIL5,02823.2%+15.1 pts

222Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10122.8%+1.5 pts

223Hillside, ILIL8,14022.7%+2.3 pts

224Plano, ILIL12,67722.5%+12.3 pts

225North Chicago, ILIL34,05022.5%+7.7 pts

226Coal City, ILIL5,83122.3%+8.6 pts

227Rockford, ILIL147,38422.3%+2.5 pts

228Rock Island, ILIL36,22522.2%+3.5 pts

229Berwyn, ILIL55,00122.2%+4.9 pts

230Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03622.1%+8.3 pts

231Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64121.8%–

232Effingham, ILIL12,40621.5%+4.5 pts

233Decatur, ILIL67,88421.5%+4.5 pts

234Alsip, ILIL18,48321.5%+7.8 pts

235Peru, ILIL9,78021.4%+4.7 pts

236Benton, ILIL6,55821.4%+8.1 pts

237Ottawa, ILIL18,68421.3%+5.0 pts

238Monmouth, ILIL8,59921.3%+3.7 pts

239Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59321.2%+5.7 pts

240Romeoville, ILIL41,28121.0%+1.7 pts

241Murphysboro, ILIL6,97720.7%+2.2 pts

242East Alton, ILIL5,62120.7%+13.0 pts

243Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18720.5%+3.4 pts

244Carpentersville, ILIL37,04520.4%+8.2 pts

245Taylorville, ILIL10,52220.0%+6.4 pts

246Waukegan, ILIL87,94019.8%+3.6 pts

247Alton, ILIL25,01319.8%+3.7 pts

248Spring Valley, ILIL5,40819.7%+2.3 pts

249Bridgeview, ILIL16,52119.6%+10.6 pts

250Olney, ILIL8,34719.6%+3.3 pts

251Dixon, ILIL14,58219.3%+6.6 pts

252Crest Hill, ILIL20,69519.3%+7.3 pts

253East Moline, ILIL20,45319.3%+3.7 pts

254Bartonville, ILIL5,80419.2%+9.2 pts

255Freeport, ILIL23,20218.9%+1.7 pts

256Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72318.9%+5.9 pts

257Justice, ILIL12,28518.8%+5.9 pts

258Calumet Park, ILIL6,77218.8%+5.3 pts

259Sandwich, ILIL7,38018.7%+7.6 pts

260Calumet City, ILIL34,79818.6%+4.7 pts

261Centralia, ILIL11,86318.6%+4.4 pts

262Galesburg, ILIL28,58118.6%+3.7 pts

263Lincoln, ILIL12,98118.6%+4.9 pts

264Worth, ILIL10,69618.5%+7.3 pts

265Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.4%−1.1 pts

266Mattoon, ILIL16,66718.2%+4.9 pts

267Dolton, ILIL20,67118.2%+2.8 pts

268Jacksonville, ILIL17,75218.1%−5.1 pts

269Canton, ILIL13,29718.0%+6.1 pts

270Marengo, ILIL7,73717.9%+3.9 pts

271Franklin Park, ILIL18,04517.9%+6.6 pts

272Mendota, ILIL6,89417.7%+4.5 pts

273River Grove, ILIL10,40917.7%+3.4 pts

274Harrisburg, ILIL7,92217.7%+4.9 pts

275Pekin, ILIL31,27717.6%+4.2 pts

276Rochelle, ILIL9,49817.6%+1.9 pts

277Robinson, ILIL7,28317.5%+4.7 pts

278Clinton, ILIL6,78117.5%+5.9 pts

279Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98917.4%−4.2 pts

280Broadview, ILIL7,87117.3%+0.7 pts

281Danville, ILIL28,13817.3%+1.5 pts

282Beach Park, ILIL14,11417.3%+2.4 pts

283Steger, ILIL9,35217.3%+6.8 pts

284Machesney Park, ILIL22,80517.2%+6.0 pts

285Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50817.1%+4.8 pts

286Sterling, ILIL14,39416.8%+4.8 pts

287Blue Island, ILIL21,80516.8%+5.1 pts

288Wood River, ILIL10,22416.6%+5.4 pts

289LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.6%+4.0 pts

290Paris, ILIL8,02616.5%+5.4 pts

291Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.5%+0.4 pts

292Lyons, ILIL10,43316.5%+1.8 pts

293Braidwood, ILIL6,25916.4%+7.3 pts

294Bellwood, ILIL18,11616.3%+4.4 pts

295Burbank, ILIL28,57816.2%+6.8 pts

296Midlothian, ILIL13,84116.1%+1.7 pts

297Silvis, ILIL7,97915.9%+6.8 pts

298Riverdale, ILIL10,28015.8%+4.1 pts

299South Beloit, ILIL7,99615.8%+8.3 pts

300Genoa, ILIL5,54715.7%+5.5 pts

301Posen, ILIL5,40515.6%+7.6 pts

302Zion, ILIL24,44715.5%−0.2 pts

303Bradley, ILIL15,21415.4%+3.7 pts

304Markham, ILIL11,27415.3%+4.7 pts

305Wilmington, ILIL5,61415.1%+4.9 pts

306Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715.1%+5.3 pts

307Belvidere, ILIL25,46215.0%+6.2 pts

308Hillsboro, ILIL6,18414.7%−0.7 pts

309Kewanee, ILIL12,11514.7%+4.3 pts

310Pontiac, ILIL10,80614.6%+0.8 pts

311Northlake, ILIL12,46214.3%+6.6 pts

312Streator, ILIL12,19014.2%+5.2 pts

313Rantoul, ILIL11,99114.2%−1.8 pts

314Salem, ILIL7,03513.9%+0.6 pts

315Metropolis, ILIL5,72713.8%+4.0 pts

316Maywood, ILIL23,33013.6%+3.3 pts

317Du Quoin, ILIL5,56913.6%+0.5 pts

318Stickney, ILIL6,89713.4%+4.6 pts

319Pana, ILIL5,01013.0%+6.0 pts

320Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84412.8%+1.7 pts

321Kankakee, ILIL23,40012.8%−0.4 pts

322Melrose Park, ILIL23,93612.6%+3.0 pts

323Granite City, ILIL26,80712.5%+2.7 pts

324East St. Louis, ILIL17,68212.3%+3.3 pts

325Sauk, ILIL9,62412.3%+3.7 pts

326Harvey, ILIL19,84911.2%+3.0 pts

327Vandalia, ILIL7,10811.2%+1.2 pts

328Summit, ILIL10,75310.7%+3.4 pts

329Harvard, ILIL9,50410.6%−4.6 pts

330Beardstown, ILIL5,69110.3%+1.6 pts

331Rock Falls, ILIL8,52110.1%+4.2 pts

332Park City, ILIL7,8939.8%−6.2 pts

333Cicero, ILIL81,8589.8%+3.7 pts

334Chester, ILIL6,8478.3%−2.9 pts

335West Frankfort, ILIL7,1058.1%−3.5 pts

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