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Most educated, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01DuPage County, ILIL934,29851.8%+24%

02Lake County, ILIL719,33947.7%+24%

03McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+31%

04Champaign County, ILIL209,97246.2%+22%

05Cook County, ILIL5,194,62542.7%+52%

06Monroe County, ILIL34,84038.7%+90%

07Kane County, ILIL525,75738.1%+37%

08Will County, ILIL712,25337.5%+47%

09Kendall County, ILIL145,47036.9%+46%

10Sangamon County, ILIL194,17036.6%+28%

11Jackson County, ILIL52,50136.3%+14%

12Woodford County, ILIL38,11135.9%+70%

13McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+27%

14Peoria County, ILIL178,55334.9%+49%

15DeKalb County, ILIL101,83533.0%+23%

16Piatt County, ILIL16,79132.9%+56%

17St. Clair County, ILIL250,70831.8%+65%

18McDonough County, ILIL25,91631.4%+17%

19Madison County, ILIL263,11031.0%+61%

20Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59428.9%+90%

21Tazewell County, ILIL130,04928.4%+56%

22Menard County, ILIL11,86328.3%+38%

23Adams County, ILIL64,26727.5%+56%

24Coles County, ILIL46,60726.9%+29%

25Effingham County, ILIL34,51926.9%+78%

26Williamson County, ILIL67,22526.2%+53%

27Clinton County, ILIL37,12825.9%+99%

28Winnebago County, ILIL283,67425.2%+30%

29Hancock County, ILIL16,80325.1%+61%

30Clark County, ILIL15,11424.9%+83%

31Henry County, ILIL48,09524.7%+58%

32Rock Island County, ILIL141,86924.7%+45%

33Macon County, ILIL99,30024.4%+44%

34Ogle County, ILIL51,39924.3%+43%

35Boone County, ILIL53,56823.6%+63%

36Grundy County, ILIL54,05223.6%+55%

37Washington County, ILIL13,56423.5%+76%

38De Witt County, ILIL15,11823.2%+73%

39Putnam County, ILIL5,61922.9%+89%

40Jersey County, ILIL21,16022.6%+80%

41Morgan County, ILIL32,51522.6%+13%

42Warren County, ILIL16,22222.0%+39%

43Bureau County, ILIL32,51021.7%+38%

44Bond County, ILIL16,95921.6%+45%

45Scott County, ILIL4,86621.5%+78%

46Stark County, ILIL5,31921.4%+60%

47Kankakee County, ILIL105,52521.2%+42%

48Hamilton County, ILIL7,85921.0%+100%

49Knox County, ILIL47,76721.0%+44%

50Union County, ILIL16,65620.9%+33%

51Jasper County, ILIL9,03220.9%+86%

52Logan County, ILIL27,18220.9%+47%

53Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.9%+65%

54Douglas County, ILIL19,88020.9%+51%

55Cass County, ILIL12,46320.8%+64%

56Stephenson County, ILIL43,22020.7%+32%

57Henderson County, ILIL5,98420.6%+106%

58Crawford County, ILIL18,64820.6%+100%

59LaSalle County, ILIL107,77320.5%+54%

60Whiteside County, ILIL54,12120.5%+81%

61Edgar County, ILIL16,32320.4%+53%

62Macoupin County, ILIL43,74820.3%+71%

63Calhoun County, ILIL4,30020.1%+114%

64Saline County, ILIL22,77219.6%+62%

65Cumberland County, ILIL10,20819.6%+94%

66Johnson County, ILIL13,36319.6%+67%

67Lee County, ILIL32,91419.4%+47%

68Vermilion County, ILIL71,25919.2%+54%

69Richland County, ILIL15,21919.1%+25%

70Schuyler County, ILIL6,65719.1%+63%

71Livingston County, ILIL35,05719.0%+50%

72Greene County, ILIL11,31319.0%+88%

73Moultrie County, ILIL14,37119.0%+29%

74Ford County, ILIL13,21618.9%+36%

75Wabash County, ILIL10,90718.6%+49%

76Pike County, ILIL14,23118.5%+86%

77Fulton County, ILIL32,90118.5%+62%

78Shelby County, ILIL20,57618.3%+60%

79Montgomery County, ILIL28,07618.3%+64%

80White County, ILIL13,25018.3%+75%

81Iroquois County, ILIL26,15018.2%+54%

82Jefferson County, ILIL36,14718.2%+33%

83Marshall County, ILIL11,47318.0%+24%

84Carroll County, ILIL15,41917.8%+35%

85Fayette County, ILIL20,79017.2%+90%

86Christian County, ILIL33,44317.1%+62%

87Mason County, ILIL12,41117.1%+52%

88Massac County, ILIL13,50217.0%+60%

89Marion County, ILIL36,38216.8%+38%

90Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.3%+62%

91Franklin County, ILIL36,91615.8%+39%

92Pope County, ILIL3,67215.7%+49%

93Randolph County, ILIL29,92115.2%+77%

94Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.9%+54%

95Edwards County, ILIL5,89813.9%+42%

96Perry County, ILIL20,16013.7%+36%

97Gallatin County, ILIL4,61613.6%+77%

98Hardin County, ILIL3,58813.3%+38%

99Clay County, ILIL12,79313.1%+35%

100Pulaski County, ILIL4,82013.0%+83%

101Brown County, ILIL6,40112.6%+36%

102Alexander County, ILIL4,57012.6%+83%

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