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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01DuPage County, ILIL934,29851.8%+10.2 pts
02Lake County, ILIL719,33947.7%+9.1 pts
03McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+11.0 pts
04Champaign County, ILIL209,97246.2%+8.2 pts
05Cook County, ILIL5,194,62542.7%+14.7 pts
06Monroe County, ILIL34,84038.7%+18.3 pts
07Kane County, ILIL525,75738.1%+10.3 pts
08Will County, ILIL712,25337.5%+12.0 pts
09Kendall County, ILIL145,47036.9%+11.7 pts
10Sangamon County, ILIL194,17036.6%+8.1 pts
11Jackson County, ILIL52,50136.3%+4.3 pts
12Woodford County, ILIL38,11135.9%+14.8 pts
13McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+7.5 pts
14Peoria County, ILIL178,55334.9%+11.5 pts
15DeKalb County, ILIL101,83533.0%+6.2 pts
16Piatt County, ILIL16,79132.9%+11.8 pts
17St. Clair County, ILIL250,70831.8%+12.5 pts
18McDonough County, ILIL25,91631.4%+4.5 pts
19Madison County, ILIL263,11031.0%+11.8 pts
20Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59428.9%+13.7 pts
21Tazewell County, ILIL130,04928.4%+10.2 pts
22Menard County, ILIL11,86328.3%+7.8 pts
23Adams County, ILIL64,26727.5%+9.8 pts
24Coles County, ILIL46,60726.9%+6.1 pts
25Effingham County, ILIL34,51926.9%+11.7 pts
26Williamson County, ILIL67,22526.2%+9.1 pts
27Clinton County, ILIL37,12825.9%+12.9 pts
28Winnebago County, ILIL283,67425.2%+5.8 pts
29Hancock County, ILIL16,80325.1%+9.5 pts
30Clark County, ILIL15,11424.9%+11.3 pts
31Henry County, ILIL48,09524.7%+9.1 pts
32Rock Island County, ILIL141,86924.7%+7.6 pts
33Macon County, ILIL99,30024.4%+7.5 pts
34Ogle County, ILIL51,39924.3%+7.3 pts
35Boone County, ILIL53,56823.6%+9.2 pts
36Grundy County, ILIL54,05223.6%+8.3 pts
37Washington County, ILIL13,56423.5%+10.1 pts
38De Witt County, ILIL15,11823.2%+9.8 pts
39Putnam County, ILIL5,61922.9%+10.8 pts
40Jersey County, ILIL21,16022.6%+10.1 pts
41Morgan County, ILIL32,51522.6%+2.7 pts
42Warren County, ILIL16,22222.0%+6.1 pts
43Bureau County, ILIL32,51021.7%+6.0 pts
44Bond County, ILIL16,95921.6%+6.7 pts
45Scott County, ILIL4,86621.5%+9.4 pts
46Stark County, ILIL5,31921.4%+8.1 pts
47Kankakee County, ILIL105,52521.2%+6.2 pts
48Hamilton County, ILIL7,85921.0%+10.5 pts
49Knox County, ILIL47,76721.0%+6.4 pts
50Union County, ILIL16,65620.9%+5.2 pts
51Jasper County, ILIL9,03220.9%+9.7 pts
52Logan County, ILIL27,18220.9%+6.7 pts
53Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.9%+8.3 pts
54Douglas County, ILIL19,88020.9%+7.0 pts
55Cass County, ILIL12,46320.8%+8.1 pts
56Stephenson County, ILIL43,22020.7%+5.1 pts
57Henderson County, ILIL5,98420.6%+10.6 pts
58Crawford County, ILIL18,64820.6%+10.3 pts
59LaSalle County, ILIL107,77320.5%+7.2 pts
60Whiteside County, ILIL54,12120.5%+9.1 pts
61Edgar County, ILIL16,32320.4%+7.1 pts
62Macoupin County, ILIL43,74820.3%+8.4 pts
63Calhoun County, ILIL4,30020.1%+10.7 pts
64Saline County, ILIL22,77219.6%+7.5 pts
65Cumberland County, ILIL10,20819.6%+9.5 pts
66Johnson County, ILIL13,36319.6%+7.9 pts
67Lee County, ILIL32,91419.4%+6.2 pts
68Vermilion County, ILIL71,25919.2%+6.8 pts
69Richland County, ILIL15,21919.1%+3.9 pts
70Schuyler County, ILIL6,65719.1%+7.4 pts
71Livingston County, ILIL35,05719.0%+6.4 pts
72Greene County, ILIL11,31319.0%+8.9 pts
73Moultrie County, ILIL14,37119.0%+4.2 pts
74Ford County, ILIL13,21618.9%+5.0 pts
75Wabash County, ILIL10,90718.6%+6.1 pts
76Pike County, ILIL14,23118.5%+8.6 pts
77Fulton County, ILIL32,90118.5%+7.1 pts
78Shelby County, ILIL20,57618.3%+6.9 pts
79Montgomery County, ILIL28,07618.3%+7.1 pts
80White County, ILIL13,25018.3%+7.9 pts
81Iroquois County, ILIL26,15018.2%+6.4 pts
82Jefferson County, ILIL36,14718.2%+4.5 pts
83Marshall County, ILIL11,47318.0%+3.5 pts
84Carroll County, ILIL15,41917.8%+4.6 pts
85Fayette County, ILIL20,79017.2%+8.1 pts
86Christian County, ILIL33,44317.1%+6.6 pts
87Mason County, ILIL12,41117.1%+5.8 pts
88Massac County, ILIL13,50217.0%+6.4 pts
89Marion County, ILIL36,38216.8%+4.6 pts
90Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.3%+6.2 pts
91Franklin County, ILIL36,91615.8%+4.4 pts
92Pope County, ILIL3,67215.7%+5.2 pts
93Randolph County, ILIL29,92115.2%+6.6 pts
94Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.9%+5.2 pts
95Edwards County, ILIL5,89813.9%+4.1 pts
96Perry County, ILIL20,16013.7%+3.6 pts
97Gallatin County, ILIL4,61613.6%+5.9 pts
98Hardin County, ILIL3,58813.3%+3.7 pts
99Clay County, ILIL12,79313.1%+3.4 pts
100Pulaski County, ILIL4,82013.0%+5.9 pts
101Brown County, ILIL6,40112.6%+3.4 pts
102Alexander County, ILIL4,57012.6%+5.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES