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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. The median across all 102 is 20.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cass County, IL, up 29 places to #55.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01DuPage County, ILIL934,29851.8%+10.2 pts

02Lake County, ILIL719,33947.7%+9.1 pts

03▲1McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+11.0 pts

04▼1Champaign County, ILIL209,97246.2%+8.2 pts

05Cook County, ILIL5,194,62542.7%+14.7 pts

06Monroe County, ILIL34,84038.7%+18.3 pts

07▲4Kane County, ILIL525,75738.1%+10.3 pts

08▲2Will County, ILIL712,25337.5%+12.0 pts

09▼2Kendall County, ILIL145,47036.9%+11.7 pts

10▲2Sangamon County, ILIL194,17036.6%+8.1 pts

11▼3Jackson County, ILIL52,50136.3%+4.3 pts

12▲1Woodford County, ILIL38,11135.9%+14.8 pts

13▼4McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+7.5 pts

14▲2Peoria County, ILIL178,55334.9%+11.5 pts

15DeKalb County, ILIL101,83533.0%+6.2 pts

16▲1Piatt County, ILIL16,79132.9%+11.8 pts

17▲1St. Clair County, ILIL250,70831.8%+12.5 pts

18▼4McDonough County, ILIL25,91631.4%+4.5 pts

19Madison County, ILIL263,11031.0%+11.8 pts

20Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59428.9%+13.7 pts

21▲1Tazewell County, ILIL130,04928.4%+10.2 pts

22▲9Menard County, ILIL11,86328.3%+7.8 pts

23▲2Adams County, ILIL64,26727.5%+9.8 pts

24▼3Coles County, ILIL46,60726.9%+6.1 pts

25▲7Effingham County, ILIL34,51926.9%+11.7 pts

26▼3Williamson County, ILIL67,22526.2%+9.1 pts

27▲13Clinton County, ILIL37,12825.9%+12.9 pts

28▲6Winnebago County, ILIL283,67425.2%+5.8 pts

29▲7Hancock County, ILIL16,80325.1%+9.5 pts

30▲7Clark County, ILIL15,11424.9%+11.3 pts

31▼2Henry County, ILIL48,09524.7%+9.1 pts

32▼4Rock Island County, ILIL141,86924.7%+7.6 pts

33▼3Macon County, ILIL99,30024.4%+7.5 pts

34▲4Ogle County, ILIL51,39924.3%+7.3 pts

35▼8Boone County, ILIL53,56823.6%+9.2 pts

36▼12Grundy County, ILIL54,05223.6%+8.3 pts

37▲8Washington County, ILIL13,56423.5%+10.1 pts

38▲13De Witt County, ILIL15,11823.2%+9.8 pts

39▲19Putnam County, ILIL5,61922.9%+10.8 pts

40▼14Jersey County, ILIL21,16022.6%+10.1 pts

41▲12Morgan County, ILIL32,51522.6%+2.7 pts

42▼7Warren County, ILIL16,22222.0%+6.1 pts

43▲4Bureau County, ILIL32,51021.7%+6.0 pts

44▼5Bond County, ILIL16,95921.6%+6.7 pts

45▼2Scott County, ILIL4,86621.5%+9.4 pts

46▲20Stark County, ILIL5,31921.4%+8.1 pts

47▲1Kankakee County, ILIL105,52521.2%+6.2 pts

48▼6Hamilton County, ILIL7,85921.0%+10.5 pts

49▲8Knox County, ILIL47,76721.0%+6.4 pts

50▼17Union County, ILIL16,65620.9%+5.2 pts

51▲11Jasper County, ILIL9,03220.9%+9.7 pts

52▲4Logan County, ILIL27,18220.9%+6.7 pts

53▲18Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.9%+8.3 pts

54▼2Douglas County, ILIL19,88020.9%+7.0 pts

55▲29Cass County, ILIL12,46320.8%+8.1 pts

56▼10Stephenson County, ILIL43,22020.7%+5.1 pts

57▲16Henderson County, ILIL5,98420.6%+10.6 pts

58▲22Crawford County, ILIL18,64820.6%+10.3 pts

59▲6LaSalle County, ILIL107,77320.5%+7.2 pts

60Whiteside County, ILIL54,12120.5%+9.1 pts

61▲9Edgar County, ILIL16,32320.4%+7.1 pts

62▲2Macoupin County, ILIL43,74820.3%+8.4 pts

63▲22Calhoun County, ILIL4,30020.1%+10.7 pts

64▼10Saline County, ILIL22,77219.6%+7.5 pts

65▼4Cumberland County, ILIL10,20819.6%+9.5 pts

66▲17Johnson County, ILIL13,36319.6%+7.9 pts

67▼4Lee County, ILIL32,91419.4%+6.2 pts

68▲19Vermilion County, ILIL71,25919.2%+6.8 pts

69▼25Richland County, ILIL15,21919.1%+3.9 pts

70▼21Schuyler County, ILIL6,65719.1%+7.4 pts

71▲6Livingston County, ILIL35,05719.0%+6.4 pts

72▲18Greene County, ILIL11,31319.0%+8.9 pts

73▼23Moultrie County, ILIL14,37119.0%+4.2 pts

74▼33Ford County, ILIL13,21618.9%+5.0 pts

75▼16Wabash County, ILIL10,90718.6%+6.1 pts

76▲10Pike County, ILIL14,23118.5%+8.6 pts

77▼10Fulton County, ILIL32,90118.5%+7.1 pts

78Shelby County, ILIL20,57618.3%+6.9 pts

79▼10Montgomery County, ILIL28,07618.3%+7.1 pts

80▼5White County, ILIL13,25018.3%+7.9 pts

81▲7Iroquois County, ILIL26,15018.2%+6.4 pts

82▼8Jefferson County, ILIL36,14718.2%+4.5 pts

83▼15Marshall County, ILIL11,47318.0%+3.5 pts

84▼29Carroll County, ILIL15,41917.8%+4.6 pts

85▲12Fayette County, ILIL20,79017.2%+8.1 pts

86▼14Christian County, ILIL33,44317.1%+6.6 pts

87▼6Mason County, ILIL12,41117.1%+5.8 pts

88▲5Massac County, ILIL13,50217.0%+6.4 pts

89▼7Marion County, ILIL36,38216.8%+4.6 pts

90▲1Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.3%+6.2 pts

91▼15Franklin County, ILIL36,91615.8%+4.4 pts

92▼13Pope County, ILIL3,67215.7%+5.2 pts

93▲2Randolph County, ILIL29,92115.2%+6.6 pts

94▼2Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.9%+5.2 pts

95▼1Edwards County, ILIL5,89813.9%+4.1 pts

96▲3Perry County, ILIL20,16013.7%+3.6 pts

97▲3Gallatin County, ILIL4,61613.6%+5.9 pts

98▲4Hardin County, ILIL3,58813.3%+3.7 pts

99▼10Clay County, ILIL12,79313.1%+3.4 pts

100▼2Pulaski County, ILIL4,82013.0%+5.9 pts

101▼5Brown County, ILIL6,40112.6%+3.4 pts

102▼1Alexander County, ILIL4,57012.6%+5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES