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Most educated, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990
01DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+5.7 pts
02Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+6.6 pts
03Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+3.9 pts
04McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+7.2 pts
05Jackson County, ILIL52,50132.0%+2.5 pts
06Sangamon County, ILIL194,17028.6%+6.2 pts
07Cook County, ILIL5,194,62528.0%+5.3 pts
08McHenry County, ILIL317,75127.7%+6.8 pts
09Kane County, ILIL525,75727.7%+6.3 pts
10McDonough County, ILIL25,91626.9%+3.6 pts
11DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.8%+0.7 pts
12Will County, ILIL712,25325.5%+7.5 pts
13Kendall County, ILIL145,47025.3%+7.4 pts
14Peoria County, ILIL178,55323.3%+3.9 pts
15Woodford County, ILIL38,11121.1%+5.7 pts
16Piatt County, ILIL16,79121.0%+5.2 pts
17Coles County, ILIL46,60720.8%+2.1 pts
18Menard County, ILIL11,86320.5%+6.6 pts
19Monroe County, ILIL34,84020.4%+6.6 pts
20Morgan County, ILIL32,51519.9%+3.9 pts
21Winnebago County, ILIL283,67419.4%+2.7 pts
22St. Clair County, ILIL250,70819.3%+4.6 pts
23Madison County, ILIL263,11019.2%+4.8 pts
24Tazewell County, ILIL130,04918.1%+4.6 pts
25Adams County, ILIL64,26717.6%+3.9 pts
26Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.2%+2.9 pts
27Rock Island County, ILIL141,86917.1%+2.1 pts
28Ogle County, ILIL51,39917.0%+4.9 pts
29Macon County, ILIL99,30016.9%+2.1 pts
30Warren County, ILIL16,22215.8%+1.3 pts
31Union County, ILIL16,65615.8%+4.9 pts
32Henry County, ILIL48,09515.7%+3.9 pts
33Bureau County, ILIL32,51015.7%+3.2 pts
34Hancock County, ILIL16,80315.6%+1.2 pts
35Stephenson County, ILIL43,22015.6%+2.0 pts
36Grundy County, ILIL54,05215.2%+2.7 pts
37Richland County, ILIL15,21915.2%+3.3 pts
38Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59415.2%+3.2 pts
39Effingham County, ILIL34,51915.1%+2.1 pts
40Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.0%+3.0 pts
41Bond County, ILIL16,95915.0%+2.2 pts
42Moultrie County, ILIL14,37114.7%+5.2 pts
43Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+1.9 pts
44Marshall County, ILIL11,47314.5%+4.2 pts
45Boone County, ILIL53,56814.5%+2.4 pts
46Logan County, ILIL27,18214.2%+1.7 pts
47Ford County, ILIL13,21613.9%+1.8 pts
48Douglas County, ILIL19,88013.8%+2.4 pts
49Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.7%+2.4 pts
50Clark County, ILIL15,11413.6%+4.4 pts
51De Witt County, ILIL15,11813.4%+1.7 pts
52Stark County, ILIL5,31913.4%+2.6 pts
53Washington County, ILIL13,56413.4%+4.7 pts
54LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.3%+2.8 pts
55Edgar County, ILIL16,32313.3%+2.3 pts
56Lee County, ILIL32,91413.2%+1.4 pts
57Carroll County, ILIL15,41913.1%+2.6 pts
58Clinton County, ILIL37,12813.0%+3.8 pts
59Cass County, ILIL12,46312.6%+2.0 pts
60Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.6%+3.3 pts
61Mercer County, ILIL15,22912.6%+1.4 pts
62Jersey County, ILIL21,16012.6%+3.3 pts
63Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.5%−0.1 pts
64Vermilion County, ILIL71,25912.5%+1.4 pts
65Marion County, ILIL36,38212.1%+2.5 pts
66Saline County, ILIL22,77212.1%+2.7 pts
67Scott County, ILIL4,86612.1%+2.9 pts
68Putnam County, ILIL5,61912.1%+2.2 pts
69Macoupin County, ILIL43,74811.8%+2.7 pts
70Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.8%+1.8 pts
71Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.7%+2.6 pts
72Schuyler County, ILIL6,65711.7%+0.9 pts
73Shelby County, ILIL20,57611.5%+1.7 pts
74Fulton County, ILIL32,90111.4%+1.9 pts
75Franklin County, ILIL36,91611.3%+3.1 pts
76Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.3%+1.5 pts
77Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.2%+3.1 pts
78Mason County, ILIL12,41111.2%+2.4 pts
79Montgomery County, ILIL28,07611.2%+3.1 pts
80Massac County, ILIL13,50210.7%+2.6 pts
81Christian County, ILIL33,44310.5%+1.2 pts
82Hamilton County, ILIL7,85910.5%+3.0 pts
83Pope County, ILIL3,67210.5%+4.2 pts
84White County, ILIL13,25010.4%+0.9 pts
85Crawford County, ILIL18,64810.3%+0.8 pts
86Greene County, ILIL11,31310.1%+1.1 pts
87Cumberland County, ILIL10,20810.1%+1.9 pts
88Perry County, ILIL20,16010.1%+2.7 pts
89Henderson County, ILIL5,98410.0%+0.5 pts
90Wayne County, ILIL15,88210.0%+1.3 pts
91Pike County, ILIL14,2319.9%+1.9 pts
92Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%+1.4 pts
93Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909.7%+3.4 pts
94Clay County, ILIL12,7939.7%+2.0 pts
95Hardin County, ILIL3,5889.6%+2.6 pts
96Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.4%+2.4 pts
97Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%−0.5 pts
98Fayette County, ILIL20,7909.0%+0.5 pts
99Randolph County, ILIL29,9218.6%+0.3 pts
100Gallatin County, ILIL4,6167.7%+0.3 pts
101Pulaski County, ILIL4,8207.1%+1.0 pts
102Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.9%−1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS