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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+16%

02Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+21%

03Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+12%

04McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+25%

05Jackson County, ILIL52,50132.0%+8%

06Sangamon County, ILIL194,17028.6%+28%

07Cook County, ILIL5,194,62528.0%+23%

08McHenry County, ILIL317,75127.7%+32%

09Kane County, ILIL525,75727.7%+30%

10McDonough County, ILIL25,91626.9%+16%

11DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.8%+3%

12Will County, ILIL712,25325.5%+41%

13Kendall County, ILIL145,47025.3%+42%

14Peoria County, ILIL178,55323.3%+20%

15Woodford County, ILIL38,11121.1%+37%

16Piatt County, ILIL16,79121.0%+33%

17Coles County, ILIL46,60720.8%+11%

18Menard County, ILIL11,86320.5%+48%

19Monroe County, ILIL34,84020.4%+48%

20Morgan County, ILIL32,51519.9%+24%

21Winnebago County, ILIL283,67419.4%+16%

22St. Clair County, ILIL250,70819.3%+31%

23Madison County, ILIL263,11019.2%+33%

24Tazewell County, ILIL130,04918.1%+34%

25Adams County, ILIL64,26717.6%+29%

26Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.2%+21%

27Rock Island County, ILIL141,86917.1%+14%

28Ogle County, ILIL51,39917.0%+40%

29Macon County, ILIL99,30016.9%+14%

30Warren County, ILIL16,22215.8%+9%

31Union County, ILIL16,65615.8%+45%

32Henry County, ILIL48,09515.7%+33%

33Bureau County, ILIL32,51015.7%+26%

34Hancock County, ILIL16,80315.6%+8%

35Stephenson County, ILIL43,22015.6%+15%

36Grundy County, ILIL54,05215.2%+21%

37Richland County, ILIL15,21915.2%+27%

38Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59415.2%+26%

39Effingham County, ILIL34,51915.1%+16%

40Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.0%+25%

41Bond County, ILIL16,95915.0%+18%

42Moultrie County, ILIL14,37114.7%+55%

43Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+15%

44Marshall County, ILIL11,47314.5%+40%

45Boone County, ILIL53,56814.5%+20%

46Logan County, ILIL27,18214.2%+14%

47Ford County, ILIL13,21613.9%+15%

48Douglas County, ILIL19,88013.8%+21%

49Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.7%+21%

50Clark County, ILIL15,11413.6%+48%

51De Witt County, ILIL15,11813.4%+14%

52Stark County, ILIL5,31913.4%+24%

53Washington County, ILIL13,56413.4%+54%

54LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.3%+26%

55Edgar County, ILIL16,32313.3%+20%

56Lee County, ILIL32,91413.2%+12%

57Carroll County, ILIL15,41913.1%+24%

58Clinton County, ILIL37,12813.0%+41%

59Cass County, ILIL12,46312.6%+19%

60Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.6%+35%

61Mercer County, ILIL15,22912.6%+12%

62Jersey County, ILIL21,16012.6%+36%

63Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.5%−1%

64Vermilion County, ILIL71,25912.5%+12%

65Marion County, ILIL36,38212.1%+26%

66Saline County, ILIL22,77212.1%+29%

67Scott County, ILIL4,86612.1%+32%

68Putnam County, ILIL5,61912.1%+23%

69Macoupin County, ILIL43,74811.8%+29%

70Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.8%+18%

71Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.7%+28%

72Schuyler County, ILIL6,65711.7%+9%

73Shelby County, ILIL20,57611.5%+17%

74Fulton County, ILIL32,90111.4%+21%

75Franklin County, ILIL36,91611.3%+38%

76Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.3%+15%

77Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.2%+39%

78Mason County, ILIL12,41111.2%+27%

79Montgomery County, ILIL28,07611.2%+39%

80Massac County, ILIL13,50210.7%+33%

81Christian County, ILIL33,44310.5%+13%

82Hamilton County, ILIL7,85910.5%+39%

83Pope County, ILIL3,67210.5%+67%

84White County, ILIL13,25010.4%+10%

85Crawford County, ILIL18,64810.3%+8%

86Greene County, ILIL11,31310.1%+12%

87Cumberland County, ILIL10,20810.1%+23%

88Perry County, ILIL20,16010.1%+37%

89Henderson County, ILIL5,98410.0%+6%

90Wayne County, ILIL15,88210.0%+15%

91Pike County, ILIL14,2319.9%+23%

92Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%+17%

93Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909.7%+54%

94Clay County, ILIL12,7939.7%+27%

95Hardin County, ILIL3,5889.6%+38%

96Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.4%+35%

97Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%−6%

98Fayette County, ILIL20,7909.0%+6%

99Randolph County, ILIL29,9218.6%+4%

100Gallatin County, ILIL4,6167.7%+5%

101Pulaski County, ILIL4,8207.1%+17%

102Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.9%−12%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS