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Most educated, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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, ILIL934,29845.3%+9%

02Lake County, ILIL719,33941.3%+7%

03Champaign County, ILIL209,97241.2%+9%

04McLean County, ILIL171,41940.4%+12%

05Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.4%+11%

06Cook County, ILIL5,194,62533.2%+18%

07McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.6%+21%

08Kendall County, ILIL145,47032.3%+28%

09McHenry County, ILIL317,75132.1%+16%

10Kane County, ILIL525,75731.8%+15%

11Sangamon County, ILIL194,17031.0%+9%

12Will County, ILIL712,25330.7%+20%

13Peoria County, ILIL178,55328.1%+20%

14DeKalb County, ILIL101,83528.0%+5%

15Woodford County, ILIL38,11126.0%+23%

16Monroe County, ILIL34,84024.7%+21%

17Bond County, ILIL16,95924.7%+65%

18Menard County, ILIL11,86324.2%+18%

19St. Clair County, ILIL250,70823.9%+24%

20Coles County, ILIL46,60723.3%+12%

21Tazewell County, ILIL130,04923.1%+27%

22Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59423.0%+51%

23Madison County, ILIL263,11023.0%+19%

24Piatt County, ILIL16,79122.9%+9%

25Williamson County, ILIL67,22521.7%+27%

26Winnebago County, ILIL283,67421.1%+9%

27Adams County, ILIL64,26721.1%+20%

28Rock Island County, ILIL141,86921.1%+23%

29Boone County, ILIL53,56820.8%+44%

30Henry County, ILIL48,09520.6%+31%

31Macon County, ILIL99,30020.5%+21%

32Morgan County, ILIL32,51520.2%+1%

33Effingham County, ILIL34,51920.0%+32%

34Warren County, ILIL16,22219.9%+25%

35Hancock County, ILIL16,80319.1%+22%

36Clinton County, ILIL37,12818.9%+46%

37Grundy County, ILIL54,05218.3%+20%

38Richland County, ILIL15,21918.1%+19%

39Scott County, ILIL4,86618.0%+49%

40Ogle County, ILIL51,39917.8%+5%

41Union County, ILIL16,65617.8%+13%

42Ford County, ILIL13,21617.8%+28%

43Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.7%+51%

44Kankakee County, ILIL105,52517.4%+17%

45Stephenson County, ILIL43,22017.2%+10%

46Marshall County, ILIL11,47317.1%+18%

47Washington County, ILIL13,56417.1%+28%

48Logan County, ILIL27,18217.0%+20%

49Edgar County, ILIL16,32316.8%+27%

50Mason County, ILIL12,41116.5%+47%

51Clark County, ILIL15,11416.4%+20%

52Whiteside County, ILIL54,12116.1%+42%

53Bureau County, ILIL32,51016.1%+3%

54Jersey County, ILIL21,16016.0%+27%

55Carroll County, ILIL15,41915.9%+21%

56LaSalle County, ILIL107,77315.8%+19%

57De Witt County, ILIL15,11815.7%+17%

58Wabash County, ILIL10,90715.3%+22%

59Knox County, ILIL47,76715.2%+4%

60Stark County, ILIL5,31915.2%+14%

61Macoupin County, ILIL43,74815.0%+27%

62Putnam County, ILIL5,61915.0%+24%

63Lee County, ILIL32,91415.0%+14%

64Douglas County, ILIL19,88014.9%+8%

65Henderson County, ILIL5,98414.9%+49%

66Shelby County, ILIL20,57614.7%+29%

67Mercer County, ILIL15,22914.5%+15%

68Saline County, ILIL22,77214.3%+19%

69Fayette County, ILIL20,79014.3%+58%

70Massac County, ILIL13,50214.1%+33%

71Jefferson County, ILIL36,14714.1%+3%

72Moultrie County, ILIL14,37113.8%−6%

73Clay County, ILIL12,79313.8%+43%

74Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.7%+10%

75Iroquois County, ILIL26,15013.7%+15%

76Marion County, ILIL36,38213.6%+12%

77Crawford County, ILIL18,64813.5%+32%

78Livingston County, ILIL35,05713.5%+7%

79Greene County, ILIL11,31313.5%+34%

80Perry County, ILIL20,16013.5%+34%

81Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.4%+17%

82Montgomery County, ILIL28,07613.3%+19%

83Edwards County, ILIL5,89813.1%+34%

84Cumberland County, ILIL10,20813.0%+29%

85Jasper County, ILIL9,03213.0%+16%

86Johnson County, ILIL13,36312.8%+10%

87Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.7%+21%

88Pike County, ILIL14,23112.7%+28%

89Calhoun County, ILIL4,30012.5%+33%

90Franklin County, ILIL36,91612.4%+9%

91Cass County, ILIL12,46312.3%−3%

92White County, ILIL13,25012.2%+17%

93Wayne County, ILIL15,88212.1%+21%

94Christian County, ILIL33,44312.1%+15%

95Randolph County, ILIL29,92112.0%+39%

96Pulaski County, ILIL4,82011.9%+67%

97Lawrence County, ILIL13,79011.1%+15%

98Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.0%+14%

99Brown County, ILIL6,40110.9%+18%

100Gallatin County, ILIL4,61610.1%+31%

101Alexander County, ILIL4,5709.5%+38%

102Pope County, ILIL3,6728.3%−21%

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