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Most educated, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 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, ILIL934,29850.3%+21%

02Lake County, ILIL719,33946.1%+19%

03Champaign County, ILIL209,97245.0%+19%

04McLean County, ILIL171,41944.6%+23%

05Cook County, ILIL5,194,62540.0%+43%

06Monroe County, ILIL34,84036.6%+80%

07Kendall County, ILIL145,47035.9%+42%

08Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.5%+11%

09McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+27%

10Will County, ILIL712,25334.8%+37%

11Kane County, ILIL525,75734.7%+25%

12Sangamon County, ILIL194,17034.1%+20%

13Woodford County, ILIL38,11133.8%+60%

14McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.4%+21%

15DeKalb County, ILIL101,83532.4%+21%

16Peoria County, ILIL178,55331.1%+33%

17Piatt County, ILIL16,79129.8%+42%

18St. Clair County, ILIL250,70829.0%+51%

19Madison County, ILIL263,11027.8%+44%

20Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59426.4%+74%

21Coles County, ILIL46,60726.1%+25%

22Tazewell County, ILIL130,04926.0%+43%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,22525.6%+49%

24Grundy County, ILIL54,05225.4%+67%

25Adams County, ILIL64,26725.2%+43%

26Jersey County, ILIL21,16024.3%+93%

27Boone County, ILIL53,56824.2%+67%

28Rock Island County, ILIL141,86923.8%+39%

29Henry County, ILIL48,09523.7%+51%

30Macon County, ILIL99,30023.6%+39%

31Menard County, ILIL11,86323.3%+14%

32Effingham County, ILIL34,51923.2%+53%

33Union County, ILIL16,65623.1%+47%

34Winnebago County, ILIL283,67423.0%+19%

35Warren County, ILIL16,22222.7%+43%

36Hancock County, ILIL16,80322.3%+43%

37Clark County, ILIL15,11421.8%+60%

38Ogle County, ILIL51,39921.8%+28%

39Bond County, ILIL16,95921.7%+45%

40Clinton County, ILIL37,12821.7%+67%

41Ford County, ILIL13,21621.6%+56%

42Hamilton County, ILIL7,85921.2%+101%

43Scott County, ILIL4,86621.0%+74%

44Richland County, ILIL15,21921.0%+38%

45Washington County, ILIL13,56420.9%+57%

46Stephenson County, ILIL43,22020.8%+33%

47Bureau County, ILIL32,51020.7%+32%

48Kankakee County, ILIL105,52520.6%+38%

49Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.5%+76%

50Moultrie County, ILIL14,37120.5%+39%

51De Witt County, ILIL15,11820.4%+52%

52Douglas County, ILIL19,88020.1%+45%

53Morgan County, ILIL32,51520.0%+0%

54Saline County, ILIL22,77219.9%+65%

55Carroll County, ILIL15,41919.7%+50%

56Logan County, ILIL27,18219.5%+38%

57Knox County, ILIL47,76719.2%+32%

58Putnam County, ILIL5,61919.2%+59%

59Wabash County, ILIL10,90718.9%+52%

60Whiteside County, ILIL54,12118.9%+67%

61Cumberland County, ILIL10,20818.9%+87%

62Jasper County, ILIL9,03218.8%+67%

63Lee County, ILIL32,91418.7%+42%

64Macoupin County, ILIL43,74818.5%+56%

65LaSalle County, ILIL107,77318.4%+38%

66Stark County, ILIL5,31918.3%+37%

67Fulton County, ILIL32,90118.3%+61%

68Marshall County, ILIL11,47318.2%+25%

69Montgomery County, ILIL28,07618.1%+62%

70Edgar County, ILIL16,32318.0%+35%

71Mercer County, ILIL15,22918.0%+42%

72Christian County, ILIL33,44317.9%+70%

73Henderson County, ILIL5,98417.5%+75%

74Jefferson County, ILIL36,14717.4%+27%

75White County, ILIL13,25017.1%+64%

76Franklin County, ILIL36,91617.0%+50%

77Livingston County, ILIL35,05716.6%+31%

78Shelby County, ILIL20,57616.6%+45%

79Pope County, ILIL3,67216.5%+57%

80Crawford County, ILIL18,64816.5%+61%

81Mason County, ILIL12,41116.5%+47%

82Marion County, ILIL36,38216.2%+34%

83Johnson County, ILIL13,36316.0%+37%

84Cass County, ILIL12,46316.0%+26%

85Calhoun County, ILIL4,30015.7%+67%

86Pike County, ILIL14,23115.6%+57%

87Vermilion County, ILIL71,25915.5%+25%

88Iroquois County, ILIL26,15015.4%+30%

89Clay County, ILIL12,79315.3%+58%

90Greene County, ILIL11,31315.3%+51%

91Wayne County, ILIL15,88214.2%+42%

92Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.0%+44%

93Massac County, ILIL13,50213.8%+29%

94Edwards County, ILIL5,89813.3%+36%

95Randolph County, ILIL29,92112.9%+50%

96Brown County, ILIL6,40112.8%+39%

97Fayette County, ILIL20,79012.4%+37%

98Pulaski County, ILIL4,82011.7%+65%

99Perry County, ILIL20,16011.6%+16%

100Gallatin County, ILIL4,61611.5%+50%

101Alexander County, ILIL4,57011.5%+68%

102Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.2%+17%

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