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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01DuPage County, ILIL934,29850.3%+8.6 pts
02Lake County, ILIL719,33946.1%+7.5 pts
03Champaign County, ILIL209,97245.0%+7.0 pts
04McLean County, ILIL171,41944.6%+8.4 pts
05Cook County, ILIL5,194,62540.0%+11.9 pts
06Monroe County, ILIL34,84036.6%+16.2 pts
07Kendall County, ILIL145,47035.9%+10.6 pts
08Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.5%+3.6 pts
09McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+7.5 pts
10Will County, ILIL712,25334.8%+9.3 pts
11Kane County, ILIL525,75734.7%+6.9 pts
12Sangamon County, ILIL194,17034.1%+5.6 pts
13Woodford County, ILIL38,11133.8%+12.7 pts
14McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.4%+5.5 pts
15DeKalb County, ILIL101,83532.4%+5.6 pts
16Peoria County, ILIL178,55331.1%+7.8 pts
17Piatt County, ILIL16,79129.8%+8.8 pts
18St. Clair County, ILIL250,70829.0%+9.8 pts
19Madison County, ILIL263,11027.8%+8.5 pts
20Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59426.4%+11.2 pts
21Coles County, ILIL46,60726.1%+5.3 pts
22Tazewell County, ILIL130,04926.0%+7.8 pts
23Williamson County, ILIL67,22525.6%+8.4 pts
24Grundy County, ILIL54,05225.4%+10.2 pts
25Adams County, ILIL64,26725.2%+7.6 pts
26Jersey County, ILIL21,16024.3%+11.7 pts
27Boone County, ILIL53,56824.2%+9.7 pts
28Rock Island County, ILIL141,86923.8%+6.7 pts
29Henry County, ILIL48,09523.7%+8.1 pts
30Macon County, ILIL99,30023.6%+6.7 pts
31Menard County, ILIL11,86323.3%+2.8 pts
32Effingham County, ILIL34,51923.2%+8.1 pts
33Union County, ILIL16,65623.1%+7.4 pts
34Winnebago County, ILIL283,67423.0%+3.6 pts
35Warren County, ILIL16,22222.7%+6.8 pts
36Hancock County, ILIL16,80322.3%+6.6 pts
37Clark County, ILIL15,11421.8%+8.2 pts
38Ogle County, ILIL51,39921.8%+4.8 pts
39Bond County, ILIL16,95921.7%+6.8 pts
40Clinton County, ILIL37,12821.7%+8.7 pts
41Ford County, ILIL13,21621.6%+7.7 pts
42Hamilton County, ILIL7,85921.2%+10.7 pts
43Scott County, ILIL4,86621.0%+8.9 pts
44Richland County, ILIL15,21921.0%+5.7 pts
45Washington County, ILIL13,56420.9%+7.6 pts
46Stephenson County, ILIL43,22020.8%+5.2 pts
47Bureau County, ILIL32,51020.7%+5.0 pts
48Kankakee County, ILIL105,52520.6%+5.6 pts
49Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.5%+8.8 pts
50Moultrie County, ILIL14,37120.5%+5.8 pts
51De Witt County, ILIL15,11820.4%+6.9 pts
52Douglas County, ILIL19,88020.1%+6.2 pts
53Morgan County, ILIL32,51520.0%+0.0 pts
54Saline County, ILIL22,77219.9%+7.8 pts
55Carroll County, ILIL15,41919.7%+6.6 pts
56Logan County, ILIL27,18219.5%+5.3 pts
57Knox County, ILIL47,76719.2%+4.6 pts
58Putnam County, ILIL5,61919.2%+7.1 pts
59Wabash County, ILIL10,90718.9%+6.4 pts
60Whiteside County, ILIL54,12118.9%+7.6 pts
61Cumberland County, ILIL10,20818.9%+8.8 pts
62Jasper County, ILIL9,03218.8%+7.5 pts
63Lee County, ILIL32,91418.7%+5.6 pts
64Macoupin County, ILIL43,74818.5%+6.6 pts
65LaSalle County, ILIL107,77318.4%+5.1 pts
66Stark County, ILIL5,31918.3%+5.0 pts
67Fulton County, ILIL32,90118.3%+6.9 pts
68Marshall County, ILIL11,47318.2%+3.7 pts
69Montgomery County, ILIL28,07618.1%+6.9 pts
70Edgar County, ILIL16,32318.0%+4.7 pts
71Mercer County, ILIL15,22918.0%+5.3 pts
72Christian County, ILIL33,44317.9%+7.4 pts
73Henderson County, ILIL5,98417.5%+7.5 pts
74Jefferson County, ILIL36,14717.4%+3.7 pts
75White County, ILIL13,25017.1%+6.7 pts
76Franklin County, ILIL36,91617.0%+5.7 pts
77Livingston County, ILIL35,05716.6%+3.9 pts
78Shelby County, ILIL20,57616.6%+5.1 pts
79Pope County, ILIL3,67216.5%+6.0 pts
80Crawford County, ILIL18,64816.5%+6.3 pts
81Mason County, ILIL12,41116.5%+5.3 pts
82Marion County, ILIL36,38216.2%+4.1 pts
83Johnson County, ILIL13,36316.0%+4.3 pts
84Cass County, ILIL12,46316.0%+3.3 pts
85Calhoun County, ILIL4,30015.7%+6.3 pts
86Pike County, ILIL14,23115.6%+5.6 pts
87Vermilion County, ILIL71,25915.5%+3.1 pts
88Iroquois County, ILIL26,15015.4%+3.6 pts
89Clay County, ILIL12,79315.3%+5.7 pts
90Greene County, ILIL11,31315.3%+5.2 pts
91Wayne County, ILIL15,88214.2%+4.2 pts
92Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.0%+4.3 pts
93Massac County, ILIL13,50213.8%+3.1 pts
94Edwards County, ILIL5,89813.3%+3.5 pts
95Randolph County, ILIL29,92112.9%+4.3 pts
96Brown County, ILIL6,40112.8%+3.6 pts
97Fayette County, ILIL20,79012.4%+3.3 pts
98Pulaski County, ILIL4,82011.7%+4.6 pts
99Perry County, ILIL20,16011.6%+1.6 pts
100Gallatin County, ILIL4,61611.5%+3.8 pts
101Alexander County, ILIL4,57011.5%+4.7 pts
102Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.2%+1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS