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Most graduate degrees, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.4%+0%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,29814.8%+0%

03Jackson County, ILIL52,50114.8%+0%

04Lake County, ILIL719,33914.6%+0%

05McDonough County, ILIL25,91613.6%+0%

06McLean County, ILIL171,41911.0%+0%

07Cook County, ILIL5,194,62510.8%+0%

08DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.8%+0%

09Sangamon County, ILIL194,17010.3%+0%

10Coles County, ILIL46,6079.6%+0%

11Kane County, ILIL525,7579.1%+0%

12McHenry County, ILIL317,7518.2%+0%

13Peoria County, ILIL178,5538.1%+0%

14Will County, ILIL712,2537.7%+0%

15Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.6%+0%

16Kendall County, ILIL145,4707.2%+0%

17St. Clair County, ILIL250,7087.2%+0%

18Monroe County, ILIL34,8407.0%+0%

19Madison County, ILIL263,1106.8%+0%

20Winnebago County, ILIL283,6746.6%+0%

21Morgan County, ILIL32,5156.4%+0%

22Union County, ILIL16,6566.3%+0%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,2256.1%+0%

24Adams County, ILIL64,2675.9%+0%

25Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.9%+0%

26Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.8%+0%

27Menard County, ILIL11,8635.7%+0%

28Tazewell County, ILIL130,0495.6%+0%

29Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%+0%

30Kankakee County, ILIL105,5255.6%+0%

31Macon County, ILIL99,3005.6%+0%

32Bond County, ILIL16,9595.1%+0%

33Stephenson County, ILIL43,2205.0%+0%

34Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.0%+0%

35Boone County, ILIL53,5684.9%+0%

36Knox County, ILIL47,7674.9%+0%

37Washington County, ILIL13,5644.9%+0%

38Jefferson County, ILIL36,1474.8%+0%

39Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%+0%

40Warren County, ILIL16,2224.7%+0%

41Richland County, ILIL15,2194.7%+0%

42Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.6%+0%

43Effingham County, ILIL34,5194.6%+0%

44Lee County, ILIL32,9144.6%+0%

45Ford County, ILIL13,2164.6%+0%

46Pope County, ILIL3,6724.6%+0%

47Saline County, ILIL22,7724.5%+0%

48Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5944.5%+0%

49Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.5%+0%

50Jersey County, ILIL21,1604.4%+0%

51Douglas County, ILIL19,8804.4%+0%

52Johnson County, ILIL13,3634.4%+0%

53Clark County, ILIL15,1144.3%+0%

54LaSalle County, ILIL107,7734.3%+0%

55Logan County, ILIL27,1824.3%+0%

56Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.3%+0%

57Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%+0%

58Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.2%+0%

59Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.2%+0%

60Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.1%+0%

61Marion County, ILIL36,3824.1%+0%

62Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.0%+0%

63Moultrie County, ILIL14,3714.0%+0%

64Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.0%+0%

65Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.9%+0%

66Hamilton County, ILIL7,8593.8%+0%

67Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.8%+0%

68Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.7%+0%

69Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.7%+0%

70Fulton County, ILIL32,9013.6%+0%

71Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.6%+0%

72Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763.6%+0%

73Greene County, ILIL11,3133.6%+0%

74Mason County, ILIL12,4113.4%+0%

75Whiteside County, ILIL54,1213.4%+0%

76Christian County, ILIL33,4433.4%+0%

77Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%+0%

78Clay County, ILIL12,7933.4%+0%

79White County, ILIL13,2503.4%+0%

80Lawrence County, ILIL13,7903.3%+0%

81Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.3%+0%

82Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.3%+0%

83Massac County, ILIL13,5023.3%+0%

84Cass County, ILIL12,4633.3%+0%

85Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.2%+0%

86Stark County, ILIL5,3193.2%+0%

87Jasper County, ILIL9,0323.1%+0%

88De Witt County, ILIL15,1183.1%+0%

89Henderson County, ILIL5,9843.1%+0%

90Schuyler County, ILIL6,6573.1%+0%

91Cumberland County, ILIL10,2083.1%+0%

92Hardin County, ILIL3,5883.0%+0%

93Edwards County, ILIL5,8982.9%+0%

94Pike County, ILIL14,2312.9%+0%

95Perry County, ILIL20,1602.8%+0%

96Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.8%+0%

97Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.8%+0%

98Gallatin County, ILIL4,6162.8%+0%

99Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%+0%

100Scott County, ILIL4,8662.6%+0%

101Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.5%+0%

102Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.0%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES