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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 (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.4%+9%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,29814.8%+24%

03Jackson County, ILIL52,50114.8%+5%

04Lake County, ILIL719,33914.6%+27%

05McDonough County, ILIL25,91613.6%+31%

06McLean County, ILIL171,41911.0%+22%

07Cook County, ILIL5,194,62510.8%+30%

08DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.8%−3%

09Sangamon County, ILIL194,17010.3%+26%

10Coles County, ILIL46,6079.6%+18%

11Kane County, ILIL525,7579.1%+29%

12McHenry County, ILIL317,7518.2%+27%

13Peoria County, ILIL178,5538.1%+23%

14Will County, ILIL712,2537.7%+31%

15Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.6%+47%

16Kendall County, ILIL145,4707.2%+38%

17St. Clair County, ILIL250,7087.2%+34%

18Monroe County, ILIL34,8407.0%+112%

19Madison County, ILIL263,1106.8%+37%

20Winnebago County, ILIL283,6746.6%+28%

21Morgan County, ILIL32,5156.4%+13%

22Union County, ILIL16,6566.3%+57%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,2256.1%+22%

24Adams County, ILIL64,2675.9%+36%

25Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.9%+19%

26Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.8%+67%

27Menard County, ILIL11,8635.7%+63%

28Tazewell County, ILIL130,0495.6%+43%

29Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%+25%

30Kankakee County, ILIL105,5255.6%+40%

31Macon County, ILIL99,3005.6%+11%

32Bond County, ILIL16,9595.1%+13%

33Stephenson County, ILIL43,2205.0%+29%

34Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.0%+52%

35Boone County, ILIL53,5684.9%+17%

36Knox County, ILIL47,7674.9%+16%

37Washington County, ILIL13,5644.9%+99%

38Jefferson County, ILIL36,1474.8%+31%

39Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%+14%

40Warren County, ILIL16,2224.7%+3%

41Richland County, ILIL15,2194.7%+29%

42Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.6%+43%

43Effingham County, ILIL34,5194.6%+22%

44Lee County, ILIL32,9144.6%+14%

45Ford County, ILIL13,2164.6%+18%

46Pope County, ILIL3,6724.6%+83%

47Saline County, ILIL22,7724.5%+25%

48Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5944.5%+32%

49Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.5%+15%

50Jersey County, ILIL21,1604.4%+40%

51Douglas County, ILIL19,8804.4%+14%

52Johnson County, ILIL13,3634.4%+27%

53Clark County, ILIL15,1144.3%+56%

54LaSalle County, ILIL107,7734.3%+25%

55Logan County, ILIL27,1824.3%+13%

56Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.3%+9%

57Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%+22%

58Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.2%+6%

59Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.2%+2%

60Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.1%+11%

61Marion County, ILIL36,3824.1%+23%

62Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.0%+55%

63Moultrie County, ILIL14,3714.0%+32%

64Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.0%+34%

65Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.9%+3%

66Hamilton County, ILIL7,8593.8%+47%

67Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.8%+16%

68Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.7%+22%

69Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.7%+53%

70Fulton County, ILIL32,9013.6%+21%

71Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.6%+8%

72Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763.6%+42%

73Greene County, ILIL11,3133.6%+31%

74Mason County, ILIL12,4113.4%+18%

75Whiteside County, ILIL54,1213.4%−4%

76Christian County, ILIL33,4433.4%+10%

77Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%+23%

78Clay County, ILIL12,7933.4%+21%

79White County, ILIL13,2503.4%+4%

80Lawrence County, ILIL13,7903.3%+72%

81Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.3%+3%

82Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.3%+6%

83Massac County, ILIL13,5023.3%+12%

84Cass County, ILIL12,4633.3%+2%

85Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.2%+13%

86Stark County, ILIL5,3193.2%+6%

87Jasper County, ILIL9,0323.1%+14%

88De Witt County, ILIL15,1183.1%−5%

89Henderson County, ILIL5,9843.1%+42%

90Schuyler County, ILIL6,6573.1%+12%

91Cumberland County, ILIL10,2083.1%+14%

92Hardin County, ILIL3,5883.0%+15%

93Edwards County, ILIL5,8982.9%+19%

94Pike County, ILIL14,2312.9%+26%

95Perry County, ILIL20,1602.8%+28%

96Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.8%−6%

97Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.8%−5%

98Gallatin County, ILIL4,6162.8%+4%

99Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%−18%

100Scott County, ILIL4,8662.6%+17%

101Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.5%−11%

102Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.0%−8%

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