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Most graduate degrees, Illinois counties · 2010

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, ILIL209,97220.7%+7%

02Jackson County, ILIL52,50118.2%+23%

03DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.3%+17%

04Lake County, ILIL719,33916.5%+13%

05McDonough County, ILIL25,91614.6%+7%

06Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.1%+21%

07McLean County, ILIL171,41912.6%+15%

08Sangamon County, ILIL194,17011.5%+11%

09DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.9%+1%

10Kane County, ILIL525,75710.9%+20%

11Will County, ILIL712,25310.6%+38%

12Peoria County, ILIL178,55310.3%+27%

13McHenry County, ILIL317,75110.2%+25%

14Kendall County, ILIL145,47010.2%+41%

15Coles County, ILIL46,6079.7%+1%

16Bond County, ILIL16,9598.9%+76%

17St. Clair County, ILIL250,7088.8%+22%

18Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.5%+89%

19Woodford County, ILIL38,1118.5%+44%

20Monroe County, ILIL34,8408.4%+20%

21Madison County, ILIL263,1108.1%+19%

22Menard County, ILIL11,8638.0%+40%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,2258.0%+33%

24Morgan County, ILIL32,5157.8%+21%

25Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.4%−2%

26Henry County, ILIL48,0957.4%+54%

27Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%+10%

28Boone County, ILIL53,5687.2%+46%

29Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.2%+63%

30Rock Island County, ILIL141,8697.2%+28%

31Macon County, ILIL99,3007.1%+28%

32Warren County, ILIL16,2226.8%+46%

33Kankakee County, ILIL105,5256.6%+19%

34Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.6%+103%

35Adams County, ILIL64,2676.5%+10%

36Washington County, ILIL13,5646.3%+28%

37Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.2%+11%

38Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206.2%+24%

39Ogle County, ILIL51,3996.2%+7%

40Mason County, ILIL12,4116.2%+81%

41Union County, ILIL16,6565.9%−6%

42Hancock County, ILIL16,8035.9%+33%

43Grundy County, ILIL54,0525.8%+34%

44Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.6%+47%

45Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.6%+82%

46Richland County, ILIL15,2195.6%+20%

47Jasper County, ILIL9,0325.6%+77%

48Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.5%+45%

49Effingham County, ILIL34,5195.4%+18%

50Carroll County, ILIL15,4195.4%+44%

51Clay County, ILIL12,7935.4%+60%

52Clark County, ILIL15,1145.4%+24%

53Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.4%+8%

54Fayette County, ILIL20,7905.3%+90%

55Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.3%+10%

56LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.2%+21%

57Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.1%+22%

58Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%+4%

59Whiteside County, ILIL54,1215.0%+47%

60Greene County, ILIL11,3134.8%+36%

61Saline County, ILIL22,7724.8%+6%

62Logan County, ILIL27,1824.8%+11%

63Edwards County, ILIL5,8984.7%+62%

64Moultrie County, ILIL14,3714.7%+19%

65Cumberland County, ILIL10,2084.7%+53%

66Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.7%+15%

67Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.7%+41%

68Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.6%+129%

69Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.6%+18%

70Douglas County, ILIL19,8804.6%+5%

71Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.5%+9%

72Marion County, ILIL36,3824.5%+11%

73White County, ILIL13,2504.5%+32%

74Lee County, ILIL32,9144.4%−4%

75Perry County, ILIL20,1604.4%+56%

76Mercer County, ILIL15,2294.4%+32%

77Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.3%−7%

78Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.3%+3%

79Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.2%+6%

80Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.1%+15%

81Fulton County, ILIL32,9014.1%+12%

82Brown County, ILIL6,4014.0%+43%

83Cass County, ILIL12,4633.9%+21%

84Henderson County, ILIL5,9843.9%+26%

85Ford County, ILIL13,2163.8%−17%

86Stark County, ILIL5,3193.8%+19%

87Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.7%−0%

88Pike County, ILIL14,2313.7%+26%

89Pope County, ILIL3,6723.7%−20%

90Gallatin County, ILIL4,6163.6%+30%

91Christian County, ILIL33,4433.6%+7%

92Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.6%−10%

93Randolph County, ILIL29,9213.5%+26%

94Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.5%+3%

95Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.4%−21%

96Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.4%−6%

97Massac County, ILIL13,5023.3%+2%

98Scott County, ILIL4,8663.3%+25%

99Lawrence County, ILIL13,7902.9%−13%

100Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.8%+9%

101De Witt County, ILIL15,1182.8%−12%

102Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.6%−12%

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