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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 (2010 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.7%+1.4 pts
02Jackson County, ILIL52,50118.2%+3.4 pts
03DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.3%+2.5 pts
04Lake County, ILIL719,33916.5%+1.9 pts
05McDonough County, ILIL25,91614.6%+1.0 pts
06Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.1%+2.3 pts
07McLean County, ILIL171,41912.6%+1.7 pts
08Sangamon County, ILIL194,17011.5%+1.2 pts
09DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.9%+0.1 pts
10Kane County, ILIL525,75710.9%+1.8 pts
11Will County, ILIL712,25310.6%+2.9 pts
12Peoria County, ILIL178,55310.3%+2.2 pts
13McHenry County, ILIL317,75110.2%+2.0 pts
14Kendall County, ILIL145,47010.2%+3.0 pts
15Coles County, ILIL46,6079.7%+0.1 pts
16Bond County, ILIL16,9598.9%+3.9 pts
17St. Clair County, ILIL250,7088.8%+1.6 pts
18Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.5%+4.0 pts
19Woodford County, ILIL38,1118.5%+2.6 pts
20Monroe County, ILIL34,8408.4%+1.4 pts
21Madison County, ILIL263,1108.1%+1.3 pts
22Menard County, ILIL11,8638.0%+2.3 pts
23Williamson County, ILIL67,2258.0%+2.0 pts
24Morgan County, ILIL32,5157.8%+1.4 pts
25Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.4%−0.2 pts
26Henry County, ILIL48,0957.4%+2.6 pts
27Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%+0.7 pts
28Boone County, ILIL53,5687.2%+2.3 pts
29Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.2%+2.8 pts
30Rock Island County, ILIL141,8697.2%+1.5 pts
31Macon County, ILIL99,3007.1%+1.5 pts
32Warren County, ILIL16,2226.8%+2.1 pts
33Kankakee County, ILIL105,5256.6%+1.0 pts
34Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.6%+3.4 pts
35Adams County, ILIL64,2676.5%+0.6 pts
36Washington County, ILIL13,5646.3%+1.4 pts
37Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.2%+0.6 pts
38Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206.2%+1.2 pts
39Ogle County, ILIL51,3996.2%+0.4 pts
40Mason County, ILIL12,4116.2%+2.8 pts
41Union County, ILIL16,6565.9%−0.4 pts
42Hancock County, ILIL16,8035.9%+1.5 pts
43Grundy County, ILIL54,0525.8%+1.5 pts
44Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.6%+1.8 pts
45Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.6%+2.5 pts
46Richland County, ILIL15,2195.6%+0.9 pts
47Jasper County, ILIL9,0325.6%+2.4 pts
48Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.5%+1.7 pts
49Effingham County, ILIL34,5195.4%+0.8 pts
50Carroll County, ILIL15,4195.4%+1.7 pts
51Clay County, ILIL12,7935.4%+2.0 pts
52Clark County, ILIL15,1145.4%+1.0 pts
53Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.4%+0.4 pts
54Fayette County, ILIL20,7905.3%+2.5 pts
55Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.3%+0.5 pts
56LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.2%+0.9 pts
57Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.1%+0.9 pts
58Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%+0.2 pts
59Whiteside County, ILIL54,1215.0%+1.6 pts
60Greene County, ILIL11,3134.8%+1.3 pts
61Saline County, ILIL22,7724.8%+0.3 pts
62Logan County, ILIL27,1824.8%+0.5 pts
63Edwards County, ILIL5,8984.7%+1.8 pts
64Moultrie County, ILIL14,3714.7%+0.8 pts
65Cumberland County, ILIL10,2084.7%+1.6 pts
66Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.7%+0.6 pts
67Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.7%+1.4 pts
68Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.6%+2.6 pts
69Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.6%+0.7 pts
70Douglas County, ILIL19,8804.6%+0.2 pts
71Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.5%+0.4 pts
72Marion County, ILIL36,3824.5%+0.4 pts
73White County, ILIL13,2504.5%+1.1 pts
74Lee County, ILIL32,9144.4%−0.2 pts
75Perry County, ILIL20,1604.4%+1.6 pts
76Mercer County, ILIL15,2294.4%+1.1 pts
77Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.3%−0.3 pts
78Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.3%+0.1 pts
79Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.2%+0.2 pts
80Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.1%+0.6 pts
81Fulton County, ILIL32,9014.1%+0.4 pts
82Brown County, ILIL6,4014.0%+1.2 pts
83Cass County, ILIL12,4633.9%+0.7 pts
84Henderson County, ILIL5,9843.9%+0.8 pts
85Ford County, ILIL13,2163.8%−0.8 pts
86Stark County, ILIL5,3193.8%+0.6 pts
87Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.7%−0.0 pts
88Pike County, ILIL14,2313.7%+0.8 pts
89Pope County, ILIL3,6723.7%−0.9 pts
90Gallatin County, ILIL4,6163.6%+0.8 pts
91Christian County, ILIL33,4433.6%+0.2 pts
92Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.6%−0.4 pts
93Randolph County, ILIL29,9213.5%+0.7 pts
94Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.5%+0.1 pts
95Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.4%−0.9 pts
96Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.4%−0.2 pts
97Massac County, ILIL13,5023.3%+0.1 pts
98Scott County, ILIL4,8663.3%+0.7 pts
99Lawrence County, ILIL13,7902.9%−0.4 pts
100Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.8%+0.2 pts
101De Witt County, ILIL15,1182.8%−0.4 pts
102Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.6%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS