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Most graduate degrees, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, ILIL209,97223.9%+4.6 pts
02DuPage County, ILIL934,29819.7%+4.9 pts
03Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.3%+4.5 pts
04Lake County, ILIL719,33919.1%+4.6 pts
05McDonough County, ILIL25,91616.4%+2.9 pts
06Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516.4%+5.6 pts
07McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+4.2 pts
08Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.6%+6.6 pts
09Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+2.8 pts
10Kendall County, ILIL145,47012.8%+5.5 pts
11Will County, ILIL712,25312.5%+4.8 pts
12Woodford County, ILIL38,11112.2%+6.3 pts
13DeKalb County, ILIL101,83512.2%+1.4 pts
14Kane County, ILIL525,75712.2%+3.1 pts
15St. Clair County, ILIL250,70812.0%+4.8 pts
16Peoria County, ILIL178,55312.0%+3.9 pts
17McHenry County, ILIL317,75111.6%+3.5 pts
18Coles County, ILIL46,60710.8%+1.3 pts
19Madison County, ILIL263,11010.3%+3.5 pts
20Williamson County, ILIL67,22510.1%+4.1 pts
21Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59410.0%+5.5 pts
22Piatt County, ILIL16,7919.9%+2.3 pts
23Boone County, ILIL53,5689.6%+4.7 pts
24Jersey County, ILIL21,1609.1%+4.7 pts
25Menard County, ILIL11,8638.9%+3.2 pts
26Adams County, ILIL64,2678.8%+2.8 pts
27Grundy County, ILIL54,0528.8%+4.5 pts
28Hamilton County, ILIL7,8598.7%+4.9 pts
29Bond County, ILIL16,9598.5%+3.4 pts
30Rock Island County, ILIL141,8698.5%+2.9 pts
31Winnebago County, ILIL283,6748.1%+1.5 pts
32Tazewell County, ILIL130,0498.1%+2.5 pts
33Clark County, ILIL15,1148.0%+3.6 pts
34Macon County, ILIL99,3007.9%+2.4 pts
35Ford County, ILIL13,2167.7%+3.1 pts
36Kankakee County, ILIL105,5257.6%+2.0 pts
37Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.6%+1.8 pts
38Henry County, ILIL48,0957.3%+2.5 pts
39Union County, ILIL16,6567.2%+0.9 pts
40Putnam County, ILIL5,6197.2%+3.0 pts
41Stephenson County, ILIL43,2207.1%+2.1 pts
42Washington County, ILIL13,5647.1%+2.2 pts
43Effingham County, ILIL34,5197.1%+2.5 pts
44Richland County, ILIL15,2197.0%+2.3 pts
45Bureau County, ILIL32,5106.9%+1.9 pts
46Warren County, ILIL16,2226.8%+2.1 pts
47Knox County, ILIL47,7676.8%+1.9 pts
48Moultrie County, ILIL14,3716.8%+2.8 pts
49Whiteside County, ILIL54,1216.8%+3.4 pts
50Carroll County, ILIL15,4196.8%+3.0 pts
51Montgomery County, ILIL28,0766.8%+3.2 pts
52Morgan County, ILIL32,5156.7%+0.3 pts
53Jasper County, ILIL9,0326.6%+3.4 pts
54Schuyler County, ILIL6,6576.6%+3.5 pts
55Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.6%+3.3 pts
56Wabash County, ILIL10,9076.5%+2.4 pts
57Hancock County, ILIL16,8036.5%+2.0 pts
58Saline County, ILIL22,7726.5%+1.9 pts
59Mercer County, ILIL15,2296.4%+3.1 pts
60Lee County, ILIL32,9146.4%+1.8 pts
61LaSalle County, ILIL107,7736.3%+1.9 pts
62Logan County, ILIL27,1826.2%+2.0 pts
63Jefferson County, ILIL36,1476.2%+1.4 pts
64Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.1%+2.8 pts
65Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.9%+2.1 pts
66Fulton County, ILIL32,9015.8%+2.2 pts
67Douglas County, ILIL19,8805.8%+1.4 pts
68Marion County, ILIL36,3825.8%+1.7 pts
69Pope County, ILIL3,6725.8%+1.2 pts
70De Witt County, ILIL15,1185.7%+2.5 pts
71Stark County, ILIL5,3195.7%+2.5 pts
72Clay County, ILIL12,7935.5%+2.2 pts
73Livingston County, ILIL35,0575.4%+1.5 pts
74Vermilion County, ILIL71,2595.4%+1.3 pts
75Crawford County, ILIL18,6485.3%+1.7 pts
76Edgar County, ILIL16,3235.3%+1.2 pts
77Cumberland County, ILIL10,2085.3%+2.2 pts
78White County, ILIL13,2505.3%+1.9 pts
79Christian County, ILIL33,4435.2%+1.8 pts
80Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.1%+2.3 pts
81Franklin County, ILIL36,9165.1%+1.4 pts
82Shelby County, ILIL20,5765.1%+1.2 pts
83Pulaski County, ILIL4,8205.1%+3.0 pts
84Pike County, ILIL14,2315.0%+2.1 pts
85Mason County, ILIL12,4115.0%+1.5 pts
86Scott County, ILIL4,8664.9%+2.3 pts
87Lawrence County, ILIL13,7904.7%+1.4 pts
88Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%−0.2 pts
89Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.4%+0.4 pts
90Henderson County, ILIL5,9844.4%+1.3 pts
91Cass County, ILIL12,4634.3%+1.1 pts
92Greene County, ILIL11,3134.3%+0.7 pts
93Wayne County, ILIL15,8824.1%+0.7 pts
94Gallatin County, ILIL4,6164.0%+1.2 pts
95Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.9%−0.4 pts
96Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%+0.5 pts
97Hardin County, ILIL3,5883.7%+0.8 pts
98Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.5%+0.6 pts
99Perry County, ILIL20,1603.2%+0.4 pts
100Edwards County, ILIL5,8983.2%+0.3 pts
101Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.7%+0.1 pts
102Brown County, ILIL6,4012.6%−0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS