RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Most tech & information jobs, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in the information sector (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 11.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bethalto, IL, up 297 places to #13.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINFORMATIONVS 2010

01Posen, ILIL5,40526.5%+16.2 pts

02▲4Vandalia, ILIL7,10820.6%+13.4 pts

03▲16Spring Valley, ILIL5,40820.6%+1.9 pts

04▲4Johnsburg, ILIL6,44520.2%+6.9 pts

05▲64LaSalle, ILIL9,38820.0%−2.3 pts

06▲24Fox Lake, ILIL10,84919.4%+4.9 pts

07▲35Manteno, ILIL9,20119.3%+8.1 pts

08▼6Spring Grove, ILIL5,52618.9%+10.4 pts

09▲131East Alton, ILIL5,62118.5%+7.5 pts

10▲38Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84418.2%−0.5 pts

11▲104Stickney, ILIL6,89718.1%+10.4 pts

12▲13University Park, ILIL7,01917.8%+12.7 pts

13▲297Bethalto, ILIL9,20217.6%+4.4 pts

14▲158Wood River, ILIL10,22417.2%+7.9 pts

15▲14Macomb, ILIL14,53017.0%+3.3 pts

16▲210Pontiac, ILIL10,80616.8%+6.0 pts

17▼13Olney, ILIL8,34716.6%+3.6 pts

18▲4Monee, ILIL5,11916.3%+8.2 pts

19▲183Roscoe, ILIL11,03416.3%+6.2 pts

20▲198Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.2%+2.2 pts

21▲19Galesburg, ILIL28,58116.2%+1.3 pts

22▲231Coal City, ILIL5,83116.2%+6.6 pts

23▲29Litchfield, ILIL6,59816.1%0.0 pts

24▲60Bradley, ILIL15,21416.1%+1.3 pts

25▲297Du Quoin, ILIL5,56916.0%+6.4 pts

26▲10Braidwood, ILIL6,25915.8%+4.2 pts

27▲99Marengo, ILIL7,73715.7%+9.0 pts

28▼13Plano, ILIL12,67715.7%+3.3 pts

29▲145Rochelle, ILIL9,49815.6%+1.9 pts

30▲52Princeton, ILIL7,67415.4%−0.8 pts

31▲67Alton, ILIL25,01315.3%+5.1 pts

32▼4Orland Hills, ILIL6,66315.2%−4.1 pts

33▲212Inverness, ILIL7,41815.1%+8.7 pts

34▼18Milan, ILIL5,02815.0%+4.5 pts

35▲128Canton, ILIL13,29715.0%+1.9 pts

36▲122Yorkville, ILIL26,73014.9%+4.0 pts

37▲22Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65814.9%+2.5 pts

38▼7Carbondale, ILIL21,81114.8%+3.3 pts

39▲180Wilmington, ILIL5,61414.8%0.0 pts

40▲7Charleston, ILIL17,46614.8%+0.6 pts

41▲42Pana, ILIL5,01014.7%+0.7 pts

42▲24Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76714.6%−1.8 pts

43▲282Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21514.6%+5.4 pts

44▲105Harrisburg, ILIL7,92214.6%+2.4 pts

45▼27West Frankfort, ILIL7,10514.4%+1.4 pts

46▼9Mendota, ILIL6,89414.4%0.0 pts

47▲29Hampshire, ILIL9,26614.4%+5.3 pts

48▼9McHenry, ILIL29,21714.3%+0.4 pts

49▲9Montgomery, ILIL21,97814.3%+0.9 pts

50▲57Dolton, ILIL20,67114.3%+6.5 pts

51▲24Belvidere, ILIL25,46214.3%−1.7 pts

52▲21Roselle, ILIL22,75614.2%+5.5 pts

53▲1Jacksonville, ILIL17,75214.2%+0.2 pts

54▲8Crest Hill, ILIL20,69514.1%−1.1 pts

55▲22Ottawa, ILIL18,68414.0%−2.7 pts

56▲31Herrin, ILIL12,26813.9%−0.6 pts

57▲84Oak Forest, ILIL26,79213.8%−1.5 pts

58▲138Addison, ILIL35,75813.8%+2.2 pts

59▲217Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50813.8%+2.2 pts

60▲151Salem, ILIL7,03513.7%+0.1 pts

61▲132Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76113.7%+3.7 pts

62▼57Justice, ILIL12,28513.7%+0.4 pts

63▲60Sterling, ILIL14,39413.6%−3.0 pts

64▲58East Peoria, ILIL22,08813.6%+5.3 pts

65▲95Harvey, ILIL19,84913.6%+3.7 pts

66▲111Shorewood, ILIL18,53613.5%+0.6 pts

67▲19Romeoville, ILIL41,28113.5%+2.7 pts

68▲145Wauconda, ILIL13,99313.4%+2.5 pts

69▼42Quincy, ILIL38,91813.4%−2.0 pts

70▲99Island Lake, ILIL8,04713.4%+0.9 pts

71▲67Machesney Park, ILIL22,80513.4%+0.2 pts

72▲28Alsip, ILIL18,48313.4%−1.1 pts

73▼1Danville, ILIL28,13813.3%−0.3 pts

74▲109Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89813.2%+3.1 pts

75▲46Joliet, ILIL152,24113.2%+0.4 pts

76▲5Algonquin, ILIL30,82413.2%−2.4 pts

77▲73North Aurora, ILIL19,40613.1%+0.4 pts

78▲53Mundelein, ILIL32,68013.1%+0.6 pts

79▼72Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03613.1%−1.1 pts

80▲72Sandwich, ILIL7,38013.1%−1.2 pts

81▼71Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98913.1%−2.1 pts

82▼65Effingham, ILIL12,40613.1%−2.5 pts

83▼62Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59013.1%−1.7 pts

84▼6Steger, ILIL9,35212.9%+2.8 pts

85▲20Matteson, ILIL18,54312.9%+5.9 pts

86▲4Moline, ILIL42,36212.9%+0.6 pts

87▼52Mount Zion, ILIL5,88012.9%+5.3 pts

88▲45Rockford, ILIL147,38412.8%+2.2 pts

89▼40Huntley, ILIL29,13212.8%−2.0 pts

90▲5Riverdale, ILIL10,28012.8%+3.2 pts

91▼46Crestwood, ILIL10,52912.8%−2.8 pts

92▼24Blue Island, ILIL21,80512.7%+1.6 pts

93▼13Sauk, ILIL9,62412.7%−2.5 pts

94▲105Metropolis, ILIL5,72712.7%+1.8 pts

95▲51Niles, ILIL30,44312.7%−0.7 pts

96▲193Beardstown, ILIL5,69112.6%+1.7 pts

97▼74Woodstock, ILIL25,74012.6%+1.2 pts

98▼4East Moline, ILIL20,45312.6%+1.1 pts

99▼6Gurnee, ILIL30,45812.6%−0.1 pts

100▼3Aurora, ILIL181,50512.6%+0.5 pts

101▼81Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17512.5%+0.3 pts

102▼32Murphysboro, ILIL6,97712.5%−0.5 pts

103▲113Lansing, ILIL28,06812.5%+1.3 pts

104▼51Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67912.5%0.0 pts

105▲4Worth, ILIL10,69612.5%+3.9 pts

106▲10Homer Glen, ILIL24,87312.5%+0.8 pts

107▼104Morris, ILIL14,66912.5%−0.5 pts

108▲161Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56012.4%−1.7 pts

109▼5Tinley Park, ILIL55,14012.4%−2.0 pts

110▼99Lincoln, ILIL12,98112.3%+2.4 pts

111▲131Dixon, ILIL14,58212.3%+1.0 pts

112▼98Zion, ILIL24,44712.3%−2.5 pts

113▲44Rock Island, ILIL36,22512.2%+1.5 pts

114▲147Palos Hills, ILIL18,02812.2%−0.2 pts

115▲170Monmouth, ILIL8,59912.2%+3.1 pts

116▲13Normal, ILIL53,27512.2%−0.6 pts

117▲71Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72312.2%−0.5 pts

118▼92Glenwood, ILIL8,41612.1%+2.2 pts

119▼2Oswego, ILIL39,94812.1%+0.1 pts

120▲130Belleville, ILIL40,23712.1%+1.8 pts

121▲133Rock Falls, ILIL8,52112.1%−3.7 pts

122▲13Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65512.1%−1.5 pts

123▲134Waterloo, ILIL11,13212.1%+2.6 pts

124▲169Elburn, ILIL7,08412.0%−2.2 pts

125▲127Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18712.0%+0.7 pts

126▲97Monticello, ILIL6,08012.0%+0.7 pts

127▼72Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47612.0%−0.4 pts

128▲16Berwyn, ILIL55,00112.0%+1.2 pts

129▲51West Dundee, ILIL8,57011.9%−2.1 pts

130▲6Peru, ILIL9,78011.9%−3.1 pts

131▼20Lake Villa, ILIL8,69211.9%+1.8 pts

132▼29Waukegan, ILIL87,94011.9%−0.4 pts

133▼83Burbank, ILIL28,57811.8%−1.1 pts

134▲30Des Plaines, ILIL58,77211.8%+1.0 pts

135▼75Mattoon, ILIL16,66711.8%−0.2 pts

136▲113Wood Dale, ILIL14,08111.8%−0.7 pts

137▼52Godfrey, ILIL17,62011.8%0.0 pts

138▲41Wheeling, ILIL38,39111.8%+0.3 pts

139▼47Edwardsville, ILIL26,46311.7%−0.5 pts

140▼8Midlothian, ILIL13,84111.6%−2.0 pts

141▼77DeKalb, ILIL40,46711.6%−5.2 pts

142▼53Centralia, ILIL11,86311.6%−0.3 pts

143▲159Columbia, ILIL10,86511.6%+2.9 pts

144▲46Morton, ILIL17,56511.6%+2.2 pts

145▲91Woodridge, ILIL34,02811.6%−1.6 pts

146▼32Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86811.6%−0.3 pts

147▼48Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45011.6%+0.8 pts

148▲43Cicero, ILIL81,85811.5%−0.3 pts

149▲26Marion, ILIL17,14811.5%−2.2 pts

150▼40Calumet City, ILIL34,79811.5%+1.4 pts

151▼86Collinsville, ILIL23,71711.5%−0.8 pts

152▲43Gages Lake, ILIL10,81911.5%−1.6 pts

153▲95Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13011.4%+0.3 pts

154▲49Taylorville, ILIL10,52211.4%+1.3 pts

155▲42Channahon, ILIL14,53011.4%+2.5 pts

156▲109Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69011.4%−2.3 pts

157▲44Batavia, ILIL26,58611.4%−0.2 pts

158▼95Carterville, ILIL5,83911.3%−2.5 pts

159▼127Geneseo, ILIL6,50511.2%−0.4 pts

160▲11Skokie, ILIL66,54411.2%−3.1 pts

161▼104Pekin, ILIL31,27711.2%−1.1 pts

162▼124Mascoutah, ILIL9,23911.2%−2.7 pts

163▼24Darien, ILIL22,03211.2%+0.3 pts

164▲82Bensenville, ILIL18,52511.1%+2.4 pts

165▲55Kankakee, ILIL23,40011.1%+1.3 pts

166▲56Itasca, ILIL9,48811.1%+2.5 pts

167▲48Hillside, ILIL8,14011.0%+0.3 pts

168▼21Carpentersville, ILIL37,04511.0%+0.1 pts

169▼18Northlake, ILIL12,46211.0%−0.7 pts

170▲55Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81011.0%+1.2 pts

171▼130Markham, ILIL11,27411.0%−1.8 pts

172▼7Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80310.9%−2.0 pts

173▼129Rantoul, ILIL11,99110.9%−5.0 pts

174▲65Antioch, ILIL15,00010.9%−1.6 pts

175▼19Villa Park, ILIL21,88810.9%−0.4 pts

176▲154Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59310.9%−4.7 pts

177▲23New Lenox, ILIL28,89310.9%+0.6 pts

178▲93Mokena, ILIL19,89710.9%0.0 pts

179▲126Beach Park, ILIL14,11410.8%−1.0 pts

180▼156Park City, ILIL7,89310.8%−7.3 pts

181▲23Sycamore, ILIL19,08310.8%−0.1 pts

182▼34Decatur, ILIL67,88410.8%−0.7 pts

183▲1Elgin, ILIL115,47610.7%−0.1 pts

184▲25Geneva, ILIL21,13810.7%−1.9 pts

185▼55Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28810.6%−2.1 pts

186▼74South Beloit, ILIL7,99610.6%−4.9 pts

187▲73West Chicago, ILIL25,29610.6%+1.0 pts

188▲33Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21610.6%−0.3 pts

189▼62Grayslake, ILIL21,14010.6%−0.9 pts

190▲89Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75010.5%+2.0 pts

191▼6Orland Park, ILIL57,95410.5%−0.9 pts

192▼6Cary, ILIL17,93210.5%−4.2 pts

193▼20Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26210.5%+2.3 pts

194▼69Plainfield, ILIL50,04310.5%−3.4 pts

195▲56Libertyville, ILIL20,70110.5%+0.8 pts

196▲77Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39510.5%+0.1 pts

197▲15Lombard, ILIL44,39910.5%−3.3 pts

198▲10Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82510.4%−1.9 pts

199▼31Carol Stream, ILIL39,31510.4%−0.6 pts

200▲17Freeport, ILIL23,20210.4%−0.2 pts

201▼140Bellwood, ILIL18,11610.4%−3.7 pts

202▼168Round Lake, ILIL18,52610.4%−0.6 pts

203▲56Carlinville, ILIL5,46510.4%−4.4 pts

204▼116Streamwood, ILIL38,27710.4%−2.5 pts

205▲27Park Forest, ILIL21,07910.3%−1.8 pts

206Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87410.2%–

207▼195Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96310.2%+2.7 pts

208▲112Silvis, ILIL7,97910.2%−4.2 pts

209▲78Lemont, ILIL18,51310.2%−3.5 pts

210▲68South Barrington, ILIL5,07110.2%+1.1 pts

211▼103Hanover Park, ILIL36,56810.1%−2.6 pts

212▲97Summit, ILIL10,75310.0%−0.3 pts

213▼6Lyons, ILIL10,43310.0%+2.0 pts

214▼112Bartlett, ILIL40,85510.0%−1.7 pts

215▲28Peoria, ILIL110,92010.0%−1.5 pts

216▼82Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0399.9%0.0 pts

217▼174Jerseyville, ILIL8,4099.9%−2.0 pts

218▲37Downers Grove, ILIL50,3659.9%−1.0 pts

219▼9Warrenville, ILIL15,2119.8%−3.3 pts

220▼107Kewanee, ILIL12,1159.8%−5.7 pts

221▼7Springfield, ILIL112,9899.8%−0.7 pts

222▼189Berkeley, ILIL5,1419.8%+1.2 pts

223▲63Wheaton, ILIL54,0659.8%+1.5 pts

224▲70Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3819.7%+0.1 pts

225▼47East St. Louis, ILIL17,6829.7%−2.5 pts

226▲36Northbrook, ILIL34,7449.7%+0.3 pts

227▼51Palatine, ILIL65,8429.6%−1.9 pts

228▲13Broadview, ILIL7,8719.6%−2.2 pts

229▼37South Holland, ILIL20,7499.6%+1.6 pts

230▼88Crete, ILIL8,3459.6%+2.7 pts

231▼130Rockton, ILIL7,8709.6%−1.7 pts

232▼38Lockport, ILIL27,8229.5%+0.1 pts

233▲1Loves Park, ILIL23,7129.5%−2.9 pts

234▼47Streator, ILIL12,1909.5%−0.5 pts

235▲32Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8879.5%−1.7 pts

236▼77Minooka, ILIL12,8999.5%−0.2 pts

237▼131North Chicago, ILIL34,0509.5%−3.0 pts

238▼187Bridgeview, ILIL16,5219.4%−3.6 pts

239▲36Glenview, ILIL47,7119.4%−0.4 pts

240▲28Deerfield, ILIL19,6429.4%+0.9 pts

241▼8Westchester, ILIL16,3009.4%−1.3 pts

242▼99Chillicothe, ILIL6,0339.4%−1.3 pts

243▼62Bloomington, ILIL78,8049.4%−1.6 pts

244▼55Westmont, ILIL24,1559.3%+0.7 pts

245▼63Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8129.2%−1.7 pts

246▲65Park Ridge, ILIL38,4639.2%+0.4 pts

247▼86Melrose Park, ILIL23,9369.2%+0.3 pts

248▲33Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2839.2%+0.6 pts

249▼112Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5259.2%−4.1 pts

250▲34River Grove, ILIL10,4099.2%−1.3 pts

251▼22Schiller Park, ILIL11,3179.1%+0.3 pts

252▼181Manhattan, ILIL10,9439.1%−5.0 pts

253▼162Volo, ILIL6,8059.1%−8.3 pts

254▲9Schaumburg, ILIL77,2499.1%−2.0 pts

255▼209Greenville, ILIL7,4699.1%−4.9 pts

256▼26Harvard, ILIL9,5049.0%+0.2 pts

257▼137Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4489.0%–

258▲57Frankfort, ILIL21,3659.0%+0.1 pts

259▼105Granite City, ILIL26,8078.9%−3.9 pts

260▼23Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1018.9%−3.6 pts

261▼182Swansea, ILIL14,3568.9%−0.9 pts

262▼56Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5528.9%+0.8 pts

263▲55Chatham, ILIL14,5798.8%−4.1 pts

264▲6La Grange Park, ILIL13,4538.8%+0.9 pts

265▼25Lisle, ILIL23,4328.8%−3.4 pts

266▲37Willow Springs, ILIL5,7888.7%−0.9 pts

267▲40Highland, ILIL10,0428.6%−0.6 pts

268▼115Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8588.6%−2.4 pts

269▲32Maryville, ILIL8,4138.5%−6.1 pts

270▲44Campton Hills, ILIL10,8948.5%−0.9 pts

271▲19Willowbrook, ILIL9,1268.5%+0.9 pts

272▲5South Elgin, ILIL25,6568.4%−3.3 pts

273▼68Homewood, ILIL18,7738.4%−1.6 pts

274▼76Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6758.4%−3.3 pts

275▼156Countryside, ILIL6,2608.4%−1.9 pts

276▼10Champaign, ILIL91,1958.4%−2.6 pts

277▼221Calumet Park, ILIL6,7728.4%0.0 pts

278▼133O'Fallon, ILIL32,6568.3%−4.6 pts

279▼41Savoy, ILIL9,1138.3%+1.6 pts

280▲11Evanston, ILIL76,3808.3%+1.2 pts

281▲7Chicago, ILIL2,731,5858.2%−0.5 pts

282▼158Bartonville, ILIL5,8048.2%−6.6 pts

283▼216Highwood, ILIL5,3238.2%+1.2 pts

284▼28Morton Grove, ILIL24,5828.1%−3.9 pts

285▼211Clinton, ILIL6,7818.0%−5.2 pts

286▲33Northfield, ILIL5,6328.0%+2.4 pts

287▼52Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0247.9%+1.1 pts

288▼8Naperville, ILIL153,1147.9%−2.3 pts

289▼123Genoa, ILIL5,5477.9%+1.0 pts

290▼18St. Charles, ILIL33,5947.9%−3.9 pts

291▼173Benton, ILIL6,5587.9%−2.5 pts

292▼34Franklin Park, ILIL18,0457.9%−3.6 pts

293▼280Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5457.8%0.0 pts

294▼12Elk Grove, ILIL31,8857.8%−3.4 pts

295▲32Forest Park, ILIL13,8297.8%−0.6 pts

296▼72Eureka, ILIL5,1297.7%−5.4 pts

297▲3Brookfield, ILIL18,8797.7%0.0 pts

298▲37Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6817.7%+2.9 pts

299▲13Norridge, ILIL14,8087.6%−4.6 pts

300▼2Urbana, ILIL39,7197.6%−1.3 pts

301▼54Washington, ILIL15,9027.5%−1.1 pts

302▼19Elmhurst, ILIL46,1117.3%−0.6 pts

303▲23Lynwood, ILIL9,2977.3%−5.7 pts

304▼12Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5637.1%−4.5 pts

305▼78Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2067.1%−3.0 pts

306▼10Highland Park, ILIL30,7676.9%−4.0 pts

307▲14Troy, ILIL11,8936.9%−2.5 pts

308▼2Richton Park, ILIL12,4836.9%−3.0 pts

309▼78Winfield, ILIL10,1466.8%−0.3 pts

310▼82Maywood, ILIL23,3306.8%−3.1 pts

311▼149Paris, ILIL8,0266.8%−1.6 pts

312▲19Winnetka, ILIL12,5186.7%+0.5 pts

313▲15River Forest, ILIL11,3936.6%+0.5 pts

314▼1Hinsdale, ILIL17,5736.6%+2.1 pts

315▼306Hillsboro, ILIL6,1846.6%0.0 pts

316Lake Forest, ILIL19,7316.5%−0.9 pts

317▼22Shiloh, ILIL14,6046.5%−6.1 pts

318▼222Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6416.5%−9.8 pts

319▼22Palos Heights, ILIL12,0846.4%−5.8 pts

320▼76Mahomet, ILIL10,5166.3%−5.0 pts

321▲3Oak Park, ILIL52,8236.3%+0.3 pts

322▲10Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1796.3%0.0 pts

323▲11Glencoe, ILIL8,7246.2%+0.7 pts

324▼157Barrington, ILIL10,5866.2%−3.8 pts

325▲4Robinson, ILIL7,2836.1%−12.9 pts

326▼9La Grange, ILIL15,9356.0%−0.5 pts

327▲6Gilberts, ILIL9,0825.8%−2.4 pts

328▼64Long Grove, ILIL8,3435.8%−5.3 pts

329▼201North Riverside, ILIL7,1615.5%−16.9 pts

330▼160Oak Brook, ILIL8,1085.5%−1.9 pts

331▼57Riverside, ILIL8,9395.0%−3.8 pts

332▼177Lakemoor, ILIL6,4494.9%−9.3 pts

333▼29Flossmoor, ILIL9,3584.8%−0.4 pts

334▼26Wilmette, ILIL27,4594.6%−0.7 pts

335▼12Western Springs, ILIL13,5883.4%−4.3 pts

336▼37Chester, ILIL6,8472.9%−4.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES