RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Most white-collar workforce, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Winnetka, ILIL12,51875.9%+7.3 pts

02Glencoe, ILIL8,72475.3%+3.2 pts

03South Barrington, ILIL5,07174.6%+6.1 pts

04Oak Brook, ILIL8,10873.9%+13.4 pts

05Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67972.9%+14.0 pts

06Wilmette, ILIL27,45972.4%+4.4 pts

07Western Springs, ILIL13,58872.2%+11.1 pts

08River Forest, ILIL11,39371.3%+6.7 pts

09Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96371.0%+8.0 pts

10Northfield, ILIL5,63270.4%+24.3 pts

11Oak Park, ILIL52,82370.2%+6.8 pts

12Hinsdale, ILIL17,57370.0%+3.7 pts

13Lake Forest, ILIL19,73169.6%+12.7 pts

14Deerfield, ILIL19,64268.7%+6.4 pts

15Northbrook, ILIL34,74468.6%+9.9 pts

16Inverness, ILIL7,41868.0%+3.6 pts

17Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56367.7%−0.5 pts

18Highland Park, ILIL30,76767.4%+12.1 pts

19Riverside, ILIL8,93967.3%+13.4 pts

20Long Grove, ILIL8,34365.8%+7.8 pts

21Libertyville, ILIL20,70165.7%+8.1 pts

22Savoy, ILIL9,11365.4%−0.2 pts

23Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81265.4%+7.5 pts

24Evanston, ILIL76,38065.3%+3.2 pts

25Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13065.3%+1.2 pts

26Glenview, ILIL47,71165.0%+9.0 pts

27La Grange, ILIL15,93564.8%+12.7 pts

28Naperville, ILIL153,11464.4%+7.5 pts

29Volo, ILIL6,80563.6%+23.3 pts

30Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17962.7%−4.3 pts

31Winfield, ILIL10,14662.5%+5.2 pts

32Elmhurst, ILIL46,11162.3%+13.2 pts

33Flossmoor, ILIL9,35862.3%−2.2 pts

34Park Ridge, ILIL38,46362.0%+10.0 pts

35Mahomet, ILIL10,51661.7%+19.4 pts

36Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82561.6%+11.9 pts

37Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26260.6%+19.2 pts

38Barrington, ILIL10,58660.5%+1.1 pts

39Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38160.2%+17.3 pts

40Campton Hills, ILIL10,89460.0%+5.5 pts

41Frankfort, ILIL21,36559.9%+5.4 pts

42Chatham, ILIL14,57959.2%+11.2 pts

43Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68159.0%−3.9 pts

44Lisle, ILIL23,43259.0%+10.7 pts

45Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.6%+9.2 pts

46Urbana, ILIL39,71958.1%+7.8 pts

47Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21658.0%+8.7 pts

48Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75057.6%+3.1 pts

49Wheaton, ILIL54,06556.9%+2.1 pts

50Carterville, ILIL5,83956.0%+10.3 pts

51La Grange Park, ILIL13,45355.7%+6.1 pts

52Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86855.7%+6.9 pts

53Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89855.6%+9.5 pts

54Geneva, ILIL21,13855.5%+6.3 pts

55Lake Villa, ILIL8,69255.2%+8.8 pts

56Spring Grove, ILIL5,52654.9%−0.4 pts

57Edwardsville, ILIL26,46354.9%+8.2 pts

58Palos Heights, ILIL12,08454.8%+6.3 pts

59O'Fallon, ILIL32,65654.4%+9.7 pts

60Gurnee, ILIL30,45854.3%+4.8 pts

61Morton, ILIL17,56554.2%+7.1 pts

62Plainfield, ILIL50,04354.1%+5.6 pts

63Forest Park, ILIL13,82954.0%+12.8 pts

64Washington, ILIL15,90253.8%+12.4 pts

65Grayslake, ILIL21,14053.4%+5.1 pts

66Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03953.1%+3.6 pts

67Columbia, ILIL10,86553.1%+12.6 pts

68Swansea, ILIL14,35653.0%+11.2 pts

69Westmont, ILIL24,15553.0%+8.9 pts

70Batavia, ILIL26,58652.9%+3.7 pts

71Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81052.6%+5.6 pts

72Schaumburg, ILIL77,24952.3%+6.7 pts

73Lombard, ILIL44,39952.2%+11.2 pts

74Skokie, ILIL66,54452.0%+6.9 pts

75West Dundee, ILIL8,57051.6%+10.5 pts

76Elburn, ILIL7,08451.5%+18.2 pts

77Champaign, ILIL91,19551.4%+5.2 pts

78Huntley, ILIL29,13251.1%+9.9 pts

79Troy, ILIL11,89350.9%+16.4 pts

80Maryville, ILIL8,41350.9%+3.2 pts

81Gilberts, ILIL9,08250.9%+4.4 pts

82Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47650.6%+8.0 pts

83Lemont, ILIL18,51350.5%+7.7 pts

84Lakemoor, ILIL6,44950.5%+23.2 pts

85Bloomington, ILIL78,80450.5%+7.9 pts

86Matteson, ILIL18,54350.4%+5.7 pts

87Morton Grove, ILIL24,58250.4%+5.5 pts

88Highland, ILIL10,04250.2%+15.1 pts

89Homewood, ILIL18,77350.0%+4.6 pts

90Darien, ILIL22,03249.8%+2.1 pts

91Highwood, ILIL5,32349.7%+10.0 pts

92Orland Park, ILIL57,95449.7%+8.7 pts

93Palatine, ILIL65,84249.5%+5.4 pts

94Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85849.5%+6.7 pts

95Willowbrook, ILIL9,12649.4%+1.5 pts

96Chicago, ILIL2,731,58549.2%+12.9 pts

97Countryside, ILIL6,26049.0%+17.3 pts

98New Lenox, ILIL28,89349.0%+8.7 pts

99Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20648.5%+15.6 pts

100Algonquin, ILIL30,82448.1%+2.7 pts

101Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28348.0%+7.3 pts

102Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17547.9%+11.1 pts

103Homer Glen, ILIL24,87347.9%+6.4 pts

104Bartlett, ILIL40,85547.8%+4.2 pts

105Shiloh, ILIL14,60447.6%+8.3 pts

106Waterloo, ILIL11,13247.6%+14.9 pts

107South Elgin, ILIL25,65647.0%+9.0 pts

108Roselle, ILIL22,75646.8%+3.5 pts

109St. Charles, ILIL33,59446.6%+1.9 pts

110Peoria, ILIL110,92046.5%+8.0 pts

111Itasca, ILIL9,48846.5%+6.4 pts

112Antioch, ILIL15,00046.4%−0.9 pts

113Willow Springs, ILIL5,78846.2%+7.3 pts

114Roscoe, ILIL11,03446.1%+13.3 pts

115Oswego, ILIL39,94846.0%+0.2 pts

116Lockport, ILIL27,82245.9%+9.8 pts

117Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39545.9%+6.0 pts

118Wauconda, ILIL13,99345.7%+7.9 pts

119Woodridge, ILIL34,02845.7%+4.7 pts

120Warrenville, ILIL15,21145.7%+5.2 pts

121Brookfield, ILIL18,87945.3%+7.1 pts

122Carbondale, ILIL21,81145.1%+6.0 pts

123Springfield, ILIL112,98945.0%+4.6 pts

124Mount Zion, ILIL5,88045.0%+1.7 pts

125Tinley Park, ILIL55,14044.9%+6.7 pts

126Elk Grove, ILIL31,88544.9%+8.4 pts

127Cary, ILIL17,93244.7%−3.0 pts

128Hampshire, ILIL9,26644.3%+13.0 pts

129Marion, ILIL17,14844.2%+10.1 pts

130Rockton, ILIL7,87044.1%+2.5 pts

131Godfrey, ILIL17,62044.1%+9.5 pts

132Carol Stream, ILIL39,31544.1%+10.8 pts

133Chillicothe, ILIL6,03343.9%+14.0 pts

134Sycamore, ILIL19,08343.6%+4.3 pts

135Normal, ILIL53,27543.6%+5.4 pts

136Niles, ILIL30,44343.4%+11.9 pts

137Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59043.4%+6.7 pts

138Mokena, ILIL19,89743.4%+2.0 pts

139Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64143.4%+10.7 pts

140North Aurora, ILIL19,40643.3%+1.9 pts

141Gages Lake, ILIL10,81943.3%+6.3 pts

142Crete, ILIL8,34543.0%+5.0 pts

143Eureka, ILIL5,12942.7%−0.4 pts

144Mundelein, ILIL32,68042.5%+5.5 pts

145Westchester, ILIL16,30042.4%+1.1 pts

146North Riverside, ILIL7,16142.2%+5.6 pts

147Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80342.1%+6.8 pts

148Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28842.0%+2.8 pts

149Des Plaines, ILIL58,77241.8%+7.3 pts

150Round Lake, ILIL18,52641.8%+2.3 pts

151Island Lake, ILIL8,04741.6%+11.9 pts

152Shorewood, ILIL18,53641.4%−2.9 pts

153Geneseo, ILIL6,50541.4%+8.0 pts

154Orland Hills, ILIL6,66341.2%+12.3 pts

155Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69041.1%+7.5 pts

156Effingham, ILIL12,40641.1%+12.2 pts

157Channahon, ILIL14,53041.0%+10.4 pts

158Johnsburg, ILIL6,44540.3%+4.6 pts

159East Peoria, ILIL22,08839.9%+6.8 pts

160Mascoutah, ILIL9,23939.8%+0.9 pts

161Villa Park, ILIL21,88839.8%+6.0 pts

162Coal City, ILIL5,83139.4%+10.7 pts

163Yorkville, ILIL26,73039.1%+1.7 pts

164Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55239.1%+8.0 pts

165Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52538.8%+6.9 pts

166Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21538.7%−2.9 pts

167Norridge, ILIL14,80838.5%+9.7 pts

168Glenwood, ILIL8,41638.4%+4.8 pts

169Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45038.4%+6.9 pts

170Bethalto, ILIL9,20238.4%+9.1 pts

171Harrisburg, ILIL7,92238.3%+9.3 pts

172Silvis, ILIL7,97938.3%+12.8 pts

173Aurora, ILIL181,50538.2%+5.3 pts

174Monticello, ILIL6,08037.9%−0.1 pts

175Richton Park, ILIL12,48337.7%−1.6 pts

176Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56037.2%+2.5 pts

177Moline, ILIL42,36237.2%+6.7 pts

178Crestwood, ILIL10,52937.1%+12.2 pts

179Minooka, ILIL12,89937.0%−6.5 pts

180McHenry, ILIL29,21737.0%+3.7 pts

181Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54537.0%−7.9 pts

182Robinson, ILIL7,28337.0%+14.6 pts

183Milan, ILIL5,02836.8%+15.6 pts

184Wheeling, ILIL38,39136.8%+6.7 pts

185Belleville, ILIL40,23736.8%+3.7 pts

186Collinsville, ILIL23,71736.7%+3.7 pts

187Manteno, ILIL9,20136.6%+4.0 pts

188Fox Lake, ILIL10,84936.6%+5.2 pts

189Jerseyville, ILIL8,40936.5%+7.9 pts

190Oak Forest, ILIL26,79236.1%+4.7 pts

191Montgomery, ILIL21,97836.0%+1.0 pts

192Loves Park, ILIL23,71236.0%+6.4 pts

193Midlothian, ILIL13,84135.8%+9.5 pts

194Manhattan, ILIL10,94335.8%+2.6 pts

195Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67535.7%+5.3 pts

196Wood Dale, ILIL14,08135.6%+5.9 pts

197Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76735.6%+4.8 pts

198Woodstock, ILIL25,74035.6%+1.3 pts

199Lynwood, ILIL9,29735.4%−5.2 pts

200Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65835.4%−2.9 pts

201South Beloit, ILIL7,99635.4%+11.4 pts

202Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76135.3%+7.9 pts

203Wilmington, ILIL5,61435.2%+12.8 pts

204Romeoville, ILIL41,28135.1%+5.7 pts

205Alton, ILIL25,01335.0%+5.2 pts

206Greenville, ILIL7,46935.0%+1.0 pts

207Quincy, ILIL38,91835.0%+5.7 pts

208Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59334.8%+2.0 pts

209South Holland, ILIL20,74934.7%−0.5 pts

210Chester, ILIL6,84734.7%+12.9 pts

211Bartonville, ILIL5,80434.5%+10.7 pts

212Dixon, ILIL14,58234.3%+9.4 pts

213Palos Hills, ILIL18,02834.3%+2.4 pts

214Sterling, ILIL14,39434.3%+9.8 pts

215Litchfield, ILIL6,59834.3%+7.9 pts

216Carlinville, ILIL5,46534.3%+1.0 pts

217Centralia, ILIL11,86334.3%+12.4 pts

218Stickney, ILIL6,89734.1%+16.1 pts

219Charleston, ILIL17,46634.0%+1.0 pts

220Machesney Park, ILIL22,80534.0%+10.4 pts

221Alsip, ILIL18,48334.0%+8.2 pts

222Ottawa, ILIL18,68433.8%+4.7 pts

223Murphysboro, ILIL6,97733.8%+0.6 pts

224West Chicago, ILIL25,29633.8%+6.7 pts

225Streamwood, ILIL38,27733.5%+1.0 pts

226Lyons, ILIL10,43333.5%+11.3 pts

227Peru, ILIL9,78033.4%+4.9 pts

228Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10133.4%+4.9 pts

229Macomb, ILIL14,53033.2%−1.5 pts

230Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98933.2%+13.1 pts

231Bradley, ILIL15,21433.1%+8.5 pts

232Salem, ILIL7,03533.0%+0.5 pts

233DeKalb, ILIL40,46732.6%−1.9 pts

234Monee, ILIL5,11932.4%−3.4 pts

235Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02432.4%+1.5 pts

236Kewanee, ILIL12,11532.4%+11.7 pts

237Sandwich, ILIL7,38032.2%+4.9 pts

238North Chicago, ILIL34,05032.2%+7.3 pts

239Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65532.0%+4.7 pts

240Rock Island, ILIL36,22532.0%+1.2 pts

241Herrin, ILIL12,26831.9%+1.7 pts

242Park Forest, ILIL21,07931.7%−2.6 pts

243Freeport, ILIL23,20231.6%+6.6 pts

244Berwyn, ILIL55,00131.6%+6.2 pts

245Decatur, ILIL67,88431.6%+2.0 pts

246Clinton, ILIL6,78131.5%+10.4 pts

247Elgin, ILIL115,47631.4%+3.6 pts

248Carpentersville, ILIL37,04531.2%+6.8 pts

249Hillsboro, ILIL6,18431.1%−1.9 pts

250Beach Park, ILIL14,11431.1%+0.4 pts

251Mattoon, ILIL16,66731.0%+7.0 pts

252Hanover Park, ILIL36,56830.9%+6.9 pts

253Joliet, ILIL152,24130.8%+4.7 pts

254Jacksonville, ILIL17,75230.7%−0.9 pts

255Olney, ILIL8,34730.7%+0.6 pts

256Marengo, ILIL7,73730.7%+0.9 pts

257Galesburg, ILIL28,58130.5%+4.6 pts

258Justice, ILIL12,28530.4%+7.4 pts

259Taylorville, ILIL10,52230.3%+3.2 pts

260Pana, ILIL5,01030.2%+13.1 pts

261Pekin, ILIL31,27730.2%+1.6 pts

262Rockford, ILIL147,38430.1%+2.0 pts

263Berkeley, ILIL5,14130.1%+1.0 pts

264Steger, ILIL9,35230.0%+6.9 pts

265Addison, ILIL35,75830.0%+3.6 pts

266Lansing, ILIL28,06830.0%+1.1 pts

267Mendota, ILIL6,89429.8%+14.0 pts

268Princeton, ILIL7,67429.7%+3.7 pts

269Plano, ILIL12,67729.7%+0.7 pts

270Dolton, ILIL20,67129.6%+4.6 pts

271Benton, ILIL6,55829.6%+4.9 pts

272Morris, ILIL14,66929.4%+2.8 pts

273Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18729.3%+2.4 pts

274Calumet City, ILIL34,79829.2%+6.5 pts

275Sauk, ILIL9,62429.2%+4.1 pts

276Lincoln, ILIL12,98129.1%+2.0 pts

277Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03629.0%+1.0 pts

278Markham, ILIL11,27429.0%+7.2 pts

279East Moline, ILIL20,45328.7%−0.9 pts

280Wood River, ILIL10,22428.6%+2.3 pts

281Danville, ILIL28,13828.6%+1.0 pts

282Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44828.4%–

283Paris, ILIL8,02628.4%+5.8 pts

284Genoa, ILIL5,54728.4%+1.9 pts

285Waukegan, ILIL87,94028.1%+8.1 pts

286Rochelle, ILIL9,49828.0%+8.4 pts

287Crest Hill, ILIL20,69528.0%−1.3 pts

288Broadview, ILIL7,87127.8%+1.7 pts

289Canton, ILIL13,29727.6%+1.1 pts

290Bellwood, ILIL18,11627.5%+7.6 pts

291Granite City, ILIL26,80727.3%+4.0 pts

292Worth, ILIL10,69627.3%+3.8 pts

293River Grove, ILIL10,40927.3%+0.8 pts

294Belvidere, ILIL25,46227.2%+7.0 pts

295University Park, ILIL7,01927.2%−2.4 pts

296Rock Falls, ILIL8,52126.7%+7.5 pts

297Maywood, ILIL23,33026.6%+4.7 pts

298Kankakee, ILIL23,40026.6%+6.1 pts

299Braidwood, ILIL6,25926.6%+4.2 pts

300Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88726.5%+2.9 pts

301Hillside, ILIL8,14026.4%+0.5 pts

302Zion, ILIL24,44726.3%+1.3 pts

303Schiller Park, ILIL11,31726.2%+5.2 pts

304Riverdale, ILIL10,28026.1%−0.9 pts

305Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72326.1%+2.4 pts

306West Frankfort, ILIL7,10525.8%+2.7 pts

307Monmouth, ILIL8,59925.7%+4.2 pts

308Franklin Park, ILIL18,04525.4%+8.9 pts

309Vandalia, ILIL7,10825.1%−5.5 pts

310Blue Island, ILIL21,80525.0%+6.0 pts

311Harvard, ILIL9,50425.0%+6.2 pts

312East Alton, ILIL5,62124.9%+6.2 pts

313Pontiac, ILIL10,80624.9%+3.6 pts

314Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50824.7%−1.2 pts

315LaSalle, ILIL9,38824.5%+0.8 pts

316Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90224.3%+2.4 pts

317Spring Valley, ILIL5,40823.7%+2.3 pts

318Calumet Park, ILIL6,77223.5%−0.3 pts

319Bridgeview, ILIL16,52123.5%+6.4 pts

320Burbank, ILIL28,57822.2%+3.5 pts

321Rantoul, ILIL11,99121.5%−2.2 pts

322Metropolis, ILIL5,72721.2%+0.0 pts

323Bensenville, ILIL18,52521.1%+1.2 pts

324Du Quoin, ILIL5,56921.0%−9.0 pts

325Summit, ILIL10,75321.0%+5.6 pts

326Streator, ILIL12,19020.1%+3.3 pts

327Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87419.9%–

328East St. Louis, ILIL17,68219.9%−0.2 pts

329Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84418.9%+3.1 pts

330Cicero, ILIL81,85818.7%+6.8 pts

331Melrose Park, ILIL23,93618.3%+2.6 pts

332Park City, ILIL7,89317.9%+3.0 pts

333Northlake, ILIL12,46217.2%+0.6 pts

334Beardstown, ILIL5,69116.9%+0.1 pts

335Harvey, ILIL19,84916.3%+0.4 pts

336Posen, ILIL5,40510.5%−5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES