RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 335 SHOWN OF 335

Most white-collar workforce, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 ACS). This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Glencoe, ILIL8,72473.9%+1.8 pts

02Wilmette, ILIL27,45972.6%+4.6 pts

03Winnetka, ILIL12,51871.0%+2.5 pts

04Oak Brook, ILIL8,10870.9%+10.5 pts

05Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17970.6%+3.6 pts

06Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96369.6%+6.6 pts

07River Forest, ILIL11,39368.5%+3.9 pts

08Oak Park, ILIL52,82368.3%+4.9 pts

09Western Springs, ILIL13,58867.2%+6.1 pts

10Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67967.1%+8.2 pts

11Hinsdale, ILIL17,57366.3%+0.0 pts

12Deerfield, ILIL19,64266.2%+4.0 pts

13Highland Park, ILIL30,76766.2%+10.9 pts

14Lake Forest, ILIL19,73165.5%+8.5 pts

15Northbrook, ILIL34,74465.5%+6.8 pts

16Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56365.4%−2.8 pts

17Inverness, ILIL7,41865.4%+0.9 pts

18Long Grove, ILIL8,34365.0%+7.1 pts

19Libertyville, ILIL20,70164.8%+7.2 pts

20Flossmoor, ILIL9,35863.7%−0.8 pts

21Evanston, ILIL76,38063.0%+0.9 pts

22South Barrington, ILIL5,07161.7%−6.8 pts

23Naperville, ILIL153,11461.4%+4.6 pts

24Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68161.0%−1.9 pts

25Glenview, ILIL47,71160.6%+4.6 pts

26Northfield, ILIL5,63260.1%+14.0 pts

27Winfield, ILIL10,14660.0%+2.7 pts

28La Grange, ILIL15,93559.8%+7.6 pts

29Barrington, ILIL10,58658.6%−0.8 pts

30Lisle, ILIL23,43258.2%+9.9 pts

31Urbana, ILIL39,71957.9%+7.7 pts

32Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82557.9%+8.2 pts

33Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81256.9%−1.0 pts

34Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26256.5%+15.1 pts

35Park Ridge, ILIL38,46356.3%+4.2 pts

36Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89856.2%+10.1 pts

37Riverside, ILIL8,93956.1%+2.2 pts

38Campton Hills, ILIL10,89456.0%+1.4 pts

39Elmhurst, ILIL46,11155.5%+6.3 pts

40Columbia, ILIL10,86555.1%+14.7 pts

41Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21655.0%+5.7 pts

42Savoy, ILIL9,11354.7%−10.9 pts

43Downers Grove, ILIL50,36554.7%+5.3 pts

44Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75054.1%−0.4 pts

45Frankfort, ILIL21,36554.1%−0.4 pts

46Wheaton, ILIL54,06554.0%−0.8 pts

47La Grange Park, ILIL13,45354.0%+4.3 pts

48Plainfield, ILIL50,04353.8%+5.3 pts

49Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13053.5%−10.6 pts

50Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81053.2%+6.3 pts

51Forest Park, ILIL13,82952.9%+11.7 pts

52Chatham, ILIL14,57952.9%+4.9 pts

53Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86852.5%+3.7 pts

54Geneva, ILIL21,13852.1%+2.9 pts

55West Dundee, ILIL8,57051.9%+10.8 pts

56Maryville, ILIL8,41351.7%+4.0 pts

57Schaumburg, ILIL77,24951.6%+6.0 pts

58Willowbrook, ILIL9,12651.5%+3.6 pts

59Grayslake, ILIL21,14051.2%+3.0 pts

60Lombard, ILIL44,39950.8%+9.9 pts

61Gilberts, ILIL9,08250.7%+4.3 pts

62O'Fallon, ILIL32,65650.5%+5.8 pts

63Gurnee, ILIL30,45850.2%+0.7 pts

64Batavia, ILIL26,58650.1%+0.8 pts

65Mahomet, ILIL10,51649.9%+7.6 pts

66Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03949.4%−0.0 pts

67Champaign, ILIL91,19549.4%+3.2 pts

68Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.6%+5.8 pts

69Morton Grove, ILIL24,58248.3%+3.4 pts

70Darien, ILIL22,03248.0%+0.2 pts

71Skokie, ILIL66,54447.9%+2.8 pts

72Volo, ILIL6,80547.9%+7.6 pts

73Orland Park, ILIL57,95447.7%+6.8 pts

74Swansea, ILIL14,35647.5%+5.7 pts

75St. Charles, ILIL33,59447.5%+2.7 pts

76Edwardsville, ILIL26,46347.4%+0.7 pts

77Lemont, ILIL18,51347.4%+4.7 pts

78Lake Villa, ILIL8,69247.3%+0.9 pts

79Bartlett, ILIL40,85547.1%+3.4 pts

80Woodridge, ILIL34,02847.1%+6.1 pts

81Westmont, ILIL24,15547.0%+2.9 pts

82Willow Springs, ILIL5,78846.9%+7.9 pts

83Palatine, ILIL65,84246.8%+2.7 pts

84Palos Heights, ILIL12,08446.8%−1.7 pts

85Roscoe, ILIL11,03446.7%+14.0 pts

86Oswego, ILIL39,94846.3%+0.5 pts

87Morton, ILIL17,56545.8%−1.3 pts

88Algonquin, ILIL30,82445.8%+0.4 pts

89Monticello, ILIL6,08045.4%+7.4 pts

90Bloomington, ILIL78,80445.4%+2.9 pts

91Jerseyville, ILIL8,40945.2%+16.6 pts

92Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39544.9%+5.0 pts

93Gages Lake, ILIL10,81944.9%+7.9 pts

94Brookfield, ILIL18,87944.6%+6.4 pts

95Shiloh, ILIL14,60444.5%+5.1 pts

96Mount Zion, ILIL5,88044.5%+1.3 pts

97Huntley, ILIL29,13244.4%+3.3 pts

98Chicago, ILIL2,731,58544.2%+7.9 pts

99Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47644.1%+1.4 pts

100Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38143.9%+1.0 pts

101Roselle, ILIL22,75643.8%+0.5 pts

102Normal, ILIL53,27543.8%+5.6 pts

103Washington, ILIL15,90243.7%+2.3 pts

104North Aurora, ILIL19,40643.6%+2.2 pts

105Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21543.6%+2.1 pts

106Homewood, ILIL18,77343.5%−1.8 pts

107Yorkville, ILIL26,73043.5%+6.0 pts

108Spring Grove, ILIL5,52643.3%−12.0 pts

109Carterville, ILIL5,83943.3%−2.4 pts

110Springfield, ILIL112,98943.2%+2.8 pts

111Elburn, ILIL7,08443.2%+9.9 pts

112Warrenville, ILIL15,21143.2%+2.7 pts

113Cary, ILIL17,93242.9%−4.8 pts

114Mokena, ILIL19,89742.9%+1.5 pts

115Round Lake, ILIL18,52642.8%+3.4 pts

116Peoria, ILIL110,92042.8%+4.2 pts

117Carbondale, ILIL21,81142.7%+3.5 pts

118Sycamore, ILIL19,08342.7%+3.3 pts

119Elk Grove, ILIL31,88542.5%+6.0 pts

120Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20642.4%+9.6 pts

121Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28342.4%+1.7 pts

122Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28842.1%+2.9 pts

123Westchester, ILIL16,30042.0%+0.7 pts

124New Lenox, ILIL28,89341.8%+1.6 pts

125Shorewood, ILIL18,53641.8%−2.5 pts

126Troy, ILIL11,89341.7%+7.3 pts

127Tinley Park, ILIL55,14041.3%+3.1 pts

128Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17541.2%+4.4 pts

129Highland, ILIL10,04241.0%+5.9 pts

130Des Plaines, ILIL58,77240.9%+6.4 pts

131Crete, ILIL8,34540.9%+2.9 pts

132Homer Glen, ILIL24,87340.8%−0.7 pts

133Matteson, ILIL18,54340.8%−3.9 pts

134Lynwood, ILIL9,29740.7%+0.1 pts

135Godfrey, ILIL17,62040.7%+6.1 pts

136Lockport, ILIL27,82240.7%+4.6 pts

137Dixon, ILIL14,58240.5%+15.5 pts

138Antioch, ILIL15,00040.5%−6.9 pts

139Johnsburg, ILIL6,44540.5%+4.7 pts

140Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54540.4%−4.5 pts

141Lakemoor, ILIL6,44940.1%+12.8 pts

142Waterloo, ILIL11,13240.1%+7.4 pts

143Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64140.1%+7.5 pts

144Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76739.9%+9.1 pts

145Minooka, ILIL12,89939.8%−3.8 pts

146South Elgin, ILIL25,65639.7%+1.7 pts

147Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80339.5%+4.2 pts

148Carol Stream, ILIL39,31539.5%+6.2 pts

149Carlinville, ILIL5,46539.4%+6.1 pts

150Mundelein, ILIL32,68039.4%+2.4 pts

151Itasca, ILIL9,48839.4%−0.6 pts

152Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56039.4%+4.7 pts

153Mascoutah, ILIL9,23939.3%+0.4 pts

154Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59039.1%+2.4 pts

155Orland Hills, ILIL6,66339.1%+10.2 pts

156Eureka, ILIL5,12939.0%−4.2 pts

157Wauconda, ILIL13,99339.0%+1.2 pts

158North Riverside, ILIL7,16138.2%+1.6 pts

159Marion, ILIL17,14837.9%+3.7 pts

160Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65837.8%−0.5 pts

161Rockton, ILIL7,87037.2%−4.4 pts

162Palos Hills, ILIL18,02837.0%+5.1 pts

163Wheeling, ILIL38,39137.0%+6.9 pts

164Fox Lake, ILIL10,84937.0%+5.6 pts

165Taylorville, ILIL10,52236.9%+9.9 pts

166Niles, ILIL30,44336.9%+5.4 pts

167Charleston, ILIL17,46636.5%+3.5 pts

168Silvis, ILIL7,97936.5%+11.0 pts

169Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45036.3%+4.8 pts

170Villa Park, ILIL21,88836.2%+2.5 pts

171Manteno, ILIL9,20136.2%+3.7 pts

172Collinsville, ILIL23,71736.2%+3.2 pts

173Crestwood, ILIL10,52936.0%+11.0 pts

174Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76135.9%+8.5 pts

175Montgomery, ILIL21,97835.8%+0.8 pts

176Oak Forest, ILIL26,79235.7%+4.2 pts

177Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69035.5%+1.9 pts

178Woodstock, ILIL25,74035.4%+1.2 pts

179University Park, ILIL7,01935.2%+5.6 pts

180Herrin, ILIL12,26835.2%+5.0 pts

181Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55235.1%+4.0 pts

182Norridge, ILIL14,80835.0%+6.2 pts

183Belleville, ILIL40,23735.0%+1.9 pts

184Highwood, ILIL5,32334.9%−4.7 pts

185East Peoria, ILIL22,08834.9%+1.8 pts

186Manhattan, ILIL10,94334.8%+1.6 pts

187Benton, ILIL6,55834.8%+10.1 pts

188Geneseo, ILIL6,50534.8%+1.4 pts

189Countryside, ILIL6,26034.8%+3.1 pts

190Channahon, ILIL14,53034.7%+4.1 pts

191Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52534.7%+2.7 pts

192Island Lake, ILIL8,04734.6%+5.0 pts

193McHenry, ILIL29,21734.4%+1.0 pts

194Milan, ILIL5,02834.4%+13.2 pts

195Chillicothe, ILIL6,03334.2%+4.3 pts

196Canton, ILIL13,29734.0%+7.5 pts

197Park Forest, ILIL21,07933.8%−0.5 pts

198South Holland, ILIL20,74933.5%−1.6 pts

199Robinson, ILIL7,28333.5%+11.1 pts

200Macomb, ILIL14,53033.4%−1.3 pts

201Monee, ILIL5,11933.4%−2.4 pts

202Aurora, ILIL181,50533.3%+0.3 pts

203Richton Park, ILIL12,48333.1%−6.2 pts

204Bethalto, ILIL9,20233.1%+3.8 pts

205Broadview, ILIL7,87133.0%+7.0 pts

206Centralia, ILIL11,86332.9%+11.1 pts

207Ottawa, ILIL18,68432.9%+3.8 pts

208Glenwood, ILIL8,41632.9%−0.8 pts

209Moline, ILIL42,36232.8%+2.3 pts

210Litchfield, ILIL6,59832.4%+6.0 pts

211Loves Park, ILIL23,71232.3%+2.7 pts

212Harrisburg, ILIL7,92232.2%+3.2 pts

213Galesburg, ILIL28,58132.2%+6.3 pts

214Alsip, ILIL18,48332.0%+6.2 pts

215Hillsboro, ILIL6,18431.9%−1.2 pts

216Greenville, ILIL7,46931.9%−2.1 pts

217Streamwood, ILIL38,27731.8%−0.7 pts

218Princeton, ILIL7,67431.8%+5.8 pts

219DeKalb, ILIL40,46731.8%−2.7 pts

220Hampshire, ILIL9,26631.7%+0.4 pts

221Coal City, ILIL5,83131.7%+3.0 pts

222Quincy, ILIL38,91831.3%+2.0 pts

223Berkeley, ILIL5,14131.2%+2.2 pts

224Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72331.2%+7.5 pts

225Effingham, ILIL12,40630.7%+1.8 pts

226Bridgeview, ILIL16,52130.6%+13.6 pts

227Rock Island, ILIL36,22530.6%−0.2 pts

228Stickney, ILIL6,89730.6%+12.6 pts

229East Alton, ILIL5,62130.4%+11.7 pts

230Wood Dale, ILIL14,08130.3%+0.6 pts

231Elgin, ILIL115,47630.2%+2.4 pts

232Bradley, ILIL15,21430.0%+5.4 pts

233Calumet Park, ILIL6,77229.9%+6.2 pts

234Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65529.8%+2.6 pts

235Decatur, ILIL67,88429.8%+0.1 pts

236Clinton, ILIL6,78129.6%+8.5 pts

237Jacksonville, ILIL17,75229.6%−2.0 pts

238Addison, ILIL35,75829.5%+3.2 pts

239Machesney Park, ILIL22,80529.5%+6.0 pts

240Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67529.4%−1.0 pts

241Carpentersville, ILIL37,04529.4%+5.0 pts

242Lincoln, ILIL12,98129.3%+2.2 pts

243Monmouth, ILIL8,59929.3%+7.8 pts

244Plano, ILIL12,67729.2%+0.2 pts

245Freeport, ILIL23,20229.2%+4.2 pts

246Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18728.9%+2.0 pts

247Vandalia, ILIL7,10828.9%−1.7 pts

248Mendota, ILIL6,89428.9%+13.1 pts

249Rochelle, ILIL9,49828.8%+9.1 pts

250Murphysboro, ILIL6,97728.7%−4.4 pts

251Salem, ILIL7,03528.7%−3.8 pts

252Peru, ILIL9,78028.7%+0.2 pts

253Steger, ILIL9,35228.5%+5.4 pts

254Lansing, ILIL28,06828.5%−0.5 pts

255Mattoon, ILIL16,66728.4%+4.4 pts

256Alton, ILIL25,01328.4%−1.4 pts

257Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10128.3%−0.2 pts

258Pana, ILIL5,01028.1%+11.0 pts

259Lyons, ILIL10,43327.8%+5.7 pts

260Markham, ILIL11,27427.8%+6.0 pts

261Paris, ILIL8,02627.8%+5.2 pts

262Metropolis, ILIL5,72727.8%+6.6 pts

263Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03627.8%−0.2 pts

264Joliet, ILIL152,24127.8%+1.7 pts

265Pekin, ILIL31,27727.7%−0.8 pts

266North Chicago, ILIL34,05027.6%+2.8 pts

267Sterling, ILIL14,39427.4%+2.9 pts

268Sandwich, ILIL7,38027.3%−0.0 pts

269East Moline, ILIL20,45327.2%−2.4 pts

270Morris, ILIL14,66927.2%+0.7 pts

271Schiller Park, ILIL11,31727.0%+6.0 pts

272Rockford, ILIL147,38427.0%−1.1 pts

273Genoa, ILIL5,54726.8%+0.3 pts

274Berwyn, ILIL55,00126.8%+1.3 pts

275Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59326.7%−6.1 pts

276River Grove, ILIL10,40926.7%+0.2 pts

277Kewanee, ILIL12,11526.7%+6.0 pts

278Waukegan, ILIL87,94026.6%+6.6 pts

279Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98926.5%+6.5 pts

280Romeoville, ILIL41,28126.5%−3.0 pts

281Spring Valley, ILIL5,40826.3%+4.9 pts

282Crest Hill, ILIL20,69526.3%−3.0 pts

283Hanover Park, ILIL36,56826.2%+2.1 pts

284West Chicago, ILIL25,29625.9%−1.2 pts

285Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44825.8%–

286Danville, ILIL28,13825.8%−1.8 pts

287Du Quoin, ILIL5,56925.8%−4.2 pts

288Zion, ILIL24,44725.7%+0.7 pts

289Worth, ILIL10,69625.6%+2.1 pts

290Marengo, ILIL7,73725.6%−4.2 pts

291Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02425.5%−5.3 pts

292Riverdale, ILIL10,28025.5%−1.5 pts

293Midlothian, ILIL13,84125.4%−0.9 pts

294South Beloit, ILIL7,99625.3%+1.4 pts

295Dolton, ILIL20,67125.1%+0.1 pts

296Olney, ILIL8,34724.9%−5.2 pts

297LaSalle, ILIL9,38824.7%+1.0 pts

298Bartonville, ILIL5,80424.6%+0.8 pts

299Calumet City, ILIL34,79824.2%+1.4 pts

300Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90224.1%+2.3 pts

301Beach Park, ILIL14,11424.1%−6.6 pts

302Bensenville, ILIL18,52524.1%+4.2 pts

303Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50823.9%−2.0 pts

304Belvidere, ILIL25,46223.7%+3.4 pts

305Burbank, ILIL28,57823.6%+4.8 pts

306Wood River, ILIL10,22423.6%−2.7 pts

307Kankakee, ILIL23,40023.5%+2.9 pts

308Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88723.4%−0.1 pts

309Rantoul, ILIL11,99123.4%−0.3 pts

310Posen, ILIL5,40523.2%+7.5 pts

311Hillside, ILIL8,14023.0%−2.9 pts

312Pontiac, ILIL10,80622.9%+1.7 pts

313Maywood, ILIL23,33022.6%+0.6 pts

314Franklin Park, ILIL18,04521.8%+5.3 pts

315Wilmington, ILIL5,61421.8%−0.6 pts

316West Frankfort, ILIL7,10521.8%−1.3 pts

317Braidwood, ILIL6,25921.7%−0.7 pts

318Justice, ILIL12,28521.5%−1.6 pts

319Sauk, ILIL9,62420.9%−4.2 pts

320Blue Island, ILIL21,80520.8%+1.8 pts

321Granite City, ILIL26,80720.5%−2.8 pts

322Bellwood, ILIL18,11619.9%−0.0 pts

323Chester, ILIL6,84719.8%−2.0 pts

324Rock Falls, ILIL8,52119.8%+0.6 pts

325Harvey, ILIL19,84918.9%+3.0 pts

326Northlake, ILIL12,46218.8%+2.2 pts

327Streator, ILIL12,19017.7%+0.9 pts

328Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84417.3%+1.5 pts

329East St. Louis, ILIL17,68216.7%−3.4 pts

330Summit, ILIL10,75315.7%+0.3 pts

331Cicero, ILIL81,85814.7%+2.8 pts

332Melrose Park, ILIL23,93614.5%−1.3 pts

333Park City, ILIL7,89313.4%−1.5 pts

334Beardstown, ILIL5,69111.6%−5.2 pts

335Harvard, ILIL9,50410.9%−8.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS