RANKING · 2024 ACS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Most white-collar workforce, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Champaign County, ILIL209,97250.4%+18%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,29850.4%+15%

03Lake County, ILIL719,33948.1%+17%

04McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+20%

05Cook County, ILIL5,194,62546.4%+26%

06Woodford County, ILIL38,11146.4%+20%

07Monroe County, ILIL34,84046.2%+32%

08Sangamon County, ILIL194,17045.6%+16%

09Peoria County, ILIL178,55344.6%+22%

10Pope County, ILIL3,67243.3%+163%

11McHenry County, ILIL317,75142.1%+14%

12Clinton County, ILIL37,12842.0%+38%

13Jackson County, ILIL52,50141.5%+13%

14Kendall County, ILIL145,47041.4%+11%

15Will County, ILIL712,25341.3%+16%

16Madison County, ILIL263,11041.0%+24%

17Menard County, ILIL11,86340.4%+16%

18St. Clair County, ILIL250,70840.2%+21%

19Tazewell County, ILIL130,04940.1%+18%

20Kane County, ILIL525,75739.5%+16%

21Calhoun County, ILIL4,30038.8%+34%

22Williamson County, ILIL67,22538.6%+23%

23Piatt County, ILIL16,79138.4%+9%

24Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59438.4%+23%

25Hardin County, ILIL3,58837.4%+37%

26Effingham County, ILIL34,51937.2%+30%

27Henderson County, ILIL5,98437.2%+40%

28Jersey County, ILIL21,16036.8%+30%

29Scott County, ILIL4,86636.8%+18%

30Clark County, ILIL15,11436.7%+23%

31Saline County, ILIL22,77236.3%+13%

32Henry County, ILIL48,09536.3%+21%

33Adams County, ILIL64,26736.1%+21%

34Macoupin County, ILIL43,74835.9%+28%

35Schuyler County, ILIL6,65735.6%+47%

36Hancock County, ILIL16,80335.6%+28%

37Ogle County, ILIL51,39935.4%+30%

38Macon County, ILIL99,30035.3%+13%

39Rock Island County, ILIL141,86935.1%+18%

40DeKalb County, ILIL101,83534.9%+7%

41Coles County, ILIL46,60734.8%+19%

42Stephenson County, ILIL43,22034.7%+24%

43Greene County, ILIL11,31334.6%+26%

44Winnebago County, ILIL283,67434.2%+16%

45Logan County, ILIL27,18234.1%+19%

46Knox County, ILIL47,76733.9%+21%

47Grundy County, ILIL54,05233.9%+16%

48Boone County, ILIL53,56833.8%+18%

49Stark County, ILIL5,31933.4%+6%

50Clay County, ILIL12,79333.4%+20%

51Lee County, ILIL32,91433.3%+22%

52Moultrie County, ILIL14,37133.0%+23%

53Whiteside County, ILIL54,12132.9%+23%

54McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.8%−8%

55White County, ILIL13,25032.7%+23%

56Shelby County, ILIL20,57632.6%+13%

57Hamilton County, ILIL7,85932.6%+17%

58Johnson County, ILIL13,36332.5%+0%

59Ford County, ILIL13,21632.4%+14%

60Edgar County, ILIL16,32332.4%+22%

61Washington County, ILIL13,56432.3%+8%

62Mercer County, ILIL15,22932.3%+12%

63Mason County, ILIL12,41132.3%+9%

64Christian County, ILIL33,44332.1%+23%

65Perry County, ILIL20,16032.0%+9%

66Fulton County, ILIL32,90131.9%+13%

67Marion County, ILIL36,38231.8%+32%

68Crawford County, ILIL18,64831.7%+27%

69De Witt County, ILIL15,11831.6%+19%

70Iroquois County, ILIL26,15031.6%+10%

71Bond County, ILIL16,95931.6%+5%

72Kankakee County, ILIL105,52531.5%+13%

73Gallatin County, ILIL4,61631.5%+12%

74Union County, ILIL16,65631.3%−4%

75LaSalle County, ILIL107,77331.3%+22%

76Carroll County, ILIL15,41931.3%+8%

77Morgan County, ILIL32,51531.1%+1%

78Livingston County, ILIL35,05731.1%+22%

79Jasper County, ILIL9,03230.9%+11%

80Montgomery County, ILIL28,07630.8%+7%

81Pike County, ILIL14,23130.4%+35%

82Douglas County, ILIL19,88030.2%+15%

83Edwards County, ILIL5,89830.0%+15%

84Bureau County, ILIL32,51029.9%+27%

85Wayne County, ILIL15,88229.5%+21%

86Lawrence County, ILIL13,79029.4%+23%

87Franklin County, ILIL36,91629.2%+23%

88Cumberland County, ILIL10,20829.1%+22%

89Jefferson County, ILIL36,14729.1%+15%

90Vermilion County, ILIL71,25929.1%+14%

91Fayette County, ILIL20,79028.8%+3%

92Marshall County, ILIL11,47328.5%+8%

93Richland County, ILIL15,21928.4%+9%

94Randolph County, ILIL29,92128.2%+10%

95Warren County, ILIL16,22228.0%+4%

96Massac County, ILIL13,50228.0%+19%

97Wabash County, ILIL10,90727.0%+2%

98Putnam County, ILIL5,61926.4%+26%

99Brown County, ILIL6,40126.1%−10%

100Cass County, ILIL12,46326.1%+20%

101Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.4%−3%

102Alexander County, ILIL4,57019.8%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES