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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. The median across all 102 is 33.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greene County, IL, up 50 places to #43.

Most white-collar workforce by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010
01Champaign County, ILIL209,97250.4%+7.6 pts
02DuPage County, ILIL934,29850.4%+6.7 pts
03▲1Lake County, ILIL719,33948.1%+7.0 pts
04▲2McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+7.8 pts
05▲3Cook County, ILIL5,194,62546.4%+9.7 pts
06▲3Woodford County, ILIL38,11146.4%+7.8 pts
07▼2Monroe County, ILIL34,84046.2%+11.1 pts
08▼1Sangamon County, ILIL194,17045.6%+6.4 pts
09▲3Peoria County, ILIL178,55344.6%+8.0 pts
10▲43Pope County, ILIL3,67243.3%+26.8 pts
11▲3McHenry County, ILIL317,75142.1%+5.2 pts
12▲1Clinton County, ILIL37,12842.0%+11.7 pts
13▲2Jackson County, ILIL52,50141.5%+4.6 pts
14▼4Kendall County, ILIL145,47041.4%+4.3 pts
15▲2Will County, ILIL712,25341.3%+5.6 pts
16▲6Madison County, ILIL263,11041.0%+8.0 pts
17▼6Menard County, ILIL11,86340.4%+5.5 pts
18▲3St. Clair County, ILIL250,70840.2%+7.0 pts
19▲5Tazewell County, ILIL130,04940.1%+6.1 pts
20▲3Kane County, ILIL525,75739.5%+5.3 pts
21▼18Calhoun County, ILIL4,30038.8%+9.8 pts
22▲5Williamson County, ILIL67,22538.6%+7.1 pts
23▼7Piatt County, ILIL16,79138.4%+3.0 pts
24▲8Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59438.4%+7.3 pts
25▲12Hardin County, ILIL3,58837.4%+10.1 pts
26▲20Effingham County, ILIL34,51937.2%+8.7 pts
27▼2Henderson County, ILIL5,98437.2%+10.6 pts
28▼8Jersey County, ILIL21,16036.8%+8.5 pts
29▼11Scott County, ILIL4,86636.8%+5.6 pts
30▲40Clark County, ILIL15,11436.7%+6.8 pts
31▲5Saline County, ILIL22,77236.3%+4.1 pts
32▲10Henry County, ILIL48,09536.3%+6.4 pts
33▲2Adams County, ILIL64,26736.1%+6.3 pts
34▲33Macoupin County, ILIL43,74835.9%+7.8 pts
35▲22Schuyler County, ILIL6,65735.6%+11.4 pts
36▲20Hancock County, ILIL16,80335.6%+7.7 pts
37▲15Ogle County, ILIL51,39935.4%+8.2 pts
38▼4Macon County, ILIL99,30035.3%+4.0 pts
39▲1Rock Island County, ILIL141,86935.1%+5.5 pts
40▼9DeKalb County, ILIL101,83534.9%+2.2 pts
41▼11Coles County, ILIL46,60734.8%+5.6 pts
42▲1Stephenson County, ILIL43,22034.7%+6.6 pts
43▲50Greene County, ILIL11,31334.6%+7.2 pts
44▲15Winnebago County, ILIL283,67434.2%+4.8 pts
45▲3Logan County, ILIL27,18234.1%+5.4 pts
46▼7Knox County, ILIL47,76733.9%+6.0 pts
47Grundy County, ILIL54,05233.9%+4.8 pts
48▲6Boone County, ILIL53,56833.8%+5.1 pts
49▼8Stark County, ILIL5,31933.4%+2.0 pts
50▲14Clay County, ILIL12,79333.4%+5.6 pts
51▼25Lee County, ILIL32,91433.3%+5.9 pts
52▲17Moultrie County, ILIL14,37133.0%+6.1 pts
53▲35Whiteside County, ILIL54,12132.9%+6.1 pts
54▼10McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.8%−2.7 pts
55▲22White County, ILIL13,25032.7%+6.0 pts
56▲22Shelby County, ILIL20,57632.6%+3.8 pts
57▼29Hamilton County, ILIL7,85932.6%+4.8 pts
58▼39Johnson County, ILIL13,36332.5%+0.1 pts
59▼30Ford County, ILIL13,21632.4%+3.9 pts
60▲8Edgar County, ILIL16,32332.4%+5.9 pts
61▼12Washington County, ILIL13,56432.3%+2.3 pts
62▲20Mercer County, ILIL15,22932.3%+3.6 pts
63▲9Mason County, ILIL12,41132.3%+2.5 pts
64▼31Christian County, ILIL33,44332.1%+6.0 pts
65▲33Perry County, ILIL20,16032.0%+2.5 pts
66▼28Fulton County, ILIL32,90131.9%+3.6 pts
67▲18Marion County, ILIL36,38231.8%+7.7 pts
68▲7Crawford County, ILIL18,64831.7%+6.8 pts
69▼8De Witt County, ILIL15,11831.6%+5.0 pts
70▼12Iroquois County, ILIL26,15031.6%+3.0 pts
71▲2Bond County, ILIL16,95931.6%+1.6 pts
72▼10Kankakee County, ILIL105,52531.5%+3.6 pts
73▲18Gallatin County, ILIL4,61631.5%+3.3 pts
74▼19Union County, ILIL16,65631.3%−1.3 pts
75▲12LaSalle County, ILIL107,77331.3%+5.6 pts
76▼26Carroll County, ILIL15,41931.3%+2.4 pts
77▼14Morgan County, ILIL32,51531.1%+0.2 pts
78▲2Livingston County, ILIL35,05731.1%+5.6 pts
79▲17Jasper County, ILIL9,03230.9%+3.2 pts
80▼35Montgomery County, ILIL28,07630.8%+1.9 pts
81▼7Pike County, ILIL14,23130.4%+8.0 pts
82▲7Douglas County, ILIL19,88030.2%+3.9 pts
83▼7Edwards County, ILIL5,89830.0%+3.9 pts
84▲10Bureau County, ILIL32,51029.9%+6.4 pts
85▲7Wayne County, ILIL15,88229.5%+5.1 pts
86▼35Lawrence County, ILIL13,79029.4%+5.5 pts
87▼3Franklin County, ILIL36,91629.2%+5.4 pts
88▲9Cumberland County, ILIL10,20829.1%+5.2 pts
89▼10Jefferson County, ILIL36,14729.1%+3.8 pts
90▼7Vermilion County, ILIL71,25929.1%+3.6 pts
91▲8Fayette County, ILIL20,79028.8%+0.8 pts
92▼32Marshall County, ILIL11,47328.5%+2.1 pts
93▼12Richland County, ILIL15,21928.4%+2.3 pts
94▲7Randolph County, ILIL29,92128.2%+2.5 pts
95▼30Warren County, ILIL16,22228.0%+1.2 pts
96▼6Massac County, ILIL13,50228.0%+4.4 pts
97▼11Wabash County, ILIL10,90727.0%+0.4 pts
98▼3Putnam County, ILIL5,61926.4%+5.4 pts
99▼33Brown County, ILIL6,40126.1%−3.0 pts
100▲2Cass County, ILIL12,46326.1%+4.4 pts
101▼30Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.4%−0.8 pts
102▼2Alexander County, ILIL4,57019.8%−2.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES