RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Most white-collar workforce, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2010 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 –

01DuPage County, ILIL934,29843.8%–

02Champaign County, ILIL209,97242.9%–

03Lake County, ILIL719,33941.2%–

04McLean County, ILIL171,41939.5%–

05Sangamon County, ILIL194,17039.2%–

06Woodford County, ILIL38,11138.6%–

07Kendall County, ILIL145,47037.2%–

08Jackson County, ILIL52,50136.9%–

09McHenry County, ILIL317,75136.8%–

10Cook County, ILIL5,194,62536.8%–

11Peoria County, ILIL178,55336.6%–

12Will County, ILIL712,25335.6%–

13McDonough County, ILIL25,91635.5%–

14Piatt County, ILIL16,79135.4%–

15Monroe County, ILIL34,84035.1%–

16Menard County, ILIL11,86334.9%–

17Kane County, ILIL525,75734.2%–

18Tazewell County, ILIL130,04934.0%–

19St. Clair County, ILIL250,70833.2%–

20Madison County, ILIL263,11033.0%–

21DeKalb County, ILIL101,83532.7%–

22Union County, ILIL16,65632.6%–

23Johnson County, ILIL13,36332.4%–

24Saline County, ILIL22,77232.2%–

25Stark County, ILIL5,31931.4%–

26Williamson County, ILIL67,22531.4%–

27Macon County, ILIL99,30031.3%–

28Scott County, ILIL4,86631.2%–

29Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59431.1%–

30Morgan County, ILIL32,51531.0%–

31Clinton County, ILIL37,12830.3%–

32Washington County, ILIL13,56430.0%–

33Bond County, ILIL16,95930.0%–

34Henry County, ILIL48,09529.9%–

35Clark County, ILIL15,11429.9%–

36Adams County, ILIL64,26729.8%–

37Mason County, ILIL12,41129.7%–

38Rock Island County, ILIL141,86929.7%–

39Perry County, ILIL20,16029.5%–

40Winnebago County, ILIL283,67429.4%–

41Coles County, ILIL46,60729.3%–

42Brown County, ILIL6,40129.1%–

43Grundy County, ILIL54,05229.1%–

44Calhoun County, ILIL4,30029.0%–

45Montgomery County, ILIL28,07628.9%–

46Carroll County, ILIL15,41928.9%–

47Shelby County, ILIL20,57628.8%–

48Mercer County, ILIL15,22928.7%–

49Logan County, ILIL27,18228.7%–

50Boone County, ILIL53,56828.7%–

51Iroquois County, ILIL26,15028.6%–

52Effingham County, ILIL34,51928.5%–

53Ford County, ILIL13,21628.5%–

54Jersey County, ILIL21,16028.3%–

55Fulton County, ILIL32,90128.3%–

56Macoupin County, ILIL43,74828.2%–

57Gallatin County, ILIL4,61628.1%–

58Stephenson County, ILIL43,22028.1%–

59Fayette County, ILIL20,79028.0%–

60Knox County, ILIL47,76727.9%–

61Kankakee County, ILIL105,52527.9%–

62Hancock County, ILIL16,80327.9%–

63Clay County, ILIL12,79327.8%–

64Hamilton County, ILIL7,85927.7%–

65Jasper County, ILIL9,03227.7%–

66Greene County, ILIL11,31327.4%–

67Lee County, ILIL32,91427.4%–

68Hardin County, ILIL3,58827.3%–

69Ogle County, ILIL51,39927.2%–

70Moultrie County, ILIL14,37126.8%–

71Warren County, ILIL16,22226.8%–

72Whiteside County, ILIL54,12126.7%–

73White County, ILIL13,25026.7%–

74Wabash County, ILIL10,90726.6%–

75Henderson County, ILIL5,98426.6%–

76De Witt County, ILIL15,11826.6%–

77Edgar County, ILIL16,32326.5%–

78Marshall County, ILIL11,47326.4%–

79Douglas County, ILIL19,88026.4%–

80Pulaski County, ILIL4,82026.2%–

81Edwards County, ILIL5,89826.1%–

82Richland County, ILIL15,21926.1%–

83Christian County, ILIL33,44326.1%–

84Randolph County, ILIL29,92125.7%–

85LaSalle County, ILIL107,77325.7%–

86Vermilion County, ILIL71,25925.5%–

87Livingston County, ILIL35,05725.5%–

88Jefferson County, ILIL36,14725.3%–

89Crawford County, ILIL18,64824.9%–

90Wayne County, ILIL15,88224.4%–

91Schuyler County, ILIL6,65724.2%–

92Marion County, ILIL36,38224.1%–

93Lawrence County, ILIL13,79023.9%–

94Cumberland County, ILIL10,20823.9%–

95Franklin County, ILIL36,91623.8%–

96Massac County, ILIL13,50223.5%–

97Bureau County, ILIL32,51023.5%–

98Pike County, ILIL14,23122.4%–

99Alexander County, ILIL4,57022.1%–

100Cass County, ILIL12,46321.7%–

101Putnam County, ILIL5,61921.0%–

102Pope County, ILIL3,67216.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS