RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Most white-collar workforce, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 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, ILIL209,97247.6%+11%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,29847.3%+8%

03Calhoun County, ILIL4,30045.1%+56%

04Lake County, ILIL719,33944.8%+9%

05Monroe County, ILIL34,84044.8%+28%

06McLean County, ILIL171,41943.7%+11%

07Sangamon County, ILIL194,17043.4%+11%

08Cook County, ILIL5,194,62542.4%+15%

09Woodford County, ILIL38,11141.6%+8%

10Kendall County, ILIL145,47041.0%+10%

11Menard County, ILIL11,86340.8%+17%

12Peoria County, ILIL178,55340.1%+10%

13Clinton County, ILIL37,12839.0%+29%

14McHenry County, ILIL317,75138.7%+5%

15Jackson County, ILIL52,50137.8%+3%

16Piatt County, ILIL16,79137.5%+6%

17Will County, ILIL712,25337.4%+5%

18Scott County, ILIL4,86637.3%+20%

19Johnson County, ILIL13,36337.0%+14%

20Jersey County, ILIL21,16036.8%+30%

21St. Clair County, ILIL250,70836.4%+10%

22Madison County, ILIL263,11036.2%+9%

23Kane County, ILIL525,75735.9%+5%

24Tazewell County, ILIL130,04935.7%+5%

25Henderson County, ILIL5,98435.4%+33%

26Lee County, ILIL32,91435.3%+29%

27Williamson County, ILIL67,22535.3%+12%

28Hamilton County, ILIL7,85934.8%+25%

29Ford County, ILIL13,21634.3%+20%

30Coles County, ILIL46,60734.2%+17%

31DeKalb County, ILIL101,83533.7%+3%

32Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59433.5%+8%

33Christian County, ILIL33,44333.4%+28%

34Macon County, ILIL99,30033.4%+7%

35Adams County, ILIL64,26732.9%+11%

36Saline County, ILIL22,77232.9%+2%

37Hardin County, ILIL3,58832.7%+20%

38Fulton County, ILIL32,90132.7%+15%

39Knox County, ILIL47,76732.6%+17%

40Rock Island County, ILIL141,86932.6%+10%

41Stark County, ILIL5,31932.6%+4%

42Henry County, ILIL48,09532.3%+8%

43Stephenson County, ILIL43,22032.3%+15%

44McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.2%−9%

45Montgomery County, ILIL28,07632.2%+11%

46Effingham County, ILIL34,51932.0%+12%

47Grundy County, ILIL54,05232.0%+10%

48Logan County, ILIL27,18231.7%+11%

49Washington County, ILIL13,56431.7%+6%

50Carroll County, ILIL15,41931.7%+10%

51Lawrence County, ILIL13,79031.7%+32%

52Ogle County, ILIL51,39931.7%+17%

53Pope County, ILIL3,67231.5%+91%

54Boone County, ILIL53,56831.5%+10%

55Union County, ILIL16,65631.2%−4%

56Hancock County, ILIL16,80330.9%+11%

57Schuyler County, ILIL6,65730.9%+28%

58Iroquois County, ILIL26,15030.8%+8%

59Winnebago County, ILIL283,67430.8%+5%

60Marshall County, ILIL11,47330.8%+17%

61De Witt County, ILIL15,11830.8%+16%

62Kankakee County, ILIL105,52530.7%+10%

63Morgan County, ILIL32,51530.7%−1%

64Clay County, ILIL12,79330.5%+10%

65Warren County, ILIL16,22230.5%+14%

66Brown County, ILIL6,40130.4%+4%

67Macoupin County, ILIL43,74830.3%+8%

68Edgar County, ILIL16,32330.0%+13%

69Moultrie County, ILIL14,37129.9%+11%

70Clark County, ILIL15,11429.6%−1%

71Pulaski County, ILIL4,82029.2%+11%

72Mason County, ILIL12,41128.9%−3%

73Bond County, ILIL16,95928.9%−4%

74Pike County, ILIL14,23128.8%+28%

75Crawford County, ILIL18,64828.8%+16%

76Edwards County, ILIL5,89828.8%+10%

77White County, ILIL13,25028.7%+8%

78Shelby County, ILIL20,57628.5%−1%

79Jefferson County, ILIL36,14728.4%+12%

80Livingston County, ILIL35,05728.4%+11%

81Richland County, ILIL15,21928.4%+9%

82Mercer County, ILIL15,22928.3%−1%

83Vermilion County, ILIL71,25928.2%+11%

84Franklin County, ILIL36,91628.2%+18%

85Marion County, ILIL36,38228.2%+17%

86Wabash County, ILIL10,90728.2%+6%

87LaSalle County, ILIL107,77328.1%+9%

88Whiteside County, ILIL54,12127.9%+4%

89Douglas County, ILIL19,88027.8%+6%

90Massac County, ILIL13,50227.7%+18%

91Gallatin County, ILIL4,61627.5%−2%

92Wayne County, ILIL15,88227.1%+11%

93Greene County, ILIL11,31327.1%−1%

94Bureau County, ILIL32,51027.1%+15%

95Putnam County, ILIL5,61927.1%+29%

96Jasper County, ILIL9,03227.0%−3%

97Cumberland County, ILIL10,20826.9%+12%

98Perry County, ILIL20,16026.8%−9%

99Fayette County, ILIL20,79026.3%−6%

100Alexander County, ILIL4,57025.7%+16%

101Randolph County, ILIL29,92123.9%−7%

102Cass County, ILIL12,46322.4%+3%

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