Illinois Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 102 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1	Douglas County, Illinois	57.5%
2	Boone County, Illinois	48.8%
3	Clinton County, Illinois	47.7%
4	Franklin County, Illinois	47.2%
5	Crawford County, Illinois	46.3%
6	Lawrence County, Illinois	45.8%
7	Bureau County, Illinois	43.9%
8	Cook County, Illinois	41.9%
9	Monroe County, Illinois	38.2%
10	Kane County, Illinois	37.5%
11	Clay County, Illinois	37.5%
12	DuPage County, Illinois	37.3%
13	Will County, Illinois	36.5%
14	Woodford County, Illinois	36.1%
15	Carroll County, Illinois	35.3%
16	Sangamon County, Illinois	35.1%
17	Peoria County, Illinois	34.5%
18	Champaign County, Illinois	34.2%
19	Calhoun County, Illinois	34.0%
20	McHenry County, Illinois	33.3%
21	Alexander County, Illinois	33.3%
22	Piatt County, Illinois	31.9%
23	Madison County, Illinois	30.8%
24	St. Clair County, Illinois	30.7%
25	McDonough County, Illinois	29.3%
26	Jo Daviess County, Illinois	28.8%
27	Tazewell County, Illinois	28.4%
28	Winnebago County, Illinois	28.3%
29	Williamson County, Illinois	27.5%
30	Ford County, Illinois	27.4%
31	Adams County, Illinois	27.0%
32	Fulton County, Illinois	26.6%
33	Menard County, Illinois	26.5%
34	Hamilton County, Illinois	26.1%
35	Putnam County, Illinois	24.6%
36	Washington County, Illinois	24.4%
37	Macon County, Illinois	24.1%
38	Rock Island County, Illinois	24.1%
39	Ogle County, Illinois	24.0%
40	Morgan County, Illinois	23.3%
41	Johnson County, Illinois	22.3%
42	Scott County, Illinois	22.2%
43	Clark County, Illinois	22.1%
44	Warren County, Illinois	22.0%
45	Stephenson County, Illinois	21.7%
46	Henderson County, Illinois	21.7%
47	Cass County, Illinois	21.4%
48	Union County, Illinois	20.9%
49	Jasper County, Illinois	20.6%
50	Jersey County, Illinois	20.5%
51	Kankakee County, Illinois	20.4%
52	Knox County, Illinois	20.3%
53	Saline County, Illinois	20.2%
54	Whiteside County, Illinois	20.1%
55	Logan County, Illinois	19.9%
56	Coles County, Illinois	19.5%
57	Stark County, Illinois	19.3%
58	Edgar County, Illinois	19.0%
59	Mercer County, Illinois	18.9%
60	Richland County, Illinois	18.9%
61	Schuyler County, Illinois	18.9%
62	Moultrie County, Illinois	18.8%
63	Macoupin County, Illinois	18.8%
64	Pike County, Illinois	18.8%
65	Wabash County, Illinois	18.7%
66	Marshall County, Illinois	18.7%
67	Livingston County, Illinois	18.5%
68	Lee County, Illinois	18.4%
69	Henry County, Illinois	18.3%
70	Montgomery County, Illinois	18.2%
71	Shelby County, Illinois	17.6%
72	Gallatin County, Illinois	17.4%
73	Hardin County, Illinois	17.3%
74	Marion County, Illinois	17.3%
75	Hancock County, Illinois	17.2%
76	Mason County, Illinois	17.1%
77	Pope County, Illinois	16.8%
78	Massac County, Illinois	16.3%
79	Greene County, Illinois	16.3%
80	Wayne County, Illinois	16.2%
81	Vermilion County, Illinois	16.2%
82	Brown County, Illinois	15.0%
83	Christian County, Illinois	15.0%
84	White County, Illinois	14.9%
85	McLean County, Illinois	14.8%
86	DeKalb County, Illinois	14.4%
87	Randolph County, Illinois	14.2%
88	Jefferson County, Illinois	13.4%
89	Bond County, Illinois	12.8%
90	Effingham County, Illinois	12.5%
91	Perry County, Illinois	12.3%
92	Grundy County, Illinois	12.2%
93	Pulaski County, Illinois	11.9%
94	Edwards County, Illinois	11.4%
95	Iroquois County, Illinois	10.1%
96	Fayette County, Illinois	9.1%
97	Lake County, Illinois	7.2%
98	LaSalle County, Illinois	5.0%
99	Cumberland County, Illinois	4.2%
100	Kendall County, Illinois	4.2%