Most college-educated in Illinois

Illinois counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Illinois by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, DuPage County leads at 51.4%.

Among cities & places, Beverly leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	DuPage County	51.4%
2	Lake County	47.0%
3	McLean County	46.9%
4	Champaign County	46.6%
5	Cook County	41.9%
6	Monroe County	38.2%
7	Kane County	37.5%
8	Will County	36.5%
9	Kendall County	36.4%
10	Woodford County	36.1%
11	McHenry County	35.2%
12	Sangamon County	35.1%
13	Jackson County	35.1%
14	Peoria County	34.5%
15	DeKalb County	32.7%
16	Piatt County	31.9%
17	McDonough County	31.8%
18	Madison County	30.8%
19	St. Clair County	30.7%
20	Jo Daviess County	28.8%
21	Tazewell County	28.4%
22	Williamson County	27.5%
23	Coles County	27.1%
24	Adams County	27.0%
25	Menard County	26.5%
26	Effingham County	26.0%
27	Winnebago County	24.6%
28	Putnam County	24.6%
29	Clinton County	24.4%
30	Washington County	24.4%
31	Henry County	24.3%
32	Clark County	24.3%
33	Grundy County	24.2%
34	Hancock County	24.2%
35	Macon County	24.1%
36	Rock Island County	24.1%
37	Ogle County	24.0%
38	Morgan County	23.3%
39	Boone County	23.2%
40	Scott County	22.2%
41	Warren County	22.0%
42	Stephenson County	21.7%
43	Bureau County	21.4%
44	De Witt County	21.4%
45	Bond County	21.2%
46	Union County	20.9%
47	Crawford County	20.6%
48	Jasper County	20.6%
49	Jersey County	20.5%
50	Kankakee County	20.4%
51	Knox County	20.3%
52	Saline County	20.2%
53	Douglas County	20.2%
54	Edgar County	20.1%
55	Whiteside County	20.1%
56	Cass County	20.0%
57	Logan County	19.9%
58	Ford County	19.4%
59	Lee County	19.4%
60	Stark County	19.3%
61	Henderson County	19.2%
62	Mercer County	18.9%
63	Schuyler County	18.9%
64	Richland County	18.9%
65	Pike County	18.8%
66	Johnson County	18.8%
67	Moultrie County	18.8%
68	Macoupin County	18.8%
69	LaSalle County	18.7%
70	Marshall County	18.7%
71	Wabash County	18.7%
72	Cumberland County	18.6%
73	Hamilton County	18.5%
74	Livingston County	18.5%
75	Calhoun County	18.4%
76	Jefferson County	18.4%
77	Montgomery County	18.2%
78	Carroll County	18.2%
79	Fulton County	17.6%
80	Shelby County	17.6%
81	Marion County	17.3%
82	Franklin County	17.1%
83	Mason County	17.1%
84	Pope County	16.8%
85	Iroquois County	16.7%
86	Fayette County	16.6%
87	Christian County	16.5%
88	Greene County	16.3%
89	Massac County	16.3%
90	Vermilion County	16.2%
91	Wayne County	16.2%
92	Clay County	15.6%
93	Gallatin County	15.3%
94	Brown County	15.1%
95	White County	14.9%
96	Lawrence County	14.6%
97	Randolph County	14.2%
98	Edwards County	13.9%
99	Alexander County	12.6%
100	Perry County	12.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Beverly	100.0%
2	Kenilworth	91.9%
3	Glencoe	88.2%
4	Winnetka	87.3%
5	Bannockburn	86.7%
6	Wilmette	84.6%
7	Deerfield	82.7%
8	Western Springs	82.0%
9	Lake Bluff	81.8%
10	Northfield	81.7%
11	Hinsdale	81.3%
12	Lake Forest	80.8%
13	Kildeer	78.9%
14	Tower Lakes	77.8%
15	Clarendon Hills	77.4%
16	Lincolnshire	76.7%
17	Riverwoods	76.4%
18	Hawthorn Woods	76.3%
19	Highland Park	76.1%
20	North Barrington	75.4%
21	Mettawa	74.9%
22	Prestbury	74.5%
23	Long Grove	73.8%
24	River Forest	73.4%
25	Northbrook	73.1%
26	Unity	73.1%
27	Barrington	72.6%
28	Oak Park	72.5%
29	Old Mill Creek	72.2%
30	Deer Park	71.9%
31	Naperville	71.7%
32	Ridgefield	71.7%
33	Libertyville	71.5%
34	South Barrington	71.4%
35	Third Lake	70.9%
36	Barrington Hills	70.6%
37	Baileyville	70.5%
38	Evanston	70.3%
39	Riverside	69.8%
40	Golf	69.6%
41	Burr Ridge	69.2%
42	Inverness	68.8%
43	Glen Ellyn	68.3%
44	Trout Valley	68.1%
45	Glenview	68.1%
46	Leland Grove	67.1%
47	Oak Brook	67.1%
48	Flossmoor	67.0%
49	Vernon Hills	66.6%
50	Buffalo Grove	66.6%
51	Adams	66.4%
52	La Grange	65.5%
53	Park Ridge	65.1%
54	Wheaton	64.1%
55	Geneva	63.8%
56	Elmhurst	63.0%
57	Lisle	62.4%
58	Lake Barrington	62.3%
59	Elsah	61.4%
60	Lake Zurich	61.2%
61	Makanda	60.8%
62	Lakewood	60.6%
63	Dunlap	60.3%
64	Prairie Grove	60.3%
65	Arlington Heights	60.2%
66	Winfield	59.9%
67	La Grange Park	59.7%
68	Wayne	59.5%
69	The Galena Territory	59.4%
70	Frankfort	59.2%
71	Grayslake	59.1%
72	Grandwood Park	59.1%
73	Savoy	58.8%
74	Downers Grove	58.8%
75	Forsyth	58.7%
76	Urbana	58.4%
77	Green Oaks	57.9%
78	Campton Hills	57.7%
79	Lincolnwood	56.8%
80	Germantown Hills	56.6%
81	Argyle	56.6%
82	Plum Valley	56.2%
83	Downs	56.1%
84	Indian Creek	56.0%
85	Twin Grove	56.0%
86	Oakbrook Terrace	55.5%
87	Batavia	55.1%
88	Plainfield	54.9%
89	Metamora	54.6%
90	Trivoli	54.4%
91	Gurnee	54.4%
92	Edwardsville	54.3%
93	Willowbrook	54.1%
94	Indian Head Park	54.0%
95	Champaign	53.6%
96	Itasca	53.1%
97	Lorenzo	52.9%
98	Mahomet	52.8%
99	Elburn	52.6%
100	Normal	52.5%

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