Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Illinois by County
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | N/A | 37.2 | 3,249,494 | 14 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 35.0 | 79,954,302 | N/A |
| DuPage County | Urban | 51.4 | 330,688 | 74 |
| Lake County | Urban | 47.0 | 221,369 | 127 |
| McLean County | Urban | 46.9 | 49,542 | 130 |
| Champaign County | Urban | 46.6 | 56,112 | 135 |
| Cook County | Urban | 41.9 | 1,523,193 | 211 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 38.2 | 9,518 | 303 |
| Kane County | Urban | 37.5 | 128,867 | 324 |
| Will County | Urban | 36.5 | 170,466 | 359 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 36.4 | 31,615 | 365 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 36.1 | 9,346 | 374 |
| McHenry County | Urban | 35.2 | 75,446 | 419 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 35.1 | 11,148 | 423 |
| Sangamon County | Urban | 35.1 | 48,031 | 423 |
| Peoria County | Urban | 34.5 | 41,733 | 451 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 32.7 | 19,705 | 538 |
| Piatt County | Urban | 31.9 | 3,797 | 595 |
| McDonough County | Rural | 31.8 | 5,318 | 599 |
| Madison County | Urban | 30.8 | 56,792 | 654 |
| St. Clair County | Urban | 30.7 | 53,719 | 662 |
| Jo Daviess County | Rural | 28.8 | 4,766 | 774 |
| Tazewell County | Urban | 28.4 | 26,063 | 807 |
| Williamson County | Rural | 27.5 | 13,188 | 870 |
| Coles County | Rural | 27.1 | 8,225 | 912 |
| Adams County | Rural | 27.0 | 12,176 | 922 |
| Menard County | Urban | 26.5 | 2,277 | 969 |
| Effingham County | Rural | 26.0 | 6,166 | 999 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 24.6 | 1,015 | 1,156 |
| Winnebago County | Urban | 24.6 | 47,492 | 1,156 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 24.4 | 6,449 | 1,182 |
| Washington County | Rural | 24.4 | 2,402 | 1,182 |
| Clark County | Rural | 24.3 | 2,619 | 1,199 |
| Henry County | Urban | 24.3 | 8,482 | 1,199 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 24.2 | 8,531 | 1,222 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 24.2 | 3,043 | 1,222 |
| Macon County | Urban | 24.1 | 17,064 | 1,237 |
| Rock Island County | Urban | 24.1 | 23,633 | 1,237 |
| Ogle County | Rural | 24.0 | 8,640 | 1,252 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 23.3 | 5,359 | 1,322 |
| Boone County | Urban | 23.2 | 8,232 | 1,334 |
| Scott County | Rural | 22.2 | 763 | 1,458 |
| Warren County | Rural | 22.0 | 2,387 | 1,488 |
| Stephenson County | Rural | 21.7 | 6,825 | 1,525 |
| Bureau County | Rural | 21.4 | 5,044 | 1,570 |
| De Witt County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,359 | 1,570 |
| Bond County | Urban | 21.2 | 2,424 | 1,611 |
| Union County | Rural | 20.9 | 2,553 | 1,659 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 20.6 | 2,798 | 1,707 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,335 | 1,707 |
| Jersey County | Urban | 20.5 | 3,071 | 1,731 |
| Kankakee County | Urban | 20.4 | 14,636 | 1,749 |
| Knox County | Rural | 20.3 | 7,009 | 1,769 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,679 | 1,791 |
| Saline County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,446 | 1,791 |
| Edgar County | Rural | 20.1 | 2,471 | 1,815 |
| Whiteside County | Rural | 20.1 | 7,792 | 1,815 |
| Cass County | Rural | 20.0 | 1,736 | 1,835 |
| Logan County | Rural | 19.9 | 3,893 | 1,854 |
| Ford County | Urban | 19.4 | 1,807 | 1,932 |
| Lee County | Rural | 19.4 | 4,843 | 1,932 |
| Stark County | Urban | 19.3 | 730 | 1,953 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 19.2 | 909 | 1,966 |
| Mercer County | Urban | 18.9 | 2,111 | 2,022 |
| Richland County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,060 | 2,022 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 18.9 | 1,000 | 2,022 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 18.8 | 1,823 | 2,043 |
| Macoupin County | Urban | 18.8 | 6,000 | 2,043 |
| Moultrie County | Rural | 18.8 | 1,827 | 2,043 |
| Pike County | Rural | 18.8 | 1,923 | 2,043 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 18.7 | 14,483 | 2,064 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 18.7 | 1,591 | 2,064 |
| Wabash County | Rural | 18.7 | 1,458 | 2,064 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 18.6 | 1,347 | 2,086 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,041 | 2,103 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 18.5 | 4,649 | 2,103 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 18.4 | 576 | 2,116 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 18.4 | 4,748 | 2,116 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,088 | 2,158 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 18.2 | 3,719 | 2,158 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 17.6 | 4,284 | 2,257 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 17.6 | 2,651 | 2,257 |
| Marion County | Rural | 17.3 | 4,468 | 2,308 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 17.1 | 4,545 | 2,336 |
| Mason County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,595 | 2,336 |
| Pope County | Rural | 16.8 | 483 | 2,375 |
| Iroquois County | Rural | 16.7 | 3,162 | 2,392 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 16.6 | 2,511 | 2,412 |
| Christian County | Rural | 16.5 | 4,035 | 2,432 |
| Greene County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,379 | 2,459 |
| Massac County | Urban | 16.3 | 1,643 | 2,459 |
| Vermilion County | Rural | 16.2 | 8,159 | 2,476 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,829 | 2,476 |
| Clay County | Rural | 15.6 | 1,436 | 2,573 |
| Gallatin County | Rural | 15.3 | 550 | 2,629 |
| Brown County | Rural | 15.1 | 713 | 2,665 |
| White County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,474 | 2,694 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 14.6 | 1,613 | 2,729 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 14.2 | 3,099 | 2,780 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 13.9 | 601 | 2,810 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 12.6 | 447 | 2,944 |
| Perry County | Rural | 12.3 | 1,850 | 2,970 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 12.2 | 363 | 2,976 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 11.9 | 423 | 2,996 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/20/2026 7:54 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/20/2026 7:54 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.