Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Illinois (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 36.16%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Winnetka village had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (90.39%), followed by Wilmette village (83.78%), and Western Springs village (81.53%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+).
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnetka village | 90.39 |
| 2 | Wilmette village | 83.78 |
| 3 | Western Springs village | 81.53 |
| 4 | Deerfield village | 81.48 |
| 5 | Lake Forest city | 80.98 |
| 6 | Hinsdale village | 80.53 |
| 7 | River Forest village | 79.66 |
| 8 | Highland Park city | 76.43 |
| 9 | Libertyville village | 73.56 |
| 10 | Oak Park village | 72.05 |
| 11 | Northbrook village | 71.86 |
| 12 | Barrington village | 70.76 |
| 13 | Naperville city | 70.72 |
| 14 | Burr Ridge village | 70.34 |
| 15 | Glenview village | 68.51 |
| 16 | Glen Ellyn village | 68.41 |
| 17 | Evanston city | 68.26 |
| 18 | Buffalo Grove village | 67.33 |
| 19 | Lisle village | 65.18 |
| 20 | Wheaton city | 64.46 |
| 21 | Vernon Hills village | 63.23 |
| 22 | Park Ridge city | 62.37 |
| 23 | Elmhurst city | 62.12 |
| 24 | La Grange village | 62.07 |
| 25 | Geneva city | 61.32 |
| 26 | La Grange Park village | 60.51 |
| 27 | Downers Grove village | 59.76 |
| 28 | Campton Hills village | 59.73 |
| 29 | Grayslake village | 59.69 |
| 30 | Arlington Heights village | 59.53 |
| 31 | Urbana city | 59.50 |
| 32 | Frankfort village | 56.41 |
| 33 | Lincolnwood village | 56.26 |
| 34 | Plainfield village | 55.55 |
| 35 | Edwardsville city | 55.48 |
| 36 | Lake Zurich village | 55.29 |
| 37 | Batavia city | 55.18 |
| 38 | Gurnee village | 53.38 |
| 39 | Darien city | 53.35 |
| 40 | Normal town | 52.31 |
| 41 | Glen Carbon village | 51.95 |
| 42 | Champaign city | 51.90 |
| 43 | St. Charles city | 50.85 |
| 44 | Schaumburg village | 50.28 |
| 45 | Palatine village | 50.22 |
| 46 | Columbia city | 50.09 |
| 47 | O'Fallon city | 49.48 |
| 48 | Skokie village | 49.36 |
| 49 | Morton Grove village | 48.97 |
| 50 | Westmont village | 48.61 |
| 51 | Hoffman Estates village | 48.37 |
| 52 | Forest Park village | 48.33 |
| 53 | Lombard village | 48.09 |
| 54 | Woodridge village | 47.85 |
| 55 | Bloomington city | 47.42 |
| 56 | Mount Prospect village | 47.12 |
| 57 | Chatham village | 46.92 |
| 58 | Cary village | 46.68 |
| 59 | Palos Heights city | 45.53 |
| 60 | Carbondale city | 45.41 |
| 61 | Bartlett village | 44.67 |
| 62 | Swansea village | 44.61 |
| 63 | Lindenhurst village | 44.55 |
| 64 | New Lenox village | 44.46 |
| 65 | Mokena village | 44.41 |
| 66 | Algonquin village | 44.22 |
| 67 | Lemont village | 44.02 |
| 68 | Brookfield village | 44.01 |
| 69 | Sycamore city | 43.71 |
| 70 | Westchester village | 43.12 |
| 71 | Washington city | 43.03 |
| 72 | Orland Park village | 42.93 |
| 73 | Homewood village | 42.89 |
| 74 | Morton village | 42.82 |
| 75 | Oswego village | 42.23 |
| 76 | Wheeling village | 42.04 |
| 77 | Wauconda village | 41.96 |
| 78 | Carol Stream village | 41.73 |
| 79 | Chicago city | 41.67 |
| 80 | Mundelein village | 41.45 |
| 81 | Bloomingdale village | 41.08 |
| 82 | Matteson village | 40.82 |
| 83 | Antioch village | 40.62 |
| 84 | Crystal Lake city | 40.50 |
| 85 | Warrenville city | 40.40 |
| 86 | Lockport city | 40.38 |
| 87 | Prospect Heights city | 40.33 |
| 88 | Roselle village | 40.23 |
| 89 | Elk Grove Village village | 39.78 |
| 89 | Macomb city | 39.78 |
| 90 | Gages Lake CDP | 39.71 |
| 91 | Evergreen Park village | 39.48 |
| 92 | Des Plaines city | 39.07 |
| 93 | Lake in the Hills village | 38.82 |
| 94 | North Aurora village | 38.61 |
| 95 | Shorewood village | 38.45 |
| 96 | Shiloh village | 38.26 |
| 97 | Bolingbrook village | 38.25 |
| 98 | Homer Glen village | 38.09 |
| 99 | Round Lake village | 37.91 |
| 100 | Tinley Park village | 37.72 |
| 101 | Niles village | 37.59 |
| 102 | South Elgin village | 37.44 |
| 103 | Peoria city | 37.02 |
| 104 | Huntley village | 36.72 |
| 105 | Rolling Meadows city | 36.29 |
| 106 | Waterloo city | 35.76 |
| 107 | DeKalb city | 35.62 |
| 108 | Minooka village | 35.43 |
| 109 | Villa Park village | 34.92 |
| 110 | Aurora city | 34.79 |
| 111 | Springfield city | 34.37 |
| 112 | Yorkville city | 34.17 |
| 113 | Roscoe village | 33.97 |
| 114 | Bourbonnais village | 33.89 |
| 115 | Fairview Heights city | 33.13 |
| 116 | Channahon village | 32.69 |
| 117 | Charleston city | 32.66 |
| 118 | Montgomery village | 32.24 |
| 119 | Oak Lawn village | 32.06 |
| 120 | Troy city | 31.78 |
| 121 | Woodstock city | 31.49 |
| 122 | Country Club Hills city | 31.48 |
| 123 | West Chicago city | 31.06 |
| 124 | Godfrey village | 30.64 |
| 125 | Collinsville city | 30.61 |
| 126 | Oak Forest city | 30.58 |
| 127 | Richton Park village | 30.41 |
| 128 | Highland city | 29.44 |
| 129 | Elmwood Park village | 29.02 |
| 130 | Glendale Heights village | 29.00 |
| 131 | Moline city | 28.62 |
| 132 | Schiller Park village | 28.24 |
| 133 | McHenry city | 28.21 |
| 134 | Chicago Ridge village | 27.35 |
| 134 | Park Forest village | 27.35 |
| 135 | Streamwood village | 27.20 |
| 136 | Hanover Park village | 26.90 |
| 137 | South Holland village | 26.83 |
| 138 | Hazel Crest village | 26.81 |
| 139 | East Peoria city | 26.80 |
| 140 | Belleville city | 26.64 |
| 141 | Norridge village | 26.23 |
| 142 | Elgin city | 26.02 |
| 143 | Palos Hills city | 25.95 |
| 144 | Lansing village | 25.89 |
| 145 | Loves Park city | 25.64 |
| 146 | Marion city | 25.51 |
| 147 | Crestwood village | 25.33 |
| 148 | Morris city | 25.02 |
| 149 | Quincy city | 24.52 |
| 150 | Joliet city | 24.49 |
| 151 | Wood Dale city | 24.20 |
| 152 | Berwyn city | 24.16 |
| 153 | Addison village | 23.84 |
| 154 | Hickory Hills city | 23.50 |
| 155 | North Chicago city | 23.26 |
| 156 | Bensenville village | 22.68 |
| 157 | Fox Lake village | 22.42 |
| 158 | Ottawa city | 22.25 |
| 159 | Rockford city | 22.22 |
| 160 | Herrin city | 21.95 |
| 160 | Romeoville village | 21.95 |
| 161 | Carpentersville village | 21.93 |
| 162 | Rock Island city | 21.86 |
| 163 | Effingham city | 21.54 |
| 164 | River Grove village | 21.16 |
| 165 | Decatur city | 21.06 |
| 166 | Alsip village | 20.77 |
| 167 | Jacksonville city | 20.67 |
| 168 | Dolton village | 20.35 |
| 169 | Mount Vernon city | 20.30 |
| 170 | Plano city | 20.17 |
| 171 | Lincoln city | 19.98 |
| 172 | Freeport city | 19.85 |
| 173 | Crest Hill city | 19.77 |
| 174 | Bridgeview village | 19.66 |
| 175 | Waukegan city | 19.65 |
| 176 | Alton city | 19.40 |
| 176 | Taylorville city | 19.40 |
| 177 | East Moline city | 19.06 |
| 178 | Calumet City city | 18.99 |
| 178 | Pekin city | 18.99 |
| 179 | Worth village | 18.69 |
| 180 | Galesburg city | 18.60 |
| 181 | Dixon city | 18.25 |
| 182 | Lyons village | 18.13 |
| 183 | Chicago Heights city | 17.91 |
| 184 | Danville city | 17.88 |
| 185 | Centralia city | 17.78 |
| 186 | Machesney Park village | 17.61 |
| 187 | Canton city | 17.49 |
| 188 | Justice village | 17.36 |
| 189 | Blue Island city | 17.19 |
| 190 | Mattoon city | 16.97 |
| 191 | Round Lake Beach village | 16.82 |
| 192 | Zion city | 16.57 |
| 193 | Midlothian village | 16.36 |
| 194 | Franklin Park village | 16.13 |
| 195 | Rantoul village | 16.05 |
| 196 | Burbank city | 15.91 |
| 197 | Bradley village | 15.88 |
| 197 | Riverdale village | 15.88 |
| 198 | Bellwood village | 15.79 |
| 199 | Northlake city | 15.34 |
| 200 | Maywood village | 15.17 |
| 201 | Sterling city | 15.15 |
| 202 | Beach Park village | 15.05 |
| 203 | Belvidere city | 14.73 |
| 204 | Granite City city | 14.24 |
| 205 | Wood River city | 14.17 |
| 206 | Markham city | 14.16 |
| 207 | Pontiac city | 14.08 |
| 208 | Kewanee city | 13.90 |
| 209 | Streator city | 13.42 |
| 210 | Kankakee city | 13.40 |
| 211 | Melrose Park village | 12.91 |
| 212 | Summit village | 11.77 |
| 213 | East St. Louis city | 11.66 |
| 214 | Cicero town | 10.91 |
| 215 | Harvey city | 10.75 |
| 216 | Cahokia village | 9.80 |