Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 25.40%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Taylorville city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (42.74%), followed by Wood River city (42.49%), and Pontiac city (41.78%).

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+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Taylorville city
Wood River city
Pontiac city
Mattoon city
Sterling city
Lincoln city
East St. Louis city
Worth village
Harvey city
Cahokia village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Taylorville city 42.74
2 Wood River city 42.49
3 Pontiac city 41.78
4 Mattoon city 40.34
5 Sterling city 39.64
6 Lincoln city 38.82
7 East St. Louis city 38.58
8 Worth village 38.56
9 Harvey city 38.41
10 Cahokia village 38.16
11 Bridgeview village 37.92
12 Kewanee city 37.85
13 Midlothian village 37.68
14 Decatur city 37.40
15 Burbank city 37.31
16 Rantoul village 36.68
17 Danville city 36.52
18 Pekin city 36.49
19 Streator city 36.44
20 Bradley village 36.38
21 Jacksonville city 36.25
22 Machesney Park village 36.23
23 Cicero town 36.15
24 Belvidere city 35.90
25 Canton city 35.82
26 Granite City city 35.81
27 Galesburg city 35.66
28 Maywood village 35.04
29 Freeport city 34.85
29 Melrose Park village 34.85
30 Kankakee city 34.78
31 River Grove village 34.72
32 Markham city 34.49
33 Fox Lake village 34.44
34 Beach Park village 33.92
35 Ottawa city 33.90
36 Quincy city 33.86
37 Plano city 33.85
38 Centralia city 33.47
39 Wood Dale city 33.34
40 Loves Park city 33.31
41 Crestwood village 33.22
42 Justice village 32.90
43 Streamwood village 32.81
44 Chicago Heights city 32.64
45 Morris city 32.53
46 Zion city 32.42
47 Bourbonnais village 32.35
47 Marion city 32.35
48 Alsip village 32.33
48 Round Lake Beach village 32.33
49 Riverdale village 32.05
50 Bellwood village 32.01
51 Franklin Park village 31.92
52 Dixon city 31.73
53 Lansing village 31.57
54 Northlake city 31.28
55 Norridge village 31.11
56 Romeoville village 31.10
57 Addison village 30.75
58 Herrin city 30.72
59 Rockford city 30.71
59 Summit village 30.71
60 Waukegan city 30.61
61 Crest Hill city 30.60
62 Effingham city 30.56
63 Lyons village 30.32
64 Berwyn city 30.20
65 Alton city 30.18
66 Dolton village 30.16
67 Palos Hills city 30.08
68 Calumet City city 29.98
69 Mount Vernon city 29.93
70 East Moline city 29.76
71 Villa Park village 29.73
72 Bensenville village 29.71
73 North Chicago city 29.65
74 Blue Island city 29.64
75 Highland city 29.19
76 Chicago Ridge village 29.13
77 Rock Island city 28.93
78 Montgomery village 28.76
79 Hickory Hills city 28.68
80 East Peoria city 28.59
81 Joliet city 28.54
82 McHenry city 28.38
83 Macomb city 27.92
84 Elmwood Park village 27.87
85 Collinsville city 27.86
86 Niles village 27.71
87 Carpentersville village 27.53
88 Belleville city 27.37
89 South Holland village 27.07
90 Woodstock city 26.92
91 Huntley village 26.67
92 Hanover Park village 26.64
93 Springfield city 26.59
94 West Chicago city 26.53
95 Glendale Heights village 26.52
96 Roscoe village 26.50
97 Charleston city 26.49
98 Hazel Crest village 25.97
99 Tinley Park village 25.90
100 Oak Forest city 25.83
101 Oak Lawn village 25.80
102 Yorkville city 25.79
103 Shorewood village 25.65
104 Waterloo city 25.61
105 Moline city 25.51
106 Lockport city 25.49
107 Homer Glen village 25.47
108 Bloomingdale village 25.28
109 Peoria city 24.78
110 Schiller Park village 24.60
111 Godfrey village 24.32
112 Fairview Heights city 24.12
113 Elgin city 24.08
114 Roselle village 24.01
115 Lake in the Hills village 23.97
116 Bolingbrook village 23.93
117 Palos Heights city 23.87
117 South Elgin village 23.87
118 Richton Park village 23.85
119 Park Forest village 23.81
120 Channahon village 23.75
121 DeKalb city 23.51
122 Orland Park village 23.25
123 Troy city 23.15
124 Gages Lake CDP 22.86
125 Westchester village 22.70
126 Matteson village 22.69
127 Lemont village 22.25
128 Country Club Hills city 22.22
129 Oswego village 22.21
130 Elk Grove Village village 22.11
131 Rolling Meadows city 21.95
132 Chicago city 21.85
133 Morton village 21.77
134 Mount Prospect village 21.76
135 Des Plaines city 21.72
136 New Lenox village 21.55
137 North Aurora village 21.53
138 Crystal Lake city 21.40
139 Lombard village 21.29
140 Washington city 21.28
141 Shiloh village 21.19
142 Mundelein village 21.05
143 Aurora city 20.93
144 Bloomington city 20.88
145 Bartlett village 20.79
146 Mokena village 20.78
147 Brookfield village 20.68
148 Homewood village 20.59
149 Minooka village 20.47
150 Sycamore city 20.17
151 Wauconda village 20.16
151 Wheeling village 20.16
152 Round Lake village 20.06
153 Antioch village 20.03
154 Carol Stream village 19.94
155 Lindenhurst village 19.85
156 Swansea village 19.47
157 Frankfort village 19.45
158 Evergreen Park village 19.44
159 Morton Grove village 19.35
160 Cary village 19.20
161 Algonquin village 19.16
161 Warrenville city 19.16
162 Westmont village 19.01
163 Forest Park village 18.86
164 Glen Carbon village 18.84
165 Schaumburg village 18.83
166 Normal town 18.68
167 Skokie village 18.09
168 Hoffman Estates village 17.50
169 Columbia city 17.11
169 Woodridge village 17.11
170 Darien city 17.08
171 Champaign city 17.02
171 Palatine village 17.02
172 St. Charles city 17.01
173 Prospect Heights city 16.84
174 Lincolnwood village 16.35
175 Plainfield village 16.14
176 Gurnee village 15.84
177 Carbondale city 15.79
178 Edwardsville city 15.75
178 Lake Zurich village 15.75
179 Chatham village 15.62
180 Arlington Heights village 15.38
181 O'Fallon city 15.18
182 Geneva city 15.11
183 La Grange village 14.87
184 Urbana city 14.59
185 Park Ridge city 14.12
186 Batavia city 13.66
187 Downers Grove village 13.26
188 La Grange Park village 13.08
189 Elmhurst city 12.70
190 Grayslake village 12.26
191 Lisle village 11.90
192 Campton Hills village 11.68
193 Vernon Hills village 11.39
194 Glen Ellyn village 11.19
195 Evanston city 11.14
196 Northbrook village 10.83
197 Wheaton city 10.68
198 Glenview village 10.10
199 Buffalo Grove village 9.59
200 Naperville city 9.24
201 Libertyville village 8.40
202 Highland Park city 8.14
203 Oak Park village 7.99
204 Western Springs village 7.33
205 Barrington village 7.10
206 Burr Ridge village 6.03
207 Hinsdale village 6.01
208 River Forest village 5.95
209 Wilmette village 5.03
210 Lake Forest city 4.80
211 Deerfield village 4.66
212 Winnetka village 2.30
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