Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 28.34%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Hazel Crest village had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (43.05%), followed by Riverdale village (42.24%), and Godfrey village (41.30%).

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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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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021

Hazel Crest village

Riverdale village

Godfrey village

Dolton village

Park Forest village

Belleville city

Richton Park village

Mount Vernon city

Country Club Hills city

Channahon village

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Hazel Crest village	43.05
2	Riverdale village	42.24
3	Godfrey village	41.30
4	Dolton village	41.23
5	Park Forest village	41.21
6	Belleville city	40.69
7	Richton Park village	40.48
8	Mount Vernon city	40.30
9	Country Club Hills city	40.20
10	Channahon village	39.81
11	Markham city	39.58
12	Granite City city	39.22
13	Troy city	39.21
14	Calumet City city	39.16
15	Alton city	39.14
16	Effingham city	39.00
17	Minooka village	38.79
18	South Holland village	38.17
19	Bradley village	37.93
20	Machesney Park village	37.66
21	Shiloh village	37.62
22	East Peoria city	37.42
23	Herrin city	37.34
24	Highland city	37.22
25	Lyons village	37.07
26	Beach Park village	36.52
27	Justice village	36.50
28	Wood River city	36.33
29	Marion city	36.32
30	McHenry city	36.28
31	Rock Island city	36.13
32	Bellwood village	36.09
33	Cahokia village	36.06
34	Rantoul village	36.01
35	East Moline city	35.84
36	Centralia city	35.80
37	Alsip village	35.79
37	Yorkville city	35.79
38	Evergreen Park village	35.73
39	Freeport city	35.56
40	Fairview Heights city	35.55
41	Midlothian village	35.47
42	Dixon city	35.38
43	Sterling city	35.28
44	Collinsville city	35.25
45	Chatham village	35.22
46	Chicago Ridge village	35.12
46	Moline city	35.12
47	Ottawa city	34.99
48	River Grove village	34.91
49	Streator city	34.90
50	Antioch village	34.87
51	Roscoe village	34.84
52	Plano city	34.75
53	Morris city	34.69
54	Oak Forest city	34.48
55	Zion city	34.41
56	Crestwood village	34.40
57	Loves Park city	34.37
58	Mattoon city	34.29
59	Hickory Hills city	34.25
60	Crest Hill city	34.23
60	Lincoln city	34.23
61	Lansing village	33.83
62	Waterloo city	33.69
63	Pekin city	33.67
64	North Aurora village	33.60
65	Elmwood Park village	33.53
66	Lake in the Hills village	33.49
66	Worth village	33.49
67	Carbondale city	33.48
68	Washington city	33.38
69	Fox Lake village	33.24
70	Danville city	32.93
71	Canton city	32.92
72	East St. Louis city	32.89
73	Huntley village	32.66
74	Crystal Lake city	32.55
75	Quincy city	32.52
76	Elk Grove Village village	32.51
77	Charleston city	32.48
77	Homewood village	32.48
78	Mokena village	32.37
79	Sycamore city	32.29
80	Morton village	32.21
81	Palos Hills city	32.06
82	New Lenox village	31.99
83	Swansea village	31.87
84	Rockford city	31.61
84	Tinley Park village	31.61
85	Galesburg city	31.56
85	Lindenhurst village	31.56
86	Decatur city	31.55
87	Gages Lake CDP	31.54
88	O'Fallon city	31.53
89	Algonquin village	31.52
89	DeKalb city	31.52
89	Matteson village	31.52
89	Romeoville village	31.52
90	Montgomery village	31.50
91	Joliet city	31.32
92	Cary village	31.23
93	Oak Lawn village	31.16
94	Jacksonville city	31.15
94	Shorewood village	31.15
95	Wood Dale city	31.01
96	Kewanee city	30.74
97	Norridge village	30.59
98	Chicago Heights city	30.48
99	Springfield city	30.37
100	Harvey city	30.34
100	Lemont village	30.34
101	Woodridge village	30.31
102	Pontiac city	30.28
102	Round Lake village	30.28
103	Oswego village	30.24
104	Blue Island city	30.19
105	Elgin city	30.18
106	Kankakee city	30.14
107	Schiller Park village	30.12
108	Lockport city	30.09
109	Taylorville city	30.08
110	Columbia city	29.85
111	Homer Glen village	29.71
112	Franklin Park village	29.65
113	Woodstock city	29.64
114	Bolingbrook village	29.38
115	Bensenville village	29.30
116	Carol Stream village	29.21
117	Peoria city	28.99
118	Bourbonnais village	28.92
119	North Chicago city	28.76
119	Wauconda village	28.76
120	Berwyn city	28.66
121	Macomb city	28.64
122	Round Lake Beach village	28.48
123	Glendale Heights village	28.35
124	Belvidere city	28.33
125	Roselle village	28.32
126	South Elgin village	28.29
127	Brookfield village	28.27
128	Villa Park village	28.20
129	Westchester village	28.13
130	Forest Park village	28.12
131	Northlake city	28.11
132	Warrenville city	27.98
133	Streamwood village	27.96
134	Maywood village	27.93
135	Bridgeview village	27.87
136	Hanover Park village	27.86
137	Bartlett village	27.80
138	Prospect Heights city	27.79
139	Orland Park village	27.67
140	Des Plaines city	27.62
141	Palos Heights city	27.55
142	Bloomingdale village	27.44
142	Campton Hills village	27.44
143	Batavia city	27.43
144	Burbank city	27.34
145	Lombard village	27.20
146	Mundelein village	26.95
147	Westmont village	26.93
148	Rolling Meadows city	26.78
149	Bloomington city	26.70
150	Gurnee village	26.60
151	Schaumburg village	26.59
152	Waukegan city	26.52
153	Wheeling village	26.46
154	Normal town	26.38
155	St. Charles city	26.22
156	Glen Carbon village	25.91
156	Lake Zurich village	25.91
157	Darien city	25.79
158	Melrose Park village	25.71
159	Hoffman Estates village	25.59
160	Edwardsville city	25.26
161	Champaign city	25.21
162	Addison village	25.10
163	Grayslake village	25.00
164	Carpentersville village	24.75
165	Aurora city	24.69
166	Plainfield village	24.60
167	Skokie village	24.36
168	Palatine village	23.88
169	Niles village	23.50
170	Downers Grove village	23.20
171	West Chicago city	22.78
172	Chicago city	22.77
173	Morton Grove village	22.48
174	Mount Prospect village	22.36
175	Frankfort village	22.26
176	La Grange Park village	22.21
177	Elmhurst city	21.86
178	Urbana city	21.67
179	Wheaton city	21.41
180	Arlington Heights village	21.36
181	Summit village	21.35
182	Geneva city	21.08
183	Cicero town	21.03
184	Lisle village	20.80
185	Buffalo Grove village	20.74
186	Lincolnwood village	20.06
187	Burr Ridge village	19.88
188	Vernon Hills village	19.86
189	Park Ridge city	19.74
190	La Grange village	19.60
191	Barrington village	19.31
192	Naperville city	17.54
193	Glenview village	17.18
194	Oak Park village	16.83
195	Glen Ellyn village	16.66
196	Evanston city	15.97
197	Libertyville village	15.69
198	Northbrook village	15.49
199	Lake Forest city	13.32
200	Highland Park city	12.99
201	River Forest village	12.70
202	Deerfield village	12.25
203	Hinsdale village	11.14
204	Western Springs village	10.61
205	Wilmette village	9.55
206	Winnetka village	6.35