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Levels of education for Illinois residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Illinois

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Illinois education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Illinois PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	39.7%	714,086	1,798,840	89,097	182,499	412,452	400,706	133,420	422,376	158,290
Champaign	56.9%	15,105	26,534	294	889	4,419	5,827	2,081	7,511	5,513
DuPage	55.1%	72,134	131,006	4,984	7,154	20,800	25,934	8,632	47,351	16,151
McLean	54.1%	11,484	21,230	199	771	3,918	4,858	1,902	7,674	1,908
Jackson	49.5%	4,132	8,340	70	454	1,502	2,182	865	2,222	1,045
DeKalb	44.1%	5,346	12,115	271	801	2,750	2,947	1,307	3,061	978
Sangamon	43.2%	10,728	24,825	149	1,711	6,211	6,026	2,170	6,561	1,997
Lake	42.4%	36,897	87,039	5,931	8,070	18,277	17,864	4,961	23,671	8,265
Monroe	42.3%	1,394	3,295	22	75	781	1,023	349	673	372
Woodford	41.9%	1,577	3,764	35	159	986	1,007	444	919	214
Cook	41.7%	361,335	865,983	57,799	97,205	176,924	172,720	50,990	215,365	94,980
Kendall	41.0%	3,235	7,890	145	296	1,902	2,312	800	2,033	402
McHenry	40.3%	14,951	37,134	1,462	2,365	9,223	9,133	3,286	9,440	2,225
McDonough	40.2%	1,305	3,247	31	198	917	796	225	728	352
Richland	39.5%	709	1,796	11	100	491	485	381	276	52
Peoria	39.2%	9,394	23,957	391	2,200	5,560	6,412	2,092	5,446	1,856
Will	38.7%	28,572	73,857	1,712	5,991	18,280	19,302	6,662	17,626	4,284
Washington	36.6%	626	1,710	30	60	530	464	326	233	67
Coles	36.6%	2,162	5,910	99	491	1,550	1,608	695	1,077	390
Henry	36.3%	2,040	5,620	92	392	1,512	1,584	762	1,072	206
Madison	35.6%	11,903	33,424	351	2,791	8,302	10,077	3,975	6,274	1,654
Menard	35.6%	486	1,365	26	62	508	283	136	303	47
Clinton	35.0%	1,620	4,626	156	450	1,252	1,148	707	816	97
Hancock	34.9%	745	2,133	15	110	774	489	296	409	40
Wabash	34.7%	480	1,385	13	113	402	377	295	157	28
Piatt	34.4%	608	1,765	14	81	501	561	222	292	94
Effingham	34.4%	1,429	4,152	41	362	1,223	1,097	661	610	158
Kane	34.3%	20,710	60,392	6,400	7,806	13,239	12,237	4,162	12,991	3,557
Clay	33.8%	562	1,664	18	102	587	395	326	199	37
Jasper	33.0%	343	1,039	7	54	391	244	200	126	17
Tazewell	32.9%	5,364	16,307	170	1,196	4,895	4,682	1,719	2,995	650
Union	32.9%	695	2,115	94	205	593	528	216	333	146
Williamson	32.7%	2,593	7,927	57	689	2,170	2,418	985	1,245	363
Adams	32.5%	2,540	7,804	113	510	2,477	2,164	823	1,452	265
Morgan	31.9%	1,364	4,278	102	691	1,247	874	330	842	192
Stark	31.8%	227	713	5	35	225	221	75	133	19
Ford	31.7%	479	1,511	25	94	455	458	193	256	30
St. Clair	31.4%	10,277	32,691	556	3,085	8,935	9,838	3,287	5,194	1,796
Jersey	30.5%	741	2,428	7	107	862	711	325	331	85
Saline	30.3%	877	2,894	39	295	774	909	473	281	123
Hamilton	30.3%	272	898	12	62	300	252	132	103	37
Calhoun	30.2%	173	572	3	17	222	157	94	72	7
Rock Island	30.0%	5,488	18,290	580	2,282	4,844	5,096	1,905	3,006	577
Winnebago	29.8%	11,279	37,905	1,249	4,575	11,680	9,122	3,327	6,506	1,446
Stephenson	29.5%	1,730	5,864	91	398	1,910	1,735	536	983	211
Wayne	29.0%	566	1,952	12	199	687	488	361	176	29
Grundy	28.9%	1,391	4,809	84	335	1,549	1,450	451	738	202
Franklin	28.8%	1,319	4,584	102	538	1,319	1,306	538	650	131
Clark	28.5%	564	1,980	14	231	718	453	258	247	59
Jo Daviess	28.4%	667	2,345	41	124	943	570	234	321	112
Ogle	28.1%	1,689	6,009	276	678	1,841	1,525	588	879	222
Kankakee	28.0%	3,762	13,430	469	1,349	4,169	3,681	1,276	1,883	603
Bureau	27.7%	1,112	4,017	76	317	1,389	1,123	463	551	98
Cumberland	27.3%	381	1,396	8	91	601	315	192	158	31
Macoupin	27.3%	1,513	5,551	93	482	1,878	1,585	665	702	146
Macon	27.1%	3,504	12,922	248	1,315	4,128	3,727	985	2,098	421
Moultrie	26.7%	419	1,568	145	98	510	396	158	199	62
Hardin	26.7%	144	539	15	119	129	132	80	54	10
Knox	26.2%	1,766	6,744	87	1,090	1,866	1,935	577	910	279
Lawrence	26.1%	454	1,738	46	165	692	381	247	161	46
Mercer	25.9%	476	1,841	8	131	609	617	193	231	52
Marion	25.7%	1,259	4,895	79	459	1,634	1,464	519	615	125
Massac	25.6%	485	1,892	36	182	685	504	213	228	44
Marshall	25.5%	363	1,423	3	92	544	421	134	194	35
De Witt	25.5%	526	2,063	25	198	794	520	178	334	14
Crawford	25.5%	666	2,613	33	565	816	533	379	230	57
Jefferson	25.4%	1,313	5,160	130	777	1,529	1,411	585	556	172
Shelby	25.2%	637	2,524	42	114	1,080	651	190	356	91
Fulton	25.0%	1,246	4,982	118	876	1,385	1,357	568	595	83
Mason	24.9%	452	1,815	40	169	654	500	223	209	20
Edwards	24.6%	197	801	9	43	319	233	112	74	11
Iroquois	24.6%	811	3,300	89	260	1,091	1,049	312	420	79
Edgar	24.4%	543	2,221	49	295	820	514	261	259	23
La Salle	24.3%	3,201	13,156	272	1,623	4,899	3,161	1,191	1,604	406
Warren	24.3%	504	2,076	35	267	709	561	154	301	49
Douglas	24.2%	541	2,239	266	172	747	513	209	286	46
Putnam	24.2%	158	654	5	46	222	223	55	92	11
Scott	23.8%	149	626	3	54	251	169	42	105	2
Henderson	23.5%	198	841	12	59	354	218	94	87	17
Pope	23.4%	96	410	3	71	146	94	37	40	19
White	23.3%	359	1,541	32	193	564	393	168	161	30
Whiteside	22.8%	1,641	7,211	288	567	2,688	2,027	688	801	152
Carroll	21.9%	379	1,727	5	102	730	511	123	186	70
Vermilion	21.9%	2,233	10,191	200	1,652	3,473	2,633	951	1,071	211
Perry	21.8%	680	3,123	168	704	843	728	370	251	59
Boone	21.8%	1,218	5,594	293	735	1,888	1,460	474	544	200
Greene	21.7%	367	1,689	36	174	625	487	165	170	32
Lee	21.5%	1,000	4,662	122	862	1,502	1,176	438	479	83
Livingston	21.3%	1,109	5,206	182	1,138	1,771	1,006	399	586	124
Bond	20.6%	495	2,399	30	839	638	397	183	214	98
Randolph	20.2%	956	4,738	146	1,133	1,397	1,106	455	413	88
Logan	18.9%	796	4,219	151	849	1,372	1,051	279	444	73
Johnson	18.8%	426	2,267	52	854	499	436	210	174	42
Montgomery	18.4%	753	4,098	95	866	1,374	1,010	358	351	44
Christian	18.2%	781	4,292	82	430	1,809	1,190	310	386	85
Cass	18.1%	324	1,788	129	159	729	447	75	219	30
Gallatin	17.6%	131	744	10	77	254	272	56	47	28
Schuyler	16.2%	126	779	2	41	421	189	68	40	18
Pike	15.9%	321	2,016	43	228	836	588	133	152	36
Pulaski	14.7%	105	714	12	99	323	175	65	38	2
Fayette	14.5%	413	2,857	72	742	1,052	578	229	150	34
Alexander	12.2%	142	1,162	27	319	436	238	87	47	8
Brown	11.3%	148	1,313	76	598	220	271	84	61	3

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