Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Cook County, IL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
42.7% +26.8% vs nat'l
Rank #206 of 3,222
94th %ile

How Cook County Compares

Cook County
42.7%
Illinois Average
42.7%
Rank #5 of 102 in state
National
33.7%
26.8% above

National Distribution

Where Cook County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ Cook County: 42.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#203 Windsor County, VT 42.9%
#204 Seminole County, FL 42.7%
#205 St. Charles County, MO 42.7%
#206 Cook County, IL 42.7%
#207 Rockland County, NY 42.7%
#208 Hanover County, VA 42.7%
#209 Grand County, CO 42.7%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Cook County, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois has a bachelor's degree or higher of 42.7%, which ranks #206 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 26.8% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within Illinois, Cook County ranks #5 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 94th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.