Educational Attainment in DeKalb County, Illinois (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma241.866548%40.688958%41.866548%41.9%25,44925.4k50.776495%47.607923%50.776495%50.8%30,86530.9k7.356957%11.703119%7.356957%7.4%4,472
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Illinois at large.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma22.894126%2.894126%+2.9%41.867%41.9%40.689%40.7%6.655555%6.655555%+6.7%50.776%50.8%47.608%47.6%-37.136780%-37.136780%-37.1%7.357%7.36%11.703%11.7%
% percentage with given level in DeKalb County
ref. percentage with given level in Illinois
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.776725%1.238042%1.776725%1.8%1,0800.932781%2.128463%0.932781%0.9%5679.372224%9.288090%9.372224%9.4%5,69718.744448%20.239064%18.744448%18.7%11,39411.4k11.040371%7.795299%11.040371%11.0%6,71124.637252%21.069856%24.637252%24.6%14,97615.0k26.139243%26.538067%26.139243%26.1%15,88915.9k4.892574%6.426465%4.892574%4.9%2,9741.888593%4.082135%1.888593%1.9%1,1480.575790%1.194519%0.575790%0.6%350
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Illinois at large.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None43.510842%43.510842%+43.5%1.777%1.78%1.238%1.24%-56.175865%-56.175865%-56.2%0.933%0.93%2.128%2.13%0.905822%0.905822%+0.9%9.372%9.37%9.288%9.29%-7.384808%-7.384808%-7.4%18.744%18.7%20.239%20.2%41.628580%41.628580%+41.6%11.040%11.0%7.795%7.80%16.931280%16.931280%+16.9%24.637%24.6%21.070%21.1%-1.502840%-1.502840%-1.5%26.139%26.1%26.538%26.5%-23.868348%-23.868348%-23.9%4.893%4.89%6.426%6.43%-53.735173%-53.735173%-53.7%1.889%1.89%4.082%4.08%-51.797276%-51.797276%-51.8%0.576%0.58%1.195%1.19%
% percentage with given level in DeKalb County
ref. percentage with given level in Illinois
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
More Females More Males
Illinois
DeKalb County
5%0%5%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-8.738515%-5.360756%-8.738515%9%43.597%43.6%40.093%40.1%5.278526%1.821620%5.278526%5%49.486%49.5%52.099%52.1%12.887624%11.379562%12.887624%13%6.917%6.92%7.808%7.81%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
More Females More Males
Illinois
DeKalb County
50%0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None23.400318%46.757927%23.400318%23%1.593%1.59%1.965%1.97%60.451645%51.574975%60.451645%60%0.718%0.72%1.153%1.15%-52.373573%-20.561358%-52.373573%52%11.288%11.3%7.408%7.41%-1.621153%5.367287%5.367287%5%18.260%18.3%19.241%19.2%-13.659423%-20.160866%-13.659423%14%11.737%11.7%10.326%10.3%-6.543609%-1.467526%-6.543609%7%25.408%25.4%23.847%23.8%17.329289%4.490891%17.329289%17%24.079%24.1%28.251%28.3%8.151078%15.957707%8.151078%8%4.703%4.70%5.087%5.09%16.200476%5.538880%16.200476%16%1.749%1.75%2.032%2.03%48.352427%7.819234%48.352427%48%0.465%0.46%0.690%0.69%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.222858%12.965887%13.222858%13.2%1,54811,70711.7k15.523216%19.105869%15.523216%15.5%3,58423,08823.1k20.797451%22.670157%20.797451%20.8%2,41511,61211.6k26.754294%27.396549%26.754294%26.8%3,84714,37914.4k
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Illinois at large.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-341.981902%1.981902%2.0%13.223%13.2%12.966%13.0%-18.751588%-18.751588%18.8%15.523%15.5%19.106%19.1%-8.260667%-8.260667%8.3%20.797%20.8%22.670%22.7%-2.344288%-2.344288%2.3%26.754%26.8%27.397%27.4%
% percentage in DeKalb County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Illinois with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
More Females More Males
Illinois
DeKalb County
10%0%10%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-342.921875%29.499401%2.921875%2.9%13.056%13.1%13.438%13.4%-4.991755%2.336390%2.336390%2.3%15.345%15.3%15.703%15.7%-9.232053%14.318477%14.318477%14.3%19.394%19.4%22.171%22.2%-3.749582%-13.555054%-3.749582%3.7%27.271%27.3%26.286%26.3%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$57,080.000000$70,220.000000$57,080.000000$57.1k7,34412.082%12.1%$42,969.000000$52,862.000000$42,969.000000$43.0k11,39411.4k18.744%18.7%$35,990.000000$35,496.000000$35,990.000000$36.0k21,68721.7k35.678%35.7%$30,692.000000$29,619.000000$30,692.000000$30.7k15,88915.9k26.139%26.1%$19,219.000000$21,827.000000$19,219.000000$19.2k4,4727.357%7.36%$36,499.000000$39,672.000000$36,499.000000$36.5k60,78660.8k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female Male
Illinois
DeKalb County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-54,338.000000$-59,501.000000$-54,338.000000$54.3k$54,338.000000$7,016.000000$59,501.000000$28,082.000000$61,354.000000$61.4k4,1843,160$-35,297.000000$-43,652.000000$-35,297.000000$35.3k$35,297.000000$18,792.000000$43,652.000000$22,176.000000$54,089.000000$54.1k5,6185,776$-28,032.000000$-28,859.000000$-28,032.000000$28.0k$28,032.000000$16,928.000000$28,859.000000$15,039.000000$44,960.000000$45.0k11,42811.4k10,25910.3k$-21,290.000000$-22,757.000000$-21,290.000000$21.3k$21,290.000000$16,168.000000$22,757.000000$12,942.000000$37,458.000000$37.5k7,4088,481$-17,029.000000$-17,085.000000$-17,029.000000$17.0k$17,029.000000$3,704.000000$17,085.000000$8,768.000000$20,733.000000$20.7k2,1282,344$-30,047.000000$-32,007.000000$-30,047.000000$30.0k$30,047.000000$13,128.000000$32,007.000000$14,700.000000$43,175.000000$43.2k30,76630.8k30,02030.0k
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%37.111392%100.000000%100.0%160.000000%0.000000%0.0%53.688195%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.879202%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.321211%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.487147%83.912975%82.487147%82.5%12,83512.8k78.033770%75.091230%78.033770%78.0%14,83514.8k70.483857%67.304135%70.483857%70.5%8,14359.424704%54.294691%59.424704%59.4%1,756
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female Male
Illinois
DeKalb County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.052471%-6.327657%-5.052471%5.1%5.052471%0.562024%6.327657%0.379849%5.614495%5.6%1,4131,324-7.395234%-10.149892%-13.097801%-17.545126%17.5%7.395234%13.097801%3.593723%7.395234%7.4%90243-0.000000%-2.680067%-7.169332%-3.828972%-2.680067%2.7%0.000000%7.169332%0.000000%0.0%016-23.364888%-34.433592%-23.364888%23.4%23.364888%7.377436%34.433592%2.695441%30.742324%30.7%791543-19.678335%-33.326278%-19.678335%19.7%19.678335%14.342284%33.326278%3.143695%34.020619%34.0%495208
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female Male
Illinois
DeKalb County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-30.293638%-2.261217%-36.408839%-32.554856%32.6%30.293638%36.408839%0.694466%30.293638%30.3%7,6248,531-23.664749%-18.862326%-17.123012%-5.975929%-42.527076%42.5%23.664749%17.123012%23.664749%23.7%288589-41.206030%-61.139244%-41.206030%41.2%41.206030%37.390878%61.139244%5.034000%78.596908%78.6%661246-10.959969%-4.444506%-11.945838%-3.365490%-15.404475%15.4%10.959969%11.945838%10.959969%11.0%282358-9.621993%-8.069587%-13.510193%-3.566229%-17.691580%17.7%9.621993%13.510193%9.621993%9.6%140187
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in DeKalb County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
19%27%34%42%50%58%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
31%39%46%54%61%69%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.4%6.9%10.3%13.7%17.2%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.5%8.1%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.3%5.7%7.1%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.1%6.3%9.4%12.5%15.7%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%12%18%24%30%36%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.0%16.1%20.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10%17%23%29%36%43%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10%17%25%32%39%47%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.2%11.6%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in DeKalb County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15%27%39%50%62%74%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
23%33%42%52%61%71%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.3%4.5%7.6%10.7%13.8%16.9%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.4%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.44%0.89%1.33%1.77%2.22%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.4%6.0%8.6%11.2%13.8%16.4%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8%14%19%24%30%36%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.7%7.4%11.0%14.6%18.3%21.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.2%16.0%19.9%23.7%27.5%31.4%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9%17%24%31%39%46%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.2%8.3%10.5%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.7%4.9%6.2%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.6%
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Educational Attainment by Place in DeKalb County

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within DeKalb County (10 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaIllinoisSandwichGenoaEast North CentralShabbonaMidwestMaltaKirklandKingstonDeKalbDeKalb CountyDeKalbHinckleyLeeCortlandMaple ParkSomonaukSycamoreWaterman13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k11.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M10.807504%10.807504%10.8%530110.791367%10.791367%10.8%345210.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.591472%10.591472%10.6%77310.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.537572%9.537572%9.5%6649.241952%9.241952%9.2%8959.064327%9.064327%9.1%6267.464179%7.464179%7.5%1,56877.356957%7.356957%7.4%4,4727.059680%7.059680%7.1%9786.422018%6.422018%6.4%1496.110652%6.110652%6.1%148106.096131%6.096131%6.1%52115.873379%5.873379%5.9%77125.240707%5.240707%5.2%602133.846154%3.846154%3.8%3714
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%10%20%30%Count#SycamoreDeKalbChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaIllinoisDeKalb CountyDeKalbUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCortlandEast North CentralMaple ParkHinckleySomonaukMaltaWatermanLeeKirklandSandwichKingstonShabbonaGenoa38.817794%38.817794%38.8%4,459138.553815%38.553815%38.6%8,099236.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M32.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M30.826177%30.826177%30.8%18,73818.7k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.943022%28.943022%28.9%701328.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M25.439625%25.439625%25.4%217422.852984%22.852984%22.9%314521.815408%21.815408%21.8%286621.387283%21.387283%21.4%148718.191268%18.191268%18.2%175817.431193%17.431193%17.4%38916.199377%16.199377%16.2%1561014.845024%14.845024%14.8%7281113.888889%13.888889%13.9%951212.379642%12.379642%12.4%90139.477635%9.477635%9.5%30314
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#DeKalbChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralDeKalb CountyDeKalbHinckleySycamoreCortlandWatermanShabbonaLeeSomonaukKingstonSandwichMaltaKirklandGenoaMaple Park4.508021%4.508021%4.5%94713.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k3.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.709505%2.709505%2.7%1,6472.474527%2.474527%2.5%3422.437538%2.437538%2.4%28032.064410%2.064410%2.1%5041.143451%1.143451%1.1%1151.100413%1.100413%1.1%860.917431%0.917431%0.9%270.762777%0.762777%0.8%1080.584795%0.584795%0.6%490.570962%0.570962%0.6%28100.433526%0.433526%0.4%3110.415369%0.415369%0.4%4120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
4x2x0x2xFM#GenoaHinckleyKirklandSycamoreMaple ParkMaltaDeKalbMidwestEast North CentralIllinoisUnited StatesChicago AreaDeKalbKingstonSandwichLeeShabbonaSomonaukCortlandWaterman-1.000000x-1.000000x2.312963x2.312963x2.31x6.512%6.51%15.063%15.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.944515x1.944515x1.94x4.868%4.87%9.466%9.47%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.882724x1.882724x1.88x6.369%6.37%11.992%12.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666981x1.666981x1.67x3.941%3.94%6.570%6.57%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.432474x1.432474x1.43x5.034%5.03%7.212%7.21%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220885x1.220885x1.22x8.649%8.65%10.559%10.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128876x1.128876x1.13x6.917%6.92%7.808%7.81%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.004606x1.004606x1.00x7.447%7.45%7.482%7.48%7-1.023878x-1.023878x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x9.169%9.17%8.955%8.96%8-1.134628x-1.134628x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x11.436%11.4%10.079%10.1%9-1.261905x-1.261905x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.143%7.14%5.660%5.66%10-1.375836x-1.375836x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x12.091%12.1%8.788%8.79%11-1.548397x-1.548397x1.55x1.000000x1.000000x7.003%7.00%4.523%4.52%12-1.731135x-1.731135x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x7.831%7.83%4.524%4.52%13-4.060150x-4.060150x4.06x1.000000x1.000000x6.073%6.07%1.496%1.50%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#SomonaukKingstonLeeEast North CentralMidwestUnited StatesIllinoisChicago AreaCortlandDeKalbSycamoreDeKalbWatermanHinckleyShabbonaSandwichKirklandMalta-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.675%1.68%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.194%1.19%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.887%1.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497824x1.497824x1.50x2.715%2.72%4.067%4.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383333x1.383333x1.38x1.721%1.72%2.381%2.38%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349170x1.349170x1.35x2.311%2.31%3.118%3.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.344835x1.344835x1.34x2.083%2.08%2.801%2.80%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236961x1.236961x1.24x4.037%4.04%4.994%4.99%6-1.136842x-1.136842x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x1.215%1.21%1.068%1.07%7-1.301411x-1.301411x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x2.782%2.78%2.137%2.14%8-1.385390x-1.385390x1.39x1.000000x1.000000x1.259%1.26%0.909%0.91%9-2.158055x-2.158055x2.16x1.000000x1.000000x0.760%0.76%0.352%0.35%10-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.849%0.85%0.000%0%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.811%0.81%0.000%0%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 12 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in DeKalb County

There are 19 county subdivisions in DeKalb County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%15%Count#Mayfield TownshipMayfieldPaw Paw TownshipPaw PawUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSandwich TownshipSandwichIllinoisEast North CentralMidwestGenoa TownshipGenoaFranklin TownshipFranklinShabbona TownshipShabbonaDeKalb TownshipDeKalbKingston TownshipKingstonDeKalb CountyDeKalbMalta TownshipMaltaPierce TownshipPierceSomonauk TownshipSomonaukSycamore TownshipSycamoreSquaw Grove TownshipSquaw GrvVictor TownshipVictorSouth Grove TownshipS GrvCortland TownshipCortlandClinton TownshipClintonAfton TownshipAftonMilan TownshipMilan17.125984%17.125984%17.1%87115.044248%15.044248%15.0%34213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k12.213131%12.213131%12.2%612311.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M10.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.808489%9.808489%9.8%37949.661836%9.661836%9.7%14058.898678%8.898678%8.9%10167.655481%7.655481%7.7%1,72777.389163%7.389163%7.4%16587.356957%7.356957%7.4%4,4727.260407%7.260407%7.3%7597.228916%7.228916%7.2%24106.666667%6.666667%6.7%99115.912863%5.912863%5.9%570125.681818%5.681818%5.7%105135.288462%5.288462%5.3%11145.074627%5.074627%5.1%17153.879994%3.879994%3.9%269163.315412%3.315412%3.3%37172.691790%2.691790%2.7%20180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Milan TownshipMilanAfton TownshipAftonSycamore TownshipSycamoreDeKalb TownshipDeKalbCortland TownshipCortlandChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaIllinoisMayfield TownshipMayfieldDeKalb CountyDeKalbUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralMalta TownshipMaltaSquaw Grove TownshipSquaw GrvVictor TownshipVictorPierce TownshipPierceKingston TownshipKingstonClinton TownshipClintonSomonauk TownshipSomonaukSouth Grove TownshipS GrvFranklin TownshipFranklinShabbona TownshipShabbonaSandwich TownshipSandwichPaw Paw TownshipPaw PawGenoa TownshipGenoa51.562500%51.562500%51.6%66151.547779%51.547779%51.5%383238.153527%38.153527%38.2%3,678337.483931%37.483931%37.5%8,456436.261359%36.261359%36.3%2,514536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M32.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M31.692913%31.692913%31.7%161630.826177%30.826177%30.8%18,73818.7k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M24.201355%24.201355%24.2%250722.564935%22.564935%22.6%417821.634615%21.634615%21.6%45920.180723%20.180723%20.2%671020.152262%20.152262%20.2%4501119.892473%19.892473%19.9%2221219.797980%19.797980%19.8%2941318.805970%18.805970%18.8%631418.702553%18.702553%18.7%2711514.889868%14.889868%14.9%1691614.867292%14.867292%14.9%7451711.946903%11.946903%11.9%271811.904762%11.904762%11.9%46019
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%15%Count#Mayfield TownshipMayfieldAfton TownshipAftonDeKalb TownshipDeKalbChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSycamore TownshipSycamoreSquaw Grove TownshipSquaw GrvMidwestEast North CentralDeKalb CountyDeKalbCortland TownshipCortlandShabbona TownshipShabbonaClinton TownshipClintonMalta TownshipMaltaSandwich TownshipSandwichKingston TownshipKingstonSomonauk TownshipSomonaukGenoa TownshipGenoaFranklin TownshipFranklinPierce TownshipPierceSouth Grove TownshipS GrvPaw Paw TownshipPaw PawVictor TownshipVictorMilan TownshipMilan15.157480%15.157480%15.2%7716.325707%6.325707%6.3%4724.149120%4.149120%4.1%93633.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k3.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.977178%2.977178%3.0%28742.922078%2.922078%2.9%5452.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.709505%2.709505%2.7%1,6472.019328%2.019328%2.0%14061.585903%1.585903%1.6%1870.985663%0.985663%1.0%1180.677638%0.677638%0.7%790.658551%0.658551%0.7%33100.492611%0.492611%0.5%11110.471380%0.471380%0.5%7120.388199%0.388199%0.4%15130.276052%0.276052%0.3%4140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#AftonPierceVictorFranklinKingstonSquaw GrvSycamorePaw PawGenoaMaltaDeKalbMidwestEast North CentralIllinoisUnited StatesChicago AreaShabbonaDeKalbSomonaukCortlandSandwichS GrvMayfieldClinton-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.926%4.93%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%14.201%14.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%10.185%10.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.543688x2.543688x2.54x5.432%5.43%13.817%13.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.214338x2.214338x2.21x4.614%4.61%10.217%10.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.079470x2.079470x2.08x3.715%3.72%7.726%7.73%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.933893x1.933893x1.93x4.014%4.01%7.763%7.76%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.738609x1.738609x1.74x10.345%10.3%17.986%18.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.684228x1.684228x1.68x7.275%7.27%12.252%12.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466156x1.466156x1.47x5.937%5.94%8.704%8.70%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128876x1.128876x1.13x6.917%6.92%7.808%7.81%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%-1.004796x-1.004796x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x8.919%8.92%8.877%8.88%11-1.034639x-1.034639x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x7.783%7.78%7.523%7.52%12-1.190717x-1.190717x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x7.206%7.21%6.052%6.05%13-1.230680x-1.230680x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x4.276%4.28%3.474%3.47%14-1.314954x-1.314954x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x13.747%13.7%10.454%10.5%15-3.106849x-3.106849x3.11x1.000000x1.000000x8.219%8.22%2.646%2.65%16-3.432836x-3.432836x3.43x1.000000x1.000000x25.746%25.7%7.500%7.50%17-3.766234x-3.766234x3.77x1.000000x1.000000x5.051%5.05%1.341%1.34%18
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#KingstonSomonaukAftonShabbonaMayfieldSycamoreCortlandEast North CentralMidwestUnited StatesIllinoisChicago AreaMaltaDeKalbDeKalbClintonSandwichSquaw GrvGenoaFranklin-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.995%0.99%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.009%1.01%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%11.576%11.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.746014x2.746014x2.75x0.858%0.86%2.355%2.36%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.465972x2.465972x2.47x8.955%8.96%22.083%22.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.689308x1.689308x1.69x2.207%2.21%3.728%3.73%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.681289x1.681289x1.68x1.511%1.51%2.540%2.54%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497824x1.497824x1.50x2.715%2.72%4.067%4.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.454791x1.454791x1.45x0.557%0.56%0.810%0.81%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349170x1.349170x1.35x2.311%2.31%3.118%3.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.215395x1.215395x1.22x3.752%3.75%4.561%4.56%9-1.054545x-1.054545x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x1.010%1.01%0.958%0.96%10-2.724598x-2.724598x2.72x1.000000x1.000000x0.934%0.93%0.343%0.34%11-2.747953x-2.747953x2.75x1.000000x1.000000x4.246%4.25%1.545%1.55%12-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.791%0.79%0.000%0%13-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.557%0.56%0.000%0%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Chicago Area

There are 14 counties in the Chicago Area. This section compares DeKalb County to all of the counties in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

No H.S. Diploma by County#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%15%Count#Kane CountyKaneCook CountyCookNewton CountyNewtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJasper CountyJasperLake CountyLakeChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaIllinoisEast North CentralMidwestLake CountyLakeKenosha CountyKenoshaWill CountyWillPorter CountyPorterDuPage CountyDuPageMcHenry CountyMcHenryDeKalb CountyDeKalbGrundy CountyGrundyKendall CountyKendall16.875440%16.875440%16.9%56,86556.9k114.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k214.173869%14.173869%14.2%1,394313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.001171%13.001171%13.0%2,886412.411771%12.411771%12.4%40,39240.4k512.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k11.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M10.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.194843%10.194843%10.2%46,16546.2k610.003168%10.003168%10.0%11,05311.1k79.176975%9.176975%9.2%40,40240.4k88.267957%8.267957%8.3%9,34897.562669%7.562669%7.6%47,59847.6k107.387894%7.387894%7.4%15,06015.1k117.356957%7.356957%7.4%4,472127.057438%7.057438%7.1%2,337136.828339%6.828339%6.8%5,19514
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DuPage CountyDuPageLake CountyLakeCook CountyCookChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaKendall CountyKendallWill CountyWillMcHenry CountyMcHenryIllinoisKane CountyKaneDeKalb CountyDeKalbUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralPorter CountyPorterKenosha CountyKenoshaGrundy CountyGrundyLake CountyLakeJasper CountyJasperNewton CountyNewton47.312042%47.312042%47.3%297,773298k143.696158%43.696158%43.7%197,868198k236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M336.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M34.271819%34.271819%34.3%26,07426.1k433.454551%33.454551%33.5%147,285147k533.246504%33.246504%33.2%67,77267.8k632.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M32.104140%32.104140%32.1%108,181108k730.826177%30.826177%30.8%18,73818.7k830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M26.126142%26.126142%26.1%29,53929.5k924.646364%24.646364%24.6%27,23327.2k1021.773268%21.773268%21.8%7,2101120.887863%20.887863%20.9%67,97668.0k1216.542031%16.542031%16.5%3,6721310.543976%10.543976%10.5%1,03714
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Lake CountyLakeDuPage CountyDuPageCook CountyCookChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralPorter CountyPorterDeKalb CountyDeKalbWill CountyWillKane CountyKaneMcHenry CountyMcHenryKenosha CountyKenoshaKendall CountyKendallLake CountyLakeJasper CountyJasperGrundy CountyGrundyNewton CountyNewton4.931243%4.931243%4.9%22,33022.3k14.837928%4.837928%4.8%30,44930.4k24.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k33.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k3.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.789595%2.789595%2.8%3,15442.709505%2.709505%2.7%1,64752.419967%2.419967%2.4%10,65410.7k62.229285%2.229285%2.2%7,51272.165350%2.165350%2.2%4,41481.856193%1.856193%1.9%2,05191.790221%1.790221%1.8%1,362101.547169%1.547169%1.5%5,035111.419047%1.419047%1.4%315120.942200%0.942200%0.9%312130.742247%0.742247%0.7%7314
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#JasperGrundyKenoshaWillMcHenryDeKalbMidwestEast North CentralKendallKaneIllinoisUnited StatesChicago AreaLakeCookLakeDuPageNewtonPorter-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473592x1.473592x1.47x10.567%10.6%15.572%15.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.337181x1.337181x1.34x6.053%6.05%8.094%8.09%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259401x1.259401x1.26x8.885%8.88%11.190%11.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226303x1.226303x1.23x8.266%8.27%10.137%10.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158108x1.158108x1.16x6.857%6.86%7.941%7.94%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128876x1.128876x1.13x6.917%6.92%7.808%7.81%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116824x1.116824x1.12x6.462%6.46%7.217%7.22%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116173x1.116173x1.12x15.967%16.0%17.822%17.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083517x1.083517x1.08x11.942%11.9%12.940%12.9%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072897x1.072897x1.07x9.846%9.85%10.564%10.6%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019988x1.019988x1.02x7.491%7.49%7.640%7.64%12-1.014566x-1.014566x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x14.277%14.3%14.072%14.1%13-1.042712x-1.042712x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x8.435%8.44%8.090%8.09%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#56

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
0x2x4xFM#JasperNewtonPorterLakeDuPageLakeKaneEast North CentralMidwestKenoshaUnited StatesIllinoisChicago AreaCookDeKalbWillMcHenryKendallGrundy-1.000000x-1.000000x5.734321x5.734321x5.73x0.430%0.43%2.464%2.46%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.148860x2.148860x2.15x0.470%0.47%1.011%1.01%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.988691x1.988691x1.99x1.887%1.89%3.752%3.75%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.846889x1.846889x1.85x3.494%3.49%6.454%6.45%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693272x1.693272x1.69x3.629%3.63%6.145%6.14%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667917x1.667917x1.67x1.177%1.18%1.963%1.96%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664337x1.664337x1.66x1.682%1.68%2.800%2.80%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.529626x1.529626x1.53x1.477%1.48%2.259%2.26%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497824x1.497824x1.50x2.715%2.72%4.067%4.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383306x1.383306x1.38x3.586%3.59%4.961%4.96%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349170x1.349170x1.35x2.311%2.31%3.118%3.12%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.321469x1.321469x1.32x2.092%2.09%2.765%2.77%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243444x1.243444x1.24x1.935%1.93%2.406%2.41%12-1.115347x-1.115347x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.885%1.88%1.690%1.69%13-1.287128x-1.287128x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x1.058%1.06%0.822%0.82%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

No H.S. Diploma by County#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%15%Count#Kane CountyKaneRandolph CountyRandolphCook CountyCookJefferson CountyJeffersonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBoone CountyBooneUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVermilion CountyVermilionKankakee CountyKankakeeLogan CountyLoganWinnebago CountyWinnebagoFulton CountyFultonChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaFranklin CountyFranklinChristian CountyChristianKnox CountyKnoxOgle CountyOgleLivingston CountyLivingstonLee CountyLeeIllinoisLaSalle CountyLaSalleMarion CountyMarionRock Island CountyRock IslandWhiteside CountyWhitesideHenry CountyHenryEast North CentralClinton CountyClintonMacon CountyMaconMidwestLake CountyLakeMacoupin CountyMacoupinColes CountyColesWilliamson CountyWilliamsonPeoria CountyPeoriaSt. Clair CountySt. ClairStephenson CountyStephensonBureau CountyBureauMorgan CountyMorganWill CountyWillEffingham CountyEffinghamAdams CountyAdamsSangamon CountySangamonJackson CountyJacksonDuPage CountyDuPageMadison CountyMadisonMcHenry CountyMcHenryDeKalb CountyDeKalbMcDonough CountyMcDonoughTazewell CountyTazewellGrundy CountyGrundyKendall CountyKendallWoodford CountyWoodfordChampaign CountyChampaignMonroe CountyMonroeMcLean CountyMcLean16.875440%16.875440%16.9%56,86556.9k115.526085%15.526085%15.5%3,723214.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k314.146614%14.146614%14.1%3,792413.970132%13.970132%14.0%2,928513.894342%13.894342%13.9%4,813613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.772459%12.772459%12.8%6,897712.657776%12.657776%12.7%9,226812.610936%12.610936%12.6%2,643912.584582%12.584582%12.6%24,53124.5k1012.413980%12.413980%12.4%3,2111112.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k12.287983%12.287983%12.3%3,4051212.029699%12.029699%12.0%2,8841312.002219%12.002219%12.0%4,3281411.743891%11.743891%11.7%4,2151511.729508%11.729508%11.7%3,0581611.724471%11.724471%11.7%2,9141711.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M11.556782%11.556782%11.6%9,0011811.533826%11.533826%11.5%3,0621911.371707%11.371707%11.4%11,43311.4k2011.289754%11.289754%11.3%4,4872111.098840%11.098840%11.1%3,8192210.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.580742%10.580742%10.6%2,8242310.384402%10.384402%10.4%7,6912410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.194843%10.194843%10.2%46,16546.2k2510.044336%10.044336%10.0%3,285269.785942%9.785942%9.8%3,191279.770492%9.770492%9.8%4,619289.742508%9.742508%9.7%12,10012.1k299.457389%9.457389%9.5%16,78816.8k309.279838%9.279838%9.3%3,023319.274363%9.274363%9.3%2,206329.181421%9.181421%9.2%2,204339.176975%9.176975%9.2%40,40240.4k348.866104%8.866104%8.9%2,058358.328998%8.328998%8.3%3,842367.766812%7.766812%7.8%10,57710.6k377.744271%7.744271%7.7%2,717387.562669%7.562669%7.6%47,59847.6k397.440742%7.440742%7.4%13,67413.7k407.387894%7.387894%7.4%15,06015.1k417.356957%7.356957%7.4%4,472427.213795%7.213795%7.2%1,322437.197831%7.197831%7.2%6,771447.057438%7.057438%7.1%2,337456.828339%6.828339%6.8%5,195466.035280%6.035280%6.0%1,567475.345649%5.345649%5.3%6,337484.606827%4.606827%4.6%1,085494.364428%4.364428%4.4%4,54950
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DuPage CountyDuPageMcLean CountyMcLeanChampaign CountyChampaignLake CountyLakeCook CountyCookChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaJackson CountyJacksonSangamon CountySangamonKendall CountyKendallMcDonough CountyMcDonoughWill CountyWillMcHenry CountyMcHenryIllinoisKane CountyKaneDeKalb CountyDeKalbWoodford CountyWoodfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPeoria CountyPeoriaMonroe CountyMonroeMidwestEast North CentralSt. Clair CountySt. ClairMadison CountyMadisonColes CountyColesTazewell CountyTazewellMacon CountyMaconAdams CountyAdamsEffingham CountyEffinghamWinnebago CountyWinnebagoWilliamson CountyWilliamsonRock Island CountyRock IslandGrundy CountyGrundyBoone CountyBooneHenry CountyHenryClinton CountyClintonMorgan CountyMorganOgle CountyOgleKankakee CountyKankakeeBureau CountyBureauLogan CountyLoganMacoupin CountyMacoupinKnox CountyKnoxStephenson CountyStephensonLee CountyLeeWhiteside CountyWhitesideLaSalle CountyLaSalleFulton CountyFultonJefferson CountyJeffersonFranklin CountyFranklinLivingston CountyLivingstonChristian CountyChristianMarion CountyMarionVermilion CountyVermilionMontgomery CountyMontgomeryRandolph CountyRandolph47.312042%47.312042%47.3%297,773298k144.529833%44.529833%44.5%46,41346.4k243.926779%43.926779%43.9%52,07352.1k343.696158%43.696158%43.7%197,868198k436.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M35.905256%35.905256%35.9%12,59712.6k634.319514%34.319514%34.3%46,73746.7k734.271819%34.271819%34.3%26,07426.1k833.542508%33.542508%33.5%6,147933.454551%33.454551%33.5%147,285147k1033.246504%33.246504%33.2%67,77267.8k1132.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M32.104140%32.104140%32.1%108,181108k1230.826177%30.826177%30.8%18,73818.7k1330.442151%30.442151%30.4%7,9041430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.797581%29.797581%29.8%37,00837.0k1529.780910%29.780910%29.8%7,0141628.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M26.144711%26.144711%26.1%46,41046.4k1725.664410%25.664410%25.7%47,16447.2k1825.325074%25.325074%25.3%8,2581925.011162%25.011162%25.0%23,52823.5k2022.806260%22.806260%22.8%16,89116.9k2122.600156%22.600156%22.6%10,42510.4k2222.479752%22.479752%22.5%5,2182322.409185%22.409185%22.4%43,68243.7k2422.075093%22.075093%22.1%10,43610.4k2522.041198%22.041198%22.0%22,16022.2k2621.773268%21.773268%21.8%7,2102721.509815%21.509815%21.5%7,4512821.270598%21.270598%21.3%7,3192921.157737%21.157737%21.2%5,6473020.637367%20.637367%20.6%4,9543119.837842%19.837842%19.8%7,1203218.957853%18.957853%19.0%13,81813.8k3318.805180%18.805180%18.8%4,4733418.374845%18.374845%18.4%3,8513518.247974%18.247974%18.2%5,9683618.069884%18.069884%18.1%6,5163717.862844%17.862844%17.9%5,8193817.711435%17.711435%17.7%4,4023917.268015%17.268015%17.3%6,8634016.963472%16.963472%17.0%13,21213.2k4116.434702%16.434702%16.4%4,2514216.429771%16.429771%16.4%4,4044315.272465%15.272465%15.3%4,2324415.212305%15.212305%15.2%3,9664515.078835%15.078835%15.1%3,6154615.029381%15.029381%15.0%3,9904713.959518%13.959518%14.0%7,5384813.869937%13.869937%13.9%2,9074912.994704%12.994704%13.0%3,11650
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%2%4%6%Count#Champaign CountyChampaignJackson CountyJacksonMcDonough CountyMcDonoughLake CountyLakeDuPage CountyDuPageCook CountyCookMcLean CountyMcLeanChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSangamon CountySangamonIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColes CountyColesMidwestPeoria CountyPeoriaEast North CentralDeKalb CountyDeKalbWill CountyWillBoone CountyBooneMadison CountyMadisonKane CountyKaneMorgan CountyMorganWilliamson CountyWilliamsonMcHenry CountyMcHenryMacon CountyMaconMonroe CountyMonroeJefferson CountyJeffersonWoodford CountyWoodfordSt. Clair CountySt. ClairWinnebago CountyWinnebagoKendall CountyKendallBureau CountyBureauRock Island CountyRock IslandLaSalle CountyLaSalleAdams CountyAdamsKnox CountyKnoxLivingston CountyLivingstonStephenson CountyStephensonTazewell CountyTazewellHenry CountyHenryMacoupin CountyMacoupinLee CountyLeeEffingham CountyEffinghamKankakee CountyKankakeeOgle CountyOgleWhiteside CountyWhitesideRandolph CountyRandolphLogan CountyLoganMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChristian CountyChristianFulton CountyFultonClinton CountyClintonGrundy CountyGrundyFranklin CountyFranklinMarion CountyMarionVermilion CountyVermilion7.952254%7.952254%8.0%9,42716.051191%6.051191%6.1%2,12325.140238%5.140238%5.1%94234.931243%4.931243%4.9%22,33022.3k44.837928%4.837928%4.8%30,44930.4k54.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k64.108262%4.108262%4.1%4,28273.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k3.539381%3.539381%3.5%4,82083.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.164868%3.164868%3.2%1,03292.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.892156%2.892156%2.9%3,592102.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.709505%2.709505%2.7%1,647112.419967%2.419967%2.4%10,65410.7k122.358545%2.358545%2.4%817132.238099%2.238099%2.2%4,113142.229285%2.229285%2.2%7,512152.203708%2.203708%2.2%529162.168165%2.168165%2.2%1,025172.165350%2.165350%2.2%4,414182.091463%2.091463%2.1%1,549192.042289%2.042289%2.0%481201.962320%1.962320%2.0%526211.960407%1.960407%2.0%509221.882126%1.882126%1.9%3,341231.862730%1.862730%1.9%3,631241.790221%1.790221%1.8%1,362251.774153%1.774153%1.8%422261.728682%1.728682%1.7%1,738271.703794%1.703794%1.7%1,327281.697451%1.697451%1.7%783291.638935%1.638935%1.6%591301.633999%1.633999%1.6%426311.565570%1.565570%1.6%510321.501010%1.501010%1.5%1,412331.447296%1.447296%1.4%498341.421801%1.421801%1.4%465351.331778%1.331778%1.3%331361.313976%1.313976%1.3%305371.308857%1.308857%1.3%954381.217575%1.217575%1.2%437391.205213%1.205213%1.2%479401.188540%1.188540%1.2%285411.173776%1.173776%1.2%246421.106923%1.106923%1.1%232431.080337%1.080337%1.1%259441.063172%1.063172%1.1%275450.992881%0.992881%1.0%265460.942200%0.942200%0.9%312470.837243%0.837243%0.8%232480.809854%0.809854%0.8%215490.716680%0.716680%0.7%38750
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#61

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

No H.S. Diploma by County#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%10%20%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisIllinoisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaEast North CentralMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexDeKalb CountyDeKalbHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k12.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M11.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k418.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.356957%7.356957%7.4%4,4727.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluIllinoisSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaDeKalb CountyDeKalbPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoMidwestEast North CentralMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k1343.887830%43.887830%43.9%488,594489k1443.543885%43.543885%43.5%407,033407k1543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k1642.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k1740.269631%40.269631%40.3%303,182303k1839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k1938.447168%38.447168%38.4%807,572808k2038.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k2136.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2336.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M34.384794%34.384794%34.4%352,396352k2434.188819%34.188819%34.2%346,463346k2534.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2633.350646%33.350646%33.4%224,744225k2732.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M32.800693%32.800693%32.8%221,734222k2831.922850%31.922850%31.9%263,443263k2931.433296%31.433296%31.4%279,420279k3031.015731%31.015731%31.0%404,554405k3130.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k3230.891280%30.891280%30.9%269,342269k3330.826177%30.826177%30.8%18,73818.7k30.800609%30.800609%30.8%204,172204k3430.764105%30.764105%30.8%2,064,9112.06M3530.734653%30.734653%30.7%379,742380k3630.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k3730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4422.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4522.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4621.189043%21.189043%21.2%311,245311k4719.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax CountyFairfaxWestchester CountyWestchesterSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauAlameda CountyAlamedaFulton CountyFultonKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyContra Costa CountyContra CostaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakeChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsIllinoisHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMidwestEast North CentralBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensDeKalb CountyDeKalbFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k65.833659%5.833659%5.8%54,53154.5k75.762347%5.762347%5.8%64,15164.2k85.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k95.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k105.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k115.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k125.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k135.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k145.061951%5.061951%5.1%38,86538.9k155.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k164.956168%4.956168%5.0%37,31437.3k174.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k184.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k194.475020%4.475020%4.5%45,34945.3k204.348784%4.348784%4.3%91,34591.3k214.335519%4.335519%4.3%35,21235.2k224.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k234.184410%4.184410%4.2%36,48436.5k244.139192%4.139192%4.1%27,43827.4k253.970725%3.970725%4.0%26,75826.8k263.962200%3.962200%4.0%40,60740.6k273.784527%3.784527%3.8%70,75670.8k283.768025%3.768025%3.8%25,47225.5k293.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k303.604427%3.604427%3.6%241,932242k313.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k323.517075%3.517075%3.5%45,87545.9k333.474402%3.474402%3.5%30,88530.9k343.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k353.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k3.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k363.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.266254%3.266254%3.3%31,96532.0k373.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k383.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.709505%2.709505%2.7%1,6472.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDeKalbMidwestEast North CentralDallasSuffolkIllinoisMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaChicago AreaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161379x1.161379x1.16x11.523%11.5%13.383%13.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158198x1.158198x1.16x9.397%9.40%10.884%10.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132218x1.132218x1.13x11.472%11.5%12.989%13.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130389x1.130389x1.13x24.647%24.6%27.860%27.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128876x1.128876x1.13x6.917%6.92%7.808%7.81%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%20.8%23.273%23.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117209x1.117209x1.12x9.458%9.46%10.567%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111013x1.111013x1.11x12.441%12.4%13.822%13.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101852x1.101852x1.10x11.740%11.7%12.936%12.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%18.9%20.790%20.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090368x1.090368x1.09x8.321%8.32%9.073%9.07%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084622x1.084622x1.08x20.369%20.4%22.092%22.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079174x1.079174x1.08x14.234%14.2%15.361%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068330x1.068330x1.07x11.121%11.1%11.881%11.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066137x1.066137x1.07x11.462%11.5%12.220%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065180x1.065180x1.07x11.337%11.3%12.076%12.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064463x1.064463x1.06x18.923%18.9%20.143%20.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061865x1.061865x1.06x8.863%8.86%9.411%9.41%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061606x1.061606x1.06x9.934%9.93%10.546%10.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059046x1.059046x1.06x9.376%9.38%9.930%9.93%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056584x1.056584x1.06x12.873%12.9%13.601%13.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009187x1.009187x1.01x16.504%16.5%16.655%16.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001235x1.001235x1.00x12.245%12.2%12.260%12.3%36-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.560%7.56%7.526%7.53%37-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x22.330%22.3%22.232%22.2%38-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%39-1.015422x-1.015422x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.605%15.6%15.368%15.4%40-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%41-1.016401x-1.016401x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.230%7.23%7.114%7.11%42-1.022059x-1.022059x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x19.576%19.6%19.154%19.2%43-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%44-1.029280x-1.029280x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.877%12.9%12.511%12.5%45-1.033862x-1.033862x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.229%6.23%6.025%6.02%46-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%47-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%48-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%49-1.156494x-1.156494x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x9.584%9.58%8.287%8.29%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#66

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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Cities:
DeKalb, Genoa, Sandwich, Sycamore
Towns:
Cortland
Townships:
Afton, Clinton, Cortland, DeKalb, Franklin, Genoa, Kingston, Malta, Mayfield, Milan, Paw Paw, Pierce, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, South Grove, Squaw Grove, Sycamore, Victor
Villages:
Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Lee, Malta, Maple Park, Shabbona, Somonauk, Waterman
ZIP Codes:
60111, 60112, 60115, 60129, 60135, 60140, 60145, 60146, 60150, 60151, 60152, 60178, 60511, 60518, 60520, 60530, 60531, 60548, 60550, 60552, 60556, 61068
Unified School Districts:
Belvidere 100, Central 301, 300, DeKalb 428, Earlville 9, Genoa-Kingston 424, Hiawatha 426, Hinckley-Big Rock 429, Indian Creek 425, Kaneland 302, Lee Center 271, Leland 1, Sandwich 430, Somonauk 432, Sycamore 427
Elementary School Districts:
Creston 161, Eswood 269, Steward 220
Secondary School District:
Rochelle Township 212
Congressional Districts:
IL-14, IL-16
State Senate Districts:
IL-35, IL-45
State House Districts:
IL-70, IL-90
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago
Nearby Counties:
Bureau, DuPage, Grundy, Putnam, Rock, Stephenson, Walworth, Will