42.7 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Will County

By DuPage Policy Journal

Mar 26, 2021

42.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Will County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was the same as the state average. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 689,315.

91 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Will County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in Will County for 2019*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	40,481	9
Regular high school diploma	106,108	23.5
GED or alternative credential	15,430	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	32,729	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	64,048	14.2
Associate's degree	37,993	8.4
Bachelor's degree	100,578	22.3
Master's degree	43,216	9.6
Professional school degree	6,187	1.4
Doctorate degree	4,895	1.1