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Fewest graduate degrees, Georgia cities · 2010

Georgia cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 170 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Conley, GAGA5,8220.7%−1.0 pts

02Fair Oaks, GAGA9,0141.1%−0.7 pts

03Forest Park, GAGA19,1681.5%−0.4 pts

04Cumming, GAGA12,4941.9%−1.5 pts

05Jonesboro, GAGA6,0462.2%−1.1 pts

06Adel, GAGA5,8542.4%−1.1 pts

07Fairview, GAGA5,3022.5%+1.2 pts

08LaFayette, GAGA7,1572.5%−1.4 pts

09Dock Junction, GAGA8,1472.7%−0.4 pts

10Monroe, GAGA16,5072.7%−0.5 pts

11Sylvester, GAGA5,4302.8%−2.0 pts

12Social Circle, GAGA5,5372.8%−3.0 pts

13Garden City, GAGA10,5133.1%+0.3 pts

14Oakwood, GAGA7,2453.1%+1.2 pts

15Jesup, GAGA10,3013.2%−1.0 pts

16Cordele, GAGA9,6523.3%−0.4 pts

17Adairsville, GAGA5,1013.4%+0.2 pts

18Cairo, GAGA10,1503.7%−0.5 pts

19Thomson, GAGA6,7633.8%−0.8 pts

20Baxley, GAGA5,0583.8%−0.4 pts

21Commerce, GAGA9,3033.8%+0.4 pts

22Chatsworth, GAGA5,0293.9%−1.9 pts

23Locust Grove, GAGA14,6103.9%+2.4 pts

24Rockmart, GAGA5,3694.0%−0.8 pts

25Powder Springs, GAGA21,0044.0%−3.2 pts

26Nashville, GAGA5,0384.1%−1.8 pts

27Barnesville, GAGA6,3294.1%−1.8 pts

28Irondale, GAGA9,1854.1%−0.5 pts

29Moultrie, GAGA14,9734.1%−0.1 pts

30Doraville, GAGA16,3654.2%−0.1 pts

31Cedartown, GAGA10,5144.2%−0.5 pts

32Country Club Estates, GAGA8,7804.3%−1.8 pts

33Hapeville, GAGA7,4104.4%−0.2 pts

34Thomaston, GAGA9,8524.4%−0.6 pts

35Buford, GAGA18,7804.4%+1.1 pts

36Lithia Springs, GAGA16,8754.4%+3.1 pts

37Sandersville, GAGA5,3974.4%−0.7 pts

38Eatonton, GAGA6,7494.5%−0.1 pts

39Brunswick, GAGA15,7304.6%+0.8 pts

40Loganville, GAGA17,2124.7%+0.5 pts

41Port Wentworth, GAGA17,6044.8%+2.3 pts

42Grovetown, GAGA17,9394.9%+1.5 pts

43Clarkston, GAGA14,4315.0%−0.4 pts

44Auburn, GAGA10,1105.0%+3.0 pts

45Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,9055.0%+0.6 pts

46Panthersville, GAGA9,0535.1%+0.5 pts

47Dallas, GAGA15,4025.2%+2.6 pts

48Richmond Hill, GAGA20,0225.2%−0.3 pts

49Lawrenceville, GAGA32,8225.4%+0.3 pts

50Fitzgerald, GAGA8,8825.4%+0.9 pts

51Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,8685.4%+1.7 pts

52Bremen, GAGA7,7515.4%−1.2 pts

53Swainsboro, GAGA7,4365.5%−1.3 pts

54Kingsland, GAGA21,2995.5%+1.0 pts

55Palmetto, GAGA5,2985.6%+2.8 pts

56Belvedere Park, GAGA14,1815.6%−0.0 pts

57Winder, GAGA21,2525.6%+0.3 pts

58Hinesville, GAGA36,6745.6%−0.3 pts

59Redan, GAGA31,0175.7%−3.0 pts

60Rincon, GAGA11,7265.8%+0.1 pts

61Austell, GAGA8,3395.8%+2.3 pts

62Bainbridge, GAGA14,6065.8%−1.8 pts

63Waycross, GAGA13,9365.9%+0.6 pts

64Gresham Park, GAGA6,9356.0%+4.6 pts

65Eastman, GAGA5,5726.0%−0.4 pts

66McDonough, GAGA33,3956.2%+0.1 pts

67Griffin, GAGA23,8966.2%+1.1 pts

68Covington, GAGA17,4776.4%+2.0 pts

69Morrow, GAGA6,2116.4%+2.1 pts

70Canton, GAGA40,7786.5%+1.8 pts

71Jasper, GAGA5,4006.5%+1.7 pts

72Blakely, GAGA5,1566.6%+1.0 pts

73Calhoun, GAGA20,1966.6%−0.3 pts

74Union City, GAGA29,9106.6%+1.9 pts

75Riverdale, GAGA14,6376.9%+3.3 pts

76Toccoa, GAGA9,5397.0%+2.7 pts

77Douglas, GAGA11,8647.0%+1.5 pts

78Fort Valley, GAGA9,2207.0%+1.4 pts

79Temple, GAGA6,5647.0%+4.6 pts

80Jackson, GAGA5,8847.2%+1.3 pts

81Glennville, GAGA5,0237.2%+4.0 pts

82Albany, GAGA66,9077.2%+0.8 pts

83Gainesville, GAGA49,2217.2%−1.7 pts

84Conyers, GAGA20,3777.3%+2.8 pts

85Dalton, GAGA35,3227.3%+0.5 pts

86Tifton, GAGA17,5957.3%−0.8 pts

87Perry, GAGA25,6997.3%+1.4 pts

88Warner Robins, GAGA87,7617.3%+1.6 pts

89Cusseta, GAGA8,4657.5%–

90Augusta, GAGA201,9997.6%+0.9 pts

91Waynesboro, GAGA5,5117.6%+3.9 pts

92Dacula, GAGA9,3737.7%+4.0 pts

93Dublin, GAGA16,5657.8%−0.7 pts

94Savannah, GAGA149,4407.9%+1.2 pts

95Hampton, GAGA9,3497.9%+6.2 pts

96Byron, GAGA6,5678.0%+1.7 pts

97Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2808.1%+2.1 pts

98East Point, GAGA38,2258.1%+2.5 pts

99Cartersville, GAGA25,3498.1%+0.8 pts

100Fort Stewart, GAGA9,2858.2%+4.6 pts

101Columbus, GAGA202,1718.3%–

102Fairburn, GAGA17,1338.3%+4.8 pts

103LaGrange, GAGA34,7308.5%+1.1 pts

104Senoia, GAGA6,2768.7%+2.0 pts

105Stone Mountain, GAGA6,5628.7%+2.1 pts

106Centerville, GAGA9,5058.7%+2.7 pts

107Hoschton, GAGA8,6238.8%+2.6 pts

108Vidalia, GAGA10,8858.8%+2.3 pts

109Villa Rica, GAGA21,0228.8%+6.0 pts

110Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8868.9%−6.4 pts

111Lovejoy, GAGA12,9299.1%+7.9 pts

112College Park, GAGA13,8879.2%+4.6 pts

113Lilburn, GAGA16,3699.2%−1.4 pts

114Douglasville, GAGA41,5239.2%+1.9 pts

115Holly Springs, GAGA20,2619.2%+4.3 pts

116Valdosta, GAGA56,1869.3%−0.3 pts

117Snellville, GAGA22,4789.6%+1.4 pts

118Milledgeville, GAGA16,8359.6%+3.0 pts

119Mountain Park, GAGA12,8509.8%−3.3 pts

120Rome, GAGA38,93410.0%+2.0 pts

121Newnan, GAGA45,86710.0%+3.3 pts

122Cornelia, GAGA5,45910.1%+4.0 pts

123Hiram, GAGA5,58510.2%+6.8 pts

124Woodstock, GAGA39,89510.5%+1.3 pts

125Norcross, GAGA19,08610.7%+5.5 pts

126Carrollton, GAGA27,92510.8%−1.1 pts

127Americus, GAGA15,61710.8%+0.9 pts

128Statesboro, GAGA35,36610.8%−3.8 pts

129Stockbridge, GAGA36,33110.9%+4.4 pts

130Thomasville, GAGA18,66711.1%+3.2 pts

131Chamblee, GAGA32,33411.1%+3.6 pts

132Kennesaw, GAGA37,97011.5%+2.8 pts

133Acworth, GAGA22,92511.6%+4.8 pts

134Marietta, GAGA63,57411.8%+1.4 pts

135St. Marys, GAGA20,54611.8%+4.0 pts

136Georgetown, GAGA11,15812.1%+2.8 pts

137Fayetteville, GAGA20,46512.2%+0.3 pts

138Pooler, GAGA32,74412.4%+9.9 pts

139Grayson, GAGA5,56912.5%−1.5 pts

140Braselton, GAGA18,49612.6%+6.0 pts

141Duluth, GAGA33,81512.8%−0.7 pts

142Jefferson, GAGA17,18513.3%+5.5 pts

143Mableton, GAGA78,82013.4%+6.0 pts

144Suwanee, GAGA23,03413.6%+1.3 pts

145Madison, GAGA5,17913.8%+7.3 pts

146Wilmington Island, GAGA13,90514.0%+0.6 pts

147Flowery Branch, GAGA13,11014.4%+11.9 pts

148Tyrone, GAGA8,09115.5%+5.1 pts

149Martinez, GAGA33,75015.7%+1.0 pts

150Dahlonega, GAGA7,91815.7%−0.6 pts

151Scottdale, GAGA10,54216.8%+4.4 pts

152Tucker, GAGA37,29017.5%+1.1 pts

153Evans, GAGA36,99817.8%+7.0 pts

154Atlanta, GAGA529,11017.9%+4.1 pts

155Smyrna, GAGA57,51318.0%+5.2 pts

156Roswell, GAGA91,50518.6%+1.6 pts

157Athens, GAGA128,61219.3%+0.4 pts

158Peachtree City, GAGA40,88021.0%+5.9 pts

159Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01321.7%+0.6 pts

160Alpharetta, GAGA66,92121.8%+3.8 pts

161Johns Creek, GAGA80,40122.6%–

162Milton, GAGA41,26622.8%–

163Dunwoody, GAGA51,79224.1%+1.0 pts

164St. Simons, GAGA16,22824.3%+4.0 pts

165Vinings, GAGA14,39026.0%+5.3 pts

166North Decatur, GAGA18,44226.7%−0.9 pts

167North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99731.5%+2.4 pts

168Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31531.9%+7.0 pts

169Decatur, GAGA25,27633.2%+6.2 pts

170Druid Hills, GAGA8,16939.9%−3.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS