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Fewest graduate degrees, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lowndes County, AL, up 35 places to #6.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲6Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.8%−0.6 pts

02▲18Geneva County, ALAL27,5543.7%+0.6 pts

03▲7Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.2%+0.4 pts

04▲4Clay County, ALAL14,2074.2%+1.4 pts

05Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.4%+1.3 pts

06▲35Lowndes County, ALAL9,3594.5%+0.9 pts

07▼6Fayette County, ALAL15,8724.8%+1.3 pts

08▼6Coosa County, ALAL10,1614.9%+2.1 pts

09▼3Chambers County, ALAL34,2534.9%+1.7 pts

10▲4Pickens County, ALAL18,2215.0%+1.6 pts

11▲15Clarke County, ALAL22,0145.0%+0.5 pts

12▲10Marion County, ALAL29,0975.0%+2.0 pts

13▲17Lawrence County, ALAL33,8435.2%+2.7 pts

14▼11Escambia County, ALAL36,6655.2%+1.3 pts

15▲8DeKalb County, ALAL74,0855.2%+1.9 pts

16▼7Lamar County, ALAL13,5875.3%+2.9 pts

17▼5Greene County, ALAL7,0675.3%+2.1 pts

18▲1Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.3%+2.2 pts

19▼2Monroe County, ALAL18,9655.4%+0.9 pts

20▲4Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.5%+1.5 pts

21▲12Butler County, ALAL18,1005.5%+2.5 pts

22▼1Winston County, ALAL23,8295.6%+1.7 pts

23▲14Dallas County, ALAL35,1405.7%+0.3 pts

24▼11Franklin County, ALAL32,4495.9%+2.1 pts

25▲4Conecuh County, ALAL10,8995.9%+3.0 pts

26▲8Russell County, ALAL58,8985.9%+2.5 pts

27Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.9%+1.9 pts

28▼24Wilcox County, ALAL9,6666.0%+3.4 pts

29▼13Hale County, ALAL15,1946.0%+3.0 pts

30▼19Blount County, ALAL60,1566.0%+2.3 pts

31▼3Jackson County, ALAL54,2816.1%+2.2 pts

32▲3Perry County, ALAL7,4256.3%+1.5 pts

33▼15Cullman County, ALAL94,0096.6%+2.2 pts

34▼3Dale County, ALAL49,9126.8%+2.4 pts

35▲10Etowah County, ALAL103,8866.9%+1.6 pts

36▼4St. Clair County, ALAL98,2067.0%+3.4 pts

37▼22Walker County, ALAL65,1407.0%+3.3 pts

38▲8Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9537.1%+2.4 pts

39▲3Marshall County, ALAL103,5377.1%+2.3 pts

40▲3Cherokee County, ALAL26,4137.3%+3.1 pts

41▼5Covington County, ALAL37,9477.3%+2.9 pts

42▼17Cleburne County, ALAL15,9707.4%+3.0 pts

43▲5Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.5%+3.7 pts

44▼6Talladega County, ALAL81,6037.8%+3.5 pts

45▲6Washington County, ALAL14,8228.0%+4.9 pts

46▲8Calhoun County, ALAL115,8348.1%+1.8 pts

47▼8Colbert County, ALAL59,4748.1%+2.8 pts

48▼4Morgan County, ALAL126,4838.1%+2.4 pts

49▼2Marengo County, ALAL18,3118.5%+4.1 pts

50▲3Houston County, ALAL110,3188.5%+2.2 pts

51▼11Henry County, ALAL18,3948.6%+3.7 pts

52▲4Elmore County, ALAL91,5778.9%+2.8 pts

53▼1Mobile County, ALAL411,6589.2%+2.8 pts

54▲1Sumter County, ALAL11,5889.5%+4.4 pts

55▲3Macon County, ALAL18,1329.9%+1.5 pts

56▼6Coffee County, ALAL56,95310.1%+3.2 pts

57▲6Pike County, ALAL33,68811.2%+4.1 pts

58▼1Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13511.2%+4.7 pts

59▼10Limestone County, ALAL122,92812.3%+7.3 pts

60Baldwin County, ALAL267,76112.3%+4.1 pts

61▼2Autauga County, ALAL61,92013.7%+7.5 pts

62▼1Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36813.8%+4.1 pts

63▼1Jefferson County, ALAL665,74214.8%+6.1 pts

64Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.9%+3.8 pts

65Shelby County, ALAL238,55216.1%+4.9 pts

66▲1Madison County, ALAL433,51618.8%+7.2 pts

67▼1Lee County, ALAL189,88119.3%+6.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES