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Fewest graduate degrees, Alabama counties · 1990

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Lamar County, ALAL13,5871.7%–

02Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.0%–

03Winston County, ALAL23,8292.2%–

04Bibb County, ALAL22,2622.2%–

05Conecuh County, ALAL10,8992.3%–

06Pickens County, ALAL18,2212.4%–

07Geneva County, ALAL27,5542.4%–

08Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1752.4%–

09Russell County, ALAL58,8982.4%–

10Washington County, ALAL14,8222.4%–

11Blount County, ALAL60,1562.5%–

12Coosa County, ALAL10,1612.5%–

13Franklin County, ALAL32,4492.7%–

14Marion County, ALAL29,0972.8%–

15Escambia County, ALAL36,6652.9%–

16Cherokee County, ALAL26,4132.9%–

17Henry County, ALAL18,3942.9%–

18Fayette County, ALAL15,8722.9%–

19Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.0%–

20Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.0%–

21DeKalb County, ALAL74,0853.0%–

22Chambers County, ALAL34,2533.0%–

23Covington County, ALAL37,9473.1%–

24Lowndes County, ALAL9,3593.1%–

25Butler County, ALAL18,1003.1%–

26Walker County, ALAL65,1403.1%–

27St. Clair County, ALAL98,2063.1%–

28Monroe County, ALAL18,9653.1%–

29Cleburne County, ALAL15,9703.2%–

30Clay County, ALAL14,2073.2%–

31Chilton County, ALAL47,7083.3%–

32Choctaw County, ALAL11,9043.3%–

33Wilcox County, ALAL9,6663.3%–

34Jackson County, ALAL54,2813.4%–

35Hale County, ALAL15,1943.4%–

36Greene County, ALAL7,0673.7%–

37Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9533.7%–

38Bullock County, ALAL9,7803.9%–

39Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.9%–

40Clarke County, ALAL22,0143.9%–

41Marengo County, ALAL18,3113.9%–

42Etowah County, ALAL103,8864.0%–

43Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.0%–

44Colbert County, ALAL59,4744.0%–

45Dale County, ALAL49,9124.1%–

46Marshall County, ALAL103,5374.2%–

47Sumter County, ALAL11,5884.2%–

48Talladega County, ALAL81,6034.3%–

49Dallas County, ALAL35,1404.5%–

50Autauga County, ALAL61,9204.6%–

51Morgan County, ALAL126,4834.9%–

52Houston County, ALAL110,3184.9%–

53Elmore County, ALAL91,5774.9%–

54Perry County, ALAL7,4255.1%–

55Mobile County, ALAL411,6585.1%–

56Calhoun County, ALAL115,8345.1%–

57Pike County, ALAL33,6885.4%–

58Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1355.5%–

59Coffee County, ALAL56,9535.8%–

60Baldwin County, ALAL267,7615.9%–

61Jefferson County, ALAL665,7426.9%–

62Macon County, ALAL18,1327.4%–

63Shelby County, ALAL238,5528.7%–

64Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3689.1%–

65Montgomery County, ALAL225,8919.1%–

66Madison County, ALAL433,5169.6%–

67Lee County, ALAL189,88111.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS