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Fewest graduate degrees, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Echols County, GAGA3,6851.1%−36%

02Warren County, GAGA5,2691.2%−50%

03Murray County, GAGA41,6071.5%−35%

04Marion County, GAGA7,6761.5%−67%

05Tattnall County, GAGA24,3761.6%−32%

06Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.6%−42%

07Randolph County, GAGA6,1561.7%−62%

08Charlton County, GAGA13,1211.7%−43%

09Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971.7%−10%

10Long County, GAGA21,5571.8%−22%

11Brantley County, GAGA18,9361.8%−40%

12Lanier County, GAGA10,6231.8%−46%

13Jefferson County, GAGA15,0111.8%−36%

14Paulding County, GAGA190,9961.8%−49%

15Pierce County, GAGA20,7641.9%−41%

16Webster County, GAGA2,3692.0%−8%

17Crawford County, GAGA12,2062.1%+13%

18Hancock County, GAGA8,6822.1%−40%

19Dawson County, GAGA35,3652.1%−65%

20Banks County, GAGA21,2732.1%−42%

21Heard County, GAGA12,1492.2%+3%

22Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2192.2%−35%

23Catoosa County, GAGA69,6282.2%−47%

24Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662.2%−32%

25Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002.3%−22%

26Johnson County, GAGA9,3102.3%−22%

27Worth County, GAGA20,0592.4%−18%

28Mitchell County, GAGA20,4672.4%−26%

29Berrien County, GAGA18,9322.4%−41%

30Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.5%−6%

31Talbot County, GAGA5,7092.5%−25%

32Dade County, GAGA16,1542.5%−25%

33Walton County, GAGA112,6962.5%−39%

34Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6622.5%−34%

35Meriwether County, GAGA21,5162.6%−40%

36Seminole County, GAGA9,1622.7%−1%

37Cook County, GAGA18,2322.7%+1%

38Effingham County, GAGA74,3972.7%−39%

39Grady County, GAGA26,5902.7%−30%

40Pickens County, GAGA37,1672.7%−53%

41McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892.7%−43%

42Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942.8%−45%

43Bartow County, GAGA120,8002.8%−37%

44Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.8%−0%

45Lincoln County, GAGA8,1122.8%−27%

46Dodge County, GAGA19,6632.8%−42%

47Terrell County, GAGA8,6562.8%−39%

48Polk County, GAGA45,5142.8%−28%

49Elbert County, GAGA20,0722.8%−21%

50Telfair County, GAGA11,1952.8%−5%

51Burke County, GAGA24,4082.8%−6%

52Macon County, GAGA11,7562.8%−5%

53Screven County, GAGA14,4082.8%−9%

54Newton County, GAGA125,5832.9%−43%

55Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542.9%+25%

56Hart County, GAGA28,6392.9%−48%

57Butts County, GAGA27,2182.9%−11%

58Walker County, GAGA70,2502.9%−15%

59Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.9%+1%

60Jasper County, GAGA17,6322.9%−32%

61Turner County, GAGA8,9832.9%−37%

62Stewart County, GAGA4,6313.0%−28%

63Jackson County, GAGA99,2653.0%−28%

64Haralson County, GAGA33,0663.0%−13%

65Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.0%−17%

66Barrow County, GAGA99,7733.1%+1%

67Early County, GAGA10,4553.2%−38%

68Franklin County, GAGA25,9483.2%−19%

69Wilkes County, GAGA9,5403.2%−25%

70Camden County, GAGA60,1433.2%−44%

71Upson County, GAGA28,5003.2%−8%

72Dooly County, GAGA11,1563.2%−19%

73Greene County, GAGA21,3673.2%−51%

74Irwin County, GAGA9,0203.3%+8%

75Henry County, GAGA264,9223.3%−46%

76Wilcox County, GAGA8,7973.3%−4%

77Baker County, GAGA2,7253.3%+3%

78Washington County, GAGA19,4533.3%−4%

79Quitman County, GAGA2,2543.4%+62%

80Union County, GAGA27,8593.5%−31%

81Appling County, GAGA19,1003.5%+11%

82Schley County, GAGA4,5933.5%−43%

83Montgomery County, GAGA8,6353.6%−22%

84Evans County, GAGA11,0283.6%+2%

85Fannin County, GAGA26,1113.6%−17%

86Pike County, GAGA20,9323.6%−5%

87McDuffie County, GAGA21,6403.6%−2%

88Emanuel County, GAGA23,1473.6%−25%

89Stephens County, GAGA27,8543.6%−22%

90Jones County, GAGA29,1713.6%−35%

91Lamar County, GAGA20,9413.7%−19%

92Wayne County, GAGA32,4813.7%−7%

93Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1783.7%−48%

94Miller County, GAGA5,8123.7%−3%

95Jenkins County, GAGA8,8433.7%−10%

96Calhoun County, GAGA5,4133.7%−44%

97Liberty County, GAGA70,3133.8%−23%

98Douglas County, GAGA154,2933.8%−35%

99Morgan County, GAGA22,0953.8%−34%

100Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.8%−4%

101Colquitt County, GAGA47,4383.8%−2%

102Madison County, GAGA32,9193.9%−6%

103Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.9%+26%

104Towns County, GAGA13,2853.9%−51%

105Bryan County, GAGA52,0624.0%−36%

106Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.0%−6%

107Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.0%−18%

108Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.0%−8%

109Candler County, GAGA11,2754.0%+23%

110Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.1%−15%

111Bleckley County, GAGA12,8664.1%−17%

112Lee County, GAGA34,1794.1%−27%

113Clinch County, GAGA6,8474.1%−6%

114Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.2%+1%

115Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.2%+1%

116Troup County, GAGA72,8444.2%−30%

117Ware County, GAGA36,9064.2%−8%

118Rabun County, GAGA17,7644.3%−43%

119Habersham County, GAGA50,4164.3%−29%

120Forsyth County, GAGA282,8054.4%−48%

121Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.5%+1%

122Putnam County, GAGA23,7224.5%−23%

123Clay County, GAGA2,8154.5%−19%

124Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.5%+30%

125Coweta County, GAGA160,2404.7%−26%

126Cherokee County, GAGA299,2734.7%−36%

127Laurens County, GAGA51,0414.8%−14%

128Thomas County, GAGA46,3684.8%−21%

129Harris County, GAGA37,2804.9%−32%

130White County, GAGA29,8025.2%−6%

131Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.3%+15%

132Floyd County, GAGA101,3785.3%−9%

133Monroe County, GAGA32,0235.3%−18%

134Baldwin County, GAGA44,0295.5%−16%

135Carroll County, GAGA131,0365.5%−18%

136Houston County, GAGA178,2145.5%−30%

137Hall County, GAGA226,5685.6%−17%

138Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4155.7%+2%

139Richmond County, GAGA206,5595.8%−13%

140Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4655.8%−12%

141Rockdale County, GAGA98,4165.8%−22%

142Tift County, GAGA42,2545.9%−8%

143Dougherty County, GAGA82,6166.1%−5%

144Muscogee County, GAGA202,1716.1%−23%

145Bibb County, GAGA157,5566.2%−18%

146Chatham County, GAGA311,8556.3%−25%

147Peach County, GAGA29,8776.3%−10%

148Lowndes County, GAGA122,8676.5%−9%

149Glynn County, GAGA87,5996.5%−25%

150Sumter County, GAGA28,8016.8%−16%

151Fayette County, GAGA125,1567.1%−42%

152Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0997.7%−22%

153Columbia County, GAGA169,1898.5%−29%

154Bulloch County, GAGA86,9499.1%−24%

155Cobb County, GAGA793,3459.1%−22%

156Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79110.4%−30%

157DeKalb County, GAGA774,39411.4%−16%

158Oconee County, GAGA44,89312.8%−25%

159Clarke County, GAGA129,92118.4%−2%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES