RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Fewest graduate degrees, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 3.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Echols County, GAGA3,6851.1%–

02Warren County, GAGA5,2691.2%–

03Murray County, GAGA41,6071.5%–

04Marion County, GAGA7,6761.5%–

05Tattnall County, GAGA24,3761.6%–

06Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.6%–

07Randolph County, GAGA6,1561.7%–

08Charlton County, GAGA13,1211.7%–

09Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971.7%–

10Long County, GAGA21,5571.8%–

11Brantley County, GAGA18,9361.8%–

12Lanier County, GAGA10,6231.8%–

13Jefferson County, GAGA15,0111.8%–

14Paulding County, GAGA190,9961.8%–

15Pierce County, GAGA20,7641.9%–

16Webster County, GAGA2,3692.0%–

17Crawford County, GAGA12,2062.1%–

18Hancock County, GAGA8,6822.1%–

19Dawson County, GAGA35,3652.1%–

20Banks County, GAGA21,2732.1%–

21Heard County, GAGA12,1492.2%–

22Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2192.2%–

23Catoosa County, GAGA69,6282.2%–

24Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662.2%–

25Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002.3%–

26Johnson County, GAGA9,3102.3%–

27Worth County, GAGA20,0592.4%–

28Mitchell County, GAGA20,4672.4%–

29Berrien County, GAGA18,9322.4%–

30Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.5%–

31Talbot County, GAGA5,7092.5%–

32Dade County, GAGA16,1542.5%–

33Walton County, GAGA112,6962.5%–

34Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6622.5%–

35Meriwether County, GAGA21,5162.6%–

36Seminole County, GAGA9,1622.7%–

37Cook County, GAGA18,2322.7%–

38Effingham County, GAGA74,3972.7%–

39Grady County, GAGA26,5902.7%–

40Pickens County, GAGA37,1672.7%–

41McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892.7%–

42Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942.8%–

43Bartow County, GAGA120,8002.8%–

44Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.8%–

45Lincoln County, GAGA8,1122.8%–

46Dodge County, GAGA19,6632.8%–

47Terrell County, GAGA8,6562.8%–

48Polk County, GAGA45,5142.8%–

49Elbert County, GAGA20,0722.8%–

50Telfair County, GAGA11,1952.8%–

51Burke County, GAGA24,4082.8%–

52Macon County, GAGA11,7562.8%–

53Screven County, GAGA14,4082.8%–

54Newton County, GAGA125,5832.9%–

55Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542.9%–

56Hart County, GAGA28,6392.9%–

57Butts County, GAGA27,2182.9%–

58Walker County, GAGA70,2502.9%–

59Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.9%–

60Jasper County, GAGA17,6322.9%–

61Turner County, GAGA8,9832.9%–

62Stewart County, GAGA4,6313.0%–

63Jackson County, GAGA99,2653.0%–

64Haralson County, GAGA33,0663.0%–

65Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.0%–

66Barrow County, GAGA99,7733.1%–

67Early County, GAGA10,4553.2%–

68Franklin County, GAGA25,9483.2%–

69Wilkes County, GAGA9,5403.2%–

70Camden County, GAGA60,1433.2%–

71Upson County, GAGA28,5003.2%–

72Dooly County, GAGA11,1563.2%–

73Greene County, GAGA21,3673.2%–

74Irwin County, GAGA9,0203.3%–

75Henry County, GAGA264,9223.3%–

76Wilcox County, GAGA8,7973.3%–

77Baker County, GAGA2,7253.3%–

78Washington County, GAGA19,4533.3%–

79Quitman County, GAGA2,2543.4%–

80Union County, GAGA27,8593.5%–

81Appling County, GAGA19,1003.5%–

82Schley County, GAGA4,5933.5%–

83Montgomery County, GAGA8,6353.6%–

84Evans County, GAGA11,0283.6%–

85Fannin County, GAGA26,1113.6%–

86Pike County, GAGA20,9323.6%–

87McDuffie County, GAGA21,6403.6%–

88Emanuel County, GAGA23,1473.6%–

89Stephens County, GAGA27,8543.6%–

90Jones County, GAGA29,1713.6%–

91Lamar County, GAGA20,9413.7%–

92Wayne County, GAGA32,4813.7%–

93Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1783.7%–

94Miller County, GAGA5,8123.7%–

95Jenkins County, GAGA8,8433.7%–

96Calhoun County, GAGA5,4133.7%–

97Liberty County, GAGA70,3133.8%–

98Douglas County, GAGA154,2933.8%–

99Morgan County, GAGA22,0953.8%–

100Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.8%–

101Colquitt County, GAGA47,4383.8%–

102Madison County, GAGA32,9193.9%–

103Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.9%–

104Towns County, GAGA13,2853.9%–

105Bryan County, GAGA52,0624.0%–

106Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.0%–

107Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.0%–

108Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.0%–

109Candler County, GAGA11,2754.0%–

110Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.1%–

111Bleckley County, GAGA12,8664.1%–

112Lee County, GAGA34,1794.1%–

113Clinch County, GAGA6,8474.1%–

114Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.2%–

115Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.2%–

116Troup County, GAGA72,8444.2%–

117Ware County, GAGA36,9064.2%–

118Rabun County, GAGA17,7644.3%–

119Habersham County, GAGA50,4164.3%–

120Forsyth County, GAGA282,8054.4%–

121Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.5%–

122Putnam County, GAGA23,7224.5%–

123Clay County, GAGA2,8154.5%–

124Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.5%–

125Coweta County, GAGA160,2404.7%–

126Cherokee County, GAGA299,2734.7%–

127Laurens County, GAGA51,0414.8%–

128Thomas County, GAGA46,3684.8%–

129Harris County, GAGA37,2804.9%–

130White County, GAGA29,8025.2%–

131Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.3%–

132Floyd County, GAGA101,3785.3%–

133Monroe County, GAGA32,0235.3%–

134Baldwin County, GAGA44,0295.5%–

135Carroll County, GAGA131,0365.5%–

136Houston County, GAGA178,2145.5%–

137Hall County, GAGA226,5685.6%–

138Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4155.7%–

139Richmond County, GAGA206,5595.8%–

140Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4655.8%–

141Rockdale County, GAGA98,4165.8%–

142Tift County, GAGA42,2545.9%–

143Dougherty County, GAGA82,6166.1%–

144Muscogee County, GAGA202,1716.1%–

145Bibb County, GAGA157,5566.2%–

146Chatham County, GAGA311,8556.3%–

147Peach County, GAGA29,8776.3%–

148Lowndes County, GAGA122,8676.5%–

149Glynn County, GAGA87,5996.5%–

150Sumter County, GAGA28,8016.8%–

151Fayette County, GAGA125,1567.1%–

152Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0997.7%–

153Columbia County, GAGA169,1898.5%–

154Bulloch County, GAGA86,9499.1%–

155Cobb County, GAGA793,3459.1%–

156Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79110.4%–

157DeKalb County, GAGA774,39411.4%–

158Oconee County, GAGA44,89312.8%–

159Clarke County, GAGA129,92118.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS