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Fewest graduate degrees, Georgia counties · 2020

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

01Wheeler County, GAGA7,5700.4%−84%

02Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.3%−54%

03Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6621.7%−56%

04Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431.8%−57%

05Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112.2%−24%

06Echols County, GAGA3,6852.2%+24%

07Hancock County, GAGA8,6822.5%−30%

08Johnson County, GAGA9,3102.9%−4%

09Telfair County, GAGA11,1953.1%+6%

10Candler County, GAGA11,2753.1%−4%

11Murray County, GAGA41,6073.2%+39%

12Butts County, GAGA27,2183.3%+1%

13Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.4%−8%

14Randolph County, GAGA6,1563.4%−25%

15Calhoun County, GAGA5,4133.4%−48%

16Warren County, GAGA5,2693.5%+45%

17Brantley County, GAGA18,9363.5%+19%

18Marion County, GAGA7,6763.6%−22%

19Chattooga County, GAGA25,3003.7%+24%

20Berrien County, GAGA18,9323.7%−10%

21Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.7%−16%

22Macon County, GAGA11,7563.9%+33%

23Worth County, GAGA20,0594.0%+37%

24Meriwether County, GAGA21,5164.0%−8%

25Elbert County, GAGA20,0724.1%+15%

26Lincoln County, GAGA8,1124.2%+9%

27Early County, GAGA10,4554.2%−17%

28Mitchell County, GAGA20,4674.2%+31%

29Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.3%+39%

30Taylor County, GAGA7,8184.4%+68%

31Burke County, GAGA24,4084.4%+47%

32Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2194.4%+33%

33Dade County, GAGA16,1544.5%+33%

34Terrell County, GAGA8,6564.5%−1%

35Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.6%+5%

36Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.6%+31%

37Seminole County, GAGA9,1624.6%+71%

38Dooly County, GAGA11,1564.6%+16%

39Turner County, GAGA8,9834.6%−1%

40Schley County, GAGA4,5934.6%−24%

41Appling County, GAGA19,1004.7%+51%

42Treutlen County, GAGA6,4664.8%+45%

43Polk County, GAGA45,5144.8%+24%

44Quitman County, GAGA2,2544.9%+133%

45Bacon County, GAGA11,0704.9%+70%

46Hart County, GAGA28,6394.9%−11%

47Upson County, GAGA28,5004.9%+41%

48Washington County, GAGA19,4535.0%+43%

49Dodge County, GAGA19,6635.0%+4%

50Wilkes County, GAGA9,5405.0%+19%

51Ware County, GAGA36,9065.0%+9%

52Twiggs County, GAGA7,5975.0%+160%

53Heard County, GAGA12,1495.1%+142%

54Jasper County, GAGA17,6325.1%+20%

55Webster County, GAGA2,3695.1%+140%

56Wayne County, GAGA32,4815.2%+31%

57Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475.3%+9%

58Crawford County, GAGA12,2065.4%+187%

59Stewart County, GAGA4,6315.5%+31%

60Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.5%+21%

61Decatur County, GAGA29,4325.8%+21%

62Charlton County, GAGA13,1215.8%+93%

63Banks County, GAGA21,2735.8%+58%

64Lamar County, GAGA20,9415.8%+30%

65Crisp County, GAGA19,2376.0%+46%

66Whitfield County, GAGA106,2126.0%+24%

67Liberty County, GAGA70,3136.1%+24%

68McIntosh County, GAGA11,9896.1%+27%

69Lanier County, GAGA10,6236.1%+89%

70Pierce County, GAGA20,7646.2%+88%

71Colquitt County, GAGA47,4386.2%+58%

72Cook County, GAGA18,2326.2%+134%

73Bartow County, GAGA120,8006.3%+43%

74Long County, GAGA21,5576.3%+180%

75Wilcox County, GAGA8,7976.3%+83%

76McDuffie County, GAGA21,6406.3%+72%

77Talbot County, GAGA5,7096.3%+92%

78Grady County, GAGA26,5906.3%+66%

79Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.3%+169%

80Haralson County, GAGA33,0666.5%+87%

81Clayton County, GAGA297,4716.5%+48%

82Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.6%+184%

83Screven County, GAGA14,4086.8%+120%

84Spalding County, GAGA70,7756.9%+68%

85Effingham County, GAGA74,3976.9%+58%

86Gordon County, GAGA61,7017.2%+83%

87Toombs County, GAGA27,5457.2%+71%

88Franklin County, GAGA25,9487.2%+85%

89Walker County, GAGA70,2507.3%+116%

90Evans County, GAGA11,0287.3%+110%

91Troup County, GAGA72,8447.4%+24%

92Montgomery County, GAGA8,6357.4%+63%

93Catoosa County, GAGA69,6287.4%+76%

94Jackson County, GAGA99,2657.4%+75%

95Miller County, GAGA5,8127.5%+95%

96Carroll County, GAGA131,0367.6%+13%

97Stephens County, GAGA27,8547.7%+66%

98Barrow County, GAGA99,7737.8%+149%

99Paulding County, GAGA190,9967.8%+116%

100Clay County, GAGA2,8157.9%+42%

101Bleckley County, GAGA12,8668.0%+62%

102Pickens County, GAGA37,1678.1%+42%

103Camden County, GAGA60,1438.2%+43%

104White County, GAGA29,8028.2%+47%

105Laurens County, GAGA51,0418.3%+50%

106Irwin County, GAGA9,0208.4%+176%

107Jones County, GAGA29,1718.4%+51%

108Newton County, GAGA125,5838.4%+67%

109Walton County, GAGA112,6968.5%+107%

110Gilmer County, GAGA33,8948.6%+72%

111Pike County, GAGA20,9328.6%+128%

112Richmond County, GAGA206,5598.7%+30%

113Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4158.8%+58%

114Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4658.9%+36%

115Madison County, GAGA32,9199.1%+122%

116Putnam County, GAGA23,7229.1%+56%

117Hall County, GAGA226,5689.3%+36%

118Floyd County, GAGA101,3789.3%+59%

119Tift County, GAGA42,2549.3%+46%

120Fannin County, GAGA26,1119.3%+116%

121Baldwin County, GAGA44,0299.4%+44%

122Dougherty County, GAGA82,6169.6%+49%

123Habersham County, GAGA50,4169.6%+59%

124Union County, GAGA27,8599.7%+94%

125Sumter County, GAGA28,8019.8%+21%

126Rockdale County, GAGA98,4169.8%+31%

127Thomas County, GAGA46,36810.0%+63%

128Douglas County, GAGA154,29310.3%+79%

129Lowndes County, GAGA122,86710.3%+44%

130Henry County, GAGA264,92210.5%+74%

131Morgan County, GAGA22,09510.6%+86%

132Baker County, GAGA2,72510.7%+233%

133Coweta County, GAGA160,24010.8%+72%

134Cherokee County, GAGA299,27310.9%+49%

135Muscogee County, GAGA202,17111.1%+39%

136Glynn County, GAGA87,59911.4%+31%

137Peach County, GAGA29,87711.5%+64%

138Lee County, GAGA34,17911.7%+106%

139Dawson County, GAGA35,36511.7%+92%

140Bibb County, GAGA157,55611.8%+55%

141Greene County, GAGA21,36711.8%+77%

142Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911.9%+0%

143Bryan County, GAGA52,06212.0%+96%

144Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17812.9%+79%

145Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.1%+31%

146Houston County, GAGA178,21413.2%+68%

147Monroe County, GAGA32,02313.4%+106%

148Chatham County, GAGA311,85513.6%+62%

149Harris County, GAGA37,28013.8%+88%

150Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.5%+92%

151Towns County, GAGA13,28514.6%+82%

152Columbia County, GAGA169,18914.6%+22%

153Cobb County, GAGA793,34517.6%+50%

154Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.5%+51%

155Forsyth County, GAGA282,80519.3%+127%

156DeKalb County, GAGA774,39419.7%+45%

157Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79122.4%+52%

158Clarke County, GAGA129,92123.0%+22%

159Oconee County, GAGA44,89326.6%+55%

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