RANKING · 2024 ACS · 178 SHOWN OF 178

Least educated, Georgia cities

Georgia cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 178 is 28.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Port Wentworth, GA, up 67 places to #73.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲1McRae-Helena, GAGA5,4438.0%–

02▲42Glennville, GAGA5,02311.8%−0.9 pts

03▲54Waynesboro, GAGA5,51111.9%−1.2 pts

04▲6Blakely, GAGA5,15612.0%−0.6 pts

05▲6LaFayette, GAGA7,15712.1%+1.7 pts

06▼1Nashville, GAGA5,03812.2%+0.2 pts

07▼6Jonesboro, GAGA6,04612.3%−0.7 pts

08▲8Cairo, GAGA10,15012.3%−0.3 pts

09▼6Baxley, GAGA5,05812.4%+4.3 pts

10▼6Forest Park, GAGA19,16812.4%+5.8 pts

11▲44Fairview, GAGA5,30212.9%+5.2 pts

12▼4Thomson, GAGA6,76313.3%+0.6 pts

13▲4Swainsboro, GAGA7,43613.3%+0.8 pts

14▼1Cordele, GAGA9,65213.3%+1.6 pts

15▲8Dock Junction, GAGA8,14714.2%+5.9 pts

16▼4Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88214.3%+4.9 pts

17▲16Sylvester, GAGA5,43014.3%+2.3 pts

18▼12Jackson, GAGA5,88414.6%+2.9 pts

19▲21Cedartown, GAGA10,51415.0%+5.8 pts

20▲25Morrow, GAGA6,21115.2%+1.1 pts

21▲42Palmetto, GAGA5,29815.5%+9.0 pts

22▼15Garden City, GAGA10,51315.6%+7.1 pts

23▼14Conley, GAGA5,82215.9%+7.4 pts

24▲35Griffin, GAGA23,89615.9%−0.4 pts

25▲16Waycross, GAGA13,93616.0%+3.3 pts

26▼7Monroe, GAGA16,50716.1%+7.0 pts

27▲12Commerce, GAGA9,30316.2%+5.4 pts

28▼1Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01416.4%+7.8 pts

29▼11Douglas, GAGA11,86416.5%+1.3 pts

30▲40Temple, GAGA6,56417.0%+9.7 pts

31▼2Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78017.1%−0.5 pts

32▼2Riverdale, GAGA14,63717.3%+2.2 pts

33▼11Jasper, GAGA5,40017.7%+2.5 pts

34▼13Thomaston, GAGA9,85217.9%+1.0 pts

35▼15Barnesville, GAGA6,32917.9%+4.5 pts

36▲40Adel, GAGA5,85418.5%+8.5 pts

37▼1Jesup, GAGA10,30118.5%+5.4 pts

38▼14Bainbridge, GAGA14,60618.7%+0.4 pts

39▼25Auburn, GAGA10,11018.8%+8.6 pts

40▲6Cornelia, GAGA5,45919.1%+1.7 pts

41▼9Sandersville, GAGA5,39719.2%+3.7 pts

42▲20Winder, GAGA21,25219.3%+5.7 pts

43▲15Brunswick, GAGA15,73019.4%+8.0 pts

44▲3Moultrie, GAGA14,97319.5%+6.7 pts

45▲5Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86819.5%+7.6 pts

46▼20Fort Valley, GAGA9,22019.7%+6.2 pts

47▼22Toccoa, GAGA9,53920.0%+3.5 pts

48▲19Dublin, GAGA16,56520.2%−0.1 pts

49▼6Calhoun, GAGA20,19620.2%+3.8 pts

50▼1Eatonton, GAGA6,74920.4%+11.7 pts

51▼36Rockmart, GAGA5,36920.5%+10.5 pts

52▲13Hinesville, GAGA36,67421.0%+3.7 pts

53▲31Milledgeville, GAGA16,83521.1%+4.5 pts

54▲12Albany, GAGA66,90721.4%+3.2 pts

55▲14Austell, GAGA8,33921.8%+11.8 pts

56▲4Americus, GAGA15,61721.9%+0.5 pts

57▼9Chatsworth, GAGA5,02922.1%+4.6 pts

58▼30Tifton, GAGA17,59522.1%+1.9 pts

59▼22Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56222.8%+1.4 pts

60▼18Vidalia, GAGA10,88523.1%+3.1 pts

61▼10Kingsland, GAGA21,29923.3%+10.2 pts

62▼27Dallas, GAGA15,40223.4%+13.3 pts

63▲57Bremen, GAGA7,75123.6%+7.9 pts

64▼10Oakwood, GAGA7,24524.0%+14.0 pts

65▼4Dalton, GAGA35,32224.3%+6.0 pts

66▼13Irondale, GAGA9,18524.4%+5.2 pts

67▼11Dacula, GAGA9,37324.5%+10.9 pts

68Clarkston, GAGA14,43124.6%+3.0 pts

69▲6Augusta, GAGA201,99924.7%+5.8 pts

70▼36Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28524.7%+12.8 pts

71▼40Social Circle, GAGA5,53724.7%+11.2 pts

72▲11Thomasville, GAGA18,66724.9%+2.5 pts

73▲67Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60425.0%+16.1 pts

74▲25Rincon, GAGA11,72625.2%+7.2 pts

75▲13Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82226.0%+6.9 pts

76▲15Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87526.0%+17.7 pts

77▲9Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55626.3%–

78▲25Adairsville, GAGA5,10126.8%+16.5 pts

79▲28Loganville, GAGA17,21227.0%+11.1 pts

80▲5Gainesville, GAGA49,22127.1%+2.9 pts

81▼10Covington, GAGA17,47727.2%+14.5 pts

82▲30Centerville, GAGA9,50527.3%+13.3 pts

83▲19Lilburn, GAGA16,36927.9%−3.9 pts

84▼11LaGrange, GAGA34,73027.9%+7.0 pts

85▲12Valdosta, GAGA56,18628.3%+3.5 pts

86▲3Rome, GAGA38,93428.4%+9.5 pts

87▲11Villa Rica, GAGA21,02228.4%+20.0 pts

88▲21McDonough, GAGA33,39528.5%+7.6 pts

89▼15Lovejoy, GAGA12,92928.6%+24.8 pts

90▼10Cartersville, GAGA25,34928.7%+6.1 pts

91▲13College Park, GAGA13,88728.8%+11.7 pts

92▼15Panthersville, GAGA9,05328.8%+11.0 pts

93▼1Perry, GAGA25,69928.8%+11.1 pts

94▼22Grovetown, GAGA17,93929.2%+17.0 pts

95▼8St. Marys, GAGA20,54629.3%+7.8 pts

96▼6Buford, GAGA18,78029.3%+16.2 pts

97▼19Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90529.5%+17.6 pts

98▼2Cusseta, GAGA8,46529.6%–

99▼18Union City, GAGA29,91029.8%+10.8 pts

100▼48Locust Grove, GAGA14,61030.0%+21.2 pts

101▼1Columbus, GAGA202,17130.5%–

102▲16Byron, GAGA6,56730.9%+14.5 pts

103▲2Stonecrest, GAGA61,33731.0%–

104▲6Warner Robins, GAGA87,76131.1%+14.4 pts

105▲1Redan, GAGA31,01731.3%+1.6 pts

106▼24Statesboro, GAGA35,36631.6%0.0 pts

107▼69Hampton, GAGA9,34931.7%+21.1 pts

108▲5Stockbridge, GAGA36,33131.8%+8.1 pts

109▼8Canton, GAGA40,77832.3%+16.4 pts

110▼16Conyers, GAGA20,37733.0%+16.1 pts

111▲37Grayson, GAGA5,56933.1%+9.2 pts

112▼19Bemiss, GAGA9,20133.2%–

113▼5Savannah, GAGA149,44033.3%+13.2 pts

114▼50Eastman, GAGA5,57233.5%+17.0 pts

115▲7Acworth, GAGA22,92533.9%+4.7 pts

116▼1Cumming, GAGA12,49434.9%+18.2 pts

117▼6Jefferson, GAGA17,18534.9%+16.1 pts

118▼2Carrollton, GAGA27,92535.2%+7.3 pts

119▲11Douglasville, GAGA41,52335.2%+9.0 pts

120▲6East Point, GAGA38,22535.6%+18.0 pts

121▼4Doraville, GAGA16,36535.6%+22.8 pts

122▲2Snellville, GAGA22,47836.2%+7.1 pts

123▲9Richmond Hill, GAGA20,02236.8%+15.1 pts

124▲12Martinez, GAGA33,75037.2%+0.5 pts

125▼4Gresham Park, GAGA6,93538.4%+29.2 pts

126▼47Fairburn, GAGA17,13338.5%+20.5 pts

127▼13Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18138.7%+22.8 pts

128▲7Mableton, GAGA78,82038.7%+17.2 pts

129▲5South Fulton, GAGA112,82039.0%–

130▼35Hoschton, GAGA8,62339.2%+21.3 pts

131▼4Pooler, GAGA32,74439.7%+23.9 pts

132▼13Hiram, GAGA5,58540.4%+31.2 pts

133▼10Norcross, GAGA19,08640.5%+17.7 pts

134▲10Flowery Branch, GAGA13,11040.6%+34.5 pts

135▼6Newnan, GAGA45,86740.7%+19.2 pts

136▲2Powder Springs, GAGA21,00441.0%+12.3 pts

137▲4Fayetteville, GAGA20,46541.2%+9.9 pts

138▼5Georgetown, GAGA11,15842.1%+5.8 pts

139▼14Hapeville, GAGA7,41043.2%+31.1 pts

140▲19Braselton, GAGA18,49644.6%+18.2 pts

141▲12Tucker, GAGA37,29044.7%+3.3 pts

142▼14Madison, GAGA5,17945.1%+21.6 pts

143▲2Mountain Park, GAGA12,85045.7%+9.8 pts

144▼13Holly Springs, GAGA20,26145.8%+31.9 pts

145▲11Senoia, GAGA6,27645.8%+25.5 pts

146▼9Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,17247.0%–

147▼1Athens, GAGA128,61247.3%+7.3 pts

148▼5Kennesaw, GAGA37,97047.3%+12.8 pts

149▼7Marietta, GAGA63,57447.4%+13.3 pts

150▼3Chamblee, GAGA32,33447.9%+25.6 pts

151▼12Sugar Hill, GAGA29,28048.5%+20.4 pts

152▲5Dahlonega, GAGA7,91850.0%+17.5 pts

153▲5Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,51951.6%–

154▼5Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,88652.2%+9.8 pts

155▼1Evans, GAGA36,99852.2%+23.0 pts

156▼6Woodstock, GAGA39,89552.3%+18.6 pts

157▼5Wilmington Island, GAGA13,90552.6%+12.3 pts

158▼7Scottdale, GAGA10,54253.1%+19.6 pts

159▼4Duluth, GAGA33,81553.7%+8.0 pts

160▲1St. Simons, GAGA16,22857.0%+5.5 pts

161▼1Atlanta, GAGA529,11059.2%+24.6 pts

162Smyrna, GAGA57,51359.4%+19.1 pts

163▲1Tyrone, GAGA8,09160.3%+29.9 pts

164▼1Peachtree City, GAGA40,88061.6%+15.4 pts

165▲1Suwanee, GAGA23,03462.5%+16.9 pts

166▼1Roswell, GAGA91,50566.0%+13.4 pts

167Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01369.2%+9.0 pts

168▲5Vinings, GAGA14,39070.0%+0.1 pts

169▲2Alpharetta, GAGA66,92170.7%+13.6 pts

170Brookhaven, GAGA59,64370.9%–

171▲1Dunwoody, GAGA51,79272.2%+6.7 pts

172▼3Johns Creek, GAGA80,40172.7%–

173▼5Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31573.5%+6.2 pts

174▲1North Decatur, GAGA18,44274.0%+16.2 pts

175▲2North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99775.0%+9.9 pts

176Decatur, GAGA25,27676.3%+20.3 pts

177▼3Milton, GAGA41,26677.9%–

178Druid Hills, GAGA8,16983.8%+5.0 pts

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