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Least educated, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Bullock County, ALAL9,7808.1%+5%

02Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.6%−3%

03Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.7%−1%

04Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.7%+65%

05Lamar County, ALAL13,58712.1%+55%

06Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612.9%+28%

07Pickens County, ALAL18,22113.1%+34%

08Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.2%+53%

09Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+67%

10Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.4%+46%

11Escambia County, ALAL36,66513.5%+28%

12Butler County, ALAL18,10013.5%+30%

13Coosa County, ALAL10,16113.9%+73%

14DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.1%+71%

15Winston County, ALAL23,82914.3%+73%

16Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.4%+30%

17Clay County, ALAL14,20714.7%+88%

18Fayette County, ALAL15,87214.9%+61%

19Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.9%+56%

20Clarke County, ALAL22,01415.0%+24%

21Greene County, ALAL7,06715.1%+44%

22Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.2%+102%

23Choctaw County, ALAL11,90415.8%+64%

24Perry County, ALAL7,42515.8%+57%

25Blount County, ALAL60,15615.8%+65%

26Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.8%+63%

27Jackson County, ALAL54,28115.9%+53%

28Chilton County, ALAL47,70816.5%+66%

29Cherokee County, ALAL26,41316.5%+70%

30Talladega County, ALAL81,60316.5%+47%

31Walker County, ALAL65,14016.6%+81%

32Washington County, ALAL14,82217.0%+97%

33Cleburne County, ALAL15,97017.0%+84%

34Covington County, ALAL37,94717.2%+40%

35Dallas County, ALAL35,14017.5%+26%

36Hale County, ALAL15,19417.6%+117%

37Etowah County, ALAL103,88618.1%+35%

38Russell County, ALAL58,89818.2%+88%

39Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.4%+83%

40Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.7%+67%

41Sumter County, ALAL11,58819.0%+53%

42Marengo County, ALAL18,31119.5%+61%

43Cullman County, ALAL94,00919.7%+65%

44Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95320.3%+44%

45Dale County, ALAL49,91220.4%+46%

46Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420.6%+36%

47Macon County, ALAL18,13221.1%+13%

48St. Clair County, ALAL98,20621.4%+92%

49Marshall County, ALAL103,53721.5%+55%

50Colbert County, ALAL59,47421.7%+54%

51Henry County, ALAL18,39421.8%+55%

52Coffee County, ALAL56,95322.5%+17%

53Houston County, ALAL110,31823.0%+25%

54Morgan County, ALAL126,48323.3%+27%

55Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.4%+53%

56Mobile County, ALAL411,65826.0%+39%

57Pike County, ALAL33,68828.0%+52%

58Autauga County, ALAL61,92029.1%+62%

59Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13529.8%+61%

60Limestone County, ALAL122,92830.2%+79%

61Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36832.1%+34%

62Baldwin County, ALAL267,76133.7%+46%

63Montgomery County, ALAL225,89134.5%+21%

64Jefferson County, ALAL665,74236.2%+47%

65Lee County, ALAL189,88142.4%+52%

66Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+35%

67Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+27%

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