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Least educated, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 17.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Butler County, AL, up 21 places to #12.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲1Bullock County, ALAL9,7808.1%+0.4 pts

02▲4Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.6%−0.3 pts

03▲15Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.7%−0.1 pts

04Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.7%+4.6 pts

05▼2Lamar County, ALAL13,58712.1%+4.3 pts

06▲1Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612.9%+2.8 pts

07▲17Pickens County, ALAL18,22113.1%+3.3 pts

08▲4Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.2%+4.6 pts

09▲6Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+5.3 pts

10▲11Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.4%+4.2 pts

11▼1Escambia County, ALAL36,66513.5%+3.0 pts

12▲21Butler County, ALAL18,10013.5%+3.1 pts

13▼8Coosa County, ALAL10,16113.9%+5.8 pts

14▲8DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.1%+5.8 pts

15▼1Winston County, ALAL23,82914.3%+6.0 pts

16▲10Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.4%+3.4 pts

17▼9Clay County, ALAL14,20714.7%+6.9 pts

18▼9Fayette County, ALAL15,87214.9%+5.7 pts

19▲6Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.9%+5.4 pts

20Clarke County, ALAL22,01415.0%+2.9 pts

21▼20Greene County, ALAL7,06715.1%+4.6 pts

22▲10Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.2%+7.7 pts

23▼6Choctaw County, ALAL11,90415.8%+6.2 pts

24▲18Perry County, ALAL7,42515.8%+5.7 pts

25▼12Blount County, ALAL60,15615.8%+6.2 pts

26▲1Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.8%+6.1 pts

27▲8Jackson County, ALAL54,28115.9%+5.5 pts

28▼9Chilton County, ALAL47,70816.5%+6.5 pts

29▼18Cherokee County, ALAL26,41316.5%+6.8 pts

30▼2Talladega County, ALAL81,60316.5%+5.3 pts

31▼15Walker County, ALAL65,14016.6%+7.4 pts

32▼9Washington County, ALAL14,82217.0%+8.3 pts

33▲1Cleburne County, ALAL15,97017.0%+7.8 pts

34▼3Covington County, ALAL37,94717.2%+4.9 pts

35▲1Dallas County, ALAL35,14017.5%+3.6 pts

36▼6Hale County, ALAL15,19417.6%+9.5 pts

37▲4Etowah County, ALAL103,88618.1%+4.7 pts

38▲2Russell County, ALAL58,89818.2%+8.5 pts

39▼2Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.4%+8.3 pts

40▲6Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.7%+7.5 pts

41▲4Sumter County, ALAL11,58819.0%+6.6 pts

42▼4Marengo County, ALAL18,31119.5%+7.4 pts

43▼14Cullman County, ALAL94,00919.7%+7.8 pts

44▲3Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95320.3%+6.2 pts

45▼1Dale County, ALAL49,91220.4%+6.4 pts

46▲2Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420.6%+5.4 pts

47▲3Macon County, ALAL18,13221.1%+2.4 pts

48▼5St. Clair County, ALAL98,20621.4%+10.3 pts

49▲2Marshall County, ALAL103,53721.5%+7.6 pts

50▼11Colbert County, ALAL59,47421.7%+7.6 pts

51▼2Henry County, ALAL18,39421.8%+7.7 pts

52▲1Coffee County, ALAL56,95322.5%+3.2 pts

53▲1Houston County, ALAL110,31823.0%+4.6 pts

54▼2Morgan County, ALAL126,48323.3%+4.9 pts

55▲3Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.4%+8.8 pts

56▼1Mobile County, ALAL411,65826.0%+7.3 pts

57▲3Pike County, ALAL33,68828.0%+9.6 pts

58▲1Autauga County, ALAL61,92029.1%+11.1 pts

59▼2Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13529.8%+11.3 pts

60▼4Limestone County, ALAL122,92830.2%+13.3 pts

61Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36832.1%+8.1 pts

62Baldwin County, ALAL267,76133.7%+10.6 pts

63Montgomery County, ALAL225,89134.5%+6.0 pts

64Jefferson County, ALAL665,74236.2%+11.6 pts

65Lee County, ALAL189,88142.4%+14.5 pts

66Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+12.2 pts

67Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+10.1 pts

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