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Least educated, Alabama counties · 1990

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

01Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.7%−33%

02Winston County, ALAL23,8295.4%−35%

03Lamar County, ALAL13,5876.2%−21%

04Lawrence County, ALAL33,8436.2%−17%

05Coosa County, ALAL10,1616.3%−21%

06Conecuh County, ALAL10,8996.4%−31%

07Cleburne County, ALAL15,9706.5%−29%

08Pickens County, ALAL18,2216.6%−32%

09Marion County, ALAL29,0976.7%−16%

10Cherokee County, ALAL26,4136.7%−31%

11Washington County, ALAL14,8226.7%−22%

12Geneva County, ALAL27,5546.8%−21%

13Franklin County, ALAL32,4496.9%−28%

14Blount County, ALAL60,1567.0%−27%

15DeKalb County, ALAL74,0857.1%−14%

16Walker County, ALAL65,1407.2%−22%

17Clay County, ALAL14,2077.3%−7%

18Chilton County, ALAL47,7087.5%−25%

19Escambia County, ALAL36,6657.6%−28%

20Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.7%−23%

21Cullman County, ALAL94,0097.8%−35%

22Jackson County, ALAL54,2818.0%−23%

23Butler County, ALAL18,1008.0%−23%

24Lowndes County, ALAL9,3598.2%−26%

25Russell County, ALAL58,8988.2%−15%

26Henry County, ALAL18,3948.2%−42%

27Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1758.4%−25%

28St. Clair County, ALAL98,2068.5%−24%

29Fayette County, ALAL15,8728.5%−7%

30Choctaw County, ALAL11,9048.5%−11%

31Chambers County, ALAL34,2538.9%−7%

32Hale County, ALAL15,1948.9%+10%

33Covington County, ALAL37,9479.1%−25%

34Bullock County, ALAL9,78010.0%+30%

35Etowah County, ALAL103,88610.2%−24%

36Talladega County, ALAL81,60310.2%−9%

37Wilcox County, ALAL9,66610.3%+2%

38Greene County, ALAL7,06710.4%−1%

39Clarke County, ALAL22,01410.8%−11%

40Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.8%−8%

41Sumter County, ALAL11,58811.1%−11%

42Marengo County, ALAL18,31111.5%−5%

43Marshall County, ALAL103,53711.5%−17%

44Colbert County, ALAL59,47411.5%−18%

45Perry County, ALAL7,42511.5%+15%

46Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95311.5%−18%

47Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.8%+8%

48Dallas County, ALAL35,14012.2%−12%

49Elmore County, ALAL91,57712.8%−23%

50Dale County, ALAL49,91213.5%−4%

51Limestone County, ALAL122,92813.8%−18%

52Calhoun County, ALAL115,83414.2%−7%

53Pike County, ALAL33,68814.3%−23%

54Autauga County, ALAL61,92014.5%−20%

55Houston County, ALAL110,31815.0%−18%

56Morgan County, ALAL126,48315.5%−16%

57Mobile County, ALAL411,65815.5%−17%

58Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13516.4%−11%

59Coffee County, ALAL56,95316.5%−15%

60Baldwin County, ALAL267,76116.8%−27%

61Macon County, ALAL18,13218.0%−4%

62Jefferson County, ALAL665,74219.9%−19%

63Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36820.0%−17%

64Montgomery County, ALAL225,89124.2%−15%

65Lee County, ALAL189,88125.3%−9%

66Shelby County, ALAL238,55229.0%−21%

67Madison County, ALAL433,51630.1%−12%

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