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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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 10.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.7%–

02Winston County, ALAL23,8295.4%–

03Lamar County, ALAL13,5876.2%–

04Lawrence County, ALAL33,8436.2%–

05Coosa County, ALAL10,1616.3%–

06Conecuh County, ALAL10,8996.4%–

07Cleburne County, ALAL15,9706.5%–

08Pickens County, ALAL18,2216.6%–

09Marion County, ALAL29,0976.7%–

10Cherokee County, ALAL26,4136.7%–

11Washington County, ALAL14,8226.7%–

12Geneva County, ALAL27,5546.8%–

13Franklin County, ALAL32,4496.9%–

14Blount County, ALAL60,1567.0%–

15DeKalb County, ALAL74,0857.1%–

16Walker County, ALAL65,1407.2%–

17Clay County, ALAL14,2077.3%–

18Chilton County, ALAL47,7087.5%–

19Escambia County, ALAL36,6657.6%–

20Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.7%–

21Cullman County, ALAL94,0097.8%–

22Jackson County, ALAL54,2818.0%–

23Butler County, ALAL18,1008.0%–

24Lowndes County, ALAL9,3598.2%–

25Russell County, ALAL58,8988.2%–

26Henry County, ALAL18,3948.2%–

27Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1758.4%–

28St. Clair County, ALAL98,2068.5%–

29Fayette County, ALAL15,8728.5%–

30Choctaw County, ALAL11,9048.5%–

31Chambers County, ALAL34,2538.9%–

32Hale County, ALAL15,1948.9%–

33Covington County, ALAL37,9479.1%–

34Bullock County, ALAL9,78010.0%–

35Etowah County, ALAL103,88610.2%–

36Talladega County, ALAL81,60310.2%–

37Wilcox County, ALAL9,66610.3%–

38Greene County, ALAL7,06710.4%–

39Clarke County, ALAL22,01410.8%–

40Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.8%–

41Sumter County, ALAL11,58811.1%–

42Marengo County, ALAL18,31111.5%–

43Marshall County, ALAL103,53711.5%–

44Colbert County, ALAL59,47411.5%–

45Perry County, ALAL7,42511.5%–

46Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95311.5%–

47Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.8%–

48Dallas County, ALAL35,14012.2%–

49Elmore County, ALAL91,57712.8%–

50Dale County, ALAL49,91213.5%–

51Limestone County, ALAL122,92813.8%–

52Calhoun County, ALAL115,83414.2%–

53Pike County, ALAL33,68814.3%–

54Autauga County, ALAL61,92014.5%–

55Houston County, ALAL110,31815.0%–

56Morgan County, ALAL126,48315.5%–

57Mobile County, ALAL411,65815.5%–

58Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13516.4%–

59Coffee County, ALAL56,95316.5%–

60Baldwin County, ALAL267,76116.8%–

61Macon County, ALAL18,13218.0%–

62Jefferson County, ALAL665,74219.9%–

63Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36820.0%–

64Montgomery County, ALAL225,89124.2%–

65Lee County, ALAL189,88125.3%–

66Shelby County, ALAL238,55229.0%–

67Madison County, ALAL433,51630.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS