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Least educated, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Greene County, ALAL7,06710.1%−0.4 pts
02Bullock County, ALAL9,78010.3%+2.5 pts
03Lamar County, ALAL13,58711.3%+3.5 pts
04Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.3%+4.2 pts
05Coosa County, ALAL10,16111.6%+3.5 pts
06Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.6%+0.7 pts
07Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.7%+1.5 pts
08Clay County, ALAL14,20711.8%+4.0 pts
09Fayette County, ALAL15,87212.3%+3.1 pts
10Escambia County, ALAL36,66512.5%+1.9 pts
11Cherokee County, ALAL26,41312.9%+3.2 pts
12Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.1%+4.4 pts
13Blount County, ALAL60,15613.3%+3.7 pts
14Winston County, ALAL23,82913.3%+5.0 pts
15Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+5.4 pts
16Walker County, ALAL65,14013.4%+4.3 pts
17Choctaw County, ALAL11,90413.5%+3.9 pts
18Monroe County, ALAL18,96513.5%+1.8 pts
19Chilton County, ALAL47,70813.6%+3.7 pts
20Clarke County, ALAL22,01413.8%+1.7 pts
21Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.8%+4.6 pts
22DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.0%+5.7 pts
23Washington County, ALAL14,82214.4%+5.8 pts
24Pickens County, ALAL18,22114.4%+4.6 pts
25Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.4%+4.9 pts
26Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.7%+3.6 pts
27Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.0%+5.4 pts
28Talladega County, ALAL81,60315.3%+4.0 pts
29Cullman County, ALAL94,00915.4%+3.5 pts
30Hale County, ALAL15,19415.6%+7.5 pts
31Covington County, ALAL37,94715.6%+3.4 pts
32Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.8%+8.3 pts
33Butler County, ALAL18,10016.0%+5.5 pts
34Cleburne County, ALAL15,97016.0%+6.8 pts
35Jackson County, ALAL54,28116.2%+5.8 pts
36Dallas County, ALAL35,14016.6%+2.7 pts
37Randolph County, ALAL23,16317.1%+7.1 pts
38Marengo County, ALAL18,31117.1%+5.0 pts
39Colbert County, ALAL59,47417.4%+3.3 pts
40Russell County, ALAL58,89817.5%+7.8 pts
41Etowah County, ALAL103,88617.7%+4.3 pts
42Perry County, ALAL7,42517.8%+7.8 pts
43St. Clair County, ALAL98,20618.1%+7.0 pts
44Dale County, ALAL49,91218.2%+4.2 pts
45Sumter County, ALAL11,58818.4%+6.0 pts
46Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.5%+7.3 pts
47Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95318.8%+4.7 pts
48Calhoun County, ALAL115,83418.9%+3.6 pts
49Henry County, ALAL18,39418.9%+4.8 pts
50Macon County, ALAL18,13220.5%+1.7 pts
51Marshall County, ALAL103,53720.7%+6.8 pts
52Morgan County, ALAL126,48321.3%+2.9 pts
53Coffee County, ALAL56,95321.7%+2.4 pts
54Houston County, ALAL110,31822.1%+3.7 pts
55Mobile County, ALAL411,65824.4%+5.7 pts
56Limestone County, ALAL122,92824.9%+8.0 pts
57Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13525.1%+6.6 pts
58Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.8%+9.2 pts
59Autauga County, ALAL61,92028.3%+10.3 pts
60Pike County, ALAL33,68829.6%+11.2 pts
61Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36831.1%+7.1 pts
62Baldwin County, ALAL267,76131.9%+8.8 pts
63Montgomery County, ALAL225,89133.7%+5.2 pts
64Jefferson County, ALAL665,74234.1%+9.4 pts
65Lee County, ALAL189,88136.4%+8.5 pts
66Madison County, ALAL433,51643.8%+9.6 pts
67Shelby County, ALAL238,55244.2%+7.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS