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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 (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

01Greene County, ALAL7,06710.1%−4%

02Bullock County, ALAL9,78010.3%+33%

03Lamar County, ALAL13,58711.3%+45%

04Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.3%+60%

05Coosa County, ALAL10,16111.6%+44%

06Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.6%+6%

07Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.7%+15%

08Clay County, ALAL14,20711.8%+51%

09Fayette County, ALAL15,87212.3%+34%

10Escambia County, ALAL36,66512.5%+18%

11Cherokee County, ALAL26,41312.9%+33%

12Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.1%+51%

13Blount County, ALAL60,15613.3%+38%

14Winston County, ALAL23,82913.3%+61%

15Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+68%

16Walker County, ALAL65,14013.4%+47%

17Choctaw County, ALAL11,90413.5%+41%

18Monroe County, ALAL18,96513.5%+15%

19Chilton County, ALAL47,70813.6%+37%

20Clarke County, ALAL22,01413.8%+14%

21Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.8%+50%

22DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.0%+69%

23Washington County, ALAL14,82214.4%+67%

24Pickens County, ALAL18,22114.4%+48%

25Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.4%+51%

26Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.7%+33%

27Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.0%+55%

28Talladega County, ALAL81,60315.3%+36%

29Cullman County, ALAL94,00915.4%+30%

30Hale County, ALAL15,19415.6%+92%

31Covington County, ALAL37,94715.6%+28%

32Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.8%+111%

33Butler County, ALAL18,10016.0%+53%

34Cleburne County, ALAL15,97016.0%+74%

35Jackson County, ALAL54,28116.2%+56%

36Dallas County, ALAL35,14016.6%+19%

37Randolph County, ALAL23,16317.1%+71%

38Marengo County, ALAL18,31117.1%+42%

39Colbert County, ALAL59,47417.4%+23%

40Russell County, ALAL58,89817.5%+81%

41Etowah County, ALAL103,88617.7%+32%

42Perry County, ALAL7,42517.8%+77%

43St. Clair County, ALAL98,20618.1%+63%

44Dale County, ALAL49,91218.2%+30%

45Sumter County, ALAL11,58818.4%+48%

46Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.5%+65%

47Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95318.8%+33%

48Calhoun County, ALAL115,83418.9%+24%

49Henry County, ALAL18,39418.9%+34%

50Macon County, ALAL18,13220.5%+9%

51Marshall County, ALAL103,53720.7%+49%

52Morgan County, ALAL126,48321.3%+16%

53Coffee County, ALAL56,95321.7%+13%

54Houston County, ALAL110,31822.1%+20%

55Mobile County, ALAL411,65824.4%+31%

56Limestone County, ALAL122,92824.9%+47%

57Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13525.1%+36%

58Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.8%+55%

59Autauga County, ALAL61,92028.3%+57%

60Pike County, ALAL33,68829.6%+61%

61Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36831.1%+30%

62Baldwin County, ALAL267,76131.9%+38%

63Montgomery County, ALAL225,89133.7%+18%

64Jefferson County, ALAL665,74234.1%+38%

65Lee County, ALAL189,88136.4%+31%

66Madison County, ALAL433,51643.8%+28%

67Shelby County, ALAL238,55244.2%+20%

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