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Least educated, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Johnson County, GAGA9,3108.4%+8%

02Webster County, GAGA2,3698.9%−2%

03Atkinson County, GAGA8,4548.9%+30%

04Clinch County, GAGA6,8479.1%−13%

05Turner County, GAGA8,9839.8%−6%

06Wheeler County, GAGA7,57010.0%+41%

07Telfair County, GAGA11,19510.1%+21%

08Hancock County, GAGA8,68210.3%+5%

09Jenkins County, GAGA8,84310.3%−5%

10Bacon County, GAGA11,07010.4%+57%

11Twiggs County, GAGA7,59710.5%+93%

12Macon County, GAGA11,75611.0%+10%

13Appling County, GAGA19,10011.2%+33%

14Worth County, GAGA20,05911.7%+37%

15Treutlen County, GAGA6,46611.9%+40%

16Chattooga County, GAGA25,30012.0%+56%

17Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66212.0%+43%

18Talbot County, GAGA5,70912.1%+54%

19Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65012.3%+28%

20Charlton County, GAGA13,12112.3%+93%

21Warren County, GAGA5,26912.3%+55%

22Quitman County, GAGA2,25412.4%+102%

23Stewart County, GAGA4,63112.7%+37%

24Heard County, GAGA12,14912.8%+75%

25Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09913.0%+36%

26Calhoun County, GAGA5,41313.0%+11%

27Terrell County, GAGA8,65613.1%+22%

28Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21913.2%+41%

29Long County, GAGA21,55713.3%+127%

30Seminole County, GAGA9,16213.4%+56%

31Emanuel County, GAGA23,14713.5%+34%

32Jefferson County, GAGA15,01113.5%+48%

33Coffee County, GAGA44,40713.9%+39%

34Mitchell County, GAGA20,46714.3%+56%

35Butts County, GAGA27,21814.4%+68%

36Ware County, GAGA36,90614.4%+27%

37Evans County, GAGA11,02814.5%+61%

38Pulaski County, GAGA10,17214.5%+12%

39Meriwether County, GAGA21,51614.5%+34%

40Crawford County, GAGA12,20614.5%+113%

41Brantley County, GAGA18,93614.5%+133%

42Screven County, GAGA14,40814.7%+44%

43Early County, GAGA10,45514.7%+17%

44Dooly County, GAGA11,15614.8%+54%

45Murray County, GAGA41,60715.0%+109%

46Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.1%+7%

47Decatur County, GAGA29,43215.1%+25%

48Irwin County, GAGA9,02015.2%+54%

49Crisp County, GAGA19,23715.3%+20%

50Wilcox County, GAGA8,79715.4%+121%

51Tattnall County, GAGA24,37615.4%+95%

52Polk County, GAGA45,51415.4%+93%

53Burke County, GAGA24,40815.5%+62%

54Lincoln County, GAGA8,11215.5%+54%

55Upson County, GAGA28,50015.5%+35%

56Colquitt County, GAGA47,43815.5%+36%

57Echols County, GAGA3,68515.7%+88%

58Berrien County, GAGA18,93215.7%+67%

59Brooks County, GAGA16,10115.8%+40%

60Candler County, GAGA11,27516.0%+58%

61Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.2%+40%

62Elbert County, GAGA20,07216.3%+65%

63Randolph County, GAGA6,15616.4%+73%

64Grady County, GAGA26,59016.4%+55%

65Baker County, GAGA2,72516.7%+56%

66Wilkes County, GAGA9,54016.9%+41%

67Washington County, GAGA19,45316.9%+61%

68Haralson County, GAGA33,06617.0%+88%

69Glascock County, GAGA3,14117.0%+164%

70Dodge County, GAGA19,66317.2%+48%

71Taylor County, GAGA7,81817.5%+106%

72Marion County, GAGA7,67617.7%+98%

73Franklin County, GAGA25,94817.8%+72%

74McDuffie County, GAGA21,64017.8%+52%

75Cook County, GAGA18,23217.9%+120%

76Toombs County, GAGA27,54518.4%+45%

77Dade County, GAGA16,15418.4%+69%

78Spalding County, GAGA70,77518.5%+48%

79Banks County, GAGA21,27318.6%+115%

80Gordon County, GAGA61,70118.8%+77%

81Laurens County, GAGA51,04119.1%+33%

82Lamar County, GAGA20,94119.2%+70%

83Lanier County, GAGA10,62319.3%+120%

84Jasper County, GAGA17,63219.5%+69%

85Bleckley County, GAGA12,86619.8%+58%

86Jones County, GAGA29,17119.9%+33%

87Montgomery County, GAGA8,63519.9%+48%

88McIntosh County, GAGA11,98920.0%+80%

89Pierce County, GAGA20,76420.2%+101%

90Whitfield County, GAGA106,21220.2%+58%

91Liberty County, GAGA70,31320.5%+41%

92Hart County, GAGA28,63920.8%+54%

93Tift County, GAGA42,25421.0%+34%

94Madison County, GAGA32,91921.1%+93%

95Barrow County, GAGA99,77321.2%+95%

96Walker County, GAGA70,25021.3%+110%

97Miller County, GAGA5,81221.3%+89%

98Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%+11%

99Pike County, GAGA20,93221.5%+53%

100Schley County, GAGA4,59322.2%+61%

101Clayton County, GAGA297,47122.5%+35%

102Thomas County, GAGA46,36822.7%+35%

103Dougherty County, GAGA82,61622.8%+28%

104Peach County, GAGA29,87722.8%+36%

105Clay County, GAGA2,81523.4%+133%

106Troup County, GAGA72,84423.8%+32%

107Carroll County, GAGA131,03623.8%+44%

108White County, GAGA29,80224.0%+55%

109Fannin County, GAGA26,11124.2%+132%

110Catoosa County, GAGA69,62824.2%+76%

111Bartow County, GAGA120,80024.3%+72%

112Baldwin County, GAGA44,02924.4%+51%

113Walton County, GAGA112,69624.5%+88%

114Richmond County, GAGA206,55924.5%+31%

115Camden County, GAGA60,14324.6%+54%

116Habersham County, GAGA50,41624.6%+56%

117Gilmer County, GAGA33,89424.9%+93%

118Newton County, GAGA125,58325.0%+72%

119Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41525.3%+62%

120Floyd County, GAGA101,37825.9%+64%

121Bibb County, GAGA157,55626.3%+23%

122Pickens County, GAGA37,16726.7%+71%

123Union County, GAGA27,85926.9%+114%

124Monroe County, GAGA32,02327.0%+58%

125Effingham County, GAGA74,39727.2%+99%

126Hall County, GAGA226,56827.3%+46%

127Jackson County, GAGA99,26527.8%+137%

128Lowndes County, GAGA122,86727.9%+42%

129Paulding County, GAGA190,99629.5%+94%

130Henry County, GAGA264,92229.5%+51%

131Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46529.6%+18%

132Morgan County, GAGA22,09529.7%+59%

133Muscogee County, GAGA202,17130.5%+50%

134Douglas County, GAGA154,29330.8%+60%

135Towns County, GAGA13,28531.0%+78%

136Putnam County, GAGA23,72231.1%+116%

137Rabun County, GAGA17,76431.3%+77%

138Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17831.6%+79%

139Rockdale County, GAGA98,41632.4%+39%

140Glynn County, GAGA87,59932.4%+36%

141Houston County, GAGA178,21432.5%+64%

142Bulloch County, GAGA86,94932.5%+28%

143Lee County, GAGA34,17934.1%+101%

144Bryan County, GAGA52,06236.1%+87%

145Coweta County, GAGA160,24036.2%+76%

146Dawson County, GAGA35,36536.4%+102%

147Chatham County, GAGA311,85537.7%+51%

148Greene County, GAGA21,36737.8%+114%

149Harris County, GAGA37,28038.0%+80%

150Columbia County, GAGA169,18938.5%+20%

151Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09939.0%+15%

152Cherokee County, GAGA299,27341.1%+53%

153Clarke County, GAGA129,92147.4%+19%

154DeKalb County, GAGA774,39447.4%+31%

155Fayette County, GAGA125,15649.9%+38%

156Cobb County, GAGA793,34550.8%+28%

157Oconee County, GAGA44,89355.9%+40%

158Forsyth County, GAGA282,80557.1%+65%

159Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79158.5%+41%

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