RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Least educated, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990

01Twiggs County, GAGA7,5975.4%+14%

02Long County, GAGA21,5575.8%+12%

03Quitman County, GAGA2,2546.1%−16%

04Brantley County, GAGA18,9366.2%+8%

05Charlton County, GAGA13,1216.4%−1%

06Glascock County, GAGA3,1416.5%+22%

07Bacon County, GAGA11,0706.6%+1%

08Crawford County, GAGA12,2066.8%+20%

09Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.9%+9%

10Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.0%−8%

11Wheeler County, GAGA7,5707.1%−17%

12Murray County, GAGA41,6077.2%+31%

13Heard County, GAGA12,1497.3%+27%

14Chattooga County, GAGA25,3007.7%+30%

15Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.8%+58%

16Talbot County, GAGA5,7097.9%+11%

17Tattnall County, GAGA24,3767.9%+22%

18Warren County, GAGA5,2698.0%+90%

19Polk County, GAGA45,5148.0%+18%

20Cook County, GAGA18,2328.1%+25%

21Telfair County, GAGA11,1958.3%−3%

22Echols County, GAGA3,6858.4%+77%

23Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6628.4%+48%

24Appling County, GAGA19,1008.4%+3%

25Treutlen County, GAGA6,4668.5%+33%

26Taylor County, GAGA7,8188.5%+20%

27Worth County, GAGA20,0598.6%+36%

28Seminole County, GAGA9,1628.6%+10%

29Butts County, GAGA27,2188.6%+19%

30Banks County, GAGA21,2738.6%+35%

31Lanier County, GAGA10,6238.8%+63%

32Marion County, GAGA7,6768.9%+94%

33Evans County, GAGA11,0289.0%+4%

34Haralson County, GAGA33,0669.0%+21%

35Webster County, GAGA2,3699.1%+65%

36Mitchell County, GAGA20,4679.1%+17%

37Jefferson County, GAGA15,0119.1%+46%

38Stewart County, GAGA4,6319.3%+17%

39Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2199.4%+13%

40Berrien County, GAGA18,9329.4%+25%

41Randolph County, GAGA6,1569.5%+58%

42Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0999.5%+26%

43Burke County, GAGA24,4089.5%−1%

44Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6509.6%+9%

45Dooly County, GAGA11,1569.6%+1%

46Hancock County, GAGA8,6829.8%+43%

47Elbert County, GAGA20,0729.8%+23%

48Irwin County, GAGA9,0209.9%+19%

49Macon County, GAGA11,75610.0%−1%

50Coffee County, GAGA44,40710.0%−10%

51Emanuel County, GAGA23,14710.1%+11%

52Clay County, GAGA2,81510.1%−10%

53Pierce County, GAGA20,76410.1%+60%

54Lincoln County, GAGA8,11210.1%+23%

55Candler County, GAGA11,27510.2%+3%

56Walker County, GAGA70,25010.2%+21%

57Screven County, GAGA14,40810.2%+19%

58Franklin County, GAGA25,94810.3%+9%

59Fannin County, GAGA26,11110.4%+34%

60Clinch County, GAGA6,84710.4%+56%

61Turner County, GAGA8,98310.5%+46%

62Washington County, GAGA19,45310.5%+7%

63Gordon County, GAGA61,70110.6%+15%

64Grady County, GAGA26,59010.6%+37%

65Terrell County, GAGA8,65610.7%+16%

66Baker County, GAGA2,72510.7%+14%

67Meriwether County, GAGA21,51610.8%+62%

68Jenkins County, GAGA8,84310.8%+41%

69Dade County, GAGA16,15410.9%+36%

70Madison County, GAGA32,91910.9%+12%

71Barrow County, GAGA99,77310.9%+18%

72McIntosh County, GAGA11,98911.1%+28%

73Lamar County, GAGA20,94111.3%+12%

74Miller County, GAGA5,81211.3%+37%

75Brooks County, GAGA16,10111.3%+24%

76Ware County, GAGA36,90611.4%+10%

77Colquitt County, GAGA47,43811.4%+14%

78Upson County, GAGA28,50011.5%+27%

79Jasper County, GAGA17,63211.5%+7%

80Wayne County, GAGA32,48111.6%+21%

81Dodge County, GAGA19,66311.6%+45%

82Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.7%+15%

83McDuffie County, GAGA21,64011.7%+13%

84Jackson County, GAGA99,26511.7%+30%

85Wilkes County, GAGA9,54012.0%+15%

86Decatur County, GAGA29,43212.1%+4%

87Spalding County, GAGA70,77512.5%+12%

88Bleckley County, GAGA12,86612.5%+21%

89Union County, GAGA27,85912.5%+24%

90Early County, GAGA10,45512.6%+34%

91Toombs County, GAGA27,54512.7%+11%

92Crisp County, GAGA19,23712.8%+28%

93Whitfield County, GAGA106,21212.8%+7%

94Pulaski County, GAGA10,17212.9%+20%

95Gilmer County, GAGA33,89412.9%+50%

96Walton County, GAGA112,69613.0%+39%

97Montgomery County, GAGA8,63513.5%+34%

98Hart County, GAGA28,63913.5%+48%

99Effingham County, GAGA74,39713.6%+79%

100Schley County, GAGA4,59313.7%+72%

101Catoosa County, GAGA69,62813.8%+70%

102Pike County, GAGA20,93214.0%+51%

103Stephens County, GAGA27,85414.1%+7%

104Bartow County, GAGA120,80014.1%+57%

105Putnam County, GAGA23,72214.4%+24%

106Laurens County, GAGA51,04114.4%+21%

107Liberty County, GAGA70,31314.5%+8%

108Newton County, GAGA125,58314.5%+53%

109Jones County, GAGA29,17115.0%+26%

110Paulding County, GAGA190,99615.2%+100%

111White County, GAGA29,80215.4%+14%

112Pickens County, GAGA37,16715.6%+74%

113Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41515.6%+22%

114Tift County, GAGA42,25415.6%+12%

115Floyd County, GAGA101,37815.8%+15%

116Habersham County, GAGA50,41615.8%+32%

117Camden County, GAGA60,14316.0%+19%

118Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.2%+21%

119Carroll County, GAGA131,03616.5%+37%

120Clayton County, GAGA297,47116.6%+13%

121Peach County, GAGA29,87716.8%+10%

122Thomas County, GAGA46,36816.8%+25%

123Lee County, GAGA34,17917.0%+24%

124Monroe County, GAGA32,02317.1%+32%

125Towns County, GAGA13,28517.4%+53%

126Greene County, GAGA21,36717.6%+101%

127Rabun County, GAGA17,76417.6%+52%

128Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17817.6%+58%

129Dougherty County, GAGA82,61617.8%+5%

130Troup County, GAGA72,84418.0%+32%

131Dawson County, GAGA35,36518.1%+109%

132Morgan County, GAGA22,09518.7%+69%

133Richmond County, GAGA206,55918.7%+8%

134Hall County, GAGA226,56818.7%+22%

135Douglas County, GAGA154,29319.2%+60%

136Sumter County, GAGA28,80119.3%+22%

137Bryan County, GAGA52,06219.3%+64%

138Henry County, GAGA264,92219.5%+83%

139Lowndes County, GAGA122,86719.7%+20%

140Houston County, GAGA178,21419.8%+24%

141Muscogee County, GAGA202,17120.3%+22%

142Coweta County, GAGA160,24020.6%+55%

143Harris County, GAGA37,28021.1%+55%

144Bibb County, GAGA157,55621.3%+25%

145Rockdale County, GAGA98,41623.4%+29%

146Glynn County, GAGA87,59923.8%+20%

147Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46525.0%+24%

148Chatham County, GAGA311,85525.0%+34%

149Bulloch County, GAGA86,94925.4%+28%

150Cherokee County, GAGA299,27327.0%+47%

151Columbia County, GAGA169,18932.0%+34%

152Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.1%+15%

153Forsyth County, GAGA282,80534.6%+122%

154Fayette County, GAGA125,15636.2%+40%

155DeKalb County, GAGA774,39436.3%+11%

156Cobb County, GAGA793,34539.8%+21%

157Oconee County, GAGA44,89339.8%+40%

158Clarke County, GAGA129,92139.8%+6%

159Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79141.4%+31%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS