RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Least educated, Georgia counties · 2010

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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

01Warren County, GAGA5,2694.7%−3.2 pts

02Brantley County, GAGA18,9364.9%−1.3 pts

03Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.6%−7.3 pts

04Echols County, GAGA3,6856.1%−2.3 pts

05Twiggs County, GAGA7,5976.7%+1.2 pts

06Murray County, GAGA41,6076.7%−0.5 pts

07Marion County, GAGA7,6766.8%−2.1 pts

08Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6626.8%−1.5 pts

09Charlton County, GAGA13,1217.2%+0.8 pts

10Heard County, GAGA12,1497.3%−0.0 pts

11Bacon County, GAGA11,0707.4%+0.7 pts

12Quitman County, GAGA2,2547.4%+1.3 pts

13Taylor County, GAGA7,8187.4%−1.1 pts

14Webster County, GAGA2,3697.9%−1.2 pts

15Chattooga County, GAGA25,3008.0%+0.3 pts

16Atkinson County, GAGA8,4548.0%+1.1 pts

17Telfair County, GAGA11,1958.1%−0.2 pts

18Appling County, GAGA19,1008.3%−0.2 pts

19Clay County, GAGA2,8158.5%−1.6 pts

20Wheeler County, GAGA7,5708.6%+1.4 pts

21Calhoun County, GAGA5,4138.7%−3.0 pts

22Schley County, GAGA4,5938.7%−5.1 pts

23Jefferson County, GAGA15,0118.7%−0.4 pts

24Pierce County, GAGA20,7648.8%−1.3 pts

25Wilcox County, GAGA8,7978.8%+1.9 pts

26Johnson County, GAGA9,3108.9%+1.2 pts

27Butts County, GAGA27,2189.1%+0.5 pts

28Burke County, GAGA24,4089.1%−0.5 pts

29Long County, GAGA21,5579.1%+3.3 pts

30Irwin County, GAGA9,0209.2%−0.6 pts

31Lanier County, GAGA10,6239.4%+0.6 pts

32Worth County, GAGA20,0599.4%+0.9 pts

33Miller County, GAGA5,8129.4%−1.8 pts

34Elbert County, GAGA20,0729.6%−0.3 pts

35Dooly County, GAGA11,1569.6%−0.0 pts

36Mitchell County, GAGA20,4679.6%+0.5 pts

37Emanuel County, GAGA23,1479.7%−0.4 pts

38Lincoln County, GAGA8,1129.7%−0.4 pts

39Meriwether County, GAGA21,5169.7%−1.1 pts

40Lamar County, GAGA20,9419.7%−1.5 pts

41Treutlen County, GAGA6,4669.9%+1.4 pts

42Terrell County, GAGA8,6569.9%−0.8 pts

43Grady County, GAGA26,59010.1%−0.5 pts

44Bleckley County, GAGA12,86610.1%−2.4 pts

45Hancock County, GAGA8,68210.3%+0.5 pts

46Seminole County, GAGA9,16210.3%+1.7 pts

47Cook County, GAGA18,23210.4%+2.3 pts

48Banks County, GAGA21,27310.5%+1.9 pts

49Glascock County, GAGA3,14110.5%+4.1 pts

50Washington County, GAGA19,45310.7%+0.1 pts

51Macon County, GAGA11,75610.7%+0.7 pts

52Berrien County, GAGA18,93210.8%+1.4 pts

53Talbot County, GAGA5,70910.9%+3.0 pts

54Wayne County, GAGA32,48110.9%−0.7 pts

55Haralson County, GAGA33,06611.0%+2.0 pts

56Stewart County, GAGA4,63111.0%+1.7 pts

57Coffee County, GAGA44,40711.0%+1.0 pts

58Colquitt County, GAGA47,43811.2%−0.2 pts

59Upson County, GAGA28,50011.3%−0.1 pts

60Polk County, GAGA45,51411.4%+3.4 pts

61Screven County, GAGA14,40811.4%+1.2 pts

62McDuffie County, GAGA21,64011.5%−0.1 pts

63Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21911.5%+2.2 pts

64Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41511.7%−4.0 pts

65Crisp County, GAGA19,23711.7%−1.0 pts

66Tattnall County, GAGA24,37611.9%+4.0 pts

67Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65012.1%+2.5 pts

68Baker County, GAGA2,72512.2%+1.5 pts

69Ware County, GAGA36,90612.2%+0.9 pts

70Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09912.3%+2.8 pts

71Decatur County, GAGA29,43212.5%+0.4 pts

72Gordon County, GAGA61,70112.7%+2.1 pts

73Jenkins County, GAGA8,84312.8%+2.0 pts

74Walker County, GAGA70,25012.8%+2.7 pts

75Madison County, GAGA32,91912.9%+2.0 pts

76Randolph County, GAGA6,15613.1%+3.6 pts

77Candler County, GAGA11,27513.2%+3.0 pts

78Turner County, GAGA8,98313.2%+2.8 pts

79Jasper County, GAGA17,63213.3%+1.7 pts

80Stephens County, GAGA27,85413.3%−0.8 pts

81Evans County, GAGA11,02813.4%+4.4 pts

82Gilmer County, GAGA33,89413.4%+0.5 pts

83Early County, GAGA10,45513.5%+0.9 pts

84Crawford County, GAGA12,20613.6%+6.8 pts

85Spalding County, GAGA70,77513.6%+1.2 pts

86Franklin County, GAGA25,94813.6%+3.3 pts

87Dodge County, GAGA19,66313.8%+2.2 pts

88Toombs County, GAGA27,54514.3%+1.6 pts

89Barrow County, GAGA99,77314.9%+4.0 pts

90McIntosh County, GAGA11,98915.0%+3.8 pts

91Whitfield County, GAGA106,21215.1%+2.3 pts

92Hart County, GAGA28,63915.2%+1.7 pts

93Montgomery County, GAGA8,63515.5%+2.0 pts

94Effingham County, GAGA74,39715.5%+1.9 pts

95Wilkes County, GAGA9,54015.5%+3.5 pts

96Pike County, GAGA20,93215.7%+1.6 pts

97Brooks County, GAGA16,10115.8%+4.5 pts

98Laurens County, GAGA51,04115.9%+1.4 pts

99Fannin County, GAGA26,11116.2%+5.7 pts

100Tift County, GAGA42,25416.3%+0.7 pts

101Liberty County, GAGA70,31316.3%+1.8 pts

102Bartow County, GAGA120,80016.5%+2.4 pts

103Dade County, GAGA16,15416.8%+5.9 pts

104Clinch County, GAGA6,84717.1%+6.7 pts

105Jones County, GAGA29,17117.2%+2.2 pts

106Walton County, GAGA112,69617.3%+4.2 pts

107Catoosa County, GAGA69,62817.3%+3.6 pts

108Jackson County, GAGA99,26517.7%+6.0 pts

109Clayton County, GAGA297,47117.9%+1.3 pts

110Floyd County, GAGA101,37817.9%+2.1 pts

111Peach County, GAGA29,87718.0%+1.2 pts

112Carroll County, GAGA131,03618.3%+1.8 pts

113Baldwin County, GAGA44,02918.4%+2.2 pts

114Habersham County, GAGA50,41618.7%+2.8 pts

115Putnam County, GAGA23,72218.8%+4.4 pts

116Dawson County, GAGA35,36518.8%+0.7 pts

117Greene County, GAGA21,36718.9%+1.3 pts

118Sumter County, GAGA28,80118.9%−0.4 pts

119Monroe County, GAGA32,02319.0%+1.9 pts

120Lee County, GAGA34,17919.2%+2.2 pts

121Newton County, GAGA125,58319.4%+4.8 pts

122Troup County, GAGA72,84419.4%+1.5 pts

123Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17819.5%+1.8 pts

124White County, GAGA29,80219.6%+4.1 pts

125Thomas County, GAGA46,36819.6%+2.8 pts

126Dougherty County, GAGA82,61619.6%+1.7 pts

127Richmond County, GAGA206,55920.3%+1.6 pts

128Camden County, GAGA60,14320.4%+4.4 pts

129Towns County, GAGA13,28520.8%+3.3 pts

130Paulding County, GAGA190,99620.8%+5.6 pts

131Hall County, GAGA226,56821.0%+2.3 pts

132Union County, GAGA27,85921.6%+9.0 pts

133Muscogee County, GAGA202,17121.6%+1.3 pts

134Pickens County, GAGA37,16722.0%+6.4 pts

135Lowndes County, GAGA122,86722.3%+2.6 pts

136Bibb County, GAGA157,55623.1%+1.8 pts

137Rockdale County, GAGA98,41623.6%+0.3 pts

138Douglas County, GAGA154,29323.7%+4.4 pts

139Morgan County, GAGA22,09523.8%+5.1 pts

140Henry County, GAGA264,92224.4%+4.8 pts

141Houston County, GAGA178,21424.4%+4.7 pts

142Rabun County, GAGA17,76424.7%+7.1 pts

143Bulloch County, GAGA86,94925.2%−0.2 pts

144Coweta County, GAGA160,24025.7%+5.1 pts

145Glynn County, GAGA87,59926.4%+2.6 pts

146Harris County, GAGA37,28027.4%+6.3 pts

147Bryan County, GAGA52,06227.6%+8.3 pts

148Chatham County, GAGA311,85529.0%+4.0 pts

149Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46531.5%+6.5 pts

150Cherokee County, GAGA299,27333.6%+6.6 pts

151Columbia County, GAGA169,18933.8%+1.8 pts

152Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.9%+0.8 pts

153DeKalb County, GAGA774,39438.7%+2.4 pts

154Clarke County, GAGA129,92141.2%+1.4 pts

155Fayette County, GAGA125,15641.5%+5.3 pts

156Forsyth County, GAGA282,80543.6%+9.0 pts

157Cobb County, GAGA793,34543.8%+4.1 pts

158Oconee County, GAGA44,89344.9%+5.2 pts

159Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79147.6%+6.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS