RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Least educated, Georgia counties · 2020

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

01Jenkins County, GAGA8,8435.2%−52%

02Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.7%−31%

03Brantley County, GAGA18,9366.9%+10%

04Telfair County, GAGA11,1957.0%−16%

05Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.0%−10%

06Echols County, GAGA3,6857.8%−6%

07Heard County, GAGA12,1499.2%+25%

08Bacon County, GAGA11,0709.3%+40%

09Hancock County, GAGA8,6829.3%−4%

10Appling County, GAGA19,1009.5%+13%

11Chattooga County, GAGA25,3009.7%+27%

12Macon County, GAGA11,75610.1%+1%

13Terrell County, GAGA8,65610.2%−4%

14Twiggs County, GAGA7,59710.3%+90%

15Glascock County, GAGA3,14110.3%+60%

16Worth County, GAGA20,05910.3%+20%

17Warren County, GAGA5,26910.5%+33%

18Murray County, GAGA41,60710.6%+48%

19Crawford County, GAGA12,20610.6%+56%

20Jefferson County, GAGA15,01110.7%+17%

21Meriwether County, GAGA21,51610.8%−0%

22Turner County, GAGA8,98310.8%+3%

23Clinch County, GAGA6,84710.8%+4%

24Webster County, GAGA2,36911.0%+21%

25Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09911.0%+15%

26Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21911.0%+17%

27Butts County, GAGA27,21811.1%+29%

28Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65011.2%+17%

29Candler County, GAGA11,27511.4%+12%

30Wilkes County, GAGA9,54011.4%−5%

31Emanuel County, GAGA23,14711.4%+13%

32Quitman County, GAGA2,25411.5%+86%

33Mitchell County, GAGA20,46711.7%+28%

34Elbert County, GAGA20,07211.8%+19%

35Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.8%+2%

36Wilcox County, GAGA8,79712.0%+73%

37Schley County, GAGA4,59312.1%−12%

38Coffee County, GAGA44,40712.2%+21%

39Atkinson County, GAGA8,45412.2%+77%

40Randolph County, GAGA6,15612.3%+30%

41Taylor County, GAGA7,81812.5%+47%

42Talbot County, GAGA5,70912.6%+60%

43Wayne County, GAGA32,48112.6%+9%

44Polk County, GAGA45,51412.7%+59%

45Charlton County, GAGA13,12112.8%+102%

46Dooly County, GAGA11,15612.9%+34%

47Pulaski County, GAGA10,17213.1%+2%

48Berrien County, GAGA18,93213.2%+40%

49Pierce County, GAGA20,76413.4%+33%

50Marion County, GAGA7,67613.4%+51%

51Upson County, GAGA28,50013.6%+19%

52Stewart County, GAGA4,63113.6%+46%

53Crisp County, GAGA19,23713.7%+7%

54Colquitt County, GAGA47,43813.7%+20%

55Early County, GAGA10,45513.7%+9%

56Lincoln County, GAGA8,11213.9%+38%

57Tattnall County, GAGA24,37614.0%+78%

58Decatur County, GAGA29,43214.0%+16%

59Lamar County, GAGA20,94114.0%+25%

60Burke County, GAGA24,40814.5%+52%

61Jasper County, GAGA17,63214.6%+26%

62Screven County, GAGA14,40814.6%+43%

63Long County, GAGA21,55714.7%+151%

64McDuffie County, GAGA21,64015.0%+29%

65Washington County, GAGA19,45315.1%+43%

66Wheeler County, GAGA7,57015.1%+111%

67Ware County, GAGA36,90615.2%+33%

68Grady County, GAGA26,59015.3%+44%

69Dodge County, GAGA19,66315.3%+32%

70Seminole County, GAGA9,16215.4%+80%

71Cook County, GAGA18,23215.7%+93%

72Banks County, GAGA21,27315.8%+83%

73Dade County, GAGA16,15415.8%+45%

74Gordon County, GAGA61,70115.9%+50%

75Evans County, GAGA11,02816.1%+79%

76Treutlen County, GAGA6,46616.3%+93%

77Whitfield County, GAGA106,21216.4%+28%

78Montgomery County, GAGA8,63516.5%+22%

79Brooks County, GAGA16,10116.5%+46%

80Toombs County, GAGA27,54516.6%+31%

81Clay County, GAGA2,81516.9%+68%

82Laurens County, GAGA51,04117.1%+19%

83Franklin County, GAGA25,94817.1%+66%

84Irwin County, GAGA9,02017.2%+74%

85Hart County, GAGA28,63917.2%+27%

86Haralson County, GAGA33,06617.3%+91%

87Tift County, GAGA42,25417.3%+10%

88McIntosh County, GAGA11,98917.5%+57%

89Bleckley County, GAGA12,86617.9%+43%

90Stephens County, GAGA27,85418.0%+28%

91Spalding County, GAGA70,77518.1%+45%

92Miller County, GAGA5,81218.6%+65%

93Clayton County, GAGA297,47119.1%+15%

94Walker County, GAGA70,25019.2%+88%

95Madison County, GAGA32,91919.2%+76%

96Liberty County, GAGA70,31319.3%+33%

97Pike County, GAGA20,93219.5%+39%

98Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41519.6%+25%

99Lanier County, GAGA10,62319.7%+124%

100Bartow County, GAGA120,80019.8%+40%

101Sumter County, GAGA28,80120.0%+3%

102Troup County, GAGA72,84420.1%+12%

103Barrow County, GAGA99,77320.2%+85%

104White County, GAGA29,80220.2%+31%

105Jones County, GAGA29,17120.8%+39%

106Newton County, GAGA125,58320.9%+43%

107Habersham County, GAGA50,41621.1%+33%

108Floyd County, GAGA101,37821.4%+35%

109Baker County, GAGA2,72521.4%+100%

110Gilmer County, GAGA33,89421.4%+66%

111Peach County, GAGA29,87722.0%+31%

112Carroll County, GAGA131,03622.1%+34%

113Fannin County, GAGA26,11122.1%+112%

114Dougherty County, GAGA82,61622.2%+24%

115Richmond County, GAGA206,55922.5%+20%

116Camden County, GAGA60,14322.5%+41%

117Walton County, GAGA112,69622.5%+73%

118Union County, GAGA27,85922.7%+81%

119Pickens County, GAGA37,16722.7%+45%

120Catoosa County, GAGA69,62823.0%+67%

121Jackson County, GAGA99,26523.5%+100%

122Putnam County, GAGA23,72223.5%+63%

123Paulding County, GAGA190,99623.9%+57%

124Effingham County, GAGA74,39723.9%+75%

125Hall County, GAGA226,56824.0%+28%

126Thomas County, GAGA46,36824.1%+44%

127Morgan County, GAGA22,09524.2%+30%

128Baldwin County, GAGA44,02924.3%+51%

129Bibb County, GAGA157,55625.3%+19%

130Lowndes County, GAGA122,86726.2%+33%

131Monroe County, GAGA32,02326.6%+55%

132Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46527.0%+8%

133Lee County, GAGA34,17927.1%+60%

134Rockdale County, GAGA98,41627.2%+17%

135Muscogee County, GAGA202,17127.5%+35%

136Bulloch County, GAGA86,94927.6%+9%

137Henry County, GAGA264,92228.1%+44%

138Douglas County, GAGA154,29328.1%+46%

139Rabun County, GAGA17,76428.4%+61%

140Glynn County, GAGA87,59929.7%+25%

141Greene County, GAGA21,36730.5%+73%

142Houston County, GAGA178,21431.0%+57%

143Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17831.4%+78%

144Harris County, GAGA37,28032.4%+53%

145Towns County, GAGA13,28532.6%+87%

146Bryan County, GAGA52,06233.0%+70%

147Coweta County, GAGA160,24033.3%+61%

148Dawson County, GAGA35,36533.6%+86%

149Chatham County, GAGA311,85534.4%+37%

150Columbia County, GAGA169,18936.5%+14%

151Cherokee County, GAGA299,27336.9%+37%

152Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09937.4%+10%

153Clarke County, GAGA129,92145.4%+14%

154DeKalb County, GAGA774,39445.6%+26%

155Fayette County, GAGA125,15646.8%+29%

156Cobb County, GAGA793,34548.4%+22%

157Oconee County, GAGA44,89350.6%+27%

158Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79154.5%+32%

159Forsyth County, GAGA282,80554.8%+59%

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