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Most college graduates, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742164,101+7%

02Madison County, ALAL433,516129,444+17%

03Shelby County, ALAL238,55274,279+14%

04Mobile County, ALAL411,65872,843+7%

05Baldwin County, ALAL267,76159,842+21%

06Montgomery County, ALAL225,89151,805+2%

07Lee County, ALAL189,88147,791+32%

08Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36846,298+14%

09Limestone County, ALAL122,92823,622+39%

10Morgan County, ALAL126,48319,867+13%

11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13519,554+22%

12Houston County, ALAL110,31817,281+7%

13Calhoun County, ALAL115,83416,207+9%

14Elmore County, ALAL91,57715,894+9%

15St. Clair County, ALAL98,20614,175+25%

16Marshall County, ALAL103,53714,129+6%

17Etowah County, ALAL103,88613,109+3%

18Cullman County, ALAL94,00912,453+39%

19Autauga County, ALAL61,92012,061+12%

20Talladega County, ALAL81,6039,615+12%

21Colbert County, ALAL59,4748,917+31%

22Coffee County, ALAL56,9538,388+7%

23Walker County, ALAL65,1407,413+24%

24Russell County, ALAL58,8987,261+6%

25DeKalb County, ALAL74,0856,863+2%

26Dale County, ALAL49,9126,862+12%

27Blount County, ALAL60,1566,513+23%

28Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9536,068+12%

29Jackson County, ALAL54,2816,046+0%

30Pike County, ALAL33,6885,428−5%

31Chilton County, ALAL47,7085,121+25%

32Covington County, ALAL37,9474,537+10%

33Dallas County, ALAL35,1404,402+3%

34Chambers County, ALAL34,2533,621+5%

35Lawrence County, ALAL33,8433,567−4%

36Escambia County, ALAL36,6653,468+8%

37Franklin County, ALAL32,4493,365+6%

38Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133,138+27%

39Randolph County, ALAL23,1632,913+7%

40Henry County, ALAL18,3942,807+22%

41Marion County, ALAL29,0972,766−3%

42Geneva County, ALAL27,5542,525+3%

43Marengo County, ALAL18,3112,506+12%

44Winston County, ALAL23,8292,435+7%

45Macon County, ALAL18,1322,416−1%

46Clarke County, ALAL22,0142,371+3%

47Barbour County, ALAL24,6071,872−9%

48Bibb County, ALAL22,2621,872+3%

49Cleburne County, ALAL15,9701,870+11%

50Washington County, ALAL14,8221,810+13%

51Hale County, ALAL15,1941,790+15%

52Butler County, ALAL18,1001,774−20%

53Pickens County, ALAL18,2211,768−15%

54Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1751,706−5%

55Fayette County, ALAL15,8721,685+18%

56Monroe County, ALAL18,9651,569−21%

57Clay County, ALAL14,2071,506+36%

58Choctaw County, ALAL11,9041,419+13%

59Sumter County, ALAL11,5881,329−6%

60Lamar County, ALAL13,5871,171+6%

61Conecuh County, ALAL10,8991,083−11%

62Coosa County, ALAL10,1611,082+13%

63Lowndes County, ALAL9,359991−2%

64Wilcox County, ALAL9,666900+9%

65Perry County, ALAL7,425831−19%

66Greene County, ALAL7,067778+33%

67Bullock County, ALAL9,780590−15%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES