RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Most college graduates, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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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01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742153,252–

02Madison County, ALAL433,516110,689–

03Mobile County, ALAL411,65868,237–

04Shelby County, ALAL238,55265,337–

05Montgomery County, ALAL225,89150,835–

06Baldwin County, ALAL267,76149,636–

07Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36840,782–

08Lee County, ALAL189,88136,179–

09Morgan County, ALAL126,48317,614–

10Limestone County, ALAL122,92816,936–

11Houston County, ALAL110,31816,123–

12Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13516,071–

13Calhoun County, ALAL115,83414,890–

14Elmore County, ALAL91,57714,620–

15Marshall County, ALAL103,53713,298–

16Etowah County, ALAL103,88612,775–

17St. Clair County, ALAL98,20611,295–

18Autauga County, ALAL61,92010,721–

19Cullman County, ALAL94,0098,954–

20Talladega County, ALAL81,6038,567–

21Coffee County, ALAL56,9537,808–

22Russell County, ALAL58,8986,871–

23Colbert County, ALAL59,4746,788–

24DeKalb County, ALAL74,0856,753–

25Dale County, ALAL49,9126,107–

26Jackson County, ALAL54,2816,018–

27Walker County, ALAL65,1405,989–

28Pike County, ALAL33,6885,721–

29Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9535,418–

30Blount County, ALAL60,1565,276–

31Dallas County, ALAL35,1404,263–

32Covington County, ALAL37,9474,117–

33Chilton County, ALAL47,7084,107–

34Lawrence County, ALAL33,8433,709–

35Chambers County, ALAL34,2533,433–

36Escambia County, ALAL36,6653,213–

37Franklin County, ALAL32,4493,171–

38Marion County, ALAL29,0972,842–

39Randolph County, ALAL23,1632,735–

40Cherokee County, ALAL26,4132,476–

41Geneva County, ALAL27,5542,445–

42Macon County, ALAL18,1322,443–

43Henry County, ALAL18,3942,308–

44Clarke County, ALAL22,0142,303–

45Winston County, ALAL23,8292,282–

46Marengo County, ALAL18,3112,229–

47Butler County, ALAL18,1002,205–

48Pickens County, ALAL18,2212,075–

49Barbour County, ALAL24,6072,067–

50Monroe County, ALAL18,9651,990–

51Bibb County, ALAL22,2621,814–

52Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1751,792–

53Cleburne County, ALAL15,9701,688–

54Washington County, ALAL14,8221,607–

55Hale County, ALAL15,1941,563–

56Fayette County, ALAL15,8721,422–

57Sumter County, ALAL11,5881,410–

58Choctaw County, ALAL11,9041,252–

59Conecuh County, ALAL10,8991,221–

60Lamar County, ALAL13,5871,107–

61Clay County, ALAL14,2071,104–

62Perry County, ALAL7,4251,020–

63Lowndes County, ALAL9,3591,010–

64Coosa County, ALAL10,161957–

65Wilcox County, ALAL9,666823–

66Bullock County, ALAL9,780697–

67Greene County, ALAL7,067584–

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