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Most college graduates, Georgia counties

Georgia 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 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 2,931. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pierce County, GA, up 15 places to #84.

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Most college graduates by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020
01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791437,247+12%
02Cobb County, GAGA793,345268,987+9%
03DeKalb County, GAGA774,394249,651+6%
04Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099246,793+11%
05Forsyth County, GAGA282,805101,315+20%
06▲1Cherokee County, GAGA299,27379,712+26%
07▼1Chatham County, GAGA311,85578,028+16%
08Henry County, GAGA264,92248,284+15%
09▲3Clayton County, GAGA297,47142,810+25%
10Fayette County, GAGA125,15642,135+16%
11▼2Columbia County, GAGA169,18942,047+12%
12▼1Muscogee County, GAGA202,17141,046+17%
13▲2Hall County, GAGA226,56838,883+23%
14▼1Coweta County, GAGA160,24038,116+17%
15▲1Houston County, GAGA178,21436,311+15%
16▼2Clarke County, GAGA129,92135,365+8%
17▲2Paulding County, GAGA190,99634,880+36%
18▼1Richmond County, GAGA206,55933,510+12%
19▼1Douglas County, GAGA154,29329,805+13%
20Bibb County, GAGA157,55627,215+7%
21▲3Rockdale County, GAGA98,41620,743+27%
22▼1Lowndes County, GAGA122,86720,080+11%
23▼1Glynn County, GAGA87,59919,832+12%
24▲1Newton County, GAGA125,58319,279+31%
25▼2Carroll County, GAGA131,03618,994+14%
26Bartow County, GAGA120,80018,811+34%
27▲1Floyd County, GAGA101,37817,203+23%
28▼1Walton County, GAGA112,69617,080+21%
29Oconee County, GAGA44,89315,925+23%
30▲2Jackson County, GAGA99,26515,891+42%
31Bulloch County, GAGA86,94915,323+27%
32▲1Whitfield County, GAGA106,21213,736+24%
33▲1Barrow County, GAGA99,77312,697+17%
34▲2Effingham County, GAGA74,39712,402+28%
35▼5Dougherty County, GAGA82,61612,381−2%
36▼1Catoosa County, GAGA69,62811,706+9%
37▲1Troup County, GAGA72,84411,200+21%
38▲2Bryan County, GAGA52,06210,978+38%
39▼2Walker County, GAGA70,25010,446+12%
40▲1Harris County, GAGA37,2809,610+21%
41▲1Camden County, GAGA60,1439,109+17%
42▼3Spalding County, GAGA70,7758,745+7%
43▲4Habersham County, GAGA50,4168,053+26%
44Liberty County, GAGA70,3138,026+15%
45▲4Dawson County, GAGA35,3657,889+30%
46▲2Gordon County, GAGA61,7017,593+23%
47▲5Lee County, GAGA34,1797,548+43%
48▼5Thomas County, GAGA46,3687,100−3%
49▲2Pickens County, GAGA37,1676,949+31%
50▼4Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1786,797+4%
51▼6Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296,768−1%
52▼2Laurens County, GAGA51,0416,421+18%
53▲1Gilmer County, GAGA33,8946,062+23%
54▲7Greene County, GAGA21,3675,820+44%
55Tift County, GAGA42,2545,714+28%
56▲2Union County, GAGA27,8595,606+32%
57▼4Monroe County, GAGA32,0235,553+9%
58▲7Putnam County, GAGA23,7225,214+39%
59▼2White County, GAGA29,8024,925+12%
60▼4Fannin County, GAGA26,1114,849+10%
61▼1Colquitt County, GAGA47,4384,691+15%
62▲1Madison County, GAGA32,9194,561+16%
63▲5Polk County, GAGA45,5144,520+27%
64▲8Morgan County, GAGA22,0954,440+38%
65▼3Peach County, GAGA29,8774,210+7%
66▲1Rabun County, GAGA17,7644,205+14%
67▲8Murray County, GAGA41,6074,127+46%
68▲3Hart County, GAGA28,6394,122+26%
69▼10Jones County, GAGA29,1714,005−3%
70Coffee County, GAGA44,4074,000+16%
71▼7Sumter County, GAGA28,8013,968+5%
72▼3Haralson County, GAGA33,0663,642+4%
73▼7Ware County, GAGA36,9063,490−6%
74▲5Wayne County, GAGA32,4813,385+33%
75▼1Toombs County, GAGA27,5453,212+10%
76Towns County, GAGA13,2853,077+9%
77▲4Upson County, GAGA28,5002,995+20%
78▲4Decatur County, GAGA29,4322,957+19%
79▼2Franklin County, GAGA25,9482,934+10%
80▲3Pike County, GAGA20,9322,931+19%
81▼3Grady County, GAGA26,5902,903+13%
82▼9Stephens County, GAGA27,8542,820−11%
83▲7Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4152,795+36%
84▲15Pierce County, GAGA20,7642,758+59%
85▲7Butts County, GAGA27,2182,661+39%
86▼1McDuffie County, GAGA21,6402,648+22%
87▼7Tattnall County, GAGA24,3762,587+2%
88▲12Lamar County, GAGA20,9412,565+48%
89▼1Banks County, GAGA21,2732,533+22%
90▼6Dodge County, GAGA19,6632,489+8%
91▼4Burke County, GAGA24,4082,457+17%
92▼6Washington County, GAGA19,4532,369+10%
93▲11Elbert County, GAGA20,0722,304+45%
94▲9Meriwether County, GAGA21,5162,181+36%
95▲13Jasper County, GAGA17,6322,137+50%
96▲6Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002,110+27%
97Dade County, GAGA16,1542,096+19%
98▲3Emanuel County, GAGA23,1472,069+22%
99▼10Crisp County, GAGA19,2372,0620%
100▼4Cook County, GAGA18,2322,053+16%
101▼7Mitchell County, GAGA20,4672,048+14%
102▼4Berrien County, GAGA18,9322,009+15%
103▲22Brantley County, GAGA18,9361,886+112%
104▼11Brooks County, GAGA16,1011,8200%
105▼14McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,811−7%
106Worth County, GAGA20,0591,699+16%
107▼2Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661,617+9%
108▼1Screven County, GAGA14,4081,541+6%
109▼14Long County, GAGA21,5571,538−14%
110▲2Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0991,509+21%
111▲5Jefferson County, GAGA15,0111,411+25%
112▲2Appling County, GAGA19,1001,410+20%
113▼4Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,322−5%
114▼3Dooly County, GAGA11,1561,272−1%
115▲4Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2191,271+20%
116▼6Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,254−5%
117▲5Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,250+35%
118▲12Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401,205+51%
119▲8Candler County, GAGA11,2751,166+43%
120Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,158+17%
121▼3Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,1070%
122▲12Heard County, GAGA12,1491,042+41%
123Early County, GAGA10,4551,041+13%
124▼9Evans County, GAGA11,0281,024−11%
125▼12Charlton County, GAGA13,1211,016−15%
126▲6Taylor County, GAGA7,8181,002+32%
127▲4Wilcox County, GAGA8,797998+31%
128▼7Macon County, GAGA11,756961+1%
129Marion County, GAGA7,676961+20%
130▼13Irwin County, GAGA9,020949−14%
131▼7Seminole County, GAGA9,162912−1%
132▼4Lincoln County, GAGA8,112901+11%
133Miller County, GAGA5,812882+19%
134▼8Telfair County, GAGA11,195878+6%
135▲8Terrell County, GAGA8,656807+33%
136▲2Bacon County, GAGA11,070762+12%
137▼1Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650746+7%
138▲4Hancock County, GAGA8,682689+8%
139▲12Schley County, GAGA4,593688+64%
140▲14Jenkins County, GAGA8,843678+115%
141▲5Randolph County, GAGA6,156673+19%
142▼1Twiggs County, GAGA7,597626−3%
143▲1Turner County, GAGA8,983580−4%
144▲4Johnson County, GAGA9,310574+16%
145▲2Calhoun County, GAGA5,413543−2%
146▼1Talbot County, GAGA5,709526−11%
147▼12Treutlen County, GAGA6,466509−31%
148▼11Stewart County, GAGA4,631504−27%
149▼9Atkinson County, GAGA8,454502−22%
150▼11Wheeler County, GAGA7,570469−27%
151▲1Warren County, GAGA5,269464+13%
152▲1Clay County, GAGA2,815463+27%
153▼3Clinch County, GAGA6,847417−14%
154▼5Baker County, GAGA2,725357−27%
155Glascock County, GAGA3,141349+65%
156Echols County, GAGA3,685345+64%
157▲1Quitman County, GAGA2,254207+2%
158▼1Webster County, GAGA2,369159−22%
159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662138+92%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES