RANKING · 2024 ACS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

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.

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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%

06Cherokee County, GAGA299,27379,712+26%

07Chatham County, GAGA311,85578,028+16%

08Henry County, GAGA264,92248,284+15%

09Clayton County, GAGA297,47142,810+25%

10Fayette County, GAGA125,15642,135+16%

11Columbia County, GAGA169,18942,047+12%

12Muscogee County, GAGA202,17141,046+17%

13Hall County, GAGA226,56838,883+23%

14Coweta County, GAGA160,24038,116+17%

15Houston County, GAGA178,21436,311+15%

16Clarke County, GAGA129,92135,365+8%

17Paulding County, GAGA190,99634,880+36%

18Richmond County, GAGA206,55933,510+12%

19Douglas County, GAGA154,29329,805+13%

20Bibb County, GAGA157,55627,215+7%

21Rockdale County, GAGA98,41620,743+27%

22Lowndes County, GAGA122,86720,080+11%

23Glynn County, GAGA87,59919,832+12%

24Newton County, GAGA125,58319,279+31%

25Carroll County, GAGA131,03618,994+14%

26Bartow County, GAGA120,80018,811+34%

27Floyd County, GAGA101,37817,203+23%

28Walton County, GAGA112,69617,080+21%

29Oconee County, GAGA44,89315,925+23%

30Jackson County, GAGA99,26515,891+42%

31Bulloch County, GAGA86,94915,323+27%

32Whitfield County, GAGA106,21213,736+24%

33Barrow County, GAGA99,77312,697+17%

34Effingham County, GAGA74,39712,402+28%

35Dougherty County, GAGA82,61612,381−2%

36Catoosa County, GAGA69,62811,706+9%

37Troup County, GAGA72,84411,200+21%

38Bryan County, GAGA52,06210,978+38%

39Walker County, GAGA70,25010,446+12%

40Harris County, GAGA37,2809,610+21%

41Camden County, GAGA60,1439,109+17%

42Spalding County, GAGA70,7758,745+7%

43Habersham County, GAGA50,4168,053+26%

44Liberty County, GAGA70,3138,026+15%

45Dawson County, GAGA35,3657,889+30%

46Gordon County, GAGA61,7017,593+23%

47Lee County, GAGA34,1797,548+43%

48Thomas County, GAGA46,3687,100−3%

49Pickens County, GAGA37,1676,949+31%

50Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1786,797+4%

51Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296,768−1%

52Laurens County, GAGA51,0416,421+18%

53Gilmer County, GAGA33,8946,062+23%

54Greene County, GAGA21,3675,820+44%

55Tift County, GAGA42,2545,714+28%

56Union County, GAGA27,8595,606+32%

57Monroe County, GAGA32,0235,553+9%

58Putnam County, GAGA23,7225,214+39%

59White County, GAGA29,8024,925+12%

60Fannin County, GAGA26,1114,849+10%

61Colquitt County, GAGA47,4384,691+15%

62Madison County, GAGA32,9194,561+16%

63Polk County, GAGA45,5144,520+27%

64Morgan County, GAGA22,0954,440+38%

65Peach County, GAGA29,8774,210+7%

66Rabun County, GAGA17,7644,205+14%

67Murray County, GAGA41,6074,127+46%

68Hart County, GAGA28,6394,122+26%

69Jones County, GAGA29,1714,005−3%

70Coffee County, GAGA44,4074,000+16%

71Sumter County, GAGA28,8013,968+5%

72Haralson County, GAGA33,0663,642+4%

73Ware County, GAGA36,9063,490−6%

74Wayne County, GAGA32,4813,385+33%

75Toombs County, GAGA27,5453,212+10%

76Towns County, GAGA13,2853,077+9%

77Upson County, GAGA28,5002,995+20%

78Decatur County, GAGA29,4322,957+19%

79Franklin County, GAGA25,9482,934+10%

80Pike County, GAGA20,9322,931+19%

81Grady County, GAGA26,5902,903+13%

82Stephens County, GAGA27,8542,820−11%

83Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4152,795+36%

84Pierce County, GAGA20,7642,758+59%

85Butts County, GAGA27,2182,661+39%

86McDuffie County, GAGA21,6402,648+22%

87Tattnall County, GAGA24,3762,587+2%

88Lamar County, GAGA20,9412,565+48%

89Banks County, GAGA21,2732,533+22%

90Dodge County, GAGA19,6632,489+8%

91Burke County, GAGA24,4082,457+17%

92Washington County, GAGA19,4532,369+10%

93Elbert County, GAGA20,0722,304+45%

94Meriwether County, GAGA21,5162,181+36%

95Jasper County, GAGA17,6322,137+50%

96Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002,110+27%

97Dade County, GAGA16,1542,096+19%

98Emanuel County, GAGA23,1472,069+22%

99Crisp County, GAGA19,2372,062+0%

100Cook County, GAGA18,2322,053+16%

101Mitchell County, GAGA20,4672,048+14%

102Berrien County, GAGA18,9322,009+15%

103Brantley County, GAGA18,9361,886+112%

104Brooks County, GAGA16,1011,820−0%

105McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,811−7%

106Worth County, GAGA20,0591,699+16%

107Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661,617+9%

108Screven County, GAGA14,4081,541+6%

109Long County, GAGA21,5571,538−14%

110Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0991,509+21%

111Jefferson County, GAGA15,0111,411+25%

112Appling County, GAGA19,1001,410+20%

113Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,322−5%

114Dooly County, GAGA11,1561,272−1%

115Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2191,271+20%

116Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,254−5%

117Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,250+35%

118Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401,205+51%

119Candler County, GAGA11,2751,166+43%

120Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,158+17%

121Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,107+0%

122Heard County, GAGA12,1491,042+41%

123Early County, GAGA10,4551,041+13%

124Evans County, GAGA11,0281,024−11%

125Charlton County, GAGA13,1211,016−15%

126Taylor County, GAGA7,8181,002+32%

127Wilcox County, GAGA8,797998+31%

128Macon County, GAGA11,756961+1%

129Marion County, GAGA7,676961+20%

130Irwin County, GAGA9,020949−14%

131Seminole County, GAGA9,162912−1%

132Lincoln County, GAGA8,112901+11%

133Miller County, GAGA5,812882+19%

134Telfair County, GAGA11,195878+6%

135Terrell County, GAGA8,656807+33%

136Bacon County, GAGA11,070762+12%

137Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650746+7%

138Hancock County, GAGA8,682689+8%

139Schley County, GAGA4,593688+64%

140Jenkins County, GAGA8,843678+115%

141Randolph County, GAGA6,156673+19%

142Twiggs County, GAGA7,597626−3%

143Turner County, GAGA8,983580−4%

144Johnson County, GAGA9,310574+16%

145Calhoun County, GAGA5,413543−2%

146Talbot County, GAGA5,709526−11%

147Treutlen County, GAGA6,466509−31%

148Stewart County, GAGA4,631504−27%

149Atkinson County, GAGA8,454502−22%

150Wheeler County, GAGA7,570469−27%

151Warren County, GAGA5,269464+13%

152Clay County, GAGA2,815463+27%

153Clinch County, GAGA6,847417−14%

154Baker County, GAGA2,725357−27%

155Glascock County, GAGA3,141349+65%

156Echols County, GAGA3,685345+64%

157Quitman County, GAGA2,254207+2%

158Webster County, GAGA2,369159−22%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662138+92%

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