RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most college graduates, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia 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 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791390,293–

02Cobb County, GAGA793,345247,382–

03DeKalb County, GAGA774,394235,192–

04Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099221,368–

05Forsyth County, GAGA282,80584,463–

06Chatham County, GAGA311,85567,476–

07Cherokee County, GAGA299,27363,411–

08Henry County, GAGA264,92241,851–

09Columbia County, GAGA169,18937,504–

10Fayette County, GAGA125,15636,287–

11Muscogee County, GAGA202,17135,091–

12Clayton County, GAGA297,47134,281–

13Coweta County, GAGA160,24032,708–

14Clarke County, GAGA129,92132,680–

15Hall County, GAGA226,56831,696–

16Houston County, GAGA178,21431,578–

17Richmond County, GAGA206,55929,903–

18Douglas County, GAGA154,29326,445–

19Paulding County, GAGA190,99625,685–

20Bibb County, GAGA157,55625,338–

21Lowndes County, GAGA122,86718,050–

22Glynn County, GAGA87,59917,734–

23Carroll County, GAGA131,03616,624–

24Rockdale County, GAGA98,41616,308–

25Newton County, GAGA125,58314,675–

26Bartow County, GAGA120,80014,078–

27Walton County, GAGA112,69614,069–

28Floyd County, GAGA101,37813,963–

29Oconee County, GAGA44,89312,999–

30Dougherty County, GAGA82,61612,654–

31Bulloch County, GAGA86,94912,092–

32Jackson County, GAGA99,26511,178–

33Whitfield County, GAGA106,21211,050–

34Barrow County, GAGA99,77310,829–

35Catoosa County, GAGA69,62810,751–

36Effingham County, GAGA74,3979,716–

37Walker County, GAGA70,2509,346–

38Troup County, GAGA72,8449,266–

39Spalding County, GAGA70,7758,175–

40Bryan County, GAGA52,0627,966–

41Harris County, GAGA37,2807,921–

42Camden County, GAGA60,1437,780–

43Thomas County, GAGA46,3687,350–

44Liberty County, GAGA70,3136,954–

45Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296,847–

46Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1786,558–

47Habersham County, GAGA50,4166,406–

48Gordon County, GAGA61,7016,153–

49Dawson County, GAGA35,3656,052–

50Laurens County, GAGA51,0415,451–

51Pickens County, GAGA37,1675,306–

52Lee County, GAGA34,1795,296–

53Monroe County, GAGA32,0235,109–

54Gilmer County, GAGA33,8944,921–

55Tift County, GAGA42,2544,479–

56Fannin County, GAGA26,1114,415–

57White County, GAGA29,8024,388–

58Union County, GAGA27,8594,258–

59Jones County, GAGA29,1714,121–

60Colquitt County, GAGA47,4384,072–

61Greene County, GAGA21,3674,047–

62Peach County, GAGA29,8773,950–

63Madison County, GAGA32,9193,926–

64Sumter County, GAGA28,8013,769–

65Putnam County, GAGA23,7223,751–

66Ware County, GAGA36,9063,703–

67Rabun County, GAGA17,7643,693–

68Polk County, GAGA45,5143,553–

69Haralson County, GAGA33,0663,514–

70Coffee County, GAGA44,4073,455–

71Hart County, GAGA28,6393,269–

72Morgan County, GAGA22,0953,227–

73Stephens County, GAGA27,8543,177–

74Toombs County, GAGA27,5452,910–

75Towns County, GAGA13,2852,824–

76Murray County, GAGA41,6072,824–

77Franklin County, GAGA25,9482,675–

78Grady County, GAGA26,5902,573–

79Wayne County, GAGA32,4812,540–

80Tattnall County, GAGA24,3762,526–

81Upson County, GAGA28,5002,500–

82Decatur County, GAGA29,4322,489–

83Pike County, GAGA20,9322,469–

84Dodge County, GAGA19,6632,303–

85McDuffie County, GAGA21,6402,163–

86Washington County, GAGA19,4532,155–

87Burke County, GAGA24,4082,103–

88Banks County, GAGA21,2732,071–

89Crisp County, GAGA19,2372,055–

90Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4152,049–

91McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,956–

92Butts County, GAGA27,2181,917–

93Brooks County, GAGA16,1011,821–

94Mitchell County, GAGA20,4671,791–

95Long County, GAGA21,5571,782–

96Cook County, GAGA18,2321,772–

97Dade County, GAGA16,1541,758–

98Berrien County, GAGA18,9321,748–

99Pierce County, GAGA20,7641,739–

100Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,734–

101Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471,697–

102Chattooga County, GAGA25,3001,665–

103Meriwether County, GAGA21,5161,603–

104Elbert County, GAGA20,0721,589–

105Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661,479–

106Worth County, GAGA20,0591,470–

107Screven County, GAGA14,4081,452–

108Jasper County, GAGA17,6321,426–

109Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,395–

110Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,316–

111Dooly County, GAGA11,1561,283–

112Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0991,245–

113Charlton County, GAGA13,1211,194–

114Appling County, GAGA19,1001,173–

115Evans County, GAGA11,0281,149–

116Jefferson County, GAGA15,0111,131–

117Irwin County, GAGA9,0201,109–

118Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,106–

119Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2191,062–

120Montgomery County, GAGA8,635993–

121Macon County, GAGA11,756950–

122Crawford County, GAGA12,206925–

123Early County, GAGA10,455924–

124Seminole County, GAGA9,162921–

125Brantley County, GAGA18,936889–

126Telfair County, GAGA11,195828–

127Candler County, GAGA11,275814–

128Lincoln County, GAGA8,112812–

129Marion County, GAGA7,676801–

130Wilkes County, GAGA9,540798–

131Wilcox County, GAGA8,797762–

132Taylor County, GAGA7,818758–

133Miller County, GAGA5,812743–

134Heard County, GAGA12,149741–

135Treutlen County, GAGA6,466738–

136Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650695–

137Stewart County, GAGA4,631694–

138Bacon County, GAGA11,070681–

139Atkinson County, GAGA8,454646–

140Wheeler County, GAGA7,570646–

141Twiggs County, GAGA7,597644–

142Hancock County, GAGA8,682639–

143Terrell County, GAGA8,656608–

144Turner County, GAGA8,983604–

145Talbot County, GAGA5,709592–

146Randolph County, GAGA6,156565–

147Calhoun County, GAGA5,413555–

148Johnson County, GAGA9,310494–

149Baker County, GAGA2,725490–

150Clinch County, GAGA6,847486–

151Schley County, GAGA4,593419–

152Warren County, GAGA5,269411–

153Clay County, GAGA2,815365–

154Jenkins County, GAGA8,843315–

155Glascock County, GAGA3,141211–

156Echols County, GAGA3,685210–

157Quitman County, GAGA2,254203–

158Webster County, GAGA2,369203–

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66272–

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