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Most educated, Georgia cities · 2010

Georgia cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 170 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Druid Hills, GAGA8,16981.4%+2.7 pts

02Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31571.4%+4.1 pts

03Dunwoody, GAGA51,79267.5%+2.0 pts

04Milton, GAGA41,26667.1%–

05Decatur, GAGA25,27665.9%+9.9 pts

06Vinings, GAGA14,39064.0%−5.8 pts

07Johns Creek, GAGA80,40164.0%–

08North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99763.1%−1.9 pts

09Alpharetta, GAGA66,92162.7%+5.6 pts

10Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01359.9%−0.3 pts

11St. Simons, GAGA16,22859.3%+7.8 pts

12North Decatur, GAGA18,44254.2%−3.5 pts

13Suwanee, GAGA23,03454.1%+8.6 pts

14Roswell, GAGA91,50552.9%+0.3 pts

15Peachtree City, GAGA40,88052.3%+6.0 pts

16Smyrna, GAGA57,51349.3%+9.0 pts

17Tucker, GAGA37,29047.5%+6.1 pts

18Duluth, GAGA33,81547.5%+1.8 pts

19Evans, GAGA36,99846.9%+17.7 pts

20Braselton, GAGA18,49645.3%+18.9 pts

21Atlanta, GAGA529,11045.0%+10.3 pts

22Wilmington Island, GAGA13,90544.6%+4.2 pts

23Woodstock, GAGA39,89541.7%+8.0 pts

24Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,88641.5%−0.9 pts

25Athens, GAGA128,61241.5%+1.5 pts

26Kennesaw, GAGA37,97040.5%+6.1 pts

27Flowery Branch, GAGA13,11039.6%+33.5 pts

28Tyrone, GAGA8,09139.6%+9.2 pts

29Scottdale, GAGA10,54238.6%+5.1 pts

30Grayson, GAGA5,56936.9%+13.0 pts

31Mableton, GAGA78,82036.6%+15.1 pts

32Madison, GAGA5,17936.5%+13.1 pts

33Marietta, GAGA63,57436.4%+2.2 pts

34Martinez, GAGA33,75036.2%−0.4 pts

35Fayetteville, GAGA20,46536.0%+4.6 pts

36Chamblee, GAGA32,33435.6%+13.3 pts

37Norcross, GAGA19,08635.1%+12.3 pts

38Pooler, GAGA32,74433.9%+18.0 pts

39Mountain Park, GAGA12,85033.8%−2.1 pts

40Lilburn, GAGA16,36933.4%+1.5 pts

41Holly Springs, GAGA20,26133.1%+19.2 pts

42Stockbridge, GAGA36,33131.9%+8.2 pts

43Jefferson, GAGA17,18531.8%+13.0 pts

44Cusseta, GAGA8,46531.5%–

45Snellville, GAGA22,47831.2%+2.1 pts

46Newnan, GAGA45,86731.0%+9.5 pts

47Acworth, GAGA22,92530.3%+1.1 pts

48Fairburn, GAGA17,13329.8%+11.8 pts

49Sugar Hill, GAGA29,28029.6%+1.5 pts

50Dahlonega, GAGA7,91829.3%−3.1 pts

51Georgetown, GAGA11,15829.0%−7.3 pts

52Douglasville, GAGA41,52328.5%+2.3 pts

53Senoia, GAGA6,27628.5%+8.1 pts

54Richmond Hill, GAGA20,02227.7%+6.0 pts

55Carrollton, GAGA27,92527.6%−0.3 pts

56St. Marys, GAGA20,54625.8%+4.3 pts

57Thomasville, GAGA18,66725.7%+3.3 pts

58Loganville, GAGA17,21224.9%+9.0 pts

59Statesboro, GAGA35,36624.8%−6.8 pts

60East Point, GAGA38,22524.4%+6.9 pts

61Centerville, GAGA9,50524.4%+10.4 pts

62Canton, GAGA40,77824.4%+8.5 pts

63Redan, GAGA31,01723.8%−6.0 pts

64Valdosta, GAGA56,18623.7%−1.2 pts

65Powder Springs, GAGA21,00423.4%−5.3 pts

66Savannah, GAGA149,44023.3%+3.1 pts

67Rome, GAGA38,93423.1%+4.2 pts

68Cartersville, GAGA25,34923.0%+0.5 pts

69College Park, GAGA13,88722.8%+5.7 pts

70Villa Rica, GAGA21,02222.8%+14.4 pts

71McDonough, GAGA33,39522.5%+1.6 pts

72Americus, GAGA15,61722.5%+1.1 pts

73Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56222.2%+0.9 pts

74Perry, GAGA25,69922.0%+4.2 pts

75Riverdale, GAGA14,63721.8%+6.7 pts

76Columbus, GAGA202,17121.6%–

77Austell, GAGA8,33921.6%+11.7 pts

78Hampton, GAGA9,34921.3%+10.8 pts

79Lovejoy, GAGA12,92921.3%+17.5 pts

80Hiram, GAGA5,58521.0%+11.7 pts

81Bremen, GAGA7,75120.9%+5.2 pts

82LaGrange, GAGA34,73020.8%−0.2 pts

83Dublin, GAGA16,56520.8%+0.6 pts

84Cornelia, GAGA5,45920.8%+3.3 pts

85Warner Robins, GAGA87,76120.7%+4.0 pts

86Dalton, GAGA35,32220.5%+2.2 pts

87Augusta, GAGA201,99920.5%+1.6 pts

88Gainesville, GAGA49,22120.4%−3.8 pts

89Clarkston, GAGA14,43120.2%−1.4 pts

90Union City, GAGA29,91020.2%+1.2 pts

91Dacula, GAGA9,37320.1%+6.5 pts

92Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28520.0%+8.0 pts

93Vidalia, GAGA10,88519.8%−0.2 pts

94Conyers, GAGA20,37719.6%+2.6 pts

95Dallas, GAGA15,40219.5%+9.5 pts

96Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87519.4%+11.0 pts

97Temple, GAGA6,56419.2%+12.0 pts

98Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18119.2%+3.3 pts

99Albany, GAGA66,90719.1%+0.9 pts

100Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82219.0%−0.1 pts

101Adairsville, GAGA5,10118.8%+8.5 pts

102Byron, GAGA6,56718.5%+2.2 pts

103Fort Valley, GAGA9,22018.3%+4.8 pts

104Hoschton, GAGA8,62318.3%+0.5 pts

105Buford, GAGA18,78018.1%+5.0 pts

106Morrow, GAGA6,21118.0%+3.9 pts

107Tifton, GAGA17,59518.0%−2.3 pts

108Rincon, GAGA11,72617.5%−0.5 pts

109Griffin, GAGA23,89617.4%+1.1 pts

110Covington, GAGA17,47717.2%+4.5 pts

111Hinesville, GAGA36,67417.1%−0.2 pts

112Hapeville, GAGA7,41017.1%+5.0 pts

113Milledgeville, GAGA16,83517.0%+0.4 pts

114Kingsland, GAGA21,29916.8%+3.8 pts

115Doraville, GAGA16,36516.4%+3.6 pts

116Calhoun, GAGA20,19616.1%−0.3 pts

117Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86815.8%+3.9 pts

118Palmetto, GAGA5,29815.8%+9.3 pts

119Social Circle, GAGA5,53715.8%+2.2 pts

120Jasper, GAGA5,40015.8%+0.5 pts

121Brunswick, GAGA15,73015.7%+4.3 pts

122Grovetown, GAGA17,93915.6%+3.3 pts

123Irondale, GAGA9,18515.3%−3.9 pts

124Glennville, GAGA5,02315.1%+2.4 pts

125Rockmart, GAGA5,36915.0%+5.1 pts

126Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60415.0%+6.1 pts

127Douglas, GAGA11,86414.9%−0.2 pts

128Waynesboro, GAGA5,51114.9%+1.9 pts

129Auburn, GAGA10,11014.7%+4.5 pts

130Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90514.6%+2.8 pts

131Panthersville, GAGA9,05314.5%−3.3 pts

132Winder, GAGA21,25214.5%+0.8 pts

133Oakwood, GAGA7,24514.3%+4.3 pts

134Jackson, GAGA5,88414.0%+2.2 pts

135Sandersville, GAGA5,39713.6%−1.8 pts

136Eastman, GAGA5,57213.3%−3.3 pts

137Cumming, GAGA12,49413.1%−3.5 pts

138Toccoa, GAGA9,53913.0%−3.5 pts

139Sylvester, GAGA5,43012.9%+1.0 pts

140Blakely, GAGA5,15612.9%+0.3 pts

141Eatonton, GAGA6,74912.4%+3.8 pts

142Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88212.4%+3.1 pts

143Locust Grove, GAGA14,61012.4%+3.6 pts

144Adel, GAGA5,85412.4%+2.4 pts

145Bainbridge, GAGA14,60612.4%−6.0 pts

146Barnesville, GAGA6,32912.2%−1.1 pts

147Waycross, GAGA13,93612.1%−0.6 pts

148Jesup, GAGA10,30111.9%−1.3 pts

149Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78011.5%−6.0 pts

150Gresham Park, GAGA6,93511.5%+2.3 pts

151Thomaston, GAGA9,85211.1%−5.8 pts

152Baxley, GAGA5,05810.9%+2.9 pts

153Jonesboro, GAGA6,04610.4%−2.6 pts

154Thomson, GAGA6,76310.4%−2.3 pts

155Cairo, GAGA10,15010.3%−2.2 pts

156Cedartown, GAGA10,51410.2%+1.1 pts

157Moultrie, GAGA14,97310.1%−2.6 pts

158Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01410.0%+1.4 pts

159Fairview, GAGA5,3029.8%+2.1 pts

160Commerce, GAGA9,3039.5%−1.4 pts

161Garden City, GAGA10,5139.0%+0.5 pts

162Chatsworth, GAGA5,0298.9%−8.6 pts

163Monroe, GAGA16,5078.8%−0.3 pts

164Dock Junction, GAGA8,1478.5%+0.1 pts

165Conley, GAGA5,8228.4%−0.0 pts

166Cordele, GAGA9,6528.2%−3.5 pts

167Nashville, GAGA5,0388.2%−3.7 pts

168Swainsboro, GAGA7,4368.2%−4.3 pts

169LaFayette, GAGA7,1577.2%−3.3 pts

170Forest Park, GAGA19,1685.2%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS