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Most educated, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+10.1 pts
02Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+12.2 pts
03Lee County, ALAL189,88142.4%+14.5 pts
04Jefferson County, ALAL665,74236.2%+11.6 pts
05Montgomery County, ALAL225,89134.5%+6.0 pts
06Baldwin County, ALAL267,76133.7%+10.6 pts
07Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36832.1%+8.1 pts
08Limestone County, ALAL122,92830.2%+13.3 pts
09Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13529.8%+11.3 pts
10Autauga County, ALAL61,92029.1%+11.1 pts
11Pike County, ALAL33,68828.0%+9.6 pts
12Mobile County, ALAL411,65826.0%+7.3 pts
13Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.4%+8.8 pts
14Morgan County, ALAL126,48323.3%+4.9 pts
15Houston County, ALAL110,31823.0%+4.6 pts
16Coffee County, ALAL56,95322.5%+3.2 pts
17Henry County, ALAL18,39421.8%+7.7 pts
18Colbert County, ALAL59,47421.7%+7.6 pts
19Marshall County, ALAL103,53721.5%+7.6 pts
20St. Clair County, ALAL98,20621.4%+10.3 pts
21Macon County, ALAL18,13221.1%+2.4 pts
22Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420.6%+5.4 pts
23Dale County, ALAL49,91220.4%+6.4 pts
24Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95320.3%+6.2 pts
25Cullman County, ALAL94,00919.7%+7.8 pts
26Marengo County, ALAL18,31119.5%+7.4 pts
27Sumter County, ALAL11,58819.0%+6.6 pts
28Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.7%+7.5 pts
29Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.4%+8.3 pts
30Russell County, ALAL58,89818.2%+8.5 pts
31Etowah County, ALAL103,88618.1%+4.7 pts
32Hale County, ALAL15,19417.6%+9.5 pts
33Dallas County, ALAL35,14017.5%+3.6 pts
34Covington County, ALAL37,94717.2%+4.9 pts
35Cleburne County, ALAL15,97017.0%+7.8 pts
36Washington County, ALAL14,82217.0%+8.3 pts
37Walker County, ALAL65,14016.6%+7.4 pts
38Talladega County, ALAL81,60316.5%+5.3 pts
39Cherokee County, ALAL26,41316.5%+6.8 pts
40Chilton County, ALAL47,70816.5%+6.5 pts
41Jackson County, ALAL54,28115.9%+5.5 pts
42Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.8%+6.1 pts
43Blount County, ALAL60,15615.8%+6.2 pts
44Perry County, ALAL7,42515.8%+5.7 pts
45Choctaw County, ALAL11,90415.8%+6.2 pts
46Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.2%+7.7 pts
47Greene County, ALAL7,06715.1%+4.6 pts
48Clarke County, ALAL22,01415.0%+2.9 pts
49Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.9%+5.4 pts
50Fayette County, ALAL15,87214.9%+5.7 pts
51Clay County, ALAL14,20714.7%+6.9 pts
52Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.4%+3.4 pts
53Winston County, ALAL23,82914.3%+6.0 pts
54DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.1%+5.8 pts
55Coosa County, ALAL10,16113.9%+5.8 pts
56Butler County, ALAL18,10013.5%+3.1 pts
57Escambia County, ALAL36,66513.5%+3.0 pts
58Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.4%+4.2 pts
59Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+5.3 pts
60Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.2%+4.6 pts
61Pickens County, ALAL18,22113.1%+3.3 pts
62Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612.9%+2.8 pts
63Lamar County, ALAL13,58712.1%+4.3 pts
64Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.7%+4.6 pts
65Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.7%−0.1 pts
66Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.6%−0.3 pts
67Bullock County, ALAL9,7808.1%+0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES