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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+27%

02Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+35%

03Lee County, ALAL189,88142.4%+52%

04Jefferson County, ALAL665,74236.2%+47%

05Montgomery County, ALAL225,89134.5%+21%

06Baldwin County, ALAL267,76133.7%+46%

07Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36832.1%+34%

08Limestone County, ALAL122,92830.2%+79%

09Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13529.8%+61%

10Autauga County, ALAL61,92029.1%+62%

11Pike County, ALAL33,68828.0%+52%

12Mobile County, ALAL411,65826.0%+39%

13Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.4%+53%

14Morgan County, ALAL126,48323.3%+27%

15Houston County, ALAL110,31823.0%+25%

16Coffee County, ALAL56,95322.5%+17%

17Henry County, ALAL18,39421.8%+55%

18Colbert County, ALAL59,47421.7%+54%

19Marshall County, ALAL103,53721.5%+55%

20St. Clair County, ALAL98,20621.4%+92%

21Macon County, ALAL18,13221.1%+13%

22Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420.6%+36%

23Dale County, ALAL49,91220.4%+46%

24Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95320.3%+44%

25Cullman County, ALAL94,00919.7%+65%

26Marengo County, ALAL18,31119.5%+61%

27Sumter County, ALAL11,58819.0%+53%

28Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.7%+67%

29Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.4%+83%

30Russell County, ALAL58,89818.2%+88%

31Etowah County, ALAL103,88618.1%+35%

32Hale County, ALAL15,19417.6%+117%

33Dallas County, ALAL35,14017.5%+26%

34Covington County, ALAL37,94717.2%+40%

35Cleburne County, ALAL15,97017.0%+84%

36Washington County, ALAL14,82217.0%+97%

37Walker County, ALAL65,14016.6%+81%

38Talladega County, ALAL81,60316.5%+47%

39Cherokee County, ALAL26,41316.5%+70%

40Chilton County, ALAL47,70816.5%+66%

41Jackson County, ALAL54,28115.9%+53%

42Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.8%+63%

43Blount County, ALAL60,15615.8%+65%

44Perry County, ALAL7,42515.8%+57%

45Choctaw County, ALAL11,90415.8%+64%

46Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.2%+102%

47Greene County, ALAL7,06715.1%+44%

48Clarke County, ALAL22,01415.0%+24%

49Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.9%+56%

50Fayette County, ALAL15,87214.9%+61%

51Clay County, ALAL14,20714.7%+88%

52Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.4%+30%

53Winston County, ALAL23,82914.3%+73%

54DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.1%+71%

55Coosa County, ALAL10,16113.9%+73%

56Butler County, ALAL18,10013.5%+30%

57Escambia County, ALAL36,66513.5%+28%

58Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.4%+46%

59Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+67%

60Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.2%+53%

61Pickens County, ALAL18,22113.1%+34%

62Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612.9%+28%

63Lamar County, ALAL13,58712.1%+55%

64Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.7%+65%

65Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.7%−1%

66Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.6%−3%

67Bullock County, ALAL9,7808.1%+5%

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