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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. The median across all 67 is 17.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greene County, AL, up 20 places to #47.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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

08▲4Limestone County, ALAL122,92830.2%+13.3 pts

09▲2Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13529.8%+11.3 pts

10▼1Autauga County, ALAL61,92029.1%+11.1 pts

11▼3Pike County, ALAL33,68828.0%+9.6 pts

12▲1Mobile County, ALAL411,65826.0%+7.3 pts

13▼3Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.4%+8.8 pts

14▲2Morgan County, ALAL126,48323.3%+4.9 pts

15▼1Houston County, ALAL110,31823.0%+4.6 pts

16▼1Coffee County, ALAL56,95322.5%+3.2 pts

17▲2Henry County, ALAL18,39421.8%+7.7 pts

18▲11Colbert County, ALAL59,47421.7%+7.6 pts

19▼2Marshall County, ALAL103,53721.5%+7.6 pts

20▲5St. Clair County, ALAL98,20621.4%+10.3 pts

21▼3Macon County, ALAL18,13221.1%+2.4 pts

22▼2Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420.6%+5.4 pts

23▲1Dale County, ALAL49,91220.4%+6.4 pts

24▼3Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95320.3%+6.2 pts

25▲14Cullman County, ALAL94,00919.7%+7.8 pts

26▲4Marengo County, ALAL18,31119.5%+7.4 pts

27▼4Sumter County, ALAL11,58819.0%+6.6 pts

28▼6Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.7%+7.5 pts

29▲2Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.4%+8.3 pts

30▼2Russell County, ALAL58,89818.2%+8.5 pts

31▼4Etowah County, ALAL103,88618.1%+4.7 pts

32▲6Hale County, ALAL15,19417.6%+9.5 pts

33▼1Dallas County, ALAL35,14017.5%+3.6 pts

34▲3Covington County, ALAL37,94717.2%+4.9 pts

35▼1Cleburne County, ALAL15,97017.0%+7.8 pts

36▲9Washington County, ALAL14,82217.0%+8.3 pts

37▲15Walker County, ALAL65,14016.6%+7.4 pts

38▲2Talladega County, ALAL81,60316.5%+5.3 pts

39▲18Cherokee County, ALAL26,41316.5%+6.8 pts

40▲9Chilton County, ALAL47,70816.5%+6.5 pts

41▼8Jackson County, ALAL54,28115.9%+5.5 pts

42▼1Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.8%+6.1 pts

43▲12Blount County, ALAL60,15615.8%+6.2 pts

44▼18Perry County, ALAL7,42515.8%+5.7 pts

45▲6Choctaw County, ALAL11,90415.8%+6.2 pts

46▼10Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.2%+7.7 pts

47▲20Greene County, ALAL7,06715.1%+4.6 pts

48Clarke County, ALAL22,01415.0%+2.9 pts

49▼6Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.9%+5.4 pts

50▲9Fayette County, ALAL15,87214.9%+5.7 pts

51▲9Clay County, ALAL14,20714.7%+6.9 pts

52▼10Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.4%+3.4 pts

53▲1Winston County, ALAL23,82914.3%+6.0 pts

54▼8DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.1%+5.8 pts

55▲8Coosa County, ALAL10,16113.9%+5.8 pts

56▼21Butler County, ALAL18,10013.5%+3.1 pts

57▲1Escambia County, ALAL36,66513.5%+3.0 pts

58▼11Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.4%+4.2 pts

59▼6Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+5.3 pts

60▼4Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.2%+4.6 pts

61▼17Pickens County, ALAL18,22113.1%+3.3 pts

62▼1Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612.9%+2.8 pts

63▲2Lamar County, ALAL13,58712.1%+4.3 pts

64Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.7%+4.6 pts

65▼15Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.7%−0.1 pts

66▼4Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.6%−0.3 pts

67▼1Bullock County, ALAL9,7808.1%+0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES