RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Most educated, Alabama counties · 1990

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 10.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Madison County, ALAL433,51630.1%–

02Shelby County, ALAL238,55229.0%–

03Lee County, ALAL189,88125.3%–

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,89124.2%–

05Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36820.0%–

06Jefferson County, ALAL665,74219.9%–

07Macon County, ALAL18,13218.0%–

08Baldwin County, ALAL267,76116.8%–

09Coffee County, ALAL56,95316.5%–

10Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13516.4%–

11Mobile County, ALAL411,65815.5%–

12Morgan County, ALAL126,48315.5%–

13Houston County, ALAL110,31815.0%–

14Autauga County, ALAL61,92014.5%–

15Pike County, ALAL33,68814.3%–

16Calhoun County, ALAL115,83414.2%–

17Limestone County, ALAL122,92813.8%–

18Dale County, ALAL49,91213.5%–

19Elmore County, ALAL91,57712.8%–

20Dallas County, ALAL35,14012.2%–

21Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.8%–

22Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95311.5%–

23Perry County, ALAL7,42511.5%–

24Colbert County, ALAL59,47411.5%–

25Marshall County, ALAL103,53711.5%–

26Marengo County, ALAL18,31111.5%–

27Sumter County, ALAL11,58811.1%–

28Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.8%–

29Clarke County, ALAL22,01410.8%–

30Greene County, ALAL7,06710.4%–

31Wilcox County, ALAL9,66610.3%–

32Talladega County, ALAL81,60310.2%–

33Etowah County, ALAL103,88610.2%–

34Bullock County, ALAL9,78010.0%–

35Covington County, ALAL37,9479.1%–

36Hale County, ALAL15,1948.9%–

37Chambers County, ALAL34,2538.9%–

38Choctaw County, ALAL11,9048.5%–

39Fayette County, ALAL15,8728.5%–

40St. Clair County, ALAL98,2068.5%–

41Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1758.4%–

42Henry County, ALAL18,3948.2%–

43Russell County, ALAL58,8988.2%–

44Lowndes County, ALAL9,3598.2%–

45Butler County, ALAL18,1008.0%–

46Jackson County, ALAL54,2818.0%–

47Cullman County, ALAL94,0097.8%–

48Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.7%–

49Escambia County, ALAL36,6657.6%–

50Chilton County, ALAL47,7087.5%–

51Clay County, ALAL14,2077.3%–

52Walker County, ALAL65,1407.2%–

53DeKalb County, ALAL74,0857.1%–

54Blount County, ALAL60,1567.0%–

55Franklin County, ALAL32,4496.9%–

56Geneva County, ALAL27,5546.8%–

57Washington County, ALAL14,8226.7%–

58Cherokee County, ALAL26,4136.7%–

59Marion County, ALAL29,0976.7%–

60Pickens County, ALAL18,2216.6%–

61Cleburne County, ALAL15,9706.5%–

62Conecuh County, ALAL10,8996.4%–

63Coosa County, ALAL10,1616.3%–

64Lawrence County, ALAL33,8436.2%–

65Lamar County, ALAL13,5876.2%–

66Winston County, ALAL23,8295.4%–

67Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS