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Most educated, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990

01Shelby County, ALAL238,55236.8%+27%

02Madison County, ALAL433,51634.3%+14%

03Montgomery County, ALAL225,89128.5%+18%

04Lee County, ALAL189,88127.9%+10%

05Jefferson County, ALAL665,74224.6%+24%

06Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36824.0%+20%

07Baldwin County, ALAL267,76123.1%+37%

08Coffee County, ALAL56,95319.3%+17%

09Macon County, ALAL18,13218.8%+4%

10Mobile County, ALAL411,65818.6%+20%

11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13518.5%+12%

12Pike County, ALAL33,68818.4%+29%

13Houston County, ALAL110,31818.4%+23%

14Morgan County, ALAL126,48318.4%+19%

15Autauga County, ALAL61,92018.0%+24%

16Limestone County, ALAL122,92816.9%+23%

17Elmore County, ALAL91,57716.6%+30%

18Calhoun County, ALAL115,83415.2%+7%

19Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95314.1%+23%

20Colbert County, ALAL59,47414.1%+22%

21Henry County, ALAL18,39414.1%+71%

22Dale County, ALAL49,91214.0%+4%

23Dallas County, ALAL35,14013.9%+14%

24Marshall County, ALAL103,53713.9%+21%

25Etowah County, ALAL103,88613.4%+32%

26Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.4%+12%

27Covington County, ALAL37,94712.2%+34%

28Marengo County, ALAL18,31112.1%+5%

29Clarke County, ALAL22,01412.1%+12%

30Cullman County, ALAL94,00911.9%+53%

31Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.8%+9%

32Talladega County, ALAL81,60311.2%+10%

33Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17511.2%+33%

34St. Clair County, ALAL98,20611.1%+31%

35Lowndes County, ALAL9,35911.0%+35%

36Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.9%−7%

37Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.6%+39%

38Greene County, ALAL7,06710.5%+1%

39Jackson County, ALAL54,28110.4%+30%

40Butler County, ALAL18,10010.4%+30%

41Wilcox County, ALAL9,66610.1%−2%

42Perry County, ALAL7,42510.0%−13%

43Randolph County, ALAL23,16310.0%+29%

44Chilton County, ALAL47,7089.9%+33%

45Pickens County, ALAL18,2219.8%+47%

46Cherokee County, ALAL26,4139.7%+45%

47Franklin County, ALAL32,4499.7%+40%

48Russell County, ALAL58,8989.7%+18%

49Blount County, ALAL60,1569.6%+37%

50Choctaw County, ALAL11,9049.6%+12%

51Chambers County, ALAL34,2539.5%+8%

52Cleburne County, ALAL15,9709.2%+41%

53Conecuh County, ALAL10,8999.2%+44%

54Fayette County, ALAL15,8729.2%+8%

55Walker County, ALAL65,1409.1%+27%

56Geneva County, ALAL27,5548.7%+27%

57Washington County, ALAL14,8228.6%+28%

58Winston County, ALAL23,8298.3%+54%

59DeKalb County, ALAL74,0858.3%+16%

60Hale County, ALAL15,1948.1%−9%

61Coosa County, ALAL10,1618.0%+27%

62Marion County, ALAL29,0978.0%+19%

63Clay County, ALAL14,2077.8%+8%

64Lamar County, ALAL13,5877.8%+26%

65Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.7%−23%

66Lawrence County, ALAL33,8437.5%+21%

67Bibb County, ALAL22,2627.1%+50%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS