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Most educated, Alabama counties · 2010

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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, ALAL238,55239.6%+8%

02Madison County, ALAL433,51637.4%+9%

03Lee County, ALAL189,88130.9%+11%

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,89130.5%+7%

05Jefferson County, ALAL665,74228.8%+17%

06Baldwin County, ALAL267,76126.8%+16%

07Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36826.2%+9%

08Pike County, ALAL33,68823.7%+28%

09Coffee County, ALAL56,95322.1%+14%

10Autauga County, ALAL61,92021.7%+21%

11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13521.5%+16%

12Macon County, ALAL18,13220.9%+12%

13Limestone County, ALAL122,92820.8%+23%

14Elmore County, ALAL91,57720.2%+22%

15Mobile County, ALAL411,65819.8%+6%

16Morgan County, ALAL126,48319.1%+4%

17Houston County, ALAL110,31819.0%+3%

18Marengo County, ALAL18,31117.9%+48%

19Dale County, ALAL49,91217.5%+25%

20Colbert County, ALAL59,47416.4%+16%

21Calhoun County, ALAL115,83416.1%+6%

22Etowah County, ALAL103,88615.8%+18%

23Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95315.7%+11%

24Henry County, ALAL18,39415.0%+6%

25Marshall County, ALAL103,53714.5%+5%

26St. Clair County, ALAL98,20614.5%+30%

27Dallas County, ALAL35,14014.3%+2%

28Cullman County, ALAL94,00913.8%+16%

29Barbour County, ALAL24,60713.5%+23%

30Clarke County, ALAL22,01413.5%+11%

31Perry County, ALAL7,42513.3%+33%

32Wilcox County, ALAL9,66613.2%+30%

33Covington County, ALAL37,94713.1%+7%

34Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.8%+3%

35Lowndes County, ALAL9,35912.7%+16%

36Blount County, ALAL60,15612.5%+31%

37Randolph County, ALAL23,16312.2%+22%

38Chilton County, ALAL47,70812.2%+23%

39Bullock County, ALAL9,78012.0%+55%

40Jackson County, ALAL54,28112.0%+15%

41Talladega County, ALAL81,60311.9%+6%

42Russell County, ALAL58,89811.9%+23%

43Franklin County, ALAL32,44911.8%+21%

44Pickens County, ALAL18,22111.5%+18%

45Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.2%−5%

46Winston County, ALAL23,82911.1%+35%

47Butler County, ALAL18,10011.0%+6%

48DeKalb County, ALAL74,08510.9%+32%

49Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.9%+3%

50Choctaw County, ALAL11,90410.9%+14%

51Chambers County, ALAL34,25310.8%+14%

52Lawrence County, ALAL33,84310.7%+42%

53Coosa County, ALAL10,16110.6%+31%

54Cherokee County, ALAL26,41310.5%+8%

55Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17510.1%−10%

56Bibb County, ALAL22,26210.0%+41%

57Hale County, ALAL15,19410.0%+23%

58Greene County, ALAL7,0679.9%−5%

59Conecuh County, ALAL10,8999.7%+5%

60Walker County, ALAL65,1409.7%+6%

61Clay County, ALAL14,2079.5%+22%

62Fayette County, ALAL15,8729.5%+3%

63Washington County, ALAL14,8229.3%+8%

64Lamar County, ALAL13,5879.2%+19%

65Marion County, ALAL29,0978.8%+10%

66Cleburne County, ALAL15,9708.4%−9%

67Geneva County, ALAL27,5548.0%−8%

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