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Most educated, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Shelby County, ALAL238,55244.2%+7.4 pts
02Madison County, ALAL433,51643.8%+9.6 pts
03Lee County, ALAL189,88136.4%+8.5 pts
04Jefferson County, ALAL665,74234.1%+9.4 pts
05Montgomery County, ALAL225,89133.7%+5.2 pts
06Baldwin County, ALAL267,76131.9%+8.8 pts
07Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36831.1%+7.1 pts
08Pike County, ALAL33,68829.6%+11.2 pts
09Autauga County, ALAL61,92028.3%+10.3 pts
10Elmore County, ALAL91,57725.8%+9.2 pts
11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13525.1%+6.6 pts
12Limestone County, ALAL122,92824.9%+8.0 pts
13Mobile County, ALAL411,65824.4%+5.7 pts
14Houston County, ALAL110,31822.1%+3.7 pts
15Coffee County, ALAL56,95321.7%+2.4 pts
16Morgan County, ALAL126,48321.3%+2.9 pts
17Marshall County, ALAL103,53720.7%+6.8 pts
18Macon County, ALAL18,13220.5%+1.7 pts
19Henry County, ALAL18,39418.9%+4.8 pts
20Calhoun County, ALAL115,83418.9%+3.6 pts
21Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95318.8%+4.7 pts
22Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17518.5%+7.3 pts
23Sumter County, ALAL11,58818.4%+6.0 pts
24Dale County, ALAL49,91218.2%+4.2 pts
25St. Clair County, ALAL98,20618.1%+7.0 pts
26Perry County, ALAL7,42517.8%+7.8 pts
27Etowah County, ALAL103,88617.7%+4.3 pts
28Russell County, ALAL58,89817.5%+7.8 pts
29Colbert County, ALAL59,47417.4%+3.3 pts
30Marengo County, ALAL18,31117.1%+5.0 pts
31Randolph County, ALAL23,16317.1%+7.1 pts
32Dallas County, ALAL35,14016.6%+2.7 pts
33Jackson County, ALAL54,28116.2%+5.8 pts
34Cleburne County, ALAL15,97016.0%+6.8 pts
35Butler County, ALAL18,10016.0%+5.5 pts
36Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.8%+8.3 pts
37Covington County, ALAL37,94715.6%+3.4 pts
38Hale County, ALAL15,19415.6%+7.5 pts
39Cullman County, ALAL94,00915.4%+3.5 pts
40Talladega County, ALAL81,60315.3%+4.0 pts
41Franklin County, ALAL32,44915.0%+5.4 pts
42Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914.7%+3.6 pts
43Chambers County, ALAL34,25314.4%+4.9 pts
44Pickens County, ALAL18,22114.4%+4.6 pts
45Washington County, ALAL14,82214.4%+5.8 pts
46DeKalb County, ALAL74,08514.0%+5.7 pts
47Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913.8%+4.6 pts
48Clarke County, ALAL22,01413.8%+1.7 pts
49Chilton County, ALAL47,70813.6%+3.7 pts
50Monroe County, ALAL18,96513.5%+1.8 pts
51Choctaw County, ALAL11,90413.5%+3.9 pts
52Walker County, ALAL65,14013.4%+4.3 pts
53Marion County, ALAL29,09713.3%+5.4 pts
54Winston County, ALAL23,82913.3%+5.0 pts
55Blount County, ALAL60,15613.3%+3.7 pts
56Geneva County, ALAL27,55413.1%+4.4 pts
57Cherokee County, ALAL26,41312.9%+3.2 pts
58Escambia County, ALAL36,66512.5%+1.9 pts
59Fayette County, ALAL15,87212.3%+3.1 pts
60Clay County, ALAL14,20711.8%+4.0 pts
61Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.7%+1.5 pts
62Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.6%+0.7 pts
63Coosa County, ALAL10,16111.6%+3.5 pts
64Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.3%+4.2 pts
65Lamar County, ALAL13,58711.3%+3.5 pts
66Bullock County, ALAL9,78010.3%+2.5 pts
67Greene County, ALAL7,06710.1%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS