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Most educated, Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79158.5%+41%

02Forsyth County, GAGA282,80557.1%+65%

03Oconee County, GAGA44,89355.9%+40%

04Cobb County, GAGA793,34550.8%+28%

05Fayette County, GAGA125,15649.9%+38%

06DeKalb County, GAGA774,39447.4%+31%

07Clarke County, GAGA129,92147.4%+19%

08Cherokee County, GAGA299,27341.1%+53%

09Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09939.0%+15%

10Columbia County, GAGA169,18938.5%+20%

11Harris County, GAGA37,28038.0%+80%

12Greene County, GAGA21,36737.8%+114%

13Chatham County, GAGA311,85537.7%+51%

14Dawson County, GAGA35,36536.4%+102%

15Coweta County, GAGA160,24036.2%+76%

16Bryan County, GAGA52,06236.1%+87%

17Lee County, GAGA34,17934.1%+101%

18Bulloch County, GAGA86,94932.5%+28%

19Houston County, GAGA178,21432.5%+64%

20Glynn County, GAGA87,59932.4%+36%

21Rockdale County, GAGA98,41632.4%+39%

22Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17831.6%+79%

23Rabun County, GAGA17,76431.3%+77%

24Putnam County, GAGA23,72231.1%+116%

25Towns County, GAGA13,28531.0%+78%

26Douglas County, GAGA154,29330.8%+60%

27Muscogee County, GAGA202,17130.5%+50%

28Morgan County, GAGA22,09529.7%+59%

29Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46529.6%+18%

30Henry County, GAGA264,92229.5%+51%

31Paulding County, GAGA190,99629.5%+94%

32Lowndes County, GAGA122,86727.9%+42%

33Jackson County, GAGA99,26527.8%+137%

34Hall County, GAGA226,56827.3%+46%

35Effingham County, GAGA74,39727.2%+99%

36Monroe County, GAGA32,02327.0%+58%

37Union County, GAGA27,85926.9%+114%

38Pickens County, GAGA37,16726.7%+71%

39Bibb County, GAGA157,55626.3%+23%

40Floyd County, GAGA101,37825.9%+64%

41Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41525.3%+62%

42Newton County, GAGA125,58325.0%+72%

43Gilmer County, GAGA33,89424.9%+93%

44Habersham County, GAGA50,41624.6%+56%

45Camden County, GAGA60,14324.6%+54%

46Richmond County, GAGA206,55924.5%+31%

47Walton County, GAGA112,69624.5%+88%

48Baldwin County, GAGA44,02924.4%+51%

49Bartow County, GAGA120,80024.3%+72%

50Catoosa County, GAGA69,62824.2%+76%

51Fannin County, GAGA26,11124.2%+132%

52White County, GAGA29,80224.0%+55%

53Carroll County, GAGA131,03623.8%+44%

54Troup County, GAGA72,84423.8%+32%

55Clay County, GAGA2,81523.4%+133%

56Peach County, GAGA29,87722.8%+36%

57Dougherty County, GAGA82,61622.8%+28%

58Thomas County, GAGA46,36822.7%+35%

59Clayton County, GAGA297,47122.5%+35%

60Schley County, GAGA4,59322.2%+61%

61Pike County, GAGA20,93221.5%+53%

62Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%+11%

63Miller County, GAGA5,81221.3%+89%

64Walker County, GAGA70,25021.3%+110%

65Barrow County, GAGA99,77321.2%+95%

66Madison County, GAGA32,91921.1%+93%

67Tift County, GAGA42,25421.0%+34%

68Hart County, GAGA28,63920.8%+54%

69Liberty County, GAGA70,31320.5%+41%

70Whitfield County, GAGA106,21220.2%+58%

71Pierce County, GAGA20,76420.2%+101%

72McIntosh County, GAGA11,98920.0%+80%

73Montgomery County, GAGA8,63519.9%+48%

74Jones County, GAGA29,17119.9%+33%

75Bleckley County, GAGA12,86619.8%+58%

76Jasper County, GAGA17,63219.5%+69%

77Lanier County, GAGA10,62319.3%+120%

78Lamar County, GAGA20,94119.2%+70%

79Laurens County, GAGA51,04119.1%+33%

80Gordon County, GAGA61,70118.8%+77%

81Banks County, GAGA21,27318.6%+115%

82Spalding County, GAGA70,77518.5%+48%

83Dade County, GAGA16,15418.4%+69%

84Toombs County, GAGA27,54518.4%+45%

85Cook County, GAGA18,23217.9%+120%

86McDuffie County, GAGA21,64017.8%+52%

87Franklin County, GAGA25,94817.8%+72%

88Marion County, GAGA7,67617.7%+98%

89Taylor County, GAGA7,81817.5%+106%

90Dodge County, GAGA19,66317.2%+48%

91Glascock County, GAGA3,14117.0%+164%

92Haralson County, GAGA33,06617.0%+88%

93Washington County, GAGA19,45316.9%+61%

94Wilkes County, GAGA9,54016.9%+41%

95Baker County, GAGA2,72516.7%+56%

96Grady County, GAGA26,59016.4%+55%

97Randolph County, GAGA6,15616.4%+73%

98Elbert County, GAGA20,07216.3%+65%

99Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.2%+40%

100Candler County, GAGA11,27516.0%+58%

101Brooks County, GAGA16,10115.8%+40%

102Berrien County, GAGA18,93215.7%+67%

103Echols County, GAGA3,68515.7%+88%

104Colquitt County, GAGA47,43815.5%+36%

105Upson County, GAGA28,50015.5%+35%

106Lincoln County, GAGA8,11215.5%+54%

107Burke County, GAGA24,40815.5%+62%

108Polk County, GAGA45,51415.4%+93%

109Tattnall County, GAGA24,37615.4%+95%

110Wilcox County, GAGA8,79715.4%+121%

111Crisp County, GAGA19,23715.3%+20%

112Irwin County, GAGA9,02015.2%+54%

113Decatur County, GAGA29,43215.1%+25%

114Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.1%+7%

115Murray County, GAGA41,60715.0%+109%

116Dooly County, GAGA11,15614.8%+54%

117Early County, GAGA10,45514.7%+17%

118Screven County, GAGA14,40814.7%+44%

119Brantley County, GAGA18,93614.5%+133%

120Crawford County, GAGA12,20614.5%+113%

121Meriwether County, GAGA21,51614.5%+34%

122Pulaski County, GAGA10,17214.5%+12%

123Evans County, GAGA11,02814.5%+61%

124Ware County, GAGA36,90614.4%+27%

125Butts County, GAGA27,21814.4%+68%

126Mitchell County, GAGA20,46714.3%+56%

127Coffee County, GAGA44,40713.9%+39%

128Jefferson County, GAGA15,01113.5%+48%

129Emanuel County, GAGA23,14713.5%+34%

130Seminole County, GAGA9,16213.4%+56%

131Long County, GAGA21,55713.3%+127%

132Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21913.2%+41%

133Terrell County, GAGA8,65613.1%+22%

134Calhoun County, GAGA5,41313.0%+11%

135Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09913.0%+36%

136Heard County, GAGA12,14912.8%+75%

137Stewart County, GAGA4,63112.7%+37%

138Quitman County, GAGA2,25412.4%+102%

139Warren County, GAGA5,26912.3%+55%

140Charlton County, GAGA13,12112.3%+93%

141Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65012.3%+28%

142Talbot County, GAGA5,70912.1%+54%

143Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66212.0%+43%

144Chattooga County, GAGA25,30012.0%+56%

145Treutlen County, GAGA6,46611.9%+40%

146Worth County, GAGA20,05911.7%+37%

147Appling County, GAGA19,10011.2%+33%

148Macon County, GAGA11,75611.0%+10%

149Twiggs County, GAGA7,59710.5%+93%

150Bacon County, GAGA11,07010.4%+57%

151Jenkins County, GAGA8,84310.3%−5%

152Hancock County, GAGA8,68210.3%+5%

153Telfair County, GAGA11,19510.1%+21%

154Wheeler County, GAGA7,57010.0%+41%

155Turner County, GAGA8,9839.8%−6%

156Clinch County, GAGA6,8479.1%−13%

157Atkinson County, GAGA8,4548.9%+30%

158Webster County, GAGA2,3698.9%−2%

159Johnson County, GAGA9,3108.4%+8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES