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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. The median across all 159 is 18.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Schley County, GA, up 63 places to #60.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01▲1Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79158.5%+17.1 pts
02▼1Forsyth County, GAGA282,80557.1%+22.5 pts
03Oconee County, GAGA44,89355.9%+16.1 pts
04Cobb County, GAGA793,34550.8%+11.0 pts
05Fayette County, GAGA125,15649.9%+13.7 pts
06DeKalb County, GAGA774,39447.4%+11.1 pts
07Clarke County, GAGA129,92147.4%+7.6 pts
08▲1Cherokee County, GAGA299,27341.1%+14.2 pts
09▼1Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09939.0%+5.0 pts
10Columbia County, GAGA169,18938.5%+6.5 pts
11▲5Harris County, GAGA37,28038.0%+16.8 pts
12▲7Greene County, GAGA21,36737.8%+20.2 pts
13▼2Chatham County, GAGA311,85537.7%+12.7 pts
14▼2Dawson County, GAGA35,36536.4%+18.4 pts
15▼2Coweta County, GAGA160,24036.2%+15.6 pts
16▼2Bryan County, GAGA52,06236.1%+16.8 pts
17▲10Lee County, GAGA34,17934.1%+17.1 pts
18▲6Bulloch County, GAGA86,94932.5%+7.1 pts
19▼1Houston County, GAGA178,21432.5%+12.7 pts
20Glynn County, GAGA87,59932.4%+8.7 pts
21▲5Rockdale County, GAGA98,41632.4%+9.0 pts
22▼5Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17831.6%+13.9 pts
23▼2Rabun County, GAGA17,76431.3%+13.6 pts
24▲14Putnam County, GAGA23,72231.1%+16.7 pts
25▼10Towns County, GAGA13,28531.0%+13.6 pts
26▼4Douglas County, GAGA154,29330.8%+11.6 pts
27▼2Muscogee County, GAGA202,17130.5%+10.2 pts
28▲5Morgan County, GAGA22,09529.7%+11.0 pts
29▼1Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46529.6%+4.6 pts
30▼7Henry County, GAGA264,92229.5%+9.9 pts
31▲6Paulding County, GAGA190,99629.5%+14.3 pts
32▼2Lowndes County, GAGA122,86727.9%+8.3 pts
33▲6Jackson County, GAGA99,26527.8%+16.1 pts
34▲1Hall County, GAGA226,56827.3%+8.6 pts
35▲1Effingham County, GAGA74,39727.2%+13.5 pts
36▼7Monroe County, GAGA32,02327.0%+9.8 pts
37▲5Union County, GAGA27,85926.9%+14.3 pts
38▲3Pickens County, GAGA37,16726.7%+11.1 pts
39▼8Bibb County, GAGA157,55626.3%+5.0 pts
40▲12Floyd County, GAGA101,37825.9%+10.1 pts
41▲21Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41525.3%+9.7 pts
42▲12Newton County, GAGA125,58325.0%+10.5 pts
43▲7Gilmer County, GAGA33,89424.9%+12.0 pts
44▲9Habersham County, GAGA50,41624.6%+8.8 pts
45▼1Camden County, GAGA60,14324.6%+8.6 pts
46▼1Richmond County, GAGA206,55924.5%+5.9 pts
47▼4Walton County, GAGA112,69624.5%+11.5 pts
48▼16Baldwin County, GAGA44,02924.4%+8.2 pts
49▲11Bartow County, GAGA120,80024.3%+10.1 pts
50▼10Catoosa County, GAGA69,62824.2%+10.4 pts
51▼4Fannin County, GAGA26,11124.2%+13.7 pts
52▲4White County, GAGA29,80224.0%+8.5 pts
53▼5Carroll County, GAGA131,03623.8%+7.3 pts
54▲4Troup County, GAGA72,84423.8%+5.8 pts
55▲24Clay County, GAGA2,81523.4%+13.4 pts
56▼7Peach County, GAGA29,87722.8%+6.0 pts
57▼11Dougherty County, GAGA82,61622.8%+4.9 pts
58▼24Thomas County, GAGA46,36822.7%+5.9 pts
59▲8Clayton County, GAGA297,47122.5%+5.9 pts
60▲63Schley County, GAGA4,59322.2%+8.4 pts
61▲2Pike County, GAGA20,93221.5%+7.5 pts
62▼3Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%+2.1 pts
63▲5Miller County, GAGA5,81221.3%+10.1 pts
64▲2Walker County, GAGA70,25021.3%+11.2 pts
65▼8Barrow County, GAGA99,77321.2%+10.3 pts
66▼1Madison County, GAGA32,91921.1%+10.2 pts
67▲6Tift County, GAGA42,25421.0%+5.3 pts
68▲7Hart County, GAGA28,63920.8%+7.3 pts
69▼5Liberty County, GAGA70,31320.5%+6.0 pts
70▲13Whitfield County, GAGA106,21220.2%+7.4 pts
71▲40Pierce County, GAGA20,76420.2%+10.1 pts
72McIntosh County, GAGA11,98920.0%+8.9 pts
73▲9Montgomery County, GAGA8,63519.9%+6.5 pts
74▼19Jones County, GAGA29,17119.9%+4.9 pts
75▼4Bleckley County, GAGA12,86619.8%+7.3 pts
76▲23Jasper County, GAGA17,63219.5%+8.0 pts
77▼16Lanier County, GAGA10,62319.3%+10.5 pts
78▲23Lamar County, GAGA20,94119.2%+7.9 pts
79▼1Laurens County, GAGA51,04119.1%+4.7 pts
80▲6Gordon County, GAGA61,70118.8%+8.2 pts
81▲7Banks County, GAGA21,27318.6%+9.9 pts
82▼13Spalding County, GAGA70,77518.5%+6.0 pts
83▲4Dade County, GAGA16,15418.4%+7.6 pts
84▼4Toombs County, GAGA27,54518.4%+5.7 pts
85▲4Cook County, GAGA18,23217.9%+9.7 pts
86▲10McDuffie County, GAGA21,64017.8%+6.1 pts
87▼10Franklin County, GAGA25,94817.8%+7.4 pts
88▲22Marion County, GAGA7,67617.7%+8.7 pts
89▲30Taylor County, GAGA7,81817.5%+9.0 pts
90▲1Dodge County, GAGA19,66317.2%+5.6 pts
91▲54Glascock County, GAGA3,14117.0%+10.6 pts
92▼18Haralson County, GAGA33,06617.0%+7.9 pts
93▲2Washington County, GAGA19,45316.9%+6.4 pts
94▲36Wilkes County, GAGA9,54016.9%+4.9 pts
95▼44Baker County, GAGA2,72516.7%+6.0 pts
96▼4Grady County, GAGA26,59016.4%+5.8 pts
97▲23Randolph County, GAGA6,15616.4%+6.9 pts
98▲28Elbert County, GAGA20,07216.3%+6.4 pts
99▲18Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.2%+4.6 pts
100▲31Candler County, GAGA11,27516.0%+5.9 pts
101▼20Brooks County, GAGA16,10115.8%+4.5 pts
102▲10Berrien County, GAGA18,93215.7%+6.3 pts
103▲51Echols County, GAGA3,68515.7%+7.4 pts
104▲2Colquitt County, GAGA47,43815.5%+4.1 pts
105▲4Upson County, GAGA28,50015.5%+4.0 pts
106▼2Lincoln County, GAGA8,11215.5%+5.4 pts
107▼7Burke County, GAGA24,40815.5%+5.9 pts
108▲8Polk County, GAGA45,51415.4%+7.4 pts
109▼6Tattnall County, GAGA24,37615.4%+7.5 pts
110▲14Wilcox County, GAGA8,79715.4%+8.4 pts
111▼4Crisp County, GAGA19,23715.3%+2.5 pts
112▼36Irwin County, GAGA9,02015.2%+5.3 pts
113▼11Decatur County, GAGA29,43215.1%+3.0 pts
114▼44Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.1%+1.1 pts
115▲27Murray County, GAGA41,60715.0%+7.8 pts
116▼2Dooly County, GAGA11,15614.8%+5.2 pts
117▼12Early County, GAGA10,45514.7%+2.2 pts
118▼20Screven County, GAGA14,40814.7%+4.5 pts
119▲38Brantley County, GAGA18,93614.5%+8.3 pts
120▲21Crawford County, GAGA12,20614.5%+7.7 pts
121▲18Meriwether County, GAGA21,51614.5%+3.7 pts
122▼9Pulaski County, GAGA10,17214.5%+1.6 pts
123▼38Evans County, GAGA11,02814.5%+5.5 pts
124▼31Ware County, GAGA36,90614.4%+3.0 pts
125▲8Butts County, GAGA27,21814.4%+5.8 pts
126▲1Mitchell County, GAGA20,46714.3%+5.1 pts
127▼5Coffee County, GAGA44,40713.9%+3.9 pts
128▲12Jefferson County, GAGA15,01113.5%+4.4 pts
129Emanuel County, GAGA23,14713.5%+3.4 pts
130▼40Seminole County, GAGA9,16213.4%+4.8 pts
131▼34Long County, GAGA21,55713.3%+7.4 pts
132▲2Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21913.2%+3.8 pts
133▲14Terrell County, GAGA8,65613.1%+2.4 pts
134▼9Calhoun County, GAGA5,41313.0%+1.3 pts
135Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09913.0%+3.4 pts
136▲17Heard County, GAGA12,14912.8%+5.5 pts
137▼29Stewart County, GAGA4,63112.7%+3.4 pts
138▼10Quitman County, GAGA2,25412.4%+6.2 pts
139▲4Warren County, GAGA5,26912.3%+4.4 pts
140▼25Charlton County, GAGA13,12112.3%+5.9 pts
141▼9Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65012.3%+2.7 pts
142▼24Talbot County, GAGA5,70912.1%+4.2 pts
143▲15Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66212.0%+3.6 pts
144▲5Chattooga County, GAGA25,30012.0%+4.3 pts
145▼61Treutlen County, GAGA6,46611.9%+3.4 pts
146▼2Worth County, GAGA20,05911.7%+3.2 pts
147▲3Appling County, GAGA19,10011.2%+2.8 pts
148Macon County, GAGA11,75611.0%+1.0 pts
149▼3Twiggs County, GAGA7,59710.5%+5.1 pts
150▲2Bacon County, GAGA11,07010.4%+3.8 pts
151▲8Jenkins County, GAGA8,84310.3%−0.5 pts
152▼1Hancock County, GAGA8,68210.3%+0.5 pts
153▲3Telfair County, GAGA11,19510.1%+1.8 pts
154▼60Wheeler County, GAGA7,57010.0%+2.9 pts
155▼17Turner County, GAGA8,9839.8%−0.6 pts
156▼19Clinch County, GAGA6,8479.1%−1.4 pts
157▼36Atkinson County, GAGA8,4548.9%+2.0 pts
158▼22Webster County, GAGA2,3698.9%−0.2 pts
159▼4Johnson County, GAGA9,3108.4%+0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES