RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most educated, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 9.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Clarke County, GAGA129,92137.5%–

02Cobb County, GAGA793,34533.0%–

03DeKalb County, GAGA774,39432.7%–

04Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79131.6%–

05Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09929.6%–

06Oconee County, GAGA44,89328.4%–

07Fayette County, GAGA125,15625.8%–

08Columbia County, GAGA169,18923.9%–

09Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46520.2%–

10Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919.9%–

11Glynn County, GAGA87,59919.9%–

12Chatham County, GAGA311,85518.6%–

13Cherokee County, GAGA299,27318.4%–

14Rockdale County, GAGA98,41618.1%–

15Richmond County, GAGA206,55917.3%–

16Bibb County, GAGA157,55617.0%–

17Dougherty County, GAGA82,61617.0%–

18Muscogee County, GAGA202,17116.6%–

19Lowndes County, GAGA122,86716.3%–

20Houston County, GAGA178,21416.0%–

21Sumter County, GAGA28,80115.9%–

22Forsyth County, GAGA282,80515.6%–

23Hall County, GAGA226,56815.4%–

24Peach County, GAGA29,87715.2%–

25Clayton County, GAGA297,47114.7%–

26Tift County, GAGA42,25414.0%–

27Floyd County, GAGA101,37813.7%–

28Lee County, GAGA34,17913.7%–

29Troup County, GAGA72,84413.6%–

30Harris County, GAGA37,28013.6%–

31White County, GAGA29,80213.6%–

32Camden County, GAGA60,14313.5%–

33Liberty County, GAGA70,31313.4%–

34Thomas County, GAGA46,36813.4%–

35Baldwin County, GAGA44,02913.3%–

36Coweta County, GAGA160,24013.3%–

37Stephens County, GAGA27,85413.1%–

38Monroe County, GAGA32,02312.9%–

39Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41512.8%–

40Carroll County, GAGA131,03612.0%–

41Douglas County, GAGA154,29312.0%–

42Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.0%–

43Whitfield County, GAGA106,21212.0%–

44Laurens County, GAGA51,04112.0%–

45Jones County, GAGA29,17112.0%–

46Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.8%–

47Decatur County, GAGA29,43211.7%–

48Putnam County, GAGA23,72211.7%–

49Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.6%–

50Towns County, GAGA13,28511.4%–

51Toombs County, GAGA27,54511.4%–

52Clay County, GAGA2,81511.2%–

53Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17811.1%–

54Coffee County, GAGA44,40711.1%–

55Spalding County, GAGA70,77511.1%–

56Morgan County, GAGA22,09511.0%–

57Jasper County, GAGA17,63210.8%–

58Pulaski County, GAGA10,17210.7%–

59Henry County, GAGA264,92210.7%–

60Wilkes County, GAGA9,54010.4%–

61Ware County, GAGA36,90610.4%–

62McDuffie County, GAGA21,64010.4%–

63Bleckley County, GAGA12,86610.3%–

64Calhoun County, GAGA5,41310.1%–

65Union County, GAGA27,85910.1%–

66Macon County, GAGA11,75610.1%–

67Montgomery County, GAGA8,63510.1%–

68Lamar County, GAGA20,94110.0%–

69Crisp County, GAGA19,23710.0%–

70Colquitt County, GAGA47,43810.0%–

71Candler County, GAGA11,2759.9%–

72Washington County, GAGA19,4539.8%–

73Madison County, GAGA32,9199.7%–

74Wayne County, GAGA32,4819.6%–

75Burke County, GAGA24,4089.6%–

76Newton County, GAGA125,5839.5%–

77Dooly County, GAGA11,1569.5%–

78Franklin County, GAGA25,9489.5%–

79Baker County, GAGA2,7259.4%–

80Walton County, GAGA112,6969.4%–

81Early County, GAGA10,4559.4%–

82Pike County, GAGA20,9329.3%–

83Barrow County, GAGA99,7739.2%–

84Terrell County, GAGA8,6569.2%–

85Gordon County, GAGA61,7019.2%–

86Hart County, GAGA28,6399.1%–

87Brooks County, GAGA16,1019.1%–

88Emanuel County, GAGA23,1479.1%–

89Upson County, GAGA28,5009.0%–

90Bartow County, GAGA120,8009.0%–

91Jackson County, GAGA99,2659.0%–

92Pickens County, GAGA37,1679.0%–

93Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6508.8%–

94Greene County, GAGA21,3678.8%–

95McIntosh County, GAGA11,9898.7%–

96Evans County, GAGA11,0288.6%–

97Dawson County, GAGA35,3658.6%–

98Gilmer County, GAGA33,8948.6%–

99Telfair County, GAGA11,1958.6%–

100Wheeler County, GAGA7,5708.6%–

101Screven County, GAGA14,4088.6%–

102Walker County, GAGA70,2508.4%–

103Irwin County, GAGA9,0208.3%–

104Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2198.3%–

105Miller County, GAGA5,8128.2%–

106Appling County, GAGA19,1008.2%–

107Lincoln County, GAGA8,1128.2%–

108Catoosa County, GAGA69,6288.1%–

109Dade County, GAGA16,1548.0%–

110Dodge County, GAGA19,6638.0%–

111Schley County, GAGA4,5938.0%–

112Elbert County, GAGA20,0728.0%–

113Stewart County, GAGA4,6318.0%–

114Seminole County, GAGA9,1627.8%–

115Fannin County, GAGA26,1117.8%–

116Mitchell County, GAGA20,4677.8%–

117Grady County, GAGA26,5907.7%–

118Jenkins County, GAGA8,8437.7%–

119Effingham County, GAGA74,3977.6%–

120Paulding County, GAGA190,9967.6%–

121Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0997.6%–

122Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.6%–

123Berrien County, GAGA18,9327.5%–

124Haralson County, GAGA33,0667.5%–

125Quitman County, GAGA2,2547.3%–

126Butts County, GAGA27,2187.2%–

127Turner County, GAGA8,9837.2%–

128Taylor County, GAGA7,8187.1%–

129Talbot County, GAGA5,7097.1%–

130Hancock County, GAGA8,6826.8%–

131Polk County, GAGA45,5146.8%–

132Clinch County, GAGA6,8476.7%–

133Meriwether County, GAGA21,5166.7%–

134Bacon County, GAGA11,0706.6%–

135Cook County, GAGA18,2326.5%–

136Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.5%–

137Charlton County, GAGA13,1216.4%–

138Banks County, GAGA21,2736.4%–

139Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.4%–

140Treutlen County, GAGA6,4666.3%–

141Pierce County, GAGA20,7646.3%–

142Worth County, GAGA20,0596.3%–

143Jefferson County, GAGA15,0116.2%–

144Randolph County, GAGA6,1566.0%–

145Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005.9%–

146Brantley County, GAGA18,9365.8%–

147Heard County, GAGA12,1495.7%–

148Crawford County, GAGA12,2065.7%–

149Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.6%–

150Webster County, GAGA2,3695.5%–

151Murray County, GAGA41,6075.5%–

152Lanier County, GAGA10,6235.4%–

153Glascock County, GAGA3,1415.3%–

154Long County, GAGA21,5575.2%–

155Johnson County, GAGA9,3104.9%–

156Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.8%–

157Echols County, GAGA3,6854.7%–

158Marion County, GAGA7,6764.6%–

159Warren County, GAGA5,2694.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS