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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most educated, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79141.4%+9.8 pts
02Clarke County, GAGA129,92139.8%+2.3 pts
03Oconee County, GAGA44,89339.8%+11.4 pts
04Cobb County, GAGA793,34539.8%+6.8 pts
05DeKalb County, GAGA774,39436.3%+3.6 pts
06Fayette County, GAGA125,15636.2%+10.4 pts
07Forsyth County, GAGA282,80534.6%+19.0 pts
08Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.1%+4.4 pts
09Columbia County, GAGA169,18932.0%+8.1 pts
10Cherokee County, GAGA299,27327.0%+8.6 pts
11Bulloch County, GAGA86,94925.4%+5.5 pts
12Chatham County, GAGA311,85525.0%+6.4 pts
13Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46525.0%+4.8 pts
14Glynn County, GAGA87,59923.8%+3.9 pts
15Rockdale County, GAGA98,41623.4%+5.2 pts
16Bibb County, GAGA157,55621.3%+4.3 pts
17Harris County, GAGA37,28021.1%+7.5 pts
18Coweta County, GAGA160,24020.6%+7.3 pts
19Muscogee County, GAGA202,17120.3%+3.7 pts
20Houston County, GAGA178,21419.8%+3.8 pts
21Lowndes County, GAGA122,86719.7%+3.3 pts
22Henry County, GAGA264,92219.5%+8.9 pts
23Bryan County, GAGA52,06219.3%+7.6 pts
24Sumter County, GAGA28,80119.3%+3.4 pts
25Douglas County, GAGA154,29319.2%+7.2 pts
26Hall County, GAGA226,56818.7%+3.3 pts
27Richmond County, GAGA206,55918.7%+1.4 pts
28Morgan County, GAGA22,09518.7%+7.6 pts
29Dawson County, GAGA35,36518.1%+9.4 pts
30Troup County, GAGA72,84418.0%+4.3 pts
31Dougherty County, GAGA82,61617.8%+0.8 pts
32Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17817.6%+6.5 pts
33Rabun County, GAGA17,76417.6%+6.0 pts
34Greene County, GAGA21,36717.6%+8.9 pts
35Towns County, GAGA13,28517.4%+6.0 pts
36Monroe County, GAGA32,02317.1%+4.2 pts
37Lee County, GAGA34,17917.0%+3.3 pts
38Thomas County, GAGA46,36816.8%+3.4 pts
39Peach County, GAGA29,87716.8%+1.6 pts
40Clayton County, GAGA297,47116.6%+1.9 pts
41Carroll County, GAGA131,03616.5%+4.5 pts
42Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.2%+2.8 pts
43Camden County, GAGA60,14316.0%+2.5 pts
44Habersham County, GAGA50,41615.8%+3.8 pts
45Floyd County, GAGA101,37815.8%+2.1 pts
46Tift County, GAGA42,25415.6%+1.6 pts
47Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41515.6%+2.8 pts
48Pickens County, GAGA37,16715.6%+6.7 pts
49White County, GAGA29,80215.4%+1.9 pts
50Paulding County, GAGA190,99615.2%+7.6 pts
51Jones County, GAGA29,17115.0%+3.1 pts
52Newton County, GAGA125,58314.5%+5.0 pts
53Liberty County, GAGA70,31314.5%+1.1 pts
54Laurens County, GAGA51,04114.4%+2.5 pts
55Putnam County, GAGA23,72214.4%+2.7 pts
56Bartow County, GAGA120,80014.1%+5.1 pts
57Stephens County, GAGA27,85414.1%+0.9 pts
58Pike County, GAGA20,93214.0%+4.7 pts
59Catoosa County, GAGA69,62813.8%+5.7 pts
60Schley County, GAGA4,59313.7%+5.7 pts
61Effingham County, GAGA74,39713.6%+6.0 pts
62Hart County, GAGA28,63913.5%+4.4 pts
63Montgomery County, GAGA8,63513.5%+3.4 pts
64Walton County, GAGA112,69613.0%+3.7 pts
65Gilmer County, GAGA33,89412.9%+4.3 pts
66Pulaski County, GAGA10,17212.9%+2.2 pts
67Whitfield County, GAGA106,21212.8%+0.8 pts
68Crisp County, GAGA19,23712.8%+2.8 pts
69Toombs County, GAGA27,54512.7%+1.3 pts
70Early County, GAGA10,45512.6%+3.2 pts
71Union County, GAGA27,85912.5%+2.4 pts
72Bleckley County, GAGA12,86612.5%+2.2 pts
73Spalding County, GAGA70,77512.5%+1.4 pts
74Decatur County, GAGA29,43212.1%+0.4 pts
75Wilkes County, GAGA9,54012.0%+1.6 pts
76Jackson County, GAGA99,26511.7%+2.7 pts
77McDuffie County, GAGA21,64011.7%+1.3 pts
78Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.7%+1.6 pts
79Dodge County, GAGA19,66311.6%+3.6 pts
80Wayne County, GAGA32,48111.6%+2.0 pts
81Jasper County, GAGA17,63211.5%+0.7 pts
82Upson County, GAGA28,50011.5%+2.4 pts
83Colquitt County, GAGA47,43811.4%+1.4 pts
84Ware County, GAGA36,90611.4%+1.0 pts
85Brooks County, GAGA16,10111.3%+2.2 pts
86Miller County, GAGA5,81211.3%+3.0 pts
87Lamar County, GAGA20,94111.3%+1.2 pts
88McIntosh County, GAGA11,98911.1%+2.5 pts
89Barrow County, GAGA99,77310.9%+1.7 pts
90Madison County, GAGA32,91910.9%+1.2 pts
91Dade County, GAGA16,15410.9%+2.9 pts
92Jenkins County, GAGA8,84310.8%+3.1 pts
93Meriwether County, GAGA21,51610.8%+4.1 pts
94Baker County, GAGA2,72510.7%+1.3 pts
95Terrell County, GAGA8,65610.7%+1.5 pts
96Grady County, GAGA26,59010.6%+2.9 pts
97Gordon County, GAGA61,70110.6%+1.4 pts
98Washington County, GAGA19,45310.5%+0.7 pts
99Turner County, GAGA8,98310.5%+3.3 pts
100Clinch County, GAGA6,84710.4%+3.8 pts
101Fannin County, GAGA26,11110.4%+2.7 pts
102Franklin County, GAGA25,94810.3%+0.9 pts
103Screven County, GAGA14,40810.2%+1.7 pts
104Walker County, GAGA70,25010.2%+1.8 pts
105Candler County, GAGA11,27510.2%+0.3 pts
106Lincoln County, GAGA8,11210.1%+1.9 pts
107Pierce County, GAGA20,76410.1%+3.8 pts
108Clay County, GAGA2,81510.1%−1.1 pts
109Emanuel County, GAGA23,14710.1%+1.0 pts
110Coffee County, GAGA44,40710.0%−1.1 pts
111Macon County, GAGA11,75610.0%−0.1 pts
112Irwin County, GAGA9,0209.9%+1.6 pts
113Elbert County, GAGA20,0729.8%+1.9 pts
114Hancock County, GAGA8,6829.8%+3.0 pts
115Dooly County, GAGA11,1569.6%+0.1 pts
116Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6509.6%+0.8 pts
117Burke County, GAGA24,4089.5%−0.1 pts
118Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0999.5%+2.0 pts
119Randolph County, GAGA6,1569.5%+3.5 pts
120Berrien County, GAGA18,9329.4%+1.9 pts
121Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2199.4%+1.1 pts
122Stewart County, GAGA4,6319.3%+1.3 pts
123Jefferson County, GAGA15,0119.1%+2.9 pts
124Mitchell County, GAGA20,4679.1%+1.3 pts
125Webster County, GAGA2,3699.1%+3.6 pts
126Haralson County, GAGA33,0669.0%+1.6 pts
127Evans County, GAGA11,0289.0%+0.3 pts
128Marion County, GAGA7,6768.9%+4.3 pts
129Lanier County, GAGA10,6238.8%+3.4 pts
130Banks County, GAGA21,2738.6%+2.2 pts
131Butts County, GAGA27,2188.6%+1.4 pts
132Seminole County, GAGA9,1628.6%+0.8 pts
133Worth County, GAGA20,0598.6%+2.3 pts
134Taylor County, GAGA7,8188.5%+1.4 pts
135Treutlen County, GAGA6,4668.5%+2.1 pts
136Appling County, GAGA19,1008.4%+0.2 pts
137Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6628.4%+2.7 pts
138Echols County, GAGA3,6858.4%+3.6 pts
139Telfair County, GAGA11,1958.3%−0.3 pts
140Cook County, GAGA18,2328.1%+1.6 pts
141Polk County, GAGA45,5148.0%+1.2 pts
142Warren County, GAGA5,2698.0%+3.8 pts
143Tattnall County, GAGA24,3767.9%+1.4 pts
144Talbot County, GAGA5,7097.9%+0.8 pts
145Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.8%+2.9 pts
146Chattooga County, GAGA25,3007.7%+1.8 pts
147Heard County, GAGA12,1497.3%+1.6 pts
148Murray County, GAGA41,6077.2%+1.7 pts
149Wheeler County, GAGA7,5707.1%−1.4 pts
150Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.0%−0.6 pts
151Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.9%+0.5 pts
152Crawford County, GAGA12,2066.8%+1.1 pts
153Bacon County, GAGA11,0706.6%+0.1 pts
154Glascock County, GAGA3,1416.5%+1.2 pts
155Charlton County, GAGA13,1216.4%−0.0 pts
156Brantley County, GAGA18,9366.2%+0.4 pts
157Quitman County, GAGA2,2546.1%−1.2 pts
158Long County, GAGA21,5575.8%+0.6 pts
159Twiggs County, GAGA7,5975.4%+0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS