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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79141.4%+31%

02Clarke County, GAGA129,92139.8%+6%

03Oconee County, GAGA44,89339.8%+40%

04Cobb County, GAGA793,34539.8%+21%

05DeKalb County, GAGA774,39436.3%+11%

06Fayette County, GAGA125,15636.2%+40%

07Forsyth County, GAGA282,80534.6%+122%

08Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.1%+15%

09Columbia County, GAGA169,18932.0%+34%

10Cherokee County, GAGA299,27327.0%+47%

11Bulloch County, GAGA86,94925.4%+28%

12Chatham County, GAGA311,85525.0%+34%

13Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46525.0%+24%

14Glynn County, GAGA87,59923.8%+20%

15Rockdale County, GAGA98,41623.4%+29%

16Bibb County, GAGA157,55621.3%+25%

17Harris County, GAGA37,28021.1%+55%

18Coweta County, GAGA160,24020.6%+55%

19Muscogee County, GAGA202,17120.3%+22%

20Houston County, GAGA178,21419.8%+24%

21Lowndes County, GAGA122,86719.7%+20%

22Henry County, GAGA264,92219.5%+83%

23Bryan County, GAGA52,06219.3%+64%

24Sumter County, GAGA28,80119.3%+22%

25Douglas County, GAGA154,29319.2%+60%

26Hall County, GAGA226,56818.7%+22%

27Richmond County, GAGA206,55918.7%+8%

28Morgan County, GAGA22,09518.7%+69%

29Dawson County, GAGA35,36518.1%+109%

30Troup County, GAGA72,84418.0%+32%

31Dougherty County, GAGA82,61617.8%+5%

32Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17817.6%+58%

33Rabun County, GAGA17,76417.6%+52%

34Greene County, GAGA21,36717.6%+101%

35Towns County, GAGA13,28517.4%+53%

36Monroe County, GAGA32,02317.1%+32%

37Lee County, GAGA34,17917.0%+24%

38Thomas County, GAGA46,36816.8%+25%

39Peach County, GAGA29,87716.8%+10%

40Clayton County, GAGA297,47116.6%+13%

41Carroll County, GAGA131,03616.5%+37%

42Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.2%+21%

43Camden County, GAGA60,14316.0%+19%

44Habersham County, GAGA50,41615.8%+32%

45Floyd County, GAGA101,37815.8%+15%

46Tift County, GAGA42,25415.6%+12%

47Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41515.6%+22%

48Pickens County, GAGA37,16715.6%+74%

49White County, GAGA29,80215.4%+14%

50Paulding County, GAGA190,99615.2%+100%

51Jones County, GAGA29,17115.0%+26%

52Newton County, GAGA125,58314.5%+53%

53Liberty County, GAGA70,31314.5%+8%

54Laurens County, GAGA51,04114.4%+21%

55Putnam County, GAGA23,72214.4%+24%

56Bartow County, GAGA120,80014.1%+57%

57Stephens County, GAGA27,85414.1%+7%

58Pike County, GAGA20,93214.0%+51%

59Catoosa County, GAGA69,62813.8%+70%

60Schley County, GAGA4,59313.7%+72%

61Effingham County, GAGA74,39713.6%+79%

62Hart County, GAGA28,63913.5%+48%

63Montgomery County, GAGA8,63513.5%+34%

64Walton County, GAGA112,69613.0%+39%

65Gilmer County, GAGA33,89412.9%+50%

66Pulaski County, GAGA10,17212.9%+20%

67Whitfield County, GAGA106,21212.8%+7%

68Crisp County, GAGA19,23712.8%+28%

69Toombs County, GAGA27,54512.7%+11%

70Early County, GAGA10,45512.6%+34%

71Union County, GAGA27,85912.5%+24%

72Bleckley County, GAGA12,86612.5%+21%

73Spalding County, GAGA70,77512.5%+12%

74Decatur County, GAGA29,43212.1%+4%

75Wilkes County, GAGA9,54012.0%+15%

76Jackson County, GAGA99,26511.7%+30%

77McDuffie County, GAGA21,64011.7%+13%

78Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.7%+15%

79Dodge County, GAGA19,66311.6%+45%

80Wayne County, GAGA32,48111.6%+21%

81Jasper County, GAGA17,63211.5%+7%

82Upson County, GAGA28,50011.5%+27%

83Colquitt County, GAGA47,43811.4%+14%

84Ware County, GAGA36,90611.4%+10%

85Brooks County, GAGA16,10111.3%+24%

86Miller County, GAGA5,81211.3%+37%

87Lamar County, GAGA20,94111.3%+12%

88McIntosh County, GAGA11,98911.1%+28%

89Barrow County, GAGA99,77310.9%+18%

90Madison County, GAGA32,91910.9%+12%

91Dade County, GAGA16,15410.9%+36%

92Jenkins County, GAGA8,84310.8%+41%

93Meriwether County, GAGA21,51610.8%+62%

94Baker County, GAGA2,72510.7%+14%

95Terrell County, GAGA8,65610.7%+16%

96Grady County, GAGA26,59010.6%+37%

97Gordon County, GAGA61,70110.6%+15%

98Washington County, GAGA19,45310.5%+7%

99Turner County, GAGA8,98310.5%+46%

100Clinch County, GAGA6,84710.4%+56%

101Fannin County, GAGA26,11110.4%+34%

102Franklin County, GAGA25,94810.3%+9%

103Screven County, GAGA14,40810.2%+19%

104Walker County, GAGA70,25010.2%+21%

105Candler County, GAGA11,27510.2%+3%

106Lincoln County, GAGA8,11210.1%+23%

107Pierce County, GAGA20,76410.1%+60%

108Clay County, GAGA2,81510.1%−10%

109Emanuel County, GAGA23,14710.1%+11%

110Coffee County, GAGA44,40710.0%−10%

111Macon County, GAGA11,75610.0%−1%

112Irwin County, GAGA9,0209.9%+19%

113Elbert County, GAGA20,0729.8%+23%

114Hancock County, GAGA8,6829.8%+43%

115Dooly County, GAGA11,1569.6%+1%

116Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6509.6%+9%

117Burke County, GAGA24,4089.5%−1%

118Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0999.5%+26%

119Randolph County, GAGA6,1569.5%+58%

120Berrien County, GAGA18,9329.4%+25%

121Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2199.4%+13%

122Stewart County, GAGA4,6319.3%+17%

123Jefferson County, GAGA15,0119.1%+46%

124Mitchell County, GAGA20,4679.1%+17%

125Webster County, GAGA2,3699.1%+65%

126Haralson County, GAGA33,0669.0%+21%

127Evans County, GAGA11,0289.0%+4%

128Marion County, GAGA7,6768.9%+94%

129Lanier County, GAGA10,6238.8%+63%

130Banks County, GAGA21,2738.6%+35%

131Butts County, GAGA27,2188.6%+19%

132Seminole County, GAGA9,1628.6%+10%

133Worth County, GAGA20,0598.6%+36%

134Taylor County, GAGA7,8188.5%+20%

135Treutlen County, GAGA6,4668.5%+33%

136Appling County, GAGA19,1008.4%+3%

137Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6628.4%+48%

138Echols County, GAGA3,6858.4%+77%

139Telfair County, GAGA11,1958.3%−3%

140Cook County, GAGA18,2328.1%+25%

141Polk County, GAGA45,5148.0%+18%

142Warren County, GAGA5,2698.0%+90%

143Tattnall County, GAGA24,3767.9%+22%

144Talbot County, GAGA5,7097.9%+11%

145Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.8%+58%

146Chattooga County, GAGA25,3007.7%+30%

147Heard County, GAGA12,1497.3%+27%

148Murray County, GAGA41,6077.2%+31%

149Wheeler County, GAGA7,5707.1%−17%

150Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.0%−8%

151Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.9%+9%

152Crawford County, GAGA12,2066.8%+20%

153Bacon County, GAGA11,0706.6%+1%

154Glascock County, GAGA3,1416.5%+22%

155Charlton County, GAGA13,1216.4%−1%

156Brantley County, GAGA18,9366.2%+8%

157Quitman County, GAGA2,2546.1%−16%

158Long County, GAGA21,5575.8%+12%

159Twiggs County, GAGA7,5975.4%+14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS