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Most educated, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 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 2000
01Forsyth County, GAGA282,80554.8%+20.3 pts
02Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79154.5%+13.1 pts
03Oconee County, GAGA44,89350.6%+10.8 pts
04Cobb County, GAGA793,34548.4%+8.7 pts
05Fayette County, GAGA125,15646.8%+10.6 pts
06DeKalb County, GAGA774,39445.6%+9.3 pts
07Clarke County, GAGA129,92145.4%+5.5 pts
08Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09937.4%+3.3 pts
09Cherokee County, GAGA299,27336.9%+9.9 pts
10Columbia County, GAGA169,18936.5%+4.5 pts
11Chatham County, GAGA311,85534.4%+9.3 pts
12Dawson County, GAGA35,36533.6%+15.6 pts
13Coweta County, GAGA160,24033.3%+12.6 pts
14Bryan County, GAGA52,06233.0%+13.6 pts
15Towns County, GAGA13,28532.6%+15.1 pts
16Harris County, GAGA37,28032.4%+11.3 pts
17Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17831.4%+13.8 pts
18Houston County, GAGA178,21431.0%+11.2 pts
19Greene County, GAGA21,36730.5%+12.9 pts
20Glynn County, GAGA87,59929.7%+5.9 pts
21Rabun County, GAGA17,76428.4%+10.8 pts
22Douglas County, GAGA154,29328.1%+8.9 pts
23Henry County, GAGA264,92228.1%+8.5 pts
24Bulloch County, GAGA86,94927.6%+2.2 pts
25Muscogee County, GAGA202,17127.5%+7.2 pts
26Rockdale County, GAGA98,41627.2%+3.9 pts
27Lee County, GAGA34,17927.1%+10.1 pts
28Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46527.0%+2.0 pts
29Monroe County, GAGA32,02326.6%+9.5 pts
30Lowndes County, GAGA122,86726.2%+6.6 pts
31Bibb County, GAGA157,55625.3%+4.0 pts
32Baldwin County, GAGA44,02924.3%+8.2 pts
33Morgan County, GAGA22,09524.2%+5.5 pts
34Thomas County, GAGA46,36824.1%+7.3 pts
35Hall County, GAGA226,56824.0%+5.3 pts
36Effingham County, GAGA74,39723.9%+10.3 pts
37Paulding County, GAGA190,99623.9%+8.7 pts
38Putnam County, GAGA23,72223.5%+9.1 pts
39Jackson County, GAGA99,26523.5%+11.7 pts
40Catoosa County, GAGA69,62823.0%+9.3 pts
41Pickens County, GAGA37,16722.7%+7.0 pts
42Union County, GAGA27,85922.7%+10.1 pts
43Walton County, GAGA112,69622.5%+9.5 pts
44Camden County, GAGA60,14322.5%+6.5 pts
45Richmond County, GAGA206,55922.5%+3.8 pts
46Dougherty County, GAGA82,61622.2%+4.3 pts
47Fannin County, GAGA26,11122.1%+11.7 pts
48Carroll County, GAGA131,03622.1%+5.6 pts
49Peach County, GAGA29,87722.0%+5.3 pts
50Gilmer County, GAGA33,89421.4%+8.5 pts
51Baker County, GAGA2,72521.4%+10.7 pts
52Floyd County, GAGA101,37821.4%+5.6 pts
53Habersham County, GAGA50,41621.1%+5.3 pts
54Newton County, GAGA125,58320.9%+6.3 pts
55Jones County, GAGA29,17120.8%+5.8 pts
56White County, GAGA29,80220.2%+4.8 pts
57Barrow County, GAGA99,77320.2%+9.3 pts
58Troup County, GAGA72,84420.1%+2.1 pts
59Sumter County, GAGA28,80120.0%+0.7 pts
60Bartow County, GAGA120,80019.8%+5.7 pts
61Lanier County, GAGA10,62319.7%+10.9 pts
62Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41519.6%+4.0 pts
63Pike County, GAGA20,93219.5%+5.5 pts
64Liberty County, GAGA70,31319.3%+4.8 pts
65Madison County, GAGA32,91919.2%+8.3 pts
66Walker County, GAGA70,25019.2%+9.0 pts
67Clayton County, GAGA297,47119.1%+2.5 pts
68Miller County, GAGA5,81218.6%+7.4 pts
69Spalding County, GAGA70,77518.1%+5.6 pts
70Stephens County, GAGA27,85418.0%+3.9 pts
71Bleckley County, GAGA12,86617.9%+5.4 pts
72McIntosh County, GAGA11,98917.5%+6.3 pts
73Tift County, GAGA42,25417.3%+1.6 pts
74Haralson County, GAGA33,06617.3%+8.2 pts
75Hart County, GAGA28,63917.2%+3.6 pts
76Irwin County, GAGA9,02017.2%+7.3 pts
77Franklin County, GAGA25,94817.1%+6.8 pts
78Laurens County, GAGA51,04117.1%+2.7 pts
79Clay County, GAGA2,81516.9%+6.8 pts
80Toombs County, GAGA27,54516.6%+3.9 pts
81Brooks County, GAGA16,10116.5%+5.2 pts
82Montgomery County, GAGA8,63516.5%+3.0 pts
83Whitfield County, GAGA106,21216.4%+3.6 pts
84Treutlen County, GAGA6,46616.3%+7.8 pts
85Evans County, GAGA11,02816.1%+7.1 pts
86Gordon County, GAGA61,70115.9%+5.3 pts
87Dade County, GAGA16,15415.8%+4.9 pts
88Banks County, GAGA21,27315.8%+7.1 pts
89Cook County, GAGA18,23215.7%+7.6 pts
90Seminole County, GAGA9,16215.4%+6.9 pts
91Dodge County, GAGA19,66315.3%+3.7 pts
92Grady County, GAGA26,59015.3%+4.7 pts
93Ware County, GAGA36,90615.2%+3.8 pts
94Wheeler County, GAGA7,57015.1%+8.0 pts
95Washington County, GAGA19,45315.1%+4.6 pts
96McDuffie County, GAGA21,64015.0%+3.3 pts
97Long County, GAGA21,55714.7%+8.8 pts
98Screven County, GAGA14,40814.6%+4.4 pts
99Jasper County, GAGA17,63214.6%+3.0 pts
100Burke County, GAGA24,40814.5%+4.9 pts
101Lamar County, GAGA20,94114.0%+2.8 pts
102Decatur County, GAGA29,43214.0%+1.9 pts
103Tattnall County, GAGA24,37614.0%+6.1 pts
104Lincoln County, GAGA8,11213.9%+3.8 pts
105Early County, GAGA10,45513.7%+1.2 pts
106Colquitt County, GAGA47,43813.7%+2.3 pts
107Crisp County, GAGA19,23713.7%+0.9 pts
108Stewart County, GAGA4,63113.6%+4.3 pts
109Upson County, GAGA28,50013.6%+2.2 pts
110Marion County, GAGA7,67613.4%+4.5 pts
111Pierce County, GAGA20,76413.4%+3.3 pts
112Berrien County, GAGA18,93213.2%+3.7 pts
113Pulaski County, GAGA10,17213.1%+0.2 pts
114Dooly County, GAGA11,15612.9%+3.3 pts
115Charlton County, GAGA13,12112.8%+6.5 pts
116Polk County, GAGA45,51412.7%+4.7 pts
117Wayne County, GAGA32,48112.6%+1.0 pts
118Talbot County, GAGA5,70912.6%+4.7 pts
119Taylor County, GAGA7,81812.5%+4.0 pts
120Randolph County, GAGA6,15612.3%+2.8 pts
121Atkinson County, GAGA8,45412.2%+5.3 pts
122Coffee County, GAGA44,40712.2%+2.1 pts
123Schley County, GAGA4,59312.1%−1.7 pts
124Wilcox County, GAGA8,79712.0%+5.1 pts
125Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.8%+0.2 pts
126Elbert County, GAGA20,07211.8%+1.9 pts
127Mitchell County, GAGA20,46711.7%+2.5 pts
128Quitman County, GAGA2,25411.5%+5.3 pts
129Emanuel County, GAGA23,14711.4%+1.3 pts
130Wilkes County, GAGA9,54011.4%−0.6 pts
131Candler County, GAGA11,27511.4%+1.2 pts
132Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65011.2%+1.6 pts
133Butts County, GAGA27,21811.1%+2.5 pts
134Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21911.0%+1.6 pts
135Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09911.0%+1.5 pts
136Webster County, GAGA2,36911.0%+1.9 pts
137Clinch County, GAGA6,84710.8%+0.4 pts
138Turner County, GAGA8,98310.8%+0.3 pts
139Meriwether County, GAGA21,51610.8%−0.0 pts
140Jefferson County, GAGA15,01110.7%+1.6 pts
141Crawford County, GAGA12,20610.6%+3.8 pts
142Murray County, GAGA41,60710.6%+3.4 pts
143Warren County, GAGA5,26910.5%+2.6 pts
144Worth County, GAGA20,05910.3%+1.8 pts
145Glascock County, GAGA3,14110.3%+3.9 pts
146Twiggs County, GAGA7,59710.3%+4.9 pts
147Terrell County, GAGA8,65610.2%−0.5 pts
148Macon County, GAGA11,75610.1%+0.1 pts
149Chattooga County, GAGA25,3009.7%+2.0 pts
150Appling County, GAGA19,1009.5%+1.1 pts
151Hancock County, GAGA8,6829.3%−0.4 pts
152Bacon County, GAGA11,0709.3%+2.7 pts
153Heard County, GAGA12,1499.2%+1.9 pts
154Echols County, GAGA3,6857.8%−0.5 pts
155Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.0%−0.8 pts
156Telfair County, GAGA11,1957.0%−1.4 pts
157Brantley County, GAGA18,9366.9%+0.6 pts
158Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.7%−2.6 pts
159Jenkins County, GAGA8,8435.2%−5.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS