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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Forsyth County, GAGA282,80554.8%+59%

02Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79154.5%+32%

03Oconee County, GAGA44,89350.6%+27%

04Cobb County, GAGA793,34548.4%+22%

05Fayette County, GAGA125,15646.8%+29%

06DeKalb County, GAGA774,39445.6%+26%

07Clarke County, GAGA129,92145.4%+14%

08Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09937.4%+10%

09Cherokee County, GAGA299,27336.9%+37%

10Columbia County, GAGA169,18936.5%+14%

11Chatham County, GAGA311,85534.4%+37%

12Dawson County, GAGA35,36533.6%+86%

13Coweta County, GAGA160,24033.3%+61%

14Bryan County, GAGA52,06233.0%+70%

15Towns County, GAGA13,28532.6%+87%

16Harris County, GAGA37,28032.4%+53%

17Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17831.4%+78%

18Houston County, GAGA178,21431.0%+57%

19Greene County, GAGA21,36730.5%+73%

20Glynn County, GAGA87,59929.7%+25%

21Rabun County, GAGA17,76428.4%+61%

22Douglas County, GAGA154,29328.1%+46%

23Henry County, GAGA264,92228.1%+44%

24Bulloch County, GAGA86,94927.6%+9%

25Muscogee County, GAGA202,17127.5%+35%

26Rockdale County, GAGA98,41627.2%+17%

27Lee County, GAGA34,17927.1%+60%

28Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46527.0%+8%

29Monroe County, GAGA32,02326.6%+55%

30Lowndes County, GAGA122,86726.2%+33%

31Bibb County, GAGA157,55625.3%+19%

32Baldwin County, GAGA44,02924.3%+51%

33Morgan County, GAGA22,09524.2%+30%

34Thomas County, GAGA46,36824.1%+44%

35Hall County, GAGA226,56824.0%+28%

36Effingham County, GAGA74,39723.9%+75%

37Paulding County, GAGA190,99623.9%+57%

38Putnam County, GAGA23,72223.5%+63%

39Jackson County, GAGA99,26523.5%+100%

40Catoosa County, GAGA69,62823.0%+67%

41Pickens County, GAGA37,16722.7%+45%

42Union County, GAGA27,85922.7%+81%

43Walton County, GAGA112,69622.5%+73%

44Camden County, GAGA60,14322.5%+41%

45Richmond County, GAGA206,55922.5%+20%

46Dougherty County, GAGA82,61622.2%+24%

47Fannin County, GAGA26,11122.1%+112%

48Carroll County, GAGA131,03622.1%+34%

49Peach County, GAGA29,87722.0%+31%

50Gilmer County, GAGA33,89421.4%+66%

51Baker County, GAGA2,72521.4%+100%

52Floyd County, GAGA101,37821.4%+35%

53Habersham County, GAGA50,41621.1%+33%

54Newton County, GAGA125,58320.9%+43%

55Jones County, GAGA29,17120.8%+39%

56White County, GAGA29,80220.2%+31%

57Barrow County, GAGA99,77320.2%+85%

58Troup County, GAGA72,84420.1%+12%

59Sumter County, GAGA28,80120.0%+3%

60Bartow County, GAGA120,80019.8%+40%

61Lanier County, GAGA10,62319.7%+124%

62Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41519.6%+25%

63Pike County, GAGA20,93219.5%+39%

64Liberty County, GAGA70,31319.3%+33%

65Madison County, GAGA32,91919.2%+76%

66Walker County, GAGA70,25019.2%+88%

67Clayton County, GAGA297,47119.1%+15%

68Miller County, GAGA5,81218.6%+65%

69Spalding County, GAGA70,77518.1%+45%

70Stephens County, GAGA27,85418.0%+28%

71Bleckley County, GAGA12,86617.9%+43%

72McIntosh County, GAGA11,98917.5%+57%

73Tift County, GAGA42,25417.3%+10%

74Haralson County, GAGA33,06617.3%+91%

75Hart County, GAGA28,63917.2%+27%

76Irwin County, GAGA9,02017.2%+74%

77Franklin County, GAGA25,94817.1%+66%

78Laurens County, GAGA51,04117.1%+19%

79Clay County, GAGA2,81516.9%+68%

80Toombs County, GAGA27,54516.6%+31%

81Brooks County, GAGA16,10116.5%+46%

82Montgomery County, GAGA8,63516.5%+22%

83Whitfield County, GAGA106,21216.4%+28%

84Treutlen County, GAGA6,46616.3%+93%

85Evans County, GAGA11,02816.1%+79%

86Gordon County, GAGA61,70115.9%+50%

87Dade County, GAGA16,15415.8%+45%

88Banks County, GAGA21,27315.8%+83%

89Cook County, GAGA18,23215.7%+93%

90Seminole County, GAGA9,16215.4%+80%

91Dodge County, GAGA19,66315.3%+32%

92Grady County, GAGA26,59015.3%+44%

93Ware County, GAGA36,90615.2%+33%

94Wheeler County, GAGA7,57015.1%+111%

95Washington County, GAGA19,45315.1%+43%

96McDuffie County, GAGA21,64015.0%+29%

97Long County, GAGA21,55714.7%+151%

98Screven County, GAGA14,40814.6%+43%

99Jasper County, GAGA17,63214.6%+26%

100Burke County, GAGA24,40814.5%+52%

101Lamar County, GAGA20,94114.0%+25%

102Decatur County, GAGA29,43214.0%+16%

103Tattnall County, GAGA24,37614.0%+78%

104Lincoln County, GAGA8,11213.9%+38%

105Early County, GAGA10,45513.7%+9%

106Colquitt County, GAGA47,43813.7%+20%

107Crisp County, GAGA19,23713.7%+7%

108Stewart County, GAGA4,63113.6%+46%

109Upson County, GAGA28,50013.6%+19%

110Marion County, GAGA7,67613.4%+51%

111Pierce County, GAGA20,76413.4%+33%

112Berrien County, GAGA18,93213.2%+40%

113Pulaski County, GAGA10,17213.1%+2%

114Dooly County, GAGA11,15612.9%+34%

115Charlton County, GAGA13,12112.8%+102%

116Polk County, GAGA45,51412.7%+59%

117Wayne County, GAGA32,48112.6%+9%

118Talbot County, GAGA5,70912.6%+60%

119Taylor County, GAGA7,81812.5%+47%

120Randolph County, GAGA6,15612.3%+30%

121Atkinson County, GAGA8,45412.2%+77%

122Coffee County, GAGA44,40712.2%+21%

123Schley County, GAGA4,59312.1%−12%

124Wilcox County, GAGA8,79712.0%+73%

125Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.8%+2%

126Elbert County, GAGA20,07211.8%+19%

127Mitchell County, GAGA20,46711.7%+28%

128Quitman County, GAGA2,25411.5%+86%

129Emanuel County, GAGA23,14711.4%+13%

130Wilkes County, GAGA9,54011.4%−5%

131Candler County, GAGA11,27511.4%+12%

132Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65011.2%+17%

133Butts County, GAGA27,21811.1%+29%

134Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21911.0%+17%

135Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09911.0%+15%

136Webster County, GAGA2,36911.0%+21%

137Clinch County, GAGA6,84710.8%+4%

138Turner County, GAGA8,98310.8%+3%

139Meriwether County, GAGA21,51610.8%−0%

140Jefferson County, GAGA15,01110.7%+17%

141Crawford County, GAGA12,20610.6%+56%

142Murray County, GAGA41,60710.6%+48%

143Warren County, GAGA5,26910.5%+33%

144Worth County, GAGA20,05910.3%+20%

145Glascock County, GAGA3,14110.3%+60%

146Twiggs County, GAGA7,59710.3%+90%

147Terrell County, GAGA8,65610.2%−4%

148Macon County, GAGA11,75610.1%+1%

149Chattooga County, GAGA25,3009.7%+27%

150Appling County, GAGA19,1009.5%+13%

151Hancock County, GAGA8,6829.3%−4%

152Bacon County, GAGA11,0709.3%+40%

153Heard County, GAGA12,1499.2%+25%

154Echols County, GAGA3,6857.8%−6%

155Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.0%−10%

156Telfair County, GAGA11,1957.0%−16%

157Brantley County, GAGA18,9366.9%+10%

158Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.7%−31%

159Jenkins County, GAGA8,8435.2%−52%

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