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Most graduate degrees, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Lee County, ALAL189,88119.3%+51%

02Madison County, ALAL433,51618.8%+62%

03Shelby County, ALAL238,55216.1%+44%

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.9%+34%

05Jefferson County, ALAL665,74214.8%+70%

06Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36813.8%+42%

07Autauga County, ALAL61,92013.7%+119%

08Baldwin County, ALAL267,76112.3%+49%

09Limestone County, ALAL122,92812.3%+145%

10Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13511.2%+71%

11Pike County, ALAL33,68811.2%+59%

12Coffee County, ALAL56,95310.1%+45%

13Macon County, ALAL18,1329.9%+17%

14Sumter County, ALAL11,5889.5%+85%

15Mobile County, ALAL411,6589.2%+43%

16Elmore County, ALAL91,5778.9%+47%

17Henry County, ALAL18,3948.6%+78%

18Houston County, ALAL110,3188.5%+34%

19Marengo County, ALAL18,3118.5%+94%

20Morgan County, ALAL126,4838.1%+42%

21Colbert County, ALAL59,4748.1%+53%

22Calhoun County, ALAL115,8348.1%+28%

23Washington County, ALAL14,8228.0%+162%

24Talladega County, ALAL81,6037.8%+80%

25Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.5%+98%

26Cleburne County, ALAL15,9707.4%+69%

27Covington County, ALAL37,9477.3%+66%

28Cherokee County, ALAL26,4137.3%+73%

29Marshall County, ALAL103,5377.1%+49%

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9537.1%+50%

31Walker County, ALAL65,1407.0%+86%

32St. Clair County, ALAL98,2067.0%+95%

33Etowah County, ALAL103,8866.9%+31%

34Dale County, ALAL49,9126.8%+55%

35Cullman County, ALAL94,0096.6%+48%

36Perry County, ALAL7,4256.3%+31%

37Jackson County, ALAL54,2816.1%+58%

38Blount County, ALAL60,1566.0%+60%

39Hale County, ALAL15,1946.0%+100%

40Wilcox County, ALAL9,6666.0%+132%

41Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.9%+47%

42Russell County, ALAL58,8985.9%+72%

43Conecuh County, ALAL10,8995.9%+106%

44Franklin County, ALAL32,4495.9%+56%

45Dallas County, ALAL35,1405.7%+5%

46Winston County, ALAL23,8295.6%+43%

47Butler County, ALAL18,1005.5%+82%

48Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.5%+37%

49Monroe County, ALAL18,9655.4%+20%

50Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.3%+71%

51Greene County, ALAL7,0675.3%+68%

52Lamar County, ALAL13,5875.3%+121%

53DeKalb County, ALAL74,0855.2%+56%

54Escambia County, ALAL36,6655.2%+33%

55Lawrence County, ALAL33,8435.2%+110%

56Marion County, ALAL29,0975.0%+64%

57Clarke County, ALAL22,0145.0%+11%

58Pickens County, ALAL18,2215.0%+49%

59Chambers County, ALAL34,2534.9%+54%

60Coosa County, ALAL10,1614.9%+73%

61Fayette County, ALAL15,8724.8%+38%

62Lowndes County, ALAL9,3594.5%+25%

63Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.4%+44%

64Clay County, ALAL14,2074.2%+49%

65Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.2%+11%

66Geneva County, ALAL27,5543.7%+19%

67Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.8%−17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES