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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. The median across all 67 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wilcox County, AL, up 24 places to #40.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲1Lee County, ALAL189,88119.3%+6.5 pts

02▼1Madison County, ALAL433,51618.8%+7.2 pts

03Shelby County, ALAL238,55216.1%+4.9 pts

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.9%+3.8 pts

05▲1Jefferson County, ALAL665,74214.8%+6.1 pts

06▲1Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36813.8%+4.1 pts

07▲2Autauga County, ALAL61,92013.7%+7.5 pts

08Baldwin County, ALAL267,76112.3%+4.1 pts

09▲10Limestone County, ALAL122,92812.3%+7.3 pts

10▲1Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13511.2%+4.7 pts

11▼6Pike County, ALAL33,68811.2%+4.1 pts

12▲6Coffee County, ALAL56,95310.1%+3.2 pts

13▼3Macon County, ALAL18,1329.9%+1.5 pts

14▼1Sumter County, ALAL11,5889.5%+4.4 pts

15▲1Mobile County, ALAL411,6589.2%+2.8 pts

16▼4Elmore County, ALAL91,5778.9%+2.8 pts

17▲11Henry County, ALAL18,3948.6%+3.7 pts

18▼3Houston County, ALAL110,3188.5%+2.2 pts

19▲2Marengo County, ALAL18,3118.5%+4.1 pts

20▲4Morgan County, ALAL126,4838.1%+2.4 pts

21▲8Colbert County, ALAL59,4748.1%+2.8 pts

22▼8Calhoun County, ALAL115,8348.1%+1.8 pts

23▼6Washington County, ALAL14,8228.0%+4.9 pts

24▲6Talladega County, ALAL81,6037.8%+3.5 pts

25▼5Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.5%+3.7 pts

26▲17Cleburne County, ALAL15,9707.4%+3.0 pts

27▲5Covington County, ALAL37,9477.3%+2.9 pts

28▼3Cherokee County, ALAL26,4137.3%+3.1 pts

29▼3Marshall County, ALAL103,5377.1%+2.3 pts

30▼8Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9537.1%+2.4 pts

31▲22Walker County, ALAL65,1407.0%+3.3 pts

32▲4St. Clair County, ALAL98,2067.0%+3.4 pts

33▼10Etowah County, ALAL103,8866.9%+1.6 pts

34▲3Dale County, ALAL49,9126.8%+2.4 pts

35▲15Cullman County, ALAL94,0096.6%+2.2 pts

36▼3Perry County, ALAL7,4256.3%+1.5 pts

37▲3Jackson County, ALAL54,2816.1%+2.2 pts

38▲19Blount County, ALAL60,1566.0%+2.3 pts

39▲13Hale County, ALAL15,1946.0%+3.0 pts

40▲24Wilcox County, ALAL9,6666.0%+3.4 pts

41Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.9%+1.9 pts

42▼8Russell County, ALAL58,8985.9%+2.5 pts

43▼4Conecuh County, ALAL10,8995.9%+3.0 pts

44▲11Franklin County, ALAL32,4495.9%+2.1 pts

45▼14Dallas County, ALAL35,1405.7%+0.3 pts

46▲1Winston County, ALAL23,8295.6%+1.7 pts

47▼12Butler County, ALAL18,1005.5%+2.5 pts

48▼4Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.5%+1.5 pts

49▲2Monroe County, ALAL18,9655.4%+0.9 pts

50▼1Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.3%+2.2 pts

51▲5Greene County, ALAL7,0675.3%+2.1 pts

52▲7Lamar County, ALAL13,5875.3%+2.9 pts

53▼8DeKalb County, ALAL74,0855.2%+1.9 pts

54▲11Escambia County, ALAL36,6655.2%+1.3 pts

55▼17Lawrence County, ALAL33,8435.2%+2.7 pts

56▼10Marion County, ALAL29,0975.0%+2.0 pts

57▼15Clarke County, ALAL22,0145.0%+0.5 pts

58▼4Pickens County, ALAL18,2215.0%+1.6 pts

59▲3Chambers County, ALAL34,2534.9%+1.7 pts

60▲6Coosa County, ALAL10,1614.9%+2.1 pts

61▲6Fayette County, ALAL15,8724.8%+1.3 pts

62▼35Lowndes County, ALAL9,3594.5%+0.9 pts

63Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.4%+1.3 pts

64▼4Clay County, ALAL14,2074.2%+1.4 pts

65▼7Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.2%+0.4 pts

66▼18Geneva County, ALAL27,5543.7%+0.6 pts

67▼6Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.8%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES