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Most graduate degrees, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Lee County, ALAL189,88112.8%+11%

02Madison County, ALAL433,51611.6%+21%

03Shelby County, ALAL238,55211.2%+28%

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,89111.1%+21%

05Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3689.7%+7%

06Jefferson County, ALAL665,7428.7%+28%

07Macon County, ALAL18,1328.4%+13%

08Baldwin County, ALAL267,7618.3%+41%

09Pike County, ALAL33,6887.0%+30%

10Coffee County, ALAL56,9537.0%+20%

11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1356.6%+19%

12Mobile County, ALAL411,6586.4%+27%

13Houston County, ALAL110,3186.3%+29%

14Calhoun County, ALAL115,8346.3%+24%

15Autauga County, ALAL61,9206.3%+36%

16Elmore County, ALAL91,5776.0%+23%

17Morgan County, ALAL126,4835.7%+18%

18Dallas County, ALAL35,1405.4%+20%

19Etowah County, ALAL103,8865.3%+33%

20Colbert County, ALAL59,4745.3%+32%

21Sumter County, ALAL11,5885.1%+21%

22Limestone County, ALAL122,9285.0%+29%

23Perry County, ALAL7,4254.8%−5%

24Henry County, ALAL18,3944.8%+67%

25Marshall County, ALAL103,5374.8%+16%

26Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9534.7%+28%

27Monroe County, ALAL18,9654.5%+44%

28Clarke County, ALAL22,0144.5%+14%

29Cullman County, ALAL94,0094.5%+50%

30Covington County, ALAL37,9474.4%+44%

31Dale County, ALAL49,9124.4%+8%

32Marengo County, ALAL18,3114.4%+11%

33Cleburne County, ALAL15,9704.4%+37%

34Talladega County, ALAL81,6034.3%+1%

35Cherokee County, ALAL26,4134.2%+46%

36Chilton County, ALAL47,7084.0%+22%

37Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1754.0%+68%

38Escambia County, ALAL36,6653.9%+38%

39Winston County, ALAL23,8293.9%+77%

40Jackson County, ALAL54,2813.8%+13%

41Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.8%+27%

42Walker County, ALAL65,1403.8%+23%

43Franklin County, ALAL32,4493.8%+38%

44Blount County, ALAL60,1563.7%+52%

45Barbour County, ALAL24,6073.7%−6%

46Lowndes County, ALAL9,3593.6%+19%

47St. Clair County, ALAL98,2063.6%+15%

48Fayette County, ALAL15,8723.5%+17%

49Russell County, ALAL58,8983.4%+42%

50Bullock County, ALAL9,7803.4%−13%

51DeKalb County, ALAL74,0853.4%+12%

52Pickens County, ALAL18,2213.3%+41%

53Chambers County, ALAL34,2533.2%+6%

54Greene County, ALAL7,0673.1%−14%

55Choctaw County, ALAL11,9043.1%−6%

56Geneva County, ALAL27,5543.1%+31%

57Marion County, ALAL29,0973.1%+9%

58Washington County, ALAL14,8223.0%+25%

59Butler County, ALAL18,1003.0%−1%

60Bibb County, ALAL22,2623.0%+37%

61Hale County, ALAL15,1943.0%−13%

62Conecuh County, ALAL10,8992.9%+27%

63Coosa County, ALAL10,1612.8%+13%

64Clay County, ALAL14,2072.8%−11%

65Wilcox County, ALAL9,6662.6%−23%

66Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.5%+25%

67Lamar County, ALAL13,5872.4%+39%

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