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Most graduate degrees, Alabama counties · 2010

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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

01Madison County, ALAL433,51613.5%+17%

02Lee County, ALAL189,88113.4%+5%

03Montgomery County, ALAL225,89112.3%+11%

04Shelby County, ALAL238,55212.2%+9%

05Jefferson County, ALAL665,74210.7%+22%

06Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36810.5%+8%

07Macon County, ALAL18,13210.2%+22%

08Pike County, ALAL33,6889.3%+32%

09Baldwin County, ALAL267,7618.7%+5%

10Coffee County, ALAL56,9538.5%+22%

11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1357.9%+20%

12Autauga County, ALAL61,9207.1%+13%

13Elmore County, ALAL91,5776.9%+15%

14Houston County, ALAL110,3186.8%+9%

15Mobile County, ALAL411,6586.7%+4%

16Calhoun County, ALAL115,8346.4%+2%

17Limestone County, ALAL122,9286.3%+26%

18Henry County, ALAL18,3946.2%+28%

19Dallas County, ALAL35,1406.0%+11%

20Barbour County, ALAL24,6076.0%+61%

21Morgan County, ALAL126,4836.0%+4%

22Etowah County, ALAL103,8865.9%+12%

23Colbert County, ALAL59,4745.9%+12%

24Dale County, ALAL49,9125.6%+28%

25Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9535.6%+20%

26Winston County, ALAL23,8295.6%+43%

27Marengo County, ALAL18,3115.6%+27%

28Marshall County, ALAL103,5375.4%+13%

29Cullman County, ALAL94,0095.4%+21%

30Sumter County, ALAL11,5885.3%+4%

31Clarke County, ALAL22,0144.9%+9%

32Perry County, ALAL7,4254.9%+1%

33Chilton County, ALAL47,7084.8%+19%

34Coosa County, ALAL10,1614.8%+69%

35Covington County, ALAL37,9474.8%+8%

36Randolph County, ALAL23,1634.8%+26%

37DeKalb County, ALAL74,0854.7%+40%

38Greene County, ALAL7,0674.7%+49%

39St. Clair County, ALAL98,2064.7%+31%

40Jackson County, ALAL54,2814.6%+20%

41Talladega County, ALAL81,6034.5%+5%

42Conecuh County, ALAL10,8994.3%+50%

43Cherokee County, ALAL26,4134.2%+1%

44Franklin County, ALAL32,4494.2%+11%

45Blount County, ALAL60,1564.2%+11%

46Walker County, ALAL65,1404.2%+10%

47Choctaw County, ALAL11,9044.1%+31%

48Hale County, ALAL15,1944.1%+36%

49Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1753.9%−1%

50Marion County, ALAL29,0973.8%+23%

51Chambers County, ALAL34,2533.7%+16%

52Lowndes County, ALAL9,3593.7%+2%

53Cleburne County, ALAL15,9703.7%−15%

54Fayette County, ALAL15,8723.7%+7%

55Bullock County, ALAL9,7803.7%+9%

56Escambia County, ALAL36,6653.6%−9%

57Russell County, ALAL58,8983.4%+0%

58Pickens County, ALAL18,2213.4%+3%

59Lamar County, ALAL13,5873.3%+39%

60Lawrence County, ALAL33,8433.3%+32%

61Butler County, ALAL18,1003.2%+4%

62Clay County, ALAL14,2073.1%+10%

63Monroe County, ALAL18,9653.1%−31%

64Geneva County, ALAL27,5542.9%−6%

65Washington County, ALAL14,8222.8%−8%

66Bibb County, ALAL22,2622.6%−16%

67Wilcox County, ALAL9,6662.4%−5%

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