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Most graduate degrees, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, ALAL433,51617.0%+47%

02Lee County, ALAL189,88116.4%+28%

03Shelby County, ALAL238,55215.3%+37%

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.1%+27%

05Pike County, ALAL33,68813.6%+93%

06Jefferson County, ALAL665,74213.1%+50%

07Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36812.9%+33%

08Baldwin County, ALAL267,76111.7%+42%

09Autauga County, ALAL61,92011.6%+86%

10Macon County, ALAL18,1329.5%+13%

11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1359.1%+39%

12Elmore County, ALAL91,5779.0%+48%

13Sumter County, ALAL11,5888.5%+66%

14Calhoun County, ALAL115,8348.4%+33%

15Houston County, ALAL110,3188.3%+31%

16Mobile County, ALAL411,6588.2%+27%

17Washington County, ALAL14,8228.1%+167%

18Coffee County, ALAL56,9537.8%+12%

19Limestone County, ALAL122,9287.4%+48%

20Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.4%+95%

21Marengo County, ALAL18,3117.1%+63%

22Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9536.9%+48%

23Etowah County, ALAL103,8866.9%+31%

24Morgan County, ALAL126,4836.8%+19%

25Cherokee County, ALAL26,4136.7%+58%

26Marshall County, ALAL103,5376.6%+38%

27Lowndes County, ALAL9,3596.6%+80%

28Henry County, ALAL18,3946.6%+36%

29Colbert County, ALAL59,4746.5%+22%

30Talladega County, ALAL81,6036.4%+50%

31Dallas County, ALAL35,1406.4%+17%

32Covington County, ALAL37,9476.3%+43%

33Perry County, ALAL7,4256.3%+30%

34Russell County, ALAL58,8986.3%+82%

35Butler County, ALAL18,1005.9%+93%

36St. Clair County, ALAL98,2065.7%+59%

37Dale County, ALAL49,9125.7%+28%

38Lawrence County, ALAL33,8435.7%+130%

39Conecuh County, ALAL10,8995.6%+96%

40Jackson County, ALAL54,2815.6%+46%

41Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.4%+35%

42Clarke County, ALAL22,0145.4%+20%

43Cleburne County, ALAL15,9705.4%+23%

44Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.4%+35%

45DeKalb County, ALAL74,0855.4%+60%

46Marion County, ALAL29,0975.4%+75%

47Winston County, ALAL23,8295.3%+37%

48Geneva County, ALAL27,5545.3%+71%

49Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.3%+70%

50Cullman County, ALAL94,0095.3%+18%

51Monroe County, ALAL18,9655.0%+11%

52Hale County, ALAL15,1945.0%+67%

53Walker County, ALAL65,1405.0%+32%

54Pickens County, ALAL18,2214.8%+44%

55Franklin County, ALAL32,4494.8%+27%

56Greene County, ALAL7,0674.4%+39%

57Blount County, ALAL60,1564.4%+16%

58Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.3%+16%

59Lamar County, ALAL13,5874.2%+79%

60Clay County, ALAL14,2074.2%+49%

61Bullock County, ALAL9,7804.2%+24%

62Chambers County, ALAL34,2534.0%+24%

63Bibb County, ALAL22,2623.9%+30%

64Wilcox County, ALAL9,6663.8%+47%

65Escambia County, ALAL36,6653.7%−5%

66Coosa County, ALAL10,1613.6%+26%

67Fayette County, ALAL15,8723.2%−8%

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