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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Madison County, ALAL433,51617.0%+5.4 pts
02Lee County, ALAL189,88116.4%+3.6 pts
03Shelby County, ALAL238,55215.3%+4.1 pts
04Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.1%+3.0 pts
05Pike County, ALAL33,68813.6%+6.6 pts
06Jefferson County, ALAL665,74213.1%+4.4 pts
07Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36812.9%+3.2 pts
08Baldwin County, ALAL267,76111.7%+3.4 pts
09Autauga County, ALAL61,92011.6%+5.4 pts
10Macon County, ALAL18,1329.5%+1.1 pts
11Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1359.1%+2.5 pts
12Elmore County, ALAL91,5779.0%+2.9 pts
13Sumter County, ALAL11,5888.5%+3.4 pts
14Calhoun County, ALAL115,8348.4%+2.1 pts
15Houston County, ALAL110,3188.3%+1.9 pts
16Mobile County, ALAL411,6588.2%+1.8 pts
17Washington County, ALAL14,8228.1%+5.1 pts
18Coffee County, ALAL56,9537.8%+0.9 pts
19Limestone County, ALAL122,9287.4%+2.4 pts
20Randolph County, ALAL23,1637.4%+3.6 pts
21Marengo County, ALAL18,3117.1%+2.8 pts
22Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9536.9%+2.3 pts
23Etowah County, ALAL103,8866.9%+1.7 pts
24Morgan County, ALAL126,4836.8%+1.1 pts
25Cherokee County, ALAL26,4136.7%+2.4 pts
26Marshall County, ALAL103,5376.6%+1.8 pts
27Lowndes County, ALAL9,3596.6%+2.9 pts
28Henry County, ALAL18,3946.6%+1.7 pts
29Colbert County, ALAL59,4746.5%+1.2 pts
30Talladega County, ALAL81,6036.4%+2.1 pts
31Dallas County, ALAL35,1406.4%+0.9 pts
32Covington County, ALAL37,9476.3%+1.9 pts
33Perry County, ALAL7,4256.3%+1.5 pts
34Russell County, ALAL58,8986.3%+2.8 pts
35Butler County, ALAL18,1005.9%+2.8 pts
36St. Clair County, ALAL98,2065.7%+2.1 pts
37Dale County, ALAL49,9125.7%+1.3 pts
38Lawrence County, ALAL33,8435.7%+3.2 pts
39Conecuh County, ALAL10,8995.6%+2.7 pts
40Jackson County, ALAL54,2815.6%+1.8 pts
41Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.4%+1.4 pts
42Clarke County, ALAL22,0145.4%+0.9 pts
43Cleburne County, ALAL15,9705.4%+1.0 pts
44Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.4%+1.4 pts
45DeKalb County, ALAL74,0855.4%+2.0 pts
46Marion County, ALAL29,0975.4%+2.3 pts
47Winston County, ALAL23,8295.3%+1.4 pts
48Geneva County, ALAL27,5545.3%+2.2 pts
49Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.3%+2.2 pts
50Cullman County, ALAL94,0095.3%+0.8 pts
51Monroe County, ALAL18,9655.0%+0.5 pts
52Hale County, ALAL15,1945.0%+2.0 pts
53Walker County, ALAL65,1405.0%+1.2 pts
54Pickens County, ALAL18,2214.8%+1.5 pts
55Franklin County, ALAL32,4494.8%+1.0 pts
56Greene County, ALAL7,0674.4%+1.2 pts
57Blount County, ALAL60,1564.4%+0.6 pts
58Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.3%+0.6 pts
59Lamar County, ALAL13,5874.2%+1.9 pts
60Clay County, ALAL14,2074.2%+1.4 pts
61Bullock County, ALAL9,7804.2%+0.8 pts
62Chambers County, ALAL34,2534.0%+0.8 pts
63Bibb County, ALAL22,2623.9%+0.9 pts
64Wilcox County, ALAL9,6663.8%+1.2 pts
65Escambia County, ALAL36,6653.7%−0.2 pts
66Coosa County, ALAL10,1613.6%+0.8 pts
67Fayette County, ALAL15,8723.2%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS