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Most graduate degrees, Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Oconee County, GAGA44,89328.3%+11.2 pts

02Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79124.6%+9.9 pts

03Clarke County, GAGA129,92124.3%+5.4 pts

04Forsyth County, GAGA282,80522.3%+13.7 pts

05DeKalb County, GAGA774,39421.1%+7.5 pts

06Cobb County, GAGA793,34519.0%+7.3 pts

07Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.9%+6.6 pts

08Columbia County, GAGA169,18916.8%+4.8 pts

09Harris County, GAGA37,28016.2%+8.9 pts

10Lee County, GAGA34,17915.6%+9.9 pts

11Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%+7.2 pts

12Towns County, GAGA13,28515.2%+7.2 pts

13Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.0%+6.4 pts

14Greene County, GAGA21,36714.0%+7.3 pts

15Houston County, GAGA178,21413.9%+6.0 pts

16Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.9%+3.9 pts

17Coweta County, GAGA160,24013.6%+7.3 pts

18Dawson County, GAGA35,36513.5%+7.4 pts

19Rockdale County, GAGA98,41613.3%+5.8 pts

20Bryan County, GAGA52,06213.2%+7.1 pts

21Cherokee County, GAGA299,27313.0%+5.6 pts

22Bibb County, GAGA157,55612.9%+5.3 pts

23Clay County, GAGA2,81512.8%+7.3 pts

24Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17812.7%+5.6 pts

25Glynn County, GAGA87,59912.7%+4.0 pts

26Bulloch County, GAGA86,94912.5%+0.6 pts

27Muscogee County, GAGA202,17112.3%+4.3 pts

28Douglas County, GAGA154,29312.1%+6.3 pts

29Monroe County, GAGA32,02311.8%+5.3 pts

30Lowndes County, GAGA122,86711.6%+4.4 pts

31Morgan County, GAGA22,09511.6%+5.9 pts

32Peach County, GAGA29,87711.4%+4.4 pts

33Baldwin County, GAGA44,02911.3%+4.8 pts

34Pierce County, GAGA20,76411.2%+8.0 pts

35Dougherty County, GAGA82,61611.2%+4.8 pts

36Floyd County, GAGA101,37810.9%+5.0 pts

37Tift County, GAGA42,25410.8%+4.4 pts

38Hall County, GAGA226,56810.6%+3.8 pts

39Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41510.6%+5.0 pts

40Henry County, GAGA264,92210.6%+4.6 pts

41Putnam County, GAGA23,72210.4%+4.5 pts

42Troup County, GAGA72,84410.3%+4.4 pts

43Madison County, GAGA32,91910.3%+6.2 pts

44Habersham County, GAGA50,41610.3%+4.2 pts

45Union County, GAGA27,85910.2%+5.2 pts

46Newton County, GAGA125,58310.0%+5.0 pts

47Schley County, GAGA4,59310.0%+3.9 pts

48Sumter County, GAGA28,80110.0%+1.8 pts

49Paulding County, GAGA190,9969.9%+6.3 pts

50Richmond County, GAGA206,5599.9%+3.3 pts

51Fannin County, GAGA26,1119.8%+5.5 pts

52White County, GAGA29,8029.8%+4.2 pts

53Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4659.5%+3.0 pts

54Jackson County, GAGA99,2659.5%+5.3 pts

55Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.2%+5.0 pts

56Carroll County, GAGA131,0369.1%+2.4 pts

57Camden County, GAGA60,1439.1%+3.4 pts

58Walton County, GAGA112,6969.1%+5.0 pts

59Gilmer County, GAGA33,8949.0%+4.0 pts

60Whitfield County, GAGA106,2128.9%+4.0 pts

61Laurens County, GAGA51,0418.9%+3.4 pts

62Montgomery County, GAGA8,6358.6%+4.1 pts

63Pickens County, GAGA37,1678.5%+2.8 pts

64Thomas County, GAGA46,3688.2%+2.1 pts

65Effingham County, GAGA74,3978.2%+3.8 pts

66Walker County, GAGA70,2508.2%+4.8 pts

67Gordon County, GAGA61,7018.1%+4.2 pts

68Pike County, GAGA20,9328.1%+4.3 pts

69Bartow County, GAGA120,8008.0%+3.6 pts

70Lanier County, GAGA10,6237.7%+4.5 pts

71Franklin County, GAGA25,9487.7%+3.8 pts

72Lamar County, GAGA20,9417.7%+3.2 pts

73Jasper County, GAGA17,6327.7%+3.4 pts

74Candler County, GAGA11,2757.6%+4.3 pts

75Clayton County, GAGA297,4717.6%+3.1 pts

76McIntosh County, GAGA11,9897.5%+2.7 pts

77Hart County, GAGA28,6397.5%+1.9 pts

78Barrow County, GAGA99,7737.4%+4.3 pts

79Colquitt County, GAGA47,4387.4%+3.5 pts

80Marion County, GAGA7,6767.4%+2.8 pts

81Bleckley County, GAGA12,8667.4%+2.4 pts

82Dodge County, GAGA19,6637.3%+2.5 pts

83Cook County, GAGA18,2327.3%+4.6 pts

84Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.3%+3.8 pts

85Baker County, GAGA2,7257.2%+4.0 pts

86Taylor County, GAGA7,8187.2%+4.6 pts

87Lincoln County, GAGA8,1127.2%+3.4 pts

88Toombs County, GAGA27,5457.1%+2.9 pts

89Miller County, GAGA5,8127.0%+3.2 pts

90McDuffie County, GAGA21,6407.0%+3.3 pts

91Jones County, GAGA29,1716.9%+1.4 pts

92Grady County, GAGA26,5906.8%+3.0 pts

93Terrell County, GAGA8,6566.8%+2.2 pts

94Crawford County, GAGA12,2066.7%+4.9 pts

95Irwin County, GAGA9,0206.7%+3.6 pts

96Screven County, GAGA14,4086.6%+3.5 pts

97Brooks County, GAGA16,1016.6%+2.2 pts

98Liberty County, GAGA70,3136.5%+1.6 pts

99Spalding County, GAGA70,7756.4%+2.3 pts

100Meriwether County, GAGA21,5166.3%+2.0 pts

101Butts County, GAGA27,2186.3%+3.1 pts

102Mitchell County, GAGA20,4676.3%+3.1 pts

103Early County, GAGA10,4556.3%+1.2 pts

104Coffee County, GAGA44,4076.2%+2.8 pts

105Decatur County, GAGA29,4326.2%+1.4 pts

106Wayne County, GAGA32,4816.2%+2.2 pts

107Banks County, GAGA21,2736.1%+2.4 pts

108Randolph County, GAGA6,1566.1%+1.6 pts

109Elbert County, GAGA20,0726.1%+2.5 pts

110Calhoun County, GAGA5,4136.0%−0.7 pts

111Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.0%+3.6 pts

112Echols County, GAGA3,6856.0%+4.2 pts

113Brantley County, GAGA18,9365.9%+3.0 pts

114Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2195.9%+2.6 pts

115Stephens County, GAGA27,8545.8%+1.2 pts

116Ware County, GAGA36,9065.8%+1.2 pts

117Haralson County, GAGA33,0665.8%+2.3 pts

118Jenkins County, GAGA8,8435.7%+1.6 pts

119Polk County, GAGA45,5145.5%+1.7 pts

120Upson County, GAGA28,5005.5%+2.0 pts

121Crisp County, GAGA19,2375.5%+1.4 pts

122Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005.3%+2.4 pts

123Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.3%+1.5 pts

124Dade County, GAGA16,1545.3%+1.9 pts

125Murray County, GAGA41,6075.3%+3.0 pts

126Evans County, GAGA11,0285.2%+1.7 pts

127Appling County, GAGA19,1005.2%+2.0 pts

128Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475.1%+0.3 pts

129Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.1%+0.5 pts

130Bacon County, GAGA11,0705.1%+2.2 pts

131Glascock County, GAGA3,1415.0%+2.3 pts

132Heard County, GAGA12,1495.0%+2.9 pts

133Seminole County, GAGA9,1625.0%+2.3 pts

134Dooly County, GAGA11,1565.0%+1.0 pts

135Berrien County, GAGA18,9325.0%+0.9 pts

136Telfair County, GAGA11,1954.8%+1.8 pts

137Washington County, GAGA19,4534.7%+1.3 pts

138Wilkes County, GAGA9,5404.7%+0.5 pts

139Long County, GAGA21,5574.5%+2.3 pts

140Talbot County, GAGA5,7094.5%+1.2 pts

141Johnson County, GAGA9,3104.5%+1.5 pts

142Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.5%+1.4 pts

143Worth County, GAGA20,0594.2%+1.3 pts

144Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.2%+2.3 pts

145Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.2%+0.0 pts

146Quitman County, GAGA2,2544.2%+2.1 pts

147Jefferson County, GAGA15,0114.1%+1.2 pts

148Burke County, GAGA24,4084.1%+1.0 pts

149Wheeler County, GAGA7,5704.0%+1.2 pts

150Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.9%+0.3 pts

151Macon County, GAGA11,7563.9%+0.9 pts

152Atkinson County, GAGA8,4543.7%+1.4 pts

153Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.5%−0.8 pts

154Turner County, GAGA8,9833.4%−1.3 pts

155Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.4%−0.2 pts

156Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.4%+0.4 pts

157Warren County, GAGA5,2692.5%+0.1 pts

158Webster County, GAGA2,3691.7%−0.4 pts

159Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661.7%−1.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES