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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. The median across all 159 is 7.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Candler County, GA, up 76 places to #74.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Oconee County, GAGA44,89328.3%+11.2 pts
02▲1Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79124.6%+9.9 pts
03▼1Clarke County, GAGA129,92124.3%+5.4 pts
04▲1Forsyth County, GAGA282,80522.3%+13.7 pts
05▼1DeKalb County, GAGA774,39421.1%+7.5 pts
06▲1Cobb County, GAGA793,34519.0%+7.3 pts
07▼1Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.9%+6.6 pts
08Columbia County, GAGA169,18916.8%+4.8 pts
09▲2Harris County, GAGA37,28016.2%+8.9 pts
10▲12Lee County, GAGA34,17915.6%+9.9 pts
11▲1Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%+7.2 pts
12▼3Towns County, GAGA13,28515.2%+7.2 pts
13▼3Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.0%+6.4 pts
14▲5Greene County, GAGA21,36714.0%+7.3 pts
15▼1Houston County, GAGA178,21413.9%+6.0 pts
16▼1Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.9%+3.9 pts
17▲10Coweta County, GAGA160,24013.6%+7.3 pts
18▲3Dawson County, GAGA35,36513.5%+7.4 pts
19▲15Rockdale County, GAGA98,41613.3%+5.8 pts
20▼3Bryan County, GAGA52,06213.2%+7.1 pts
21▲5Cherokee County, GAGA299,27313.0%+5.6 pts
22▼2Bibb County, GAGA157,55612.9%+5.3 pts
23▲37Clay County, GAGA2,81512.8%+7.3 pts
24▼8Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17812.7%+5.6 pts
25▼1Glynn County, GAGA87,59912.7%+4.0 pts
26▼8Bulloch County, GAGA86,94912.5%+0.6 pts
27▼2Muscogee County, GAGA202,17112.3%+4.3 pts
28▲4Douglas County, GAGA154,29312.1%+6.3 pts
29▼16Monroe County, GAGA32,02311.8%+5.3 pts
30▲1Lowndes County, GAGA122,86711.6%+4.4 pts
31▼2Morgan County, GAGA22,09511.6%+5.9 pts
32▼9Peach County, GAGA29,87711.4%+4.4 pts
33▲6Baldwin County, GAGA44,02911.3%+4.8 pts
34▲56Pierce County, GAGA20,76411.2%+8.0 pts
35▲3Dougherty County, GAGA82,61611.2%+4.8 pts
36▲6Floyd County, GAGA101,37810.9%+5.0 pts
37▲4Tift County, GAGA42,25410.8%+4.4 pts
38▲5Hall County, GAGA226,56810.6%+3.8 pts
39▲8Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41510.6%+5.0 pts
40▼10Henry County, GAGA264,92210.6%+4.6 pts
41▲3Putnam County, GAGA23,72210.4%+4.5 pts
42▲27Troup County, GAGA72,84410.3%+4.4 pts
43▲2Madison County, GAGA32,91910.3%+6.2 pts
44▼7Habersham County, GAGA50,41610.3%+4.2 pts
45▼9Union County, GAGA27,85910.2%+5.2 pts
46▲6Newton County, GAGA125,58310.0%+5.0 pts
47▲73Schley County, GAGA4,59310.0%+3.9 pts
48▼13Sumter County, GAGA28,80110.0%+1.8 pts
49▲12Paulding County, GAGA190,9969.9%+6.3 pts
50▼2Richmond County, GAGA206,5599.9%+3.3 pts
51▼11Fannin County, GAGA26,1119.8%+5.5 pts
52▲4White County, GAGA29,8029.8%+4.2 pts
53▼7Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4659.5%+3.0 pts
54▲12Jackson County, GAGA99,2659.5%+5.3 pts
55▲12Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.2%+5.0 pts
56▲8Carroll County, GAGA131,0369.1%+2.4 pts
57Camden County, GAGA60,1439.1%+3.4 pts
58▼7Walton County, GAGA112,6969.1%+5.0 pts
59▼9Gilmer County, GAGA33,8949.0%+4.0 pts
60▲34Whitfield County, GAGA106,2128.9%+4.0 pts
61▼6Laurens County, GAGA51,0418.9%+3.4 pts
62▲6Montgomery County, GAGA8,6358.6%+4.1 pts
63▼5Pickens County, GAGA37,1678.5%+2.8 pts
64▼31Thomas County, GAGA46,3688.2%+2.1 pts
65▲10Effingham County, GAGA74,3978.2%+3.8 pts
66▲5Walker County, GAGA70,2508.2%+4.8 pts
67▲7Gordon County, GAGA61,7018.1%+4.2 pts
68▼19Pike County, GAGA20,9328.1%+4.3 pts
69▲18Bartow County, GAGA120,8008.0%+3.6 pts
70▲21Lanier County, GAGA10,6237.7%+4.5 pts
71▲1Franklin County, GAGA25,9487.7%+3.8 pts
72▲24Lamar County, GAGA20,9417.7%+3.2 pts
73▲33Jasper County, GAGA17,6327.7%+3.4 pts
74▲76Candler County, GAGA11,2757.6%+4.3 pts
75▲4Clayton County, GAGA297,4717.6%+3.1 pts
76▲16McIntosh County, GAGA11,9897.5%+2.7 pts
77▲37Hart County, GAGA28,6397.5%+1.9 pts
78▼16Barrow County, GAGA99,7737.4%+4.3 pts
79▲10Colquitt County, GAGA47,4387.4%+3.5 pts
80▲62Marion County, GAGA7,6767.4%+2.8 pts
81▼22Bleckley County, GAGA12,8667.4%+2.4 pts
82▲29Dodge County, GAGA19,6637.3%+2.5 pts
83▲5Cook County, GAGA18,2327.3%+4.6 pts
84▲1Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.3%+3.8 pts
85▼57Baker County, GAGA2,7257.2%+4.0 pts
86▲44Taylor County, GAGA7,8187.2%+4.6 pts
87▲47Lincoln County, GAGA8,1127.2%+3.4 pts
88▼15Toombs County, GAGA27,5457.1%+2.9 pts
89▼24Miller County, GAGA5,8127.0%+3.2 pts
90▼6McDuffie County, GAGA21,6407.0%+3.3 pts
91▼38Jones County, GAGA29,1716.9%+1.4 pts
92▼10Grady County, GAGA26,5906.8%+3.0 pts
93▲33Terrell County, GAGA8,6566.8%+2.2 pts
94▲8Crawford County, GAGA12,2066.7%+4.9 pts
95▼41Irwin County, GAGA9,0206.7%+3.6 pts
96▼19Screven County, GAGA14,4086.6%+3.5 pts
97▲28Brooks County, GAGA16,1016.6%+2.2 pts
98▼5Liberty County, GAGA70,3136.5%+1.6 pts
99▼23Spalding County, GAGA70,7756.4%+2.3 pts
100▲36Meriwether County, GAGA21,5166.3%+2.0 pts
101▲47Butts County, GAGA27,2186.3%+3.1 pts
102▲30Mitchell County, GAGA20,4676.3%+3.1 pts
103▲30Early County, GAGA10,4556.3%+1.2 pts
104▲20Coffee County, GAGA44,4076.2%+2.8 pts
105▼6Decatur County, GAGA29,4326.2%+1.4 pts
106▼2Wayne County, GAGA32,4816.2%+2.2 pts
107▼10Banks County, GAGA21,2736.1%+2.4 pts
108▲38Randolph County, GAGA6,1566.1%+1.6 pts
109▲26Elbert County, GAGA20,0726.1%+2.5 pts
110▲35Calhoun County, GAGA5,4136.0%−0.7 pts
111▼30Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.0%+3.6 pts
112▲42Echols County, GAGA3,6856.0%+4.2 pts
113▲30Brantley County, GAGA18,9365.9%+3.0 pts
114▲14Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2195.9%+2.6 pts
115▼52Stephens County, GAGA27,8545.8%+1.2 pts
116▼7Ware County, GAGA36,9065.8%+1.2 pts
117▼37Haralson County, GAGA33,0665.8%+2.3 pts
118▲38Jenkins County, GAGA8,8435.7%+1.6 pts
119▼2Polk County, GAGA45,5145.5%+1.7 pts
120▼7Upson County, GAGA28,5005.5%+2.0 pts
121▼26Crisp County, GAGA19,2375.5%+1.4 pts
122▲19Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005.3%+2.4 pts
123▲34Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.3%+1.5 pts
124▲3Dade County, GAGA16,1545.3%+1.9 pts
125▲24Murray County, GAGA41,6075.3%+3.0 pts
126▼56Evans County, GAGA11,0285.2%+1.7 pts
127▼8Appling County, GAGA19,1005.2%+2.0 pts
128▼25Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475.1%+0.3 pts
129▼29Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.1%+0.5 pts
130▼15Bacon County, GAGA11,0705.1%+2.2 pts
131▲27Glascock County, GAGA3,1415.0%+2.3 pts
132▼25Heard County, GAGA12,1495.0%+2.9 pts
133▼10Seminole County, GAGA9,1625.0%+2.3 pts
134▼12Dooly County, GAGA11,1565.0%+1.0 pts
135▲5Berrien County, GAGA18,9325.0%+0.9 pts
136▲15Telfair County, GAGA11,1954.8%+1.8 pts
137▼25Washington County, GAGA19,4534.7%+1.3 pts
138▼28Wilkes County, GAGA9,5404.7%+0.5 pts
139▼53Long County, GAGA21,5574.5%+2.3 pts
140▼57Talbot County, GAGA5,7094.5%+1.2 pts
141▲11Johnson County, GAGA9,3104.5%+1.5 pts
142▼11Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.5%+1.4 pts
143▼6Worth County, GAGA20,0594.2%+1.3 pts
144▼36Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.2%+2.3 pts
145▼44Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.2%0.0 pts
146▼30Quitman County, GAGA2,2544.2%+2.1 pts
147▲8Jefferson County, GAGA15,0114.1%+1.2 pts
148▼19Burke County, GAGA24,4084.1%+1.0 pts
149▲10Wheeler County, GAGA7,5704.0%+1.2 pts
150▼3Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.9%+0.3 pts
151▼13Macon County, GAGA11,7563.9%+0.9 pts
152▼74Atkinson County, GAGA8,4543.7%+1.4 pts
153▼14Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.5%−0.8 pts
154▼33Turner County, GAGA8,9833.4%−1.3 pts
155▼2Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.4%−0.2 pts
156▼58Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.4%+0.4 pts
157▼13Warren County, GAGA5,2692.5%+0.1 pts
158▼53Webster County, GAGA2,3691.7%−0.4 pts
159▼41Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661.7%−1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES