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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%+66%

02Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79124.6%+67%

03Clarke County, GAGA129,92124.3%+29%

04Forsyth County, GAGA282,80522.3%+161%

05DeKalb County, GAGA774,39421.1%+55%

06Cobb County, GAGA793,34519.0%+62%

07Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.9%+54%

08Columbia County, GAGA169,18916.8%+40%

09Harris County, GAGA37,28016.2%+121%

10Lee County, GAGA34,17915.6%+176%

11Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%+85%

12Towns County, GAGA13,28515.2%+90%

13Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.0%+86%

14Greene County, GAGA21,36714.0%+110%

15Houston County, GAGA178,21413.9%+76%

16Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.9%+39%

17Coweta County, GAGA160,24013.6%+115%

18Dawson County, GAGA35,36513.5%+121%

19Rockdale County, GAGA98,41613.3%+78%

20Bryan County, GAGA52,06213.2%+115%

21Cherokee County, GAGA299,27313.0%+77%

22Bibb County, GAGA157,55612.9%+70%

23Clay County, GAGA2,81512.8%+131%

24Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17812.7%+77%

25Glynn County, GAGA87,59912.7%+46%

26Bulloch County, GAGA86,94912.5%+5%

27Muscogee County, GAGA202,17112.3%+54%

28Douglas County, GAGA154,29312.1%+109%

29Monroe County, GAGA32,02311.8%+81%

30Lowndes County, GAGA122,86711.6%+61%

31Morgan County, GAGA22,09511.6%+103%

32Peach County, GAGA29,87711.4%+63%

33Baldwin County, GAGA44,02911.3%+73%

34Pierce County, GAGA20,76411.2%+244%

35Dougherty County, GAGA82,61611.2%+74%

36Floyd County, GAGA101,37810.9%+86%

37Tift County, GAGA42,25410.8%+69%

38Hall County, GAGA226,56810.6%+57%

39Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41510.6%+91%

40Henry County, GAGA264,92210.6%+76%

41Putnam County, GAGA23,72210.4%+78%

42Troup County, GAGA72,84410.3%+74%

43Madison County, GAGA32,91910.3%+151%

44Habersham County, GAGA50,41610.3%+69%

45Union County, GAGA27,85910.2%+104%

46Newton County, GAGA125,58310.0%+99%

47Schley County, GAGA4,59310.0%+63%

48Sumter County, GAGA28,80110.0%+23%

49Paulding County, GAGA190,9969.9%+176%

50Richmond County, GAGA206,5599.9%+49%

51Fannin County, GAGA26,1119.8%+127%

52White County, GAGA29,8029.8%+75%

53Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4659.5%+45%

54Jackson County, GAGA99,2659.5%+124%

55Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.2%+119%

56Carroll County, GAGA131,0369.1%+36%

57Camden County, GAGA60,1439.1%+60%

58Walton County, GAGA112,6969.1%+121%

59Gilmer County, GAGA33,8949.0%+80%

60Whitfield County, GAGA106,2128.9%+83%

61Laurens County, GAGA51,0418.9%+61%

62Montgomery County, GAGA8,6358.6%+90%

63Pickens County, GAGA37,1678.5%+50%

64Thomas County, GAGA46,3688.2%+34%

65Effingham County, GAGA74,3978.2%+87%

66Walker County, GAGA70,2508.2%+141%

67Gordon County, GAGA61,7018.1%+107%

68Pike County, GAGA20,9328.1%+114%

69Bartow County, GAGA120,8008.0%+83%

70Lanier County, GAGA10,6237.7%+138%

71Franklin County, GAGA25,9487.7%+97%

72Lamar County, GAGA20,9417.7%+71%

73Jasper County, GAGA17,6327.7%+79%

74Candler County, GAGA11,2757.6%+133%

75Clayton County, GAGA297,4717.6%+71%

76McIntosh County, GAGA11,9897.5%+56%

77Hart County, GAGA28,6397.5%+35%

78Barrow County, GAGA99,7737.4%+138%

79Colquitt County, GAGA47,4387.4%+90%

80Marion County, GAGA7,6767.4%+61%

81Bleckley County, GAGA12,8667.4%+49%

82Dodge County, GAGA19,6637.3%+53%

83Cook County, GAGA18,2327.3%+174%

84Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.3%+111%

85Baker County, GAGA2,7257.2%+125%

86Taylor County, GAGA7,8187.2%+174%

87Lincoln County, GAGA8,1127.2%+88%

88Toombs County, GAGA27,5457.1%+67%

89Miller County, GAGA5,8127.0%+83%

90McDuffie County, GAGA21,6407.0%+91%

91Jones County, GAGA29,1716.9%+25%

92Grady County, GAGA26,5906.8%+79%

93Terrell County, GAGA8,6566.8%+48%

94Crawford County, GAGA12,2066.7%+259%

95Irwin County, GAGA9,0206.7%+120%

96Screven County, GAGA14,4086.6%+113%

97Brooks County, GAGA16,1016.6%+51%

98Liberty County, GAGA70,3136.5%+32%

99Spalding County, GAGA70,7756.4%+57%

100Meriwether County, GAGA21,5166.3%+46%

101Butts County, GAGA27,2186.3%+95%

102Mitchell County, GAGA20,4676.3%+96%

103Early County, GAGA10,4556.3%+24%

104Coffee County, GAGA44,4076.2%+80%

105Decatur County, GAGA29,4326.2%+29%

106Wayne County, GAGA32,4816.2%+56%

107Banks County, GAGA21,2736.1%+66%

108Randolph County, GAGA6,1566.1%+36%

109Elbert County, GAGA20,0726.1%+71%

110Calhoun County, GAGA5,4136.0%−10%

111Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.0%+155%

112Echols County, GAGA3,6856.0%+232%

113Brantley County, GAGA18,9365.9%+101%

114Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2195.9%+76%

115Stephens County, GAGA27,8545.8%+25%

116Ware County, GAGA36,9065.8%+26%

117Haralson County, GAGA33,0665.8%+65%

118Jenkins County, GAGA8,8435.7%+38%

119Polk County, GAGA45,5145.5%+42%

120Upson County, GAGA28,5005.5%+57%

121Crisp County, GAGA19,2375.5%+33%

122Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005.3%+80%

123Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.3%+38%

124Dade County, GAGA16,1545.3%+58%

125Murray County, GAGA41,6075.3%+128%

126Evans County, GAGA11,0285.2%+49%

127Appling County, GAGA19,1005.2%+64%

128Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475.1%+6%

129Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.1%+11%

130Bacon County, GAGA11,0705.1%+76%

131Glascock County, GAGA3,1415.0%+81%

132Heard County, GAGA12,1495.0%+138%

133Seminole County, GAGA9,1625.0%+86%

134Dooly County, GAGA11,1565.0%+26%

135Berrien County, GAGA18,9325.0%+22%

136Telfair County, GAGA11,1954.8%+61%

137Washington County, GAGA19,4534.7%+36%

138Wilkes County, GAGA9,5404.7%+12%

139Long County, GAGA21,5574.5%+102%

140Talbot County, GAGA5,7094.5%+38%

141Johnson County, GAGA9,3104.5%+51%

142Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.5%+44%

143Worth County, GAGA20,0594.2%+46%

144Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.2%+116%

145Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.2%+1%

146Quitman County, GAGA2,2544.2%+101%

147Jefferson County, GAGA15,0114.1%+41%

148Burke County, GAGA24,4084.1%+35%

149Wheeler County, GAGA7,5704.0%+43%

150Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.9%+8%

151Macon County, GAGA11,7563.9%+31%

152Atkinson County, GAGA8,4543.7%+61%

153Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.5%−19%

154Turner County, GAGA8,9833.4%−27%

155Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.4%−4%

156Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.4%+12%

157Warren County, GAGA5,2692.5%+5%

158Webster County, GAGA2,3691.7%−19%

159Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661.7%−47%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES