RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most graduate degrees, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 3.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Clarke County, GAGA129,92118.4%–

02Oconee County, GAGA44,89312.8%–

03DeKalb County, GAGA774,39411.4%–

04Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79110.4%–

05Cobb County, GAGA793,3459.1%–

06Bulloch County, GAGA86,9499.1%–

07Columbia County, GAGA169,1898.5%–

08Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0997.7%–

09Fayette County, GAGA125,1567.1%–

10Sumter County, GAGA28,8016.8%–

11Glynn County, GAGA87,5996.5%–

12Lowndes County, GAGA122,8676.5%–

13Peach County, GAGA29,8776.3%–

14Chatham County, GAGA311,8556.3%–

15Bibb County, GAGA157,5566.2%–

16Muscogee County, GAGA202,1716.1%–

17Dougherty County, GAGA82,6166.1%–

18Tift County, GAGA42,2545.9%–

19Rockdale County, GAGA98,4165.8%–

20Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4655.8%–

21Richmond County, GAGA206,5595.8%–

22Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4155.7%–

23Hall County, GAGA226,5685.6%–

24Houston County, GAGA178,2145.5%–

25Carroll County, GAGA131,0365.5%–

26Baldwin County, GAGA44,0295.5%–

27Monroe County, GAGA32,0235.3%–

28Floyd County, GAGA101,3785.3%–

29Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.3%–

30White County, GAGA29,8025.2%–

31Harris County, GAGA37,2804.9%–

32Thomas County, GAGA46,3684.8%–

33Laurens County, GAGA51,0414.8%–

34Cherokee County, GAGA299,2734.7%–

35Coweta County, GAGA160,2404.7%–

36Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.5%–

37Clay County, GAGA2,8154.5%–

38Putnam County, GAGA23,7224.5%–

39Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.5%–

40Forsyth County, GAGA282,8054.4%–

41Habersham County, GAGA50,4164.3%–

42Rabun County, GAGA17,7644.3%–

43Ware County, GAGA36,9064.2%–

44Troup County, GAGA72,8444.2%–

45Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.2%–

46Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.2%–

47Clinch County, GAGA6,8474.1%–

48Lee County, GAGA34,1794.1%–

49Bleckley County, GAGA12,8664.1%–

50Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.1%–

51Candler County, GAGA11,2754.0%–

52Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.0%–

53Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.0%–

54Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.0%–

55Bryan County, GAGA52,0624.0%–

56Towns County, GAGA13,2853.9%–

57Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.9%–

58Madison County, GAGA32,9193.9%–

59Colquitt County, GAGA47,4383.8%–

60Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.8%–

61Morgan County, GAGA22,0953.8%–

62Douglas County, GAGA154,2933.8%–

63Liberty County, GAGA70,3133.8%–

64Calhoun County, GAGA5,4133.7%–

65Jenkins County, GAGA8,8433.7%–

66Miller County, GAGA5,8123.7%–

67Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1783.7%–

68Wayne County, GAGA32,4813.7%–

69Lamar County, GAGA20,9413.7%–

70Jones County, GAGA29,1713.6%–

71Stephens County, GAGA27,8543.6%–

72Emanuel County, GAGA23,1473.6%–

73McDuffie County, GAGA21,6403.6%–

74Pike County, GAGA20,9323.6%–

75Fannin County, GAGA26,1113.6%–

76Evans County, GAGA11,0283.6%–

77Montgomery County, GAGA8,6353.6%–

78Schley County, GAGA4,5933.5%–

79Appling County, GAGA19,1003.5%–

80Union County, GAGA27,8593.5%–

81Quitman County, GAGA2,2543.4%–

82Washington County, GAGA19,4533.3%–

83Baker County, GAGA2,7253.3%–

84Wilcox County, GAGA8,7973.3%–

85Henry County, GAGA264,9223.3%–

86Irwin County, GAGA9,0203.3%–

87Greene County, GAGA21,3673.2%–

88Dooly County, GAGA11,1563.2%–

89Upson County, GAGA28,5003.2%–

90Camden County, GAGA60,1433.2%–

91Wilkes County, GAGA9,5403.2%–

92Franklin County, GAGA25,9483.2%–

93Early County, GAGA10,4553.2%–

94Barrow County, GAGA99,7733.1%–

95Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.0%–

96Haralson County, GAGA33,0663.0%–

97Jackson County, GAGA99,2653.0%–

98Stewart County, GAGA4,6313.0%–

99Turner County, GAGA8,9832.9%–

100Jasper County, GAGA17,6322.9%–

101Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.9%–

102Walker County, GAGA70,2502.9%–

103Butts County, GAGA27,2182.9%–

104Hart County, GAGA28,6392.9%–

105Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542.9%–

106Newton County, GAGA125,5832.9%–

107Screven County, GAGA14,4082.8%–

108Macon County, GAGA11,7562.8%–

109Burke County, GAGA24,4082.8%–

110Telfair County, GAGA11,1952.8%–

111Elbert County, GAGA20,0722.8%–

112Polk County, GAGA45,5142.8%–

113Terrell County, GAGA8,6562.8%–

114Dodge County, GAGA19,6632.8%–

115Lincoln County, GAGA8,1122.8%–

116Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.8%–

117Bartow County, GAGA120,8002.8%–

118Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942.8%–

119McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892.7%–

120Pickens County, GAGA37,1672.7%–

121Grady County, GAGA26,5902.7%–

122Effingham County, GAGA74,3972.7%–

123Cook County, GAGA18,2322.7%–

124Seminole County, GAGA9,1622.7%–

125Meriwether County, GAGA21,5162.6%–

126Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6622.5%–

127Walton County, GAGA112,6962.5%–

128Dade County, GAGA16,1542.5%–

129Talbot County, GAGA5,7092.5%–

130Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.5%–

131Berrien County, GAGA18,9322.4%–

132Mitchell County, GAGA20,4672.4%–

133Worth County, GAGA20,0592.4%–

134Johnson County, GAGA9,3102.3%–

135Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002.3%–

136Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662.2%–

137Catoosa County, GAGA69,6282.2%–

138Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2192.2%–

139Heard County, GAGA12,1492.2%–

140Banks County, GAGA21,2732.1%–

141Dawson County, GAGA35,3652.1%–

142Hancock County, GAGA8,6822.1%–

143Crawford County, GAGA12,2062.1%–

144Webster County, GAGA2,3692.0%–

145Pierce County, GAGA20,7641.9%–

146Paulding County, GAGA190,9961.8%–

147Jefferson County, GAGA15,0111.8%–

148Lanier County, GAGA10,6231.8%–

149Brantley County, GAGA18,9361.8%–

150Long County, GAGA21,5571.8%–

151Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971.7%–

152Charlton County, GAGA13,1211.7%–

153Randolph County, GAGA6,1561.7%–

154Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.6%–

155Tattnall County, GAGA24,3761.6%–

156Marion County, GAGA7,6761.5%–

157Murray County, GAGA41,6071.5%–

158Warren County, GAGA5,2691.2%–

159Echols County, GAGA3,6851.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS