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Most graduate degrees, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Clarke County, GAGA129,92118.9%+0.5 pts

02Oconee County, GAGA44,89317.1%+4.3 pts

03Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79114.7%+4.4 pts

04DeKalb County, GAGA774,39413.6%+2.2 pts

05Fayette County, GAGA125,15612.3%+5.2 pts

06Columbia County, GAGA169,18912.0%+3.5 pts

07Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911.9%+2.8 pts

08Cobb County, GAGA793,34511.7%+2.6 pts

09Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.0%+2.2 pts

10Glynn County, GAGA87,5998.7%+2.2 pts

11Forsyth County, GAGA282,8058.5%+4.1 pts

12Chatham County, GAGA311,8558.4%+2.1 pts

13Sumter County, GAGA28,8018.1%+1.3 pts

14Towns County, GAGA13,2858.0%+4.1 pts

15Muscogee County, GAGA202,1718.0%+1.8 pts

16Houston County, GAGA178,2147.9%+2.4 pts

17Bibb County, GAGA157,5567.6%+1.4 pts

18Rabun County, GAGA17,7647.5%+3.3 pts

19Rockdale County, GAGA98,4167.5%+1.7 pts

20Cherokee County, GAGA299,2737.3%+2.7 pts

21Harris County, GAGA37,2807.3%+2.4 pts

22Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1787.2%+3.5 pts

23Lowndes County, GAGA122,8677.2%+0.7 pts

24Peach County, GAGA29,8777.0%+0.7 pts

25Hall County, GAGA226,5686.8%+1.2 pts

26Carroll County, GAGA131,0366.7%+1.2 pts

27Calhoun County, GAGA5,4136.7%+2.9 pts

28Greene County, GAGA21,3676.7%+3.4 pts

29Richmond County, GAGA206,5596.6%+0.9 pts

30Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4656.6%+0.8 pts

31Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296.5%+1.1 pts

32Monroe County, GAGA32,0236.5%+1.2 pts

33Dougherty County, GAGA82,6166.4%+0.3 pts

34Tift County, GAGA42,2546.4%+0.5 pts

35Coweta County, GAGA160,2406.3%+1.6 pts

36Thomas County, GAGA46,3686.2%+1.3 pts

37Bryan County, GAGA52,0626.1%+2.2 pts

38Schley County, GAGA4,5936.1%+2.6 pts

39Dawson County, GAGA35,3656.1%+4.0 pts

40Habersham County, GAGA50,4166.1%+1.8 pts

41Henry County, GAGA264,9226.0%+2.7 pts

42Troup County, GAGA72,8446.0%+1.8 pts

43Putnam County, GAGA23,7225.8%+1.4 pts

44Floyd County, GAGA101,3785.8%+0.5 pts

45Douglas County, GAGA154,2935.8%+2.0 pts

46Morgan County, GAGA22,0955.7%+1.9 pts

47Pickens County, GAGA37,1675.7%+3.0 pts

48Camden County, GAGA60,1435.7%+2.5 pts

49Lee County, GAGA34,1795.7%+1.5 pts

50White County, GAGA29,8025.6%+0.3 pts

51Jones County, GAGA29,1715.6%+1.9 pts

52Clay County, GAGA2,8155.6%+1.0 pts

53Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4155.5%−0.1 pts

54Laurens County, GAGA51,0415.5%+0.8 pts

55Hart County, GAGA28,6395.5%+2.6 pts

56Early County, GAGA10,4555.1%+1.9 pts

57Newton County, GAGA125,5835.1%+2.2 pts

58Union County, GAGA27,8595.0%+1.5 pts

59Gilmer County, GAGA33,8945.0%+2.2 pts

60Bleckley County, GAGA12,8664.9%+0.8 pts

61Liberty County, GAGA70,3134.9%+1.1 pts

62Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.9%+0.9 pts

63Emanuel County, GAGA23,1474.8%+1.2 pts

64McIntosh County, GAGA11,9894.8%+2.1 pts

65Dodge County, GAGA19,6634.8%+2.0 pts

66Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.8%+0.7 pts

67Turner County, GAGA8,9834.7%+1.8 pts

68Stephens County, GAGA27,8544.7%+1.0 pts

69Ware County, GAGA36,9064.6%+0.4 pts

70Terrell County, GAGA8,6564.6%+1.8 pts

71Pulaski County, GAGA10,1724.6%−0.7 pts

72Marion County, GAGA7,6764.6%+3.1 pts

73Montgomery County, GAGA8,6354.6%+1.0 pts

74Lamar County, GAGA20,9414.5%+0.8 pts

75Randolph County, GAGA6,1564.5%+2.8 pts

76Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.4%−0.0 pts

77Effingham County, GAGA74,3974.4%+1.7 pts

78Clinch County, GAGA6,8474.4%+0.2 pts

79Bartow County, GAGA120,8004.4%+1.6 pts

80Meriwether County, GAGA21,5164.3%+1.7 pts

81Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.3%+0.3 pts

82Fannin County, GAGA26,1114.3%+0.7 pts

83Jasper County, GAGA17,6324.3%+1.3 pts

84Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.2%+0.3 pts

85Jackson County, GAGA99,2654.2%+1.2 pts

86Catoosa County, GAGA69,6284.2%+2.0 pts

87Wilkes County, GAGA9,5404.2%+1.0 pts

88Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.1%+1.2 pts

89Jenkins County, GAGA8,8434.1%+0.4 pts

90Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.1%−0.0 pts

91Walton County, GAGA112,6964.1%+1.6 pts

92Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.1%−0.1 pts

93Madison County, GAGA32,9194.1%+0.2 pts

94Berrien County, GAGA18,9324.1%+1.7 pts

95Dooly County, GAGA11,1564.0%+0.7 pts

96Wayne County, GAGA32,4814.0%+0.3 pts

97Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.9%+0.1 pts

98Franklin County, GAGA25,9483.9%+0.8 pts

99Colquitt County, GAGA47,4383.9%+0.1 pts

100Polk County, GAGA45,5143.9%+1.1 pts

101Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6623.8%+1.3 pts

102Miller County, GAGA5,8123.8%+0.1 pts

103Lincoln County, GAGA8,1123.8%+1.0 pts

104Grady County, GAGA26,5903.8%+1.1 pts

105Pike County, GAGA20,9323.8%+0.2 pts

106Banks County, GAGA21,2733.7%+1.6 pts

107McDuffie County, GAGA21,6403.7%+0.1 pts

108Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.7%+0.6 pts

109Paulding County, GAGA190,9963.6%+1.8 pts

110Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.6%+1.4 pts

111Elbert County, GAGA20,0723.5%+0.7 pts

112Evans County, GAGA11,0283.5%−0.1 pts

113Upson County, GAGA28,5003.5%+0.3 pts

114Haralson County, GAGA33,0663.5%+0.5 pts

115Washington County, GAGA19,4533.5%+0.1 pts

116Coffee County, GAGA44,4073.5%−1.0 pts

117Wilcox County, GAGA8,7973.4%+0.1 pts

118Walker County, GAGA70,2503.4%+0.5 pts

119Dade County, GAGA16,1543.4%+0.8 pts

120Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2193.3%+1.2 pts

121Talbot County, GAGA5,7093.3%+0.8 pts

122Treutlen County, GAGA6,4663.3%+1.1 pts

123Candler County, GAGA11,2753.3%−0.8 pts

124Pierce County, GAGA20,7643.3%+1.3 pts

125Lanier County, GAGA10,6233.3%+1.5 pts

126Butts County, GAGA27,2183.2%+0.3 pts

127Baker County, GAGA2,7253.2%−0.1 pts

128Mitchell County, GAGA20,4673.2%+0.8 pts

129Appling County, GAGA19,1003.1%−0.3 pts

130Barrow County, GAGA99,7733.1%−0.0 pts

131Screven County, GAGA14,4083.1%+0.3 pts

132Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.1%−0.8 pts

133Irwin County, GAGA9,0203.0%−0.2 pts

134Burke County, GAGA24,4083.0%+0.2 pts

135Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.0%+1.3 pts

136Johnson County, GAGA9,3103.0%+0.6 pts

137Telfair County, GAGA11,1953.0%+0.1 pts

138Macon County, GAGA11,7563.0%+0.1 pts

139Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002.9%+0.7 pts

140Brantley County, GAGA18,9362.9%+1.2 pts

141Worth County, GAGA20,0592.9%+0.5 pts

142Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.9%−0.0 pts

143Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112.9%+1.0 pts

144Glascock County, GAGA3,1412.8%+1.2 pts

145Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.8%+0.0 pts

146Seminole County, GAGA9,1622.7%+0.0 pts

147Cook County, GAGA18,2322.7%−0.0 pts

148Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.6%+0.2 pts

149Warren County, GAGA5,2692.4%+1.2 pts

150Tattnall County, GAGA24,3762.3%+0.8 pts

151Murray County, GAGA41,6072.3%+0.8 pts

152Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542.3%−0.6 pts

153Long County, GAGA21,5572.2%+0.5 pts

154Webster County, GAGA2,3692.1%+0.2 pts

155Heard County, GAGA12,1492.1%−0.1 pts

156Quitman County, GAGA2,2542.1%−1.3 pts

157Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971.9%+0.2 pts

158Crawford County, GAGA12,2061.9%−0.2 pts

159Echols County, GAGA3,6851.8%+0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS