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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%+2%

02Oconee County, GAGA44,89317.1%+33%

03Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79114.7%+42%

04DeKalb County, GAGA774,39413.6%+19%

05Fayette County, GAGA125,15612.3%+73%

06Columbia County, GAGA169,18912.0%+42%

07Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911.9%+31%

08Cobb County, GAGA793,34511.7%+28%

09Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.0%+29%

10Glynn County, GAGA87,5998.7%+33%

11Forsyth County, GAGA282,8058.5%+92%

12Chatham County, GAGA311,8558.4%+34%

13Sumter County, GAGA28,8018.1%+19%

14Towns County, GAGA13,2858.0%+103%

15Muscogee County, GAGA202,1718.0%+30%

16Houston County, GAGA178,2147.9%+43%

17Bibb County, GAGA157,5567.6%+22%

18Rabun County, GAGA17,7647.5%+76%

19Rockdale County, GAGA98,4167.5%+29%

20Cherokee County, GAGA299,2737.3%+57%

21Harris County, GAGA37,2807.3%+48%

22Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1787.2%+94%

23Lowndes County, GAGA122,8677.2%+10%

24Peach County, GAGA29,8777.0%+11%

25Hall County, GAGA226,5686.8%+21%

26Carroll County, GAGA131,0366.7%+22%

27Calhoun County, GAGA5,4136.7%+79%

28Greene County, GAGA21,3676.7%+105%

29Richmond County, GAGA206,5596.6%+15%

30Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4656.6%+13%

31Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296.5%+19%

32Monroe County, GAGA32,0236.5%+22%

33Dougherty County, GAGA82,6166.4%+5%

34Tift County, GAGA42,2546.4%+9%

35Coweta County, GAGA160,2406.3%+35%

36Thomas County, GAGA46,3686.2%+27%

37Bryan County, GAGA52,0626.1%+55%

38Schley County, GAGA4,5936.1%+74%

39Dawson County, GAGA35,3656.1%+188%

40Habersham County, GAGA50,4166.1%+42%

41Henry County, GAGA264,9226.0%+84%

42Troup County, GAGA72,8446.0%+43%

43Putnam County, GAGA23,7225.8%+31%

44Floyd County, GAGA101,3785.8%+9%

45Douglas County, GAGA154,2935.8%+53%

46Morgan County, GAGA22,0955.7%+51%

47Pickens County, GAGA37,1675.7%+112%

48Camden County, GAGA60,1435.7%+78%

49Lee County, GAGA34,1795.7%+37%

50White County, GAGA29,8025.6%+7%

51Jones County, GAGA29,1715.6%+53%

52Clay County, GAGA2,8155.6%+23%

53Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4155.5%−2%

54Laurens County, GAGA51,0415.5%+16%

55Hart County, GAGA28,6395.5%+92%

56Early County, GAGA10,4555.1%+60%

57Newton County, GAGA125,5835.1%+76%

58Union County, GAGA27,8595.0%+44%

59Gilmer County, GAGA33,8945.0%+81%

60Bleckley County, GAGA12,8664.9%+20%

61Liberty County, GAGA70,3134.9%+30%

62Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.9%+21%

63Emanuel County, GAGA23,1474.8%+33%

64McIntosh County, GAGA11,9894.8%+76%

65Dodge County, GAGA19,6634.8%+72%

66Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.8%+18%

67Turner County, GAGA8,9834.7%+60%

68Stephens County, GAGA27,8544.7%+28%

69Ware County, GAGA36,9064.6%+8%

70Terrell County, GAGA8,6564.6%+65%

71Pulaski County, GAGA10,1724.6%−13%

72Marion County, GAGA7,6764.6%+203%

73Montgomery County, GAGA8,6354.6%+28%

74Lamar County, GAGA20,9414.5%+23%

75Randolph County, GAGA6,1564.5%+164%

76Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.4%−1%

77Effingham County, GAGA74,3974.4%+64%

78Clinch County, GAGA6,8474.4%+6%

79Bartow County, GAGA120,8004.4%+59%

80Meriwether County, GAGA21,5164.3%+66%

81Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.3%+8%

82Fannin County, GAGA26,1114.3%+20%

83Jasper County, GAGA17,6324.3%+46%

84Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.2%+7%

85Jackson County, GAGA99,2654.2%+40%

86Catoosa County, GAGA69,6284.2%+90%

87Wilkes County, GAGA9,5404.2%+33%

88Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.1%+38%

89Jenkins County, GAGA8,8434.1%+11%

90Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.1%−1%

91Walton County, GAGA112,6964.1%+63%

92Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.1%−1%

93Madison County, GAGA32,9194.1%+6%

94Berrien County, GAGA18,9324.1%+68%

95Dooly County, GAGA11,1564.0%+23%

96Wayne County, GAGA32,4814.0%+8%

97Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.9%+4%

98Franklin County, GAGA25,9483.9%+24%

99Colquitt County, GAGA47,4383.9%+2%

100Polk County, GAGA45,5143.9%+39%

101Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6623.8%+51%

102Miller County, GAGA5,8123.8%+3%

103Lincoln County, GAGA8,1123.8%+38%

104Grady County, GAGA26,5903.8%+42%

105Pike County, GAGA20,9323.8%+5%

106Banks County, GAGA21,2733.7%+73%

107McDuffie County, GAGA21,6403.7%+2%

108Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.7%+21%

109Paulding County, GAGA190,9963.6%+95%

110Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.6%+68%

111Elbert County, GAGA20,0723.5%+26%

112Evans County, GAGA11,0283.5%−2%

113Upson County, GAGA28,5003.5%+9%

114Haralson County, GAGA33,0663.5%+15%

115Washington County, GAGA19,4533.5%+4%

116Coffee County, GAGA44,4073.5%−23%

117Wilcox County, GAGA8,7973.4%+4%

118Walker County, GAGA70,2503.4%+17%

119Dade County, GAGA16,1543.4%+34%

120Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2193.3%+53%

121Talbot County, GAGA5,7093.3%+33%

122Treutlen County, GAGA6,4663.3%+47%

123Candler County, GAGA11,2753.3%−19%

124Pierce County, GAGA20,7643.3%+70%

125Lanier County, GAGA10,6233.3%+84%

126Butts County, GAGA27,2183.2%+12%

127Baker County, GAGA2,7253.2%−3%

128Mitchell County, GAGA20,4673.2%+35%

129Appling County, GAGA19,1003.1%−10%

130Barrow County, GAGA99,7733.1%−1%

131Screven County, GAGA14,4083.1%+10%

132Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.1%−21%

133Irwin County, GAGA9,0203.0%−7%

134Burke County, GAGA24,4083.0%+7%

135Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.0%+74%

136Johnson County, GAGA9,3103.0%+28%

137Telfair County, GAGA11,1953.0%+5%

138Macon County, GAGA11,7563.0%+5%

139Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002.9%+28%

140Brantley County, GAGA18,9362.9%+66%

141Worth County, GAGA20,0592.9%+22%

142Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.9%−1%

143Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112.9%+57%

144Glascock County, GAGA3,1412.8%+71%

145Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.8%+0%

146Seminole County, GAGA9,1622.7%+1%

147Cook County, GAGA18,2322.7%−1%

148Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.6%+7%

149Warren County, GAGA5,2692.4%+101%

150Tattnall County, GAGA24,3762.3%+47%

151Murray County, GAGA41,6072.3%+55%

152Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542.3%−20%

153Long County, GAGA21,5572.2%+28%

154Webster County, GAGA2,3692.1%+8%

155Heard County, GAGA12,1492.1%−3%

156Quitman County, GAGA2,2542.1%−38%

157Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971.9%+11%

158Crawford County, GAGA12,2061.9%−11%

159Echols County, GAGA3,6851.8%+57%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS