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Most graduate degrees, Georgia counties · 2010

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, GAGA44,89323.0%+35%

02Clarke County, GAGA129,92119.3%+2%

03Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79117.7%+20%

04Fayette County, GAGA125,15615.4%+26%

05DeKalb County, GAGA774,39415.1%+11%

06Cobb County, GAGA793,34514.6%+24%

07Columbia County, GAGA169,18912.7%+6%

08Forsyth County, GAGA282,80512.5%+46%

09Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.9%+9%

10Bulloch County, GAGA86,94910.8%−9%

11Harris County, GAGA37,28010.7%+47%

12Chatham County, GAGA311,85510.1%+21%

13Glynn County, GAGA87,5999.8%+13%

14Rabun County, GAGA17,7649.3%+23%

15Houston County, GAGA178,2149.1%+16%

16White County, GAGA29,8029.1%+63%

17Cherokee County, GAGA299,2739.1%+23%

18Lee County, GAGA34,1798.8%+55%

19Morgan County, GAGA22,0958.6%+51%

20Bryan County, GAGA52,0628.6%+40%

21Rockdale County, GAGA98,4168.5%+13%

22Towns County, GAGA13,2858.4%+5%

23Lowndes County, GAGA122,8678.3%+16%

24Coweta County, GAGA160,2408.3%+32%

25Camden County, GAGA60,1438.3%+46%

26Muscogee County, GAGA202,1718.3%+4%

27Union County, GAGA27,8598.2%+64%

28Henry County, GAGA264,9228.2%+36%

29Baldwin County, GAGA44,0298.1%+24%

30Bibb County, GAGA157,5568.0%+6%

31Dougherty County, GAGA82,6167.8%+21%

32Sumter County, GAGA28,8017.8%−4%

33Douglas County, GAGA154,2937.7%+32%

34Jackson County, GAGA99,2657.6%+79%

35Hall County, GAGA226,5687.6%+11%

36Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4657.5%+15%

37Richmond County, GAGA206,5597.5%+13%

38Thomas County, GAGA46,3687.5%+22%

39Pickens County, GAGA37,1677.3%+28%

40Fannin County, GAGA26,1117.2%+67%

41Floyd County, GAGA101,3787.2%+23%

42Wilkes County, GAGA9,5407.1%+69%

43Tift County, GAGA42,2547.1%+11%

44Habersham County, GAGA50,4167.0%+16%

45Clinch County, GAGA6,8477.0%+60%

46Monroe County, GAGA32,0237.0%+8%

47Troup County, GAGA72,8446.9%+16%

48Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1786.8%−6%

49Newton County, GAGA125,5836.8%+34%

50Carroll County, GAGA131,0366.7%+0%

51Putnam County, GAGA23,7226.7%+15%

52Laurens County, GAGA51,0416.6%+19%

53Greene County, GAGA21,3676.5%−2%

54Early County, GAGA10,4556.5%+28%

55Bleckley County, GAGA12,8666.3%+28%

56McIntosh County, GAGA11,9896.3%+30%

57Peach County, GAGA29,8776.2%−11%

58Ware County, GAGA36,9066.2%+35%

59Randolph County, GAGA6,1566.2%+38%

60Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4156.1%+10%

61Turner County, GAGA8,9836.0%+28%

62Pike County, GAGA20,9325.9%+57%

63Bartow County, GAGA120,8005.9%+35%

64Paulding County, GAGA190,9965.9%+63%

65Jones County, GAGA29,1715.9%+5%

66Evans County, GAGA11,0285.8%+66%

67Talbot County, GAGA5,7095.8%+76%

68Brooks County, GAGA16,1015.8%+33%

69Dawson County, GAGA35,3655.7%−7%

70Whitfield County, GAGA106,2125.6%+16%

71Jasper County, GAGA17,6325.6%+32%

72Hart County, GAGA28,6395.6%+1%

73Montgomery County, GAGA8,6355.5%+21%

74Stephens County, GAGA27,8545.5%+18%

75Liberty County, GAGA70,3135.5%+11%

76Toombs County, GAGA27,5455.4%+27%

77Terrell County, GAGA8,6565.3%+16%

78Walton County, GAGA112,6965.3%+29%

79Dade County, GAGA16,1545.2%+57%

80Effingham County, GAGA74,3975.2%+19%

81Catoosa County, GAGA69,6285.2%+23%

82Irwin County, GAGA9,0205.2%+70%

83Clayton County, GAGA297,4715.2%+17%

84Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0995.1%+39%

85Madison County, GAGA32,9195.1%+24%

86Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.9%+3%

87Jenkins County, GAGA8,8434.9%+18%

88Barrow County, GAGA99,7734.9%+56%

89Dodge County, GAGA19,6634.8%+1%

90Tattnall County, GAGA24,3764.8%+106%

91Polk County, GAGA45,5144.8%+24%

92Macon County, GAGA11,7564.8%+61%

93Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.7%+15%

94Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.7%+14%

95Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.6%+11%

96Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.6%+31%

97Franklin County, GAGA25,9484.5%+15%

98Screven County, GAGA14,4084.4%+42%

99Gordon County, GAGA61,7014.4%+11%

100Upson County, GAGA28,5004.4%+25%

101Emanuel County, GAGA23,1474.3%−11%

102McDuffie County, GAGA21,6404.3%+16%

103Colquitt County, GAGA47,4384.3%+9%

104Seminole County, GAGA9,1624.2%+58%

105Walker County, GAGA70,2504.2%+22%

106Gilmer County, GAGA33,8944.1%−18%

107Miller County, GAGA5,8124.0%+4%

108Banks County, GAGA21,2733.9%+7%

109Butts County, GAGA27,2183.9%+22%

110Bacon County, GAGA11,0703.9%+36%

111Lanier County, GAGA10,6233.9%+20%

112Meriwether County, GAGA21,5163.9%−11%

113Clay County, GAGA2,8153.9%−30%

114Pierce County, GAGA20,7643.9%+18%

115Telfair County, GAGA11,1953.8%+30%

116Lamar County, GAGA20,9413.8%−15%

117Wayne County, GAGA32,4813.8%−4%

118Webster County, GAGA2,3693.8%+77%

119Candler County, GAGA11,2753.8%+15%

120Dooly County, GAGA11,1563.7%−6%

121Grady County, GAGA26,5903.7%−4%

122Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2193.6%+9%

123Washington County, GAGA19,4533.6%+3%

124Berrien County, GAGA18,9323.6%−12%

125Worth County, GAGA20,0593.6%+23%

126Cook County, GAGA18,2323.5%+33%

127Burke County, GAGA24,4083.5%+15%

128Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.4%+8%

129Elbert County, GAGA20,0723.4%−6%

130Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.3%−6%

131Atkinson County, GAGA8,4543.3%+44%

132Lincoln County, GAGA8,1123.3%−15%

133Haralson County, GAGA33,0663.2%−8%

134Appling County, GAGA19,1003.2%+1%

135Murray County, GAGA41,6073.1%+35%

136Schley County, GAGA4,5933.0%−51%

137Mitchell County, GAGA20,4673.0%−6%

138Marion County, GAGA7,6762.9%−37%

139Charlton County, GAGA13,1212.9%−4%

140Johnson County, GAGA9,3102.9%−4%

141Glascock County, GAGA3,1412.9%+3%

142Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.8%+1%

143Crawford County, GAGA12,2062.7%+46%

144Chattooga County, GAGA25,3002.7%−9%

145Echols County, GAGA3,6852.6%+43%

146Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112.5%−12%

147Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662.4%−27%

148Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6622.3%−40%

149Brantley County, GAGA18,9362.3%−23%

150Calhoun County, GAGA5,4132.2%−67%

151Heard County, GAGA12,1492.1%−2%

152Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.0%−25%

153Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971.9%−45%

154Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721.9%−59%

155Warren County, GAGA5,2691.5%−36%

156Baker County, GAGA2,7251.5%−54%

157Long County, GAGA21,5571.5%−34%

158Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971.2%−37%

159Quitman County, GAGA2,2540.6%−70%

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