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Most graduate degrees, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, GAGA44,89326.6%+55%

02Clarke County, GAGA129,92123.0%+22%

03Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79122.4%+52%

04DeKalb County, GAGA774,39419.7%+45%

05Forsyth County, GAGA282,80519.3%+127%

06Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.5%+51%

07Cobb County, GAGA793,34517.6%+50%

08Columbia County, GAGA169,18914.6%+22%

09Towns County, GAGA13,28514.6%+82%

10Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.5%+92%

11Harris County, GAGA37,28013.8%+88%

12Chatham County, GAGA311,85513.6%+62%

13Monroe County, GAGA32,02313.4%+106%

14Houston County, GAGA178,21413.2%+68%

15Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.1%+31%

16Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17812.9%+79%

17Bryan County, GAGA52,06212.0%+96%

18Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911.9%+0%

19Greene County, GAGA21,36711.8%+77%

20Bibb County, GAGA157,55611.8%+55%

21Dawson County, GAGA35,36511.7%+92%

22Lee County, GAGA34,17911.7%+106%

23Peach County, GAGA29,87711.5%+64%

24Glynn County, GAGA87,59911.4%+31%

25Muscogee County, GAGA202,17111.1%+39%

26Cherokee County, GAGA299,27310.9%+49%

27Coweta County, GAGA160,24010.8%+72%

28Baker County, GAGA2,72510.7%+233%

29Morgan County, GAGA22,09510.6%+86%

30Henry County, GAGA264,92210.5%+74%

31Lowndes County, GAGA122,86710.3%+44%

32Douglas County, GAGA154,29310.3%+79%

33Thomas County, GAGA46,36810.0%+63%

34Rockdale County, GAGA98,4169.8%+31%

35Sumter County, GAGA28,8019.8%+21%

36Union County, GAGA27,8599.7%+94%

37Habersham County, GAGA50,4169.6%+59%

38Dougherty County, GAGA82,6169.6%+49%

39Baldwin County, GAGA44,0299.4%+44%

40Fannin County, GAGA26,1119.3%+116%

41Tift County, GAGA42,2549.3%+46%

42Floyd County, GAGA101,3789.3%+59%

43Hall County, GAGA226,5689.3%+36%

44Putnam County, GAGA23,7229.1%+56%

45Madison County, GAGA32,9199.1%+122%

46Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4658.9%+36%

47Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4158.8%+58%

48Richmond County, GAGA206,5598.7%+30%

49Pike County, GAGA20,9328.6%+128%

50Gilmer County, GAGA33,8948.6%+72%

51Walton County, GAGA112,6968.5%+107%

52Newton County, GAGA125,5838.4%+67%

53Jones County, GAGA29,1718.4%+51%

54Irwin County, GAGA9,0208.4%+176%

55Laurens County, GAGA51,0418.3%+50%

56White County, GAGA29,8028.2%+47%

57Camden County, GAGA60,1438.2%+43%

58Pickens County, GAGA37,1678.1%+42%

59Bleckley County, GAGA12,8668.0%+62%

60Clay County, GAGA2,8157.9%+42%

61Paulding County, GAGA190,9967.8%+116%

62Barrow County, GAGA99,7737.8%+149%

63Stephens County, GAGA27,8547.7%+66%

64Carroll County, GAGA131,0367.6%+13%

65Miller County, GAGA5,8127.5%+95%

66Jackson County, GAGA99,2657.4%+75%

67Catoosa County, GAGA69,6287.4%+76%

68Montgomery County, GAGA8,6357.4%+63%

69Troup County, GAGA72,8447.4%+24%

70Evans County, GAGA11,0287.3%+110%

71Walker County, GAGA70,2507.3%+116%

72Franklin County, GAGA25,9487.2%+85%

73Toombs County, GAGA27,5457.2%+71%

74Gordon County, GAGA61,7017.2%+83%

75Effingham County, GAGA74,3976.9%+58%

76Spalding County, GAGA70,7756.9%+68%

77Screven County, GAGA14,4086.8%+120%

78Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.6%+184%

79Clayton County, GAGA297,4716.5%+48%

80Haralson County, GAGA33,0666.5%+87%

81Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.3%+169%

82Grady County, GAGA26,5906.3%+66%

83Talbot County, GAGA5,7096.3%+92%

84McDuffie County, GAGA21,6406.3%+72%

85Wilcox County, GAGA8,7976.3%+83%

86Long County, GAGA21,5576.3%+180%

87Bartow County, GAGA120,8006.3%+43%

88Cook County, GAGA18,2326.2%+134%

89Colquitt County, GAGA47,4386.2%+58%

90Pierce County, GAGA20,7646.2%+88%

91Lanier County, GAGA10,6236.1%+89%

92McIntosh County, GAGA11,9896.1%+27%

93Liberty County, GAGA70,3136.1%+24%

94Whitfield County, GAGA106,2126.0%+24%

95Crisp County, GAGA19,2376.0%+46%

96Lamar County, GAGA20,9415.8%+30%

97Banks County, GAGA21,2735.8%+58%

98Charlton County, GAGA13,1215.8%+93%

99Decatur County, GAGA29,4325.8%+21%

100Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.5%+21%

101Stewart County, GAGA4,6315.5%+31%

102Crawford County, GAGA12,2065.4%+187%

103Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475.3%+9%

104Wayne County, GAGA32,4815.2%+31%

105Webster County, GAGA2,3695.1%+140%

106Jasper County, GAGA17,6325.1%+20%

107Heard County, GAGA12,1495.1%+142%

108Twiggs County, GAGA7,5975.0%+160%

109Ware County, GAGA36,9065.0%+9%

110Wilkes County, GAGA9,5405.0%+19%

111Dodge County, GAGA19,6635.0%+4%

112Washington County, GAGA19,4535.0%+43%

113Upson County, GAGA28,5004.9%+41%

114Hart County, GAGA28,6394.9%−11%

115Bacon County, GAGA11,0704.9%+70%

116Quitman County, GAGA2,2544.9%+133%

117Polk County, GAGA45,5144.8%+24%

118Treutlen County, GAGA6,4664.8%+45%

119Appling County, GAGA19,1004.7%+51%

120Schley County, GAGA4,5934.6%−24%

121Turner County, GAGA8,9834.6%−1%

122Dooly County, GAGA11,1564.6%+16%

123Seminole County, GAGA9,1624.6%+71%

124Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.6%+31%

125Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.6%+5%

126Terrell County, GAGA8,6564.5%−1%

127Dade County, GAGA16,1544.5%+33%

128Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2194.4%+33%

129Burke County, GAGA24,4084.4%+47%

130Taylor County, GAGA7,8184.4%+68%

131Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.3%+39%

132Mitchell County, GAGA20,4674.2%+31%

133Early County, GAGA10,4554.2%−17%

134Lincoln County, GAGA8,1124.2%+9%

135Elbert County, GAGA20,0724.1%+15%

136Meriwether County, GAGA21,5164.0%−8%

137Worth County, GAGA20,0594.0%+37%

138Macon County, GAGA11,7563.9%+33%

139Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.7%−16%

140Berrien County, GAGA18,9323.7%−10%

141Chattooga County, GAGA25,3003.7%+24%

142Marion County, GAGA7,6763.6%−22%

143Brantley County, GAGA18,9363.5%+19%

144Warren County, GAGA5,2693.5%+45%

145Calhoun County, GAGA5,4133.4%−48%

146Randolph County, GAGA6,1563.4%−25%

147Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.4%−8%

148Butts County, GAGA27,2183.3%+1%

149Murray County, GAGA41,6073.2%+39%

150Candler County, GAGA11,2753.1%−4%

151Telfair County, GAGA11,1953.1%+6%

152Johnson County, GAGA9,3102.9%−4%

153Hancock County, GAGA8,6822.5%−30%

154Echols County, GAGA3,6852.2%+24%

155Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112.2%−24%

156Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431.8%−57%

157Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6621.7%−56%

158Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.3%−54%

159Wheeler County, GAGA7,5700.4%−84%

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