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Cities in Alabama by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 66 cities in 2024, at 88.6%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 29.9% and the figure for Alabama was 28.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest88.6Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest10.8Prichard, AL
Median29.966 cities
Alabama28.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Mountain Brook, AL: 88.6 %Mountain Brook, AL88.6Homewood, AL: 70.9 %Homewood, AL70.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 65.3 %Vestavia Hills, AL65.3Madison, AL: 64.5 %Madison, AL64.5Auburn, AL: 64.1 %Auburn, AL64.1Hoover, AL: 62.6 %Hoover, AL62.6Pike Road, AL: 55.4 %Pike Road, AL55.4Fairhope, AL: 53.6 %Fairhope, AL53.6Helena, AL: 51.4 %Helena, AL51.4Spanish Fort, AL: 49.1 %Spanish Fort, AL49.1Chelsea, AL: 48.5 %Chelsea, AL48.5Pelham, AL: 47.2 %Pelham, AL47.2Huntsville, AL: 47.2 %Huntsville, AL47.2Trussville, AL: 45.7 %Trussville, AL45.7Daphne, AL: 42.9 %Daphne, AL42.9Irondale, AL: 42.3 %Irondale, AL42.3Alabaster, AL: 41.1 %Alabaster, AL41.1Gulf Shores, AL: 39.9 %Gulf Shores, AL39.9Troy, AL: 39.7 %Troy, AL39.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 39.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL39.4Northport, AL: 38.2 %Northport, AL38.2Calera, AL: 37.2 %Calera, AL37.2Prattville, AL: 36.6 %Prattville, AL36.6Opelika, AL: 36.4 %Opelika, AL36.4Florence, AL: 34.5 %Florence, AL34.5Montgomery, AL: 33.8 %Montgomery, AL33.8Cullman, AL: 32.4 %Cullman, AL32.4Mobile, AL: 32 %Mobile, AL32Athens, AL: 31.4 %Athens, AL31.4Gardendale, AL: 31.2 %Gardendale, AL31.2Jacksonville, AL: 31.2 %Jacksonville, AL31.2Birmingham, AL: 31.1 %Birmingham, AL31.1Millbrook, AL: 30.9 %Millbrook, AL30.9Moody, AL: 28.8 %Moody, AL28.8Jasper, AL: 28.2 %Jasper, AL28.2Hartselle, AL: 27.9 %Hartselle, AL27.9Leeds, AL: 27.7 %Leeds, AL27.7Dothan, AL: 27.6 %Dothan, AL27.6Enterprise, AL: 25.1 %Enterprise, AL25.1Saraland, AL: 25 %Saraland, AL25Mountain Brook, AL: 88.6 %Mountain Brook, AL88.6Homewood, AL: 70.9 %Homewood, AL70.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 65.3 %Vestavia Hills, AL65.3Madison, AL: 64.5 %Madison, AL64.5Auburn, AL: 64.1 %Auburn, AL64.1Hoover, AL: 62.6 %Hoover, AL62.6Pike Road, AL: 55.4 %Pike Road, AL55.4Fairhope, AL: 53.6 %Fairhope, AL53.6Helena, AL: 51.4 %Helena, AL51.4Spanish Fort, AL: 49.1 %Spanish Fort, AL49.1Chelsea, AL: 48.5 %Chelsea, AL48.5Pelham, AL: 47.2 %Pelham, AL47.2Huntsville, AL: 47.2 %Huntsville, AL47.2Trussville, AL: 45.7 %Trussville, AL45.7Daphne, AL: 42.9 %Daphne, AL42.9Irondale, AL: 42.3 %Irondale, AL42.3Alabaster, AL: 41.1 %Alabaster, AL41.1Gulf Shores, AL: 39.9 %Gulf Shores, AL39.9Troy, AL: 39.7 %Troy, AL39.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 39.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL39.4Northport, AL: 38.2 %Northport, AL38.2Calera, AL: 37.2 %Calera, AL37.2Prattville, AL: 36.6 %Prattville, AL36.6Opelika, AL: 36.4 %Opelika, AL36.4Florence, AL: 34.5 %Florence, AL34.5Montgomery, AL: 33.8 %Montgomery, AL33.8Cullman, AL: 32.4 %Cullman, AL32.4Mobile, AL: 32 %Mobile, AL32Athens, AL: 31.4 %Athens, AL31.4Gardendale, AL: 31.2 %Gardendale, AL31.2Jacksonville, AL: 31.2 %Jacksonville, AL31.2Birmingham, AL: 31.1 %Birmingham, AL31.1Millbrook, AL: 30.9 %Millbrook, AL30.9Moody, AL: 28.8 %Moody, AL28.8Jasper, AL: 28.2 %Jasper, AL28.2Hartselle, AL: 27.9 %Hartselle, AL27.9Leeds, AL: 27.7 %Leeds, AL27.7Dothan, AL: 27.6 %Dothan, AL27.6Enterprise, AL: 25.1 %Enterprise, AL25.1Saraland, AL: 25 %Saraland, AL25
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mountain Brook, AL88.6+0.2 pts
2Homewood, AL70.9+0.9 pts
3Vestavia Hills, AL65.3+3.1 pts
4Madison, AL64.5-1.4 pts
5Auburn, AL64.1+1.4 pts
6Hoover, AL62.6+1.8 pts
7Pike Road, AL55.4-3.6 pts
8Fairhope, AL53.6+0.1 pts
9Helena, AL51.4+3.2 pts
10Spanish Fort, AL49.1+4.7 pts
11Chelsea, AL48.5+3.6 pts
12Pelham, AL47.2-1.5 pts
13Huntsville, AL47.2+1 pts
14Trussville, AL45.7-2.5 pts
15Daphne, AL42.9-0.5 pts
16Irondale, AL42.3-2.8 pts
17Alabaster, AL41.1+0.3 pts
18Gulf Shores, AL39.9+1.9 pts
19Troy, AL39.7+3.2 pts
20Tuscaloosa, AL39.4+1.3 pts
21Northport, AL38.2+1.1 pts
22Calera, AL37.20 pts
23Prattville, AL36.6-0.4 pts
24Opelika, AL36.4+3 pts
25Florence, AL34.5+3.4 pts
26Montgomery, AL33.8+0.3 pts
27Cullman, AL32.4+0.9 pts
28Mobile, AL32+0.4 pts
29Athens, AL31.4+0.6 pts
30Gardendale, AL31.2-4.8 pts
30Jacksonville, AL31.2-0.4 pts
32Birmingham, AL31.1+0.4 pts
33Millbrook, AL30.9-1.6 pts
34Moody, AL28.8+5 pts
35Jasper, AL28.2+2 pts
36Hartselle, AL27.9-1.5 pts
37Leeds, AL27.7-1 pts
38Dothan, AL27.6+0.3 pts
39Enterprise, AL25.1+0.6 pts
40Saraland, AL25+0.8 pts
41Oxford, AL24.8-0 pts
42Foley, AL24.6-1.7 pts
43Muscle Shoals, AL24-0.4 pts
44Clay, AL23.2-0.1 pts
45Phenix City, AL23.2-0.1 pts
46Scottsboro, AL22.6-2.4 pts
47Decatur, AL22.5-0.3 pts
48Pell City, AL21.9+1.6 pts
49Albertville, AL21.1+0.2 pts
50Hueytown, AL21-2.2 pts
51Rainbow City, AL20.8-1 pts
52Anniston, AL20.5-1 pts
53Alexander City, AL20.2+2.8 pts
54Selma, AL19.9+0.8 pts
55Ozark, AL18.4-0.4 pts
56Sylacauga, AL17.9+1.5 pts
57Fort Payne, AL17.3-0.2 pts
58Valley, AL17.1-0.5 pts
59Center Point, AL17-0.3 pts
60Boaz, AL15.9-0.8 pts
61Bessemer, AL15.6+1.2 pts
62Gadsden, AL15.5+0.7 pts
63Russellville, AL15.2+0.7 pts
64Eufaula, AL15.1-0.3 pts
65Talladega, AL13.6-0.3 pts
66Prichard, AL10.8+1.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 88.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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