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

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 66 cities in 2022, at 85.8%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 9.5%. The median was 28.2% and the figure for Alabama was 27.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.8Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest9.5Prichard, AL
Median28.266 cities
Alabama27.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Mountain Brook, AL: 85.8 %Mountain Brook, AL85.8Homewood, AL: 70.2 %Homewood, AL70.2Vestavia Hills, AL: 67.9 %Vestavia Hills, AL67.9Madison, AL: 64.2 %Madison, AL64.2Auburn, AL: 61.7 %Auburn, AL61.7Hoover, AL: 60.2 %Hoover, AL60.2Pike Road, AL: 54.5 %Pike Road, AL54.5Fairhope, AL: 53.1 %Fairhope, AL53.1Helena, AL: 48 %Helena, AL48Pelham, AL: 47.8 %Pelham, AL47.8Trussville, AL: 47.8 %Trussville, AL47.8Spanish Fort, AL: 46.3 %Spanish Fort, AL46.3Huntsville, AL: 45.8 %Huntsville, AL45.8Chelsea, AL: 45 %Chelsea, AL45Alabaster, AL: 40.4 %Alabaster, AL40.4Irondale, AL: 40.4 %Irondale, AL40.4Daphne, AL: 40 %Daphne, AL40Gulf Shores, AL: 38.2 %Gulf Shores, AL38.2Tuscaloosa, AL: 38.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL38.1Troy, AL: 37.8 %Troy, AL37.8Prattville, AL: 37.7 %Prattville, AL37.7Calera, AL: 36.4 %Calera, AL36.4Northport, AL: 36.2 %Northport, AL36.2Montgomery, AL: 33.1 %Montgomery, AL33.1Opelika, AL: 32.7 %Opelika, AL32.7Cullman, AL: 32.6 %Cullman, AL32.6Gardendale, AL: 32.1 %Gardendale, AL32.1Millbrook, AL: 31.1 %Millbrook, AL31.1Mobile, AL: 30.3 %Mobile, AL30.3Athens, AL: 30 %Athens, AL30Birmingham, AL: 29.4 %Birmingham, AL29.4Jacksonville, AL: 28.9 %Jacksonville, AL28.9Leeds, AL: 28.2 %Leeds, AL28.2Florence, AL: 28.2 %Florence, AL28.2Hartselle, AL: 27.8 %Hartselle, AL27.8Dothan, AL: 26.9 %Dothan, AL26.9Rainbow City, AL: 26.4 %Rainbow City, AL26.4Enterprise, AL: 25 %Enterprise, AL25Jasper, AL: 24.8 %Jasper, AL24.8Scottsboro, AL: 24.5 %Scottsboro, AL24.5Mountain Brook, AL: 85.8 %Mountain Brook, AL85.8Homewood, AL: 70.2 %Homewood, AL70.2Vestavia Hills, AL: 67.9 %Vestavia Hills, AL67.9Madison, AL: 64.2 %Madison, AL64.2Auburn, AL: 61.7 %Auburn, AL61.7Hoover, AL: 60.2 %Hoover, AL60.2Pike Road, AL: 54.5 %Pike Road, AL54.5Fairhope, AL: 53.1 %Fairhope, AL53.1Helena, AL: 48 %Helena, AL48Pelham, AL: 47.8 %Pelham, AL47.8Trussville, AL: 47.8 %Trussville, AL47.8Spanish Fort, AL: 46.3 %Spanish Fort, AL46.3Huntsville, AL: 45.8 %Huntsville, AL45.8Chelsea, AL: 45 %Chelsea, AL45Alabaster, AL: 40.4 %Alabaster, AL40.4Irondale, AL: 40.4 %Irondale, AL40.4Daphne, AL: 40 %Daphne, AL40Gulf Shores, AL: 38.2 %Gulf Shores, AL38.2Tuscaloosa, AL: 38.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL38.1Troy, AL: 37.8 %Troy, AL37.8Prattville, AL: 37.7 %Prattville, AL37.7Calera, AL: 36.4 %Calera, AL36.4Northport, AL: 36.2 %Northport, AL36.2Montgomery, AL: 33.1 %Montgomery, AL33.1Opelika, AL: 32.7 %Opelika, AL32.7Cullman, AL: 32.6 %Cullman, AL32.6Gardendale, AL: 32.1 %Gardendale, AL32.1Millbrook, AL: 31.1 %Millbrook, AL31.1Mobile, AL: 30.3 %Mobile, AL30.3Athens, AL: 30 %Athens, AL30Birmingham, AL: 29.4 %Birmingham, AL29.4Jacksonville, AL: 28.9 %Jacksonville, AL28.9Leeds, AL: 28.2 %Leeds, AL28.2Florence, AL: 28.2 %Florence, AL28.2Hartselle, AL: 27.8 %Hartselle, AL27.8Dothan, AL: 26.9 %Dothan, AL26.9Rainbow City, AL: 26.4 %Rainbow City, AL26.4Enterprise, AL: 25 %Enterprise, AL25Jasper, AL: 24.8 %Jasper, AL24.8Scottsboro, AL: 24.5 %Scottsboro, AL24.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mountain Brook, AL85.8-0.2 pts
2Homewood, AL70.2+3 pts
3Vestavia Hills, AL67.9-0.5 pts
4Madison, AL64.2+1.1 pts
5Auburn, AL61.7+2.3 pts
6Hoover, AL60.2+1.6 pts
7Pike Road, AL54.5+0.4 pts
8Fairhope, AL53.1-0.9 pts
9Helena, AL48+1.5 pts
10Pelham, AL47.8+3.9 pts
11Trussville, AL47.8+3 pts
12Spanish Fort, AL46.3+1.4 pts
13Huntsville, AL45.8+1 pts
14Chelsea, AL45+4 pts
15Alabaster, AL40.4+1.5 pts
16Irondale, AL40.4+1.7 pts
17Daphne, AL40-0.6 pts
18Gulf Shores, AL38.2+3.2 pts
19Tuscaloosa, AL38.1+0.5 pts
20Troy, AL37.8-0.5 pts
21Prattville, AL37.7+3.1 pts
22Calera, AL36.4+0.3 pts
23Northport, AL36.2-0.4 pts
24Montgomery, AL33.1+0.1 pts
25Opelika, AL32.7+1.2 pts
26Cullman, AL32.6-0.6 pts
27Gardendale, AL32.1+0.5 pts
28Millbrook, AL31.1+1.6 pts
29Mobile, AL30.30 pts
30Athens, AL30+0.8 pts
31Birmingham, AL29.4+0.6 pts
32Jacksonville, AL28.9-3.9 pts
33Leeds, AL28.20 pts
34Florence, AL28.2+0.7 pts
35Hartselle, AL27.8+1.5 pts
36Dothan, AL26.9-0.1 pts
37Rainbow City, AL26.4-0.4 pts
38Enterprise, AL25-2.8 pts
39Jasper, AL24.8+0.1 pts
40Scottsboro, AL24.5+2 pts
41Foley, AL24.2-0.1 pts
42Moody, AL23.9+3 pts
43Decatur, AL23.70 pts
44Oxford, AL23.2+0.1 pts
45Saraland, AL23.1+1.4 pts
46Anniston, AL22.5+2.2 pts
47Hueytown, AL22.10 pts
48Albertville, AL21.6+1 pts
49Phenix City, AL21.2-1.3 pts
50Muscle Shoals, AL21.2+2.2 pts
51Pell City, AL20.8+1.5 pts
52Clay, AL20.6+0.2 pts
53Selma, AL19.7+0.4 pts
54Ozark, AL18.5+0.2 pts
55Alexander City, AL18.4+0.9 pts
56Fort Payne, AL18.1-0.5 pts
57Eufaula, AL17.3+0.7 pts
58Center Point, AL17.3-0.3 pts
59Boaz, AL16.7-1.6 pts
60Sylacauga, AL16.5-0.8 pts
61Gadsden, AL15.7-0.2 pts
62Russellville, AL14.4+3.9 pts
63Valley, AL13.9-2.1 pts
64Bessemer, AL13.70 pts
65Talladega, AL13.6-0.2 pts
66Prichard, AL9.5-1.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 85.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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