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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 2023, at 88.4%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 30% and the figure for Alabama was 27.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest88.4Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest9.4Prichard, AL
Median3066 cities
Alabama27.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Mountain Brook, AL: 88.4 %Mountain Brook, AL88.4Homewood, AL: 69.9 %Homewood, AL69.9Madison, AL: 65.9 %Madison, AL65.9Auburn, AL: 62.8 %Auburn, AL62.8Vestavia Hills, AL: 62.2 %Vestavia Hills, AL62.2Hoover, AL: 60.8 %Hoover, AL60.8Pike Road, AL: 59 %Pike Road, AL59Fairhope, AL: 53.4 %Fairhope, AL53.4Pelham, AL: 48.8 %Pelham, AL48.8Helena, AL: 48.2 %Helena, AL48.2Trussville, AL: 48.1 %Trussville, AL48.1Huntsville, AL: 46.2 %Huntsville, AL46.2Irondale, AL: 45.1 %Irondale, AL45.1Chelsea, AL: 44.9 %Chelsea, AL44.9Spanish Fort, AL: 44.5 %Spanish Fort, AL44.5Daphne, AL: 43.5 %Daphne, AL43.5Alabaster, AL: 40.8 %Alabaster, AL40.8Tuscaloosa, AL: 38.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL38.1Gulf Shores, AL: 38 %Gulf Shores, AL38Calera, AL: 37.1 %Calera, AL37.1Northport, AL: 37.1 %Northport, AL37.1Prattville, AL: 37 %Prattville, AL37Troy, AL: 36.5 %Troy, AL36.5Gardendale, AL: 36 %Gardendale, AL36Montgomery, AL: 33.5 %Montgomery, AL33.5Opelika, AL: 33.5 %Opelika, AL33.5Millbrook, AL: 32.5 %Millbrook, AL32.5Jacksonville, AL: 31.6 %Jacksonville, AL31.6Cullman, AL: 31.5 %Cullman, AL31.5Mobile, AL: 31.5 %Mobile, AL31.5Florence, AL: 31.1 %Florence, AL31.1Athens, AL: 30.8 %Athens, AL30.8Birmingham, AL: 30.7 %Birmingham, AL30.7Hartselle, AL: 29.4 %Hartselle, AL29.4Leeds, AL: 28.7 %Leeds, AL28.7Dothan, AL: 27.3 %Dothan, AL27.3Foley, AL: 26.3 %Foley, AL26.3Jasper, AL: 26.2 %Jasper, AL26.2Scottsboro, AL: 25 %Scottsboro, AL25Oxford, AL: 24.8 %Oxford, AL24.8Mountain Brook, AL: 88.4 %Mountain Brook, AL88.4Homewood, AL: 69.9 %Homewood, AL69.9Madison, AL: 65.9 %Madison, AL65.9Auburn, AL: 62.8 %Auburn, AL62.8Vestavia Hills, AL: 62.2 %Vestavia Hills, AL62.2Hoover, AL: 60.8 %Hoover, AL60.8Pike Road, AL: 59 %Pike Road, AL59Fairhope, AL: 53.4 %Fairhope, AL53.4Pelham, AL: 48.8 %Pelham, AL48.8Helena, AL: 48.2 %Helena, AL48.2Trussville, AL: 48.1 %Trussville, AL48.1Huntsville, AL: 46.2 %Huntsville, AL46.2Irondale, AL: 45.1 %Irondale, AL45.1Chelsea, AL: 44.9 %Chelsea, AL44.9Spanish Fort, AL: 44.5 %Spanish Fort, AL44.5Daphne, AL: 43.5 %Daphne, AL43.5Alabaster, AL: 40.8 %Alabaster, AL40.8Tuscaloosa, AL: 38.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL38.1Gulf Shores, AL: 38 %Gulf Shores, AL38Calera, AL: 37.1 %Calera, AL37.1Northport, AL: 37.1 %Northport, AL37.1Prattville, AL: 37 %Prattville, AL37Troy, AL: 36.5 %Troy, AL36.5Gardendale, AL: 36 %Gardendale, AL36Montgomery, AL: 33.5 %Montgomery, AL33.5Opelika, AL: 33.5 %Opelika, AL33.5Millbrook, AL: 32.5 %Millbrook, AL32.5Jacksonville, AL: 31.6 %Jacksonville, AL31.6Cullman, AL: 31.5 %Cullman, AL31.5Mobile, AL: 31.5 %Mobile, AL31.5Florence, AL: 31.1 %Florence, AL31.1Athens, AL: 30.8 %Athens, AL30.8Birmingham, AL: 30.7 %Birmingham, AL30.7Hartselle, AL: 29.4 %Hartselle, AL29.4Leeds, AL: 28.7 %Leeds, AL28.7Dothan, AL: 27.3 %Dothan, AL27.3Foley, AL: 26.3 %Foley, AL26.3Jasper, AL: 26.2 %Jasper, AL26.2Scottsboro, AL: 25 %Scottsboro, AL25Oxford, AL: 24.8 %Oxford, AL24.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mountain Brook, AL88.4+2.6 pts
2Homewood, AL69.9-0.3 pts
3Madison, AL65.9+1.7 pts
4Auburn, AL62.8+1.1 pts
5Vestavia Hills, AL62.2-5.7 pts
6Hoover, AL60.8+0.6 pts
7Pike Road, AL59+4.5 pts
8Fairhope, AL53.4+0.4 pts
9Pelham, AL48.8+1 pts
10Helena, AL48.2+0.3 pts
11Trussville, AL48.1+0.4 pts
12Huntsville, AL46.2+0.4 pts
13Irondale, AL45.1+4.7 pts
14Chelsea, AL44.9-0.1 pts
15Spanish Fort, AL44.5-1.8 pts
16Daphne, AL43.5+3.5 pts
17Alabaster, AL40.8+0.4 pts
18Tuscaloosa, AL38.10 pts
19Gulf Shores, AL38-0.2 pts
20Calera, AL37.1+0.7 pts
21Northport, AL37.1+0.9 pts
22Prattville, AL37-0.7 pts
23Troy, AL36.5-1.3 pts
24Gardendale, AL36+4 pts
25Montgomery, AL33.5+0.4 pts
26Opelika, AL33.5+0.7 pts
27Millbrook, AL32.5+1.4 pts
28Jacksonville, AL31.6+2.7 pts
29Cullman, AL31.5-1.1 pts
30Mobile, AL31.5+1.3 pts
31Florence, AL31.1+2.9 pts
32Athens, AL30.8+0.8 pts
33Birmingham, AL30.7+1.2 pts
34Hartselle, AL29.4+1.6 pts
35Leeds, AL28.7+0.6 pts
36Dothan, AL27.3+0.4 pts
37Foley, AL26.3+2.1 pts
38Jasper, AL26.2+1.4 pts
39Scottsboro, AL25+0.4 pts
40Oxford, AL24.8+1.6 pts
41Enterprise, AL24.6-0.4 pts
42Muscle Shoals, AL24.4+3.2 pts
43Saraland, AL24.2+1.1 pts
44Moody, AL23.8-0.2 pts
45Clay, AL23.3+2.7 pts
46Phenix City, AL23.3+2.1 pts
47Hueytown, AL23.2+1.2 pts
48Decatur, AL22.8-0.9 pts
49Rainbow City, AL21.8-4.6 pts
50Anniston, AL21.5-1 pts
51Albertville, AL20.9-0.7 pts
52Pell City, AL20.3-0.4 pts
53Selma, AL19.1-0.6 pts
54Ozark, AL18.8+0.3 pts
55Valley, AL17.6+3.8 pts
56Fort Payne, AL17.5-0.6 pts
57Alexander City, AL17.4-0.9 pts
58Center Point, AL17.3+0.1 pts
59Boaz, AL16.7-0 pts
60Sylacauga, AL16.4-0.1 pts
61Eufaula, AL15.5-1.8 pts
62Gadsden, AL14.8-0.9 pts
63Russellville, AL14.5+0.1 pts
64Bessemer, AL14.4+0.8 pts
65Talladega, AL13.9+0.4 pts
66Prichard, AL9.4-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Mountain Brook, AL, with 88.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Prichard, AL, with 9.4% in 2023.

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