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

Shelby County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 67 counties in 2024, at 46.8%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 8.1%. The median was 17.2% and the figure for Alabama was 28.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest46.8Shelby County
Lowest8.1Bullock County
Median17.267 counties
Alabama28.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 46.8 %46.8Madison CountyMadison County: 46.4 %46.4Lee CountyLee County: 42.4 %42.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 36.2 %36.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 34.5 %34.5Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 33.7 %33.7Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 32.1 %32.1Limestone CountyLimestone County: 30.2 %30.2Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 29.8 %29.8Autauga CountyAutauga County: 29.1 %29.1Pike CountyPike County: 28 %28Mobile CountyMobile County: 26 %26Elmore CountyElmore County: 25.4 %25.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 23.3 %23.3Houston CountyHouston County: 23.1 %23.1Coffee CountyCoffee County: 22.5 %22.5Henry CountyHenry County: 21.8 %21.8Colbert CountyColbert County: 21.7 %21.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 21.5 %21.5St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 21.4 %21.4Macon CountyMacon County: 21.1 %21.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 20.7 %20.7Dale CountyDale County: 20.4 %20.4Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 20.3 %20.3Cullman CountyCullman County: 19.7 %19.7Marengo CountyMarengo County: 19.5 %19.5Sumter CountySumter County: 19 %19Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 18.7 %18.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 18.4 %18.4Russell CountyRussell County: 18.2 %18.2Etowah CountyEtowah County: 18.1 %18.1Hale CountyHale County: 17.6 %17.6Dallas CountyDallas County: 17.5 %17.5Covington CountyCovington County: 17.2 %17.2Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 17 %17Washington CountyWashington County: 17 %17Walker CountyWalker County: 16.6 %16.6Talladega CountyTalladega County: 16.5 %16.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 16.5 %16.5Chilton CountyChilton County: 16.5 %16.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Shelby County46.8+0.6 pts
2Madison County46.4+0.7 pts
3Lee County42.4+1.1 pts
4Jefferson County36.2+0.3 pts
5Montgomery County34.5+0.2 pts
6Baldwin County33.7+0.9 pts
7Tuscaloosa County32.1+0.7 pts
8Limestone County30.2-0.2 pts
9Lauderdale County29.8+2.7 pts
10Autauga County29.1+0.9 pts
11Pike County28+0.7 pts
12Mobile County26+0.8 pts
13Elmore County25.4+1 pts
14Morgan County23.30 pts
15Houston County23.1+0.3 pts
16Coffee County22.5+0.9 pts
17Henry County21.8+0.1 pts
18Colbert County21.7+1.4 pts
19Marshall County21.5+0.2 pts
20St. Clair County21.4+1.4 pts
21Macon County21.1+0.4 pts
22Calhoun County20.7+0.1 pts
23Dale County20.4+1.1 pts
24Tallapoosa County20.3+1.6 pts
25Cullman County19.7+0.6 pts
26Marengo County19.5-1 pts
27Sumter County19-0 pts
28Crenshaw County18.7+1.9 pts
29Randolph County18.4-2.2 pts
30Russell County18.2+1.3 pts
31Etowah County18.1+0.6 pts
32Hale County17.6+0.8 pts
33Dallas County17.5+0.5 pts
34Covington County17.2-0 pts
35Cleburne County17-1.2 pts
36Washington County17+0.8 pts
37Walker County16.6+0.6 pts
38Talladega County16.5-0.3 pts
39Cherokee County16.5+0.6 pts
40Chilton County16.5+1.2 pts
41Jackson County15.9+0.4 pts
42Franklin County15.8+0.9 pts
43Blount County15.8+0.2 pts
44Perry County15.8-1.1 pts
45Choctaw County15.8+1.8 pts
46Lawrence County15.2-0.4 pts
47Greene County15.1+2.7 pts
48Clarke County15-0.5 pts
49Chambers County14.9+0.3 pts
50Fayette County14.9-0.8 pts
51Clay County14.7-0.5 pts
52Lowndes County14.4+0.5 pts
53Winston County14.3+0.9 pts
54DeKalb County14.1+0.2 pts
55Coosa County13.9-1 pts
56Butler County13.5-0.2 pts
57Escambia County13.5+1 pts
58Conecuh County13.4+0.3 pts
59Marion County13.3+0.4 pts
60Geneva County13.2-0.1 pts
61Pickens County13.1-0.7 pts
62Wilcox County13+0.6 pts
63Lamar County12.1+0.5 pts
64Bibb County11.7+0.3 pts
65Monroe County11.7+0.3 pts
66Barbour County10.6-0.8 pts
67Bullock County8.1-0.9 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. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

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

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Shelby County, with 46.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Bullock County, with 8.1% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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