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

Shelby County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 67 counties in 2022, at 45.6%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 16.4% and the figure for Alabama was 27.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.6Shelby County
Lowest9.4Bullock County
Median16.467 counties
Alabama27.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 45.6 %45.6Madison CountyMadison County: 45.1 %45.1Lee CountyLee County: 40.2 %40.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 35.6 %35.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 33.7 %33.7Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 32.6 %32.6Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 30.9 %30.9Autauga CountyAutauga County: 29.6 %29.6Limestone CountyLimestone County: 29.5 %29.5Pike CountyPike County: 27.7 %27.7Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 25.8 %25.8Mobile CountyMobile County: 24.2 %24.2Elmore CountyElmore County: 24.2 %24.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 23.9 %23.9Houston CountyHouston County: 22.5 %22.5Marengo CountyMarengo County: 22 %22Sumter CountySumter County: 21.8 %21.8Coffee CountyCoffee County: 21.6 %21.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 21.4 %21.4Henry CountyHenry County: 21 %21Macon CountyMacon County: 20.6 %20.6St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 19.3 %19.3Dale CountyDale County: 19.2 %19.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 19.2 %19.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 18.8 %18.8Cullman CountyCullman County: 18.3 %18.3Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 18.2 %18.2Colbert CountyColbert County: 18 %18Etowah CountyEtowah County: 17.7 %17.7Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 17.2 %17.2Greene CountyGreene County: 16.7 %16.7Talladega CountyTalladega County: 16.6 %16.6Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 16.5 %16.5Hale CountyHale County: 16.4 %16.4Russell CountyRussell County: 16.4 %16.4Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 16.3 %16.3Covington CountyCovington County: 16.3 %16.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 16.2 %16.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 15.8 %15.8Dallas CountyDallas County: 15.7 %15.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Shelby County45.6+0.8 pts
2Madison County45.1+0.8 pts
3Lee County40.2+1.5 pts
4Jefferson County35.6+0.9 pts
5Montgomery County33.7+0.3 pts
6Baldwin County32.6+0.1 pts
7Tuscaloosa County30.9+0.2 pts
8Autauga County29.6+1.4 pts
9Limestone County29.5+1.1 pts
10Pike County27.7-0 pts
11Lauderdale County25.8+0.3 pts
12Mobile County24.2+0.3 pts
13Elmore County24.2-0.4 pts
14Morgan County23.9+1.1 pts
15Houston County22.5+0.2 pts
16Marengo County22+2.3 pts
17Sumter County21.8+2.3 pts
18Coffee County21.6-1.1 pts
19Marshall County21.40 pts
20Henry County21-0.6 pts
21Macon County20.6-0.7 pts
22St. Clair County19.3+0.8 pts
23Dale County19.2+0.5 pts
24Calhoun County19.2-0.4 pts
25Randolph County18.8+2.6 pts
26Cullman County18.3+1.8 pts
27Tallapoosa County18.2+0.1 pts
28Colbert County18+0.2 pts
29Etowah County17.7-0.3 pts
30Crenshaw County17.2+0.8 pts
31Greene County16.7+4 pts
32Talladega County16.6+0.7 pts
33Cleburne County16.5+0.1 pts
34Hale County16.4+0.6 pts
35Russell County16.4-0.9 pts
36Lowndes County16.3+1.2 pts
37Covington County16.3+0.5 pts
38Jackson County16.2+0.1 pts
39Lawrence County15.8+0.5 pts
40Dallas County15.7-0.4 pts
41Walker County15.3+1.2 pts
42Perry County15.2-3.7 pts
43Franklin County14.8+0.6 pts
44Blount County14.7-0.2 pts
45Cherokee County14.6+1.8 pts
46Pickens County14.5+1.2 pts
47Washington County14.2+0.7 pts
48DeKalb County14.2-0.3 pts
49Chilton County14+0.4 pts
50Geneva County13.9+0.4 pts
51Winston County13.8+0.4 pts
52Clarke County13.8-0.1 pts
53Monroe County13.5+0.6 pts
54Conecuh County13.3+0.9 pts
55Butler County13.1-1 pts
55Choctaw County13.1+1.3 pts
57Fayette County13+1.2 pts
58Clay County12.8-0.6 pts
59Chambers County12.7-0.9 pts
60Escambia County12.60 pts
61Barbour County11.9+0.7 pts
62Marion County11.8-0.8 pts
63Wilcox County11.6+0.6 pts
64Bibb County10.9-1 pts
65Coosa County10.6-0.6 pts
66Lamar County10.2+0.3 pts
67Bullock County9.4-2.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 45.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bullock County, with 9.4% in 2022.

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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