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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 2023, at 46.2%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 9%. The median was 16.9% and the figure for Alabama was 27.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest46.2Shelby County
Lowest9Bullock County
Median16.967 counties
Alabama27.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 46.2 %46.2Madison CountyMadison County: 45.7 %45.7Lee CountyLee County: 41.3 %41.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 35.9 %35.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 34.3 %34.3Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 32.8 %32.8Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 31.4 %31.4Limestone CountyLimestone County: 30.4 %30.4Autauga CountyAutauga County: 28.3 %28.3Pike CountyPike County: 27.3 %27.3Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 27.1 %27.1Mobile CountyMobile County: 25.2 %25.2Elmore CountyElmore County: 24.4 %24.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 23.2 %23.2Houston CountyHouston County: 22.8 %22.8Henry CountyHenry County: 21.7 %21.7Coffee CountyCoffee County: 21.5 %21.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 21.3 %21.3Macon CountyMacon County: 20.7 %20.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 20.6 %20.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 20.5 %20.5Marengo CountyMarengo County: 20.4 %20.4Colbert CountyColbert County: 20.3 %20.3St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 19.9 %19.9Dale CountyDale County: 19.3 %19.3Cullman CountyCullman County: 19.1 %19.1Sumter CountySumter County: 19 %19Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 18.7 %18.7Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 18.2 %18.2Etowah CountyEtowah County: 17.5 %17.5Covington CountyCovington County: 17.2 %17.2Dallas CountyDallas County: 17 %17Perry CountyPerry County: 16.9 %16.9Russell CountyRussell County: 16.9 %16.9Talladega CountyTalladega County: 16.8 %16.8Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 16.8 %16.8Hale CountyHale County: 16.8 %16.8Washington CountyWashington County: 16.2 %16.2Walker CountyWalker County: 16 %16Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 16 %16
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Shelby County46.2+0.6 pts
2Madison County45.7+0.6 pts
3Lee County41.3+1.2 pts
4Jefferson County35.9+0.4 pts
5Montgomery County34.3+0.6 pts
6Baldwin County32.8+0.2 pts
7Tuscaloosa County31.4+0.5 pts
8Limestone County30.4+0.9 pts
9Autauga County28.3-1.3 pts
10Pike County27.3-0.4 pts
11Lauderdale County27.1+1.3 pts
12Mobile County25.2+0.9 pts
13Elmore County24.4+0.2 pts
14Morgan County23.2-0.6 pts
15Houston County22.8+0.3 pts
16Henry County21.7+0.7 pts
17Coffee County21.5-0.1 pts
18Marshall County21.3-0.1 pts
19Macon County20.7+0.2 pts
20Calhoun County20.6+1.4 pts
21Randolph County20.5+1.7 pts
22Marengo County20.4-1.6 pts
23Colbert County20.3+2.2 pts
24St. Clair County19.9+0.6 pts
25Dale County19.3+0.2 pts
26Cullman County19.1+0.8 pts
27Sumter County19-2.7 pts
28Tallapoosa County18.7+0.6 pts
29Cleburne County18.2+1.7 pts
30Etowah County17.5-0.2 pts
31Covington County17.2+0.9 pts
32Dallas County17+1.3 pts
33Perry County16.9+1.6 pts
33Russell County16.9+0.5 pts
35Talladega County16.8+0.2 pts
36Crenshaw County16.8-0.4 pts
37Hale County16.8+0.4 pts
38Washington County16.2+2 pts
39Walker County16+0.7 pts
40Cherokee County16+1.4 pts
41Lawrence County15.6-0.2 pts
42Fayette County15.6+2.6 pts
43Blount County15.6+0.8 pts
44Jackson County15.6-0.6 pts
45Clarke County15.4+1.7 pts
46Chilton County15.3+1.3 pts
47Clay County15.2+2.5 pts
48Franklin County14.9+0.1 pts
49Coosa County14.9+4.2 pts
50Chambers County14.6+1.9 pts
51Choctaw County13.9+0.9 pts
52DeKalb County13.9-0.3 pts
53Lowndes County13.9-2.5 pts
54Butler County13.8+0.7 pts
55Pickens County13.8-0.8 pts
56Winston County13.4-0.5 pts
57Geneva County13.3-0.6 pts
58Conecuh County13.1-0.2 pts
59Marion County12.8+1 pts
60Escambia County12.5-0.1 pts
61Greene County12.5-4.2 pts
62Wilcox County12.3+0.7 pts
63Lamar County11.6+1.3 pts
64Bibb County11.5+0.6 pts
65Barbour County11.5-0.4 pts
66Monroe County11.4-2.2 pts
67Bullock County9-0.4 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. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 46.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bullock County, with 9% in 2023.

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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