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Cities in Georgia by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Milton, GA had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 101 cities in 2024, at 77.9%. Cairo, GA had the lowest, at 12.3%. The median was 29.8% and the figure for Georgia was 35%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest77.9Milton, GA
Lowest12.3Cairo, GA
Median29.8101 cities
Georgia35History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Milton, GA: 77.9 %Milton, GA77.9Decatur, GA: 76.3 %Decatur, GA76.3Johns Creek, GA: 72.7 %Johns Creek, GA72.7Dunwoody, GA: 72.2 %Dunwoody, GA72.2Brookhaven, GA: 70.9 %Brookhaven, GA70.9Alpharetta, GA: 70.7 %Alpharetta, GA70.7Sandy Springs, GA: 69.2 %Sandy Springs, GA69.2Roswell, GA: 66 %Roswell, GA66Suwanee, GA: 62.5 %Suwanee, GA62.5Peachtree City, GA: 61.6 %Peachtree City, GA61.6Smyrna, GA: 59.4 %Smyrna, GA59.4Atlanta, GA: 59.2 %Atlanta, GA59.2Duluth, GA: 53.7 %Duluth, GA53.7Woodstock, GA: 52.3 %Woodstock, GA52.3Peachtree Corners, GA: 51.6 %Peachtree Corners, GA51.6Sugar Hill, GA: 48.5 %Sugar Hill, GA48.5Chamblee, GA: 47.9 %Chamblee, GA47.9Marietta, GA: 47.4 %Marietta, GA47.4Athens, GA: 47.3 %Athens, GA47.3Kennesaw, GA: 47.3 %Kennesaw, GA47.3Holly Springs, GA: 45.8 %Holly Springs, GA45.8Tucker, GA: 44.7 %Tucker, GA44.7Braselton, GA: 44.6 %Braselton, GA44.6Fayetteville, GA: 41.2 %Fayetteville, GA41.2Powder Springs, GA: 41 %Powder Springs, GA41Newnan, GA: 40.7 %Newnan, GA40.7Flowery Branch, GA: 40.6 %Flowery Branch, GA40.6Norcross, GA: 40.5 %Norcross, GA40.5Pooler, GA: 39.7 %Pooler, GA39.7South Fulton, GA: 39 %South Fulton, GA39Mableton, GA: 38.7 %Mableton, GA38.7Fairburn, GA: 38.5 %Fairburn, GA38.5Richmond Hill, GA: 36.8 %Richmond Hill, GA36.8Snellville, GA: 36.2 %Snellville, GA36.2Doraville, GA: 35.6 %Doraville, GA35.6East Point, GA: 35.6 %East Point, GA35.6Douglasville, GA: 35.2 %Douglasville, GA35.2Carrollton, GA: 35.2 %Carrollton, GA35.2Jefferson, GA: 34.9 %Jefferson, GA34.9Cumming, GA: 34.9 %Cumming, GA34.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Milton, GA77.9+0.4 pts
2Decatur, GA76.3-1 pts
3Johns Creek, GA72.7+2 pts
4Dunwoody, GA72.2+0.5 pts
5Brookhaven, GA70.9-0.8 pts
6Alpharetta, GA70.7-1 pts
7Sandy Springs, GA69.2-0.7 pts
8Roswell, GA66+1.3 pts
9Suwanee, GA62.5+1.4 pts
10Peachtree City, GA61.6+1.2 pts
11Smyrna, GA59.4+0.4 pts
12Atlanta, GA59.2+0.8 pts
13Duluth, GA53.7+0.6 pts
14Woodstock, GA52.3+0.5 pts
15Peachtree Corners, GA51.6-1.1 pts
16Sugar Hill, GA48.5+1.9 pts
17Chamblee, GA47.9+0.7 pts
18Marietta, GA47.4+0.6 pts
19Athens, GA47.3-1.4 pts
19Kennesaw, GA47.3+0.2 pts
21Holly Springs, GA45.8+5.8 pts
22Tucker, GA44.7+0.8 pts
23Braselton, GA44.6-3.2 pts
24Fayetteville, GA41.2+3.6 pts
25Powder Springs, GA41+1.2 pts
26Newnan, GA40.7+0.9 pts
27Flowery Branch, GA40.6-2.4 pts
28Norcross, GA40.5-0.3 pts
29Pooler, GA39.7-0.4 pts
30South Fulton, GA39+0.1 pts
31Mableton, GA38.7+1 pts
32Fairburn, GA38.5-4.1 pts
33Richmond Hill, GA36.8+1 pts
34Snellville, GA36.2-3.2 pts
35Doraville, GA35.6+5.5 pts
36East Point, GA35.6-0.6 pts
37Douglasville, GA35.2-1.5 pts
38Carrollton, GA35.2+2 pts
39Jefferson, GA34.9+1 pts
40Cumming, GA34.9-1.2 pts
41Acworth, GA33.9+1 pts
42Savannah, GA33.3+1.3 pts
43Conyers, GA33.1+3.4 pts
44Canton, GA32.3+0.9 pts
45Stockbridge, GA31.8+0.9 pts
46Statesboro, GA31.6+1.5 pts
47Warner Robins, GA31.1+0.6 pts
48Stonecrest, GA31+2.3 pts
49Columbus, GA30.5+0.7 pts
50Locust Grove, GA30.1+4.6 pts
51Union City, GA29.8+3.1 pts
52Buford, GA29.4-0.9 pts
53St. Marys, GA29.3+2.2 pts
54Grovetown, GA29.2+3.4 pts
55Perry, GA28.8-1.7 pts
56College Park, GA28.8+0.6 pts
57Cartersville, GA28.7+0.3 pts
58Lovejoy, GA28.6+0.2 pts
59McDonough, GA28.5+1.2 pts
60Villa Rica, GA28.4+1.6 pts
61Rome, GA28.4-0.1 pts
62Valdosta, GA28.3+0.3 pts
63LaGrange, GA27.9+2.7 pts
64Lilburn, GA27.9+2 pts
65Covington, GA27.2+3.3 pts
66Gainesville, GA27.1+0.9 pts
67Loganville, GA27-1 pts
68Macon, GA26.3+0.3 pts
69Lawrenceville, GA26-0.5 pts
70Rincon, GA25.2+0.1 pts
71Port Wentworth, GA25-5.2 pts
72Thomasville, GA24.9-1.4 pts
73Augusta, GA24.7+0.5 pts
74Clarkston, GA24.6+1.4 pts
75Dalton, GA24.3+0.4 pts
76Dallas, GA23.4+0.8 pts
77Kingsland, GA23.3+1.8 pts
78Vidalia, GA23.1-2.1 pts
79Tifton, GA22.1+0.6 pts
80Americus, GA21.9+0.4 pts
81Albany, GA21.4-0.2 pts
82Milledgeville, GA21.1-2.7 pts
83Hinesville, GA21+0.3 pts
84Calhoun, GA20.2+1.9 pts
85Dublin, GA20.2-2.5 pts
86Fort Oglethorpe, GA19.5-2.3 pts
87Moultrie, GA19.5-1.6 pts
88Brunswick, GA19.4+0.6 pts
89Winder, GA19.3-1.5 pts
90Auburn, GA18.8+2.6 pts
91Bainbridge, GA18.7+1.5 pts
92Jesup, GA18.6+2.5 pts
93Riverdale, GA17.3-1.8 pts
94Douglas, GA16.5+0.7 pts
95Monroe, GA16.1-1.2 pts
96Waycross, GA16-0.2 pts
97Griffin, GA16-0.5 pts
98Garden City, GA15.6-0.5 pts
99Cedartown, GA15-1.8 pts
100Forest Park, GA12.4+0.3 pts
101Cairo, GA12.3-1.4 pts

Other periods

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Georgia by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Georgia by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/georgia-cities. 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 Georgia by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/georgia-cities.

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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 Georgia by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/georgia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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