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

Fulton County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 159 counties in 2024, at 58.5%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 8.4%. The median was 18.8% and the figure for Georgia was 35%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.5Fulton County
Median18.8159 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Fulton CountyFulton County: 58.5 %58.5Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 57.1 %57.1Oconee CountyOconee County: 55.9 %55.9Cobb CountyCobb County: 50.8 %50.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 49.9 %49.9DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 47.4 %47.4Clarke CountyClarke County: 47.4 %47.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 41.2 %41.2Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 39 %39Columbia CountyColumbia County: 38.5 %38.5Harris CountyHarris County: 38 %38Greene CountyGreene County: 37.8 %37.8Chatham CountyChatham County: 37.7 %37.7Dawson CountyDawson County: 36.4 %36.4Coweta CountyCoweta County: 36.2 %36.2Bryan CountyBryan County: 36.1 %36.1Lee CountyLee County: 34.1 %34.1Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 32.5 %32.5Houston CountyHouston County: 32.5 %32.5Glynn CountyGlynn County: 32.4 %32.4Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 32.4 %32.4Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 31.6 %31.6Rabun CountyRabun County: 31.3 %31.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 31.1 %31.1Towns CountyTowns County: 31 %31Douglas CountyDouglas County: 30.9 %30.9Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 30.5 %30.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 29.7 %29.7Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 29.6 %29.6Henry CountyHenry County: 29.5 %29.5Paulding CountyPaulding County: 29.5 %29.5Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 27.9 %27.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 27.8 %27.8Hall CountyHall County: 27.3 %27.3Effingham CountyEffingham County: 27.2 %27.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 27 %27Union CountyUnion County: 26.9 %26.9Pickens CountyPickens County: 26.7 %26.7Bibb CountyBibb County: 26.3 %26.3Floyd CountyFloyd County: 25.9 %25.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Fulton County58.5+0.5 pts
2Forsyth County57.1+0.5 pts
3Oconee County55.9+1 pts
4Cobb County50.8+0.4 pts
5Fayette County49.9+1.8 pts
6DeKalb County47.4+0.7 pts
7Clarke County47.4-1.3 pts
8Cherokee County41.2+1.7 pts
9Gwinnett County39+0.3 pts
10Columbia County38.5+0.6 pts
11Harris County38+3.3 pts
12Greene County37.8+1.4 pts
13Chatham County37.7+0.9 pts
14Dawson County36.4+0.7 pts
15Coweta County36.2+1.6 pts
16Bryan County36.1+1.5 pts
17Lee County34.1+0.6 pts
18Bulloch County32.5+1.7 pts
18Houston County32.5+0.2 pts
20Glynn County32.4+2 pts
21Rockdale County32.4+3.3 pts
22Lumpkin County31.6+0.1 pts
23Rabun County31.3+1.3 pts
24Putnam County31.1+2.8 pts
25Towns County31-1.8 pts
26Douglas County30.9+0.1 pts
27Muscogee County30.5+0.7 pts
28Morgan County29.7-0.5 pts
29Chattahoochee County29.6+2 pts
30Henry County29.5+1.4 pts
30Paulding County29.5+2.1 pts
32Lowndes County27.9+0.8 pts
33Jackson County27.8+0.5 pts
34Hall County27.3+0.6 pts
35Effingham County27.2+0.4 pts
36Monroe County27-1.7 pts
37Union County26.9+1.1 pts
38Pickens County26.7+1.8 pts
39Bibb County26.3+0.3 pts
40Floyd County25.9+0.9 pts
41Oglethorpe County25.3+0.8 pts
42Newton County25+1.4 pts
43Gilmer County24.9+2.1 pts
44Habersham County24.7+0.4 pts
45Camden County24.6+2.1 pts
45Richmond County24.6+0.5 pts
47Walton County24.5-0.4 pts
48Baldwin County24.4+0.2 pts
49Bartow County24.3+1.3 pts
50Catoosa County24.2-0.2 pts
51Fannin County24.2+1.6 pts
52White County24-0.3 pts
53Carroll County23.8+1.4 pts
54Troup County23.8+1.3 pts
55Clay County23.4+0.9 pts
56Peach County22.8-1.6 pts
57Dougherty County22.8-0.5 pts
58Thomas County22.7-0.9 pts
59Clayton County22.5+1.2 pts
60Schley County22.2+3.2 pts
61Pike County21.5+0.1 pts
62Sumter County21.4+0.1 pts
63Miller County21.3-0.6 pts
64Walker County21.3+1.3 pts
65Barrow County21.2+0.2 pts
66Madison County21.1+0.9 pts
67Tift County21+0.8 pts
68Hart County20.8+2.7 pts
69Liberty County20.5+0.6 pts
70Whitfield County20.2+0.9 pts
71Pierce County20.2+2 pts
72McIntosh County20+1.4 pts
73Montgomery County19.9-0.3 pts
74Jones County19.9+1.5 pts
75Bleckley County19.8+1.5 pts
76Jasper County19.5-0.3 pts
77Lanier County19.3+0.2 pts
78Lamar County19.2-0.3 pts
79Laurens County19.2+1.3 pts
80Gordon County18.8+1.2 pts
81Banks County18.6+1.2 pts
82Spalding County18.5+0.6 pts
83Dade County18.5-0.6 pts
84Toombs County18.4-1 pts
85Cook County17.9+1.1 pts
86McDuffie County17.8-0.1 pts
87Franklin County17.8+0.8 pts
88Marion County17.7+4 pts
89Taylor County17.5-0.6 pts
90Dodge County17.2+2 pts
91Glascock County17+2.2 pts
92Haralson County17-0.5 pts
93Washington County16.9-0.6 pts
93Wilkes County16.9+1.2 pts
95Baker County16.7-0.2 pts
96Grady County16.4+1.1 pts
97Randolph County16.4+1.4 pts
98Elbert County16.3+1.4 pts
99Wayne County16.2+2.2 pts
100Candler County16+2.4 pts
101Brooks County15.8+2.2 pts
102Berrien County15.8+2.9 pts
103Echols County15.7+1.3 pts
104Colquitt County15.5-0.2 pts
105Lincoln County15.5-0.7 pts
105Upson County15.5+0.7 pts
107Burke County15.5+1.2 pts
108Polk County15.4+1 pts
109Tattnall County15.4+0.8 pts
110Wilcox County15.4+1.3 pts
111Crisp County15.3-0.2 pts
112Irwin County15.2-1.4 pts
113Decatur County15.2+0.5 pts
114Stephens County15.1+0.3 pts
115Murray County15+1.4 pts
116Dooly County14.8+1.4 pts
117Early County14.8-1.4 pts
118Screven County14.7-0 pts
119Brantley County14.5+3.6 pts
119Crawford County14.5+0.5 pts
121Meriwether County14.5+1.5 pts
122Pulaski County14.5+2.5 pts
123Evans County14.5-0.6 pts
124Ware County14.4-0.6 pts
125Butts County14.4+0.5 pts
126Mitchell County14.3+1.4 pts
127Coffee County13.9+0.4 pts
128Jefferson County13.5+2.3 pts
129Emanuel County13.5+0.6 pts
130Seminole County13.4-2.4 pts
131Long County13.3+0.5 pts
132Jeff Davis County13.2+1.7 pts
133Terrell County13.1+1.5 pts
134Calhoun County13+0.9 pts
135Ben Hill County13+0.9 pts
136Heard County12.8+1.4 pts
137Stewart County12.7+0.4 pts
138Quitman County12.4+3.4 pts
139Charlton County12.3+0.9 pts
139Warren County12.3-0.4 pts
141Wilkinson County12.3-0.4 pts
142Talbot County12.1-3 pts
143Taliaferro County12+2.1 pts
144Chattooga County12+1.2 pts
145Treutlen County11.9-1 pts
146Worth County11.7+0.5 pts
147Appling County11.2+1.2 pts
148Macon County11-0 pts
149Twiggs County10.5-0.4 pts
150Bacon County10.4-0.6 pts
151Jenkins County10.3+2.5 pts
152Hancock County10.3+1.9 pts
153Telfair County10.10 pts
154Wheeler County10-2.2 pts
155Turner County9.8-1.2 pts
156Clinch County9.1-4 pts
157Atkinson County9-0.9 pts
158Webster County8.9-2.5 pts
159Johnson County8.4-0.7 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?

Fulton County, with 58.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 8.4% 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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