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

Forsyth County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 159 counties in 2021, at 55.9%. Brantley County had the lowest, at 6.5%. The median was 16.7% and the figure for Georgia was 33%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.9Forsyth County
Lowest6.5Brantley County
Median16.7159 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2021

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Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 55.9 %55.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 55.9 %55.9Oconee CountyOconee County: 51.6 %51.6Cobb CountyCobb County: 49 %49Clarke CountyClarke County: 47 %47Fayette CountyFayette County: 46.2 %46.2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 46.1 %46.1Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 38.5 %38.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 38.4 %38.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 37.5 %37.5Chatham CountyChatham County: 35.6 %35.6Coweta CountyCoweta County: 33.7 %33.7Bryan CountyBryan County: 33.5 %33.5Dawson CountyDawson County: 32.8 %32.8Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 32.5 %32.5Harris CountyHarris County: 32.4 %32.4Greene CountyGreene County: 31.9 %31.9Towns CountyTowns County: 31.5 %31.5Houston CountyHouston County: 31.2 %31.2Lee CountyLee County: 30.7 %30.7Glynn CountyGlynn County: 30.4 %30.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 29.4 %29.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.8 %28.8Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 28.3 %28.3Henry CountyHenry County: 28.2 %28.2Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 27.9 %27.9Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 27.6 %27.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 27.2 %27.2Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 26.4 %26.4Rabun CountyRabun County: 26.1 %26.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 25.9 %25.9Paulding CountyPaulding County: 25.9 %25.9Bibb CountyBibb County: 25.5 %25.5Thomas CountyThomas County: 25.4 %25.4Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 25.3 %25.3Hall CountyHall County: 25.1 %25.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 25 %25Union CountyUnion County: 24.9 %24.9Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 24.7 %24.7Pickens CountyPickens County: 24.5 %24.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Forsyth County55.9
2Fulton County55.9
3Oconee County51.6
4Cobb County49
5Clarke County47
6Fayette County46.2
7DeKalb County46.1
8Gwinnett County38.5
9Cherokee County38.4
10Columbia County37.5
11Chatham County35.6
12Coweta County33.7
13Bryan County33.5
14Dawson County32.8
15Lumpkin County32.5
16Harris County32.4
17Greene County31.9
18Towns County31.5
19Houston County31.2
20Lee County30.7
21Glynn County30.4
22Douglas County29.4
23Monroe County28.8
24Bulloch County28.3
25Henry County28.2
26Rockdale County27.9
27Muscogee County27.6
28Morgan County27.2
29Lowndes County26.4
30Rabun County26.1
31Putnam County25.9
32Paulding County25.9
33Bibb County25.5
34Thomas County25.4
35Baldwin County25.3
36Hall County25.1
37Jackson County25
38Union County24.9
39Chattahoochee County24.7
40Pickens County24.5
41Effingham County24.1
42Fannin County23.5
43Habersham County23.3
44Walton County23.2
45Dougherty County22.6
46Richmond County22.6
47Catoosa County22.1
48Gilmer County22
49Camden County21.8
49White County21.8
51Peach County21.7
52Newton County21.7
53Carroll County21.6
54Oglethorpe County21.3
55Floyd County20.9
56Barrow County20.9
57Pike County20.4
58Madison County20.4
59Clayton County20.2
60Bartow County19.8
60Miller County19.8
62Troup County19.7
63Liberty County19.7
64Walker County19.5
65Sumter County19.4
66Spalding County18.6
67Baker County18.2
67Lamar County18.2
69Clay County18.1
70McIntosh County18.1
71Tift County17.9
72Montgomery County17.8
73Jones County17.7
74Whitfield County17.6
75Lanier County17.3
76Irwin County17.1
77Haralson County16.9
78Toombs County16.8
79Brooks County16.8
80Laurens County16.7
81Cook County16.7
82Hart County16.6
83Franklin County16.6
84Banks County16.5
85Dade County16.5
86Stephens County16.3
87Washington County16.2
88Jasper County16.1
89Gordon County16.1
90McDuffie County16
91Bleckley County16
92Seminole County15.8
93Evans County15.8
94Dodge County15.6
95Taylor County15.5
96Pierce County15.5
97Stewart County15.4
98Schley County15.3
99Grady County15.3
100Burke County15.2
101Long County14.7
101Screven County14.7
103Decatur County14.6
104Upson County14.6
105Tattnall County14.5
106Colquitt County14.4
107Early County14.4
108Ware County14.3
109Marion County14.3
110Treutlen County14.2
111Talbot County14.1
112Coffee County14
113Crisp County13.7
114Dooly County13.6
115Webster County13.6
116Wayne County13.5
117Lincoln County13.3
118Polk County13.2
119Berrien County13
120Jeff Davis County12.9
121Emanuel County12.8
122Candler County12.7
123Wilcox County12.6
124Elbert County12.6
125Pulaski County12.5
126Randolph County12.4
127Butts County12.2
128Wilkes County12.1
129Charlton County12.1
130Meriwether County11.8
131Mitchell County11.7
132Glascock County11.6
133Calhoun County11.5
134Crawford County11.3
135Twiggs County11.2
136Jefferson County11.1
137Bacon County11.1
138Clinch County11
139Ben Hill County10.9
139Turner County10.9
141Atkinson County10.9
142Chattooga County10.9
143Worth County10.8
144Terrell County10.7
145Heard County10.5
146Murray County10.2
147Echols County10.2
148Macon County10.1
149Wilkinson County10
150Appling County9.7
151Warren County9.2
152Hancock County9.2
153Wheeler County9.1
154Johnson County9.1
155Quitman County9.1
156Taliaferro County8.6
157Jenkins County8
158Telfair County7.1
159Brantley County6.5

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Forsyth County, with 55.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Brantley County, with 6.5% in 2021.

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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