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

Fulton County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 159 counties in 2022, at 57.1%. Telfair County had the lowest, at 8.1%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Georgia was 33.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.1Fulton County
Median17.8159 counties
Georgia33.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Fulton CountyFulton County: 57.1 %57.1Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 56.2 %56.2Oconee CountyOconee County: 53.5 %53.5Cobb CountyCobb County: 49.7 %49.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 48 %48Fayette CountyFayette County: 47.3 %47.3DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 46.7 %46.7Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 39.5 %39.5Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 38.9 %38.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 37.4 %37.4Chatham CountyChatham County: 36.1 %36.1Dawson CountyDawson County: 35.5 %35.5Coweta CountyCoweta County: 34.2 %34.2Bryan CountyBryan County: 33.9 %33.9Greene CountyGreene County: 33.4 %33.4Lee CountyLee County: 32.6 %32.6Harris CountyHarris County: 32.4 %32.4Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 32 %32Houston CountyHouston County: 32 %32Towns CountyTowns County: 32 %32Glynn CountyGlynn County: 30.6 %30.6Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 30 %30Morgan CountyMorgan County: 29.9 %29.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 29.9 %29.9Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 29.6 %29.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.6 %28.6Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 28.4 %28.4Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 28.1 %28.1Rabun CountyRabun County: 28 %28Henry CountyHenry County: 27.5 %27.5Paulding CountyPaulding County: 26.5 %26.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 26.5 %26.5Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 26.1 %26.1Bibb CountyBibb County: 25.9 %25.9Putnam CountyPutnam County: 25.6 %25.6Hall CountyHall County: 25.5 %25.5Union CountyUnion County: 25.5 %25.5Effingham CountyEffingham County: 25.2 %25.2Pickens CountyPickens County: 24.3 %24.3Walton CountyWalton County: 24.3 %24.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fulton County57.1+1.2 pts
2Forsyth County56.2+0.3 pts
3Oconee County53.5+1.9 pts
4Cobb County49.7+0.7 pts
5Clarke County48+1 pts
6Fayette County47.3+1 pts
7DeKalb County46.7+0.6 pts
8Cherokee County39.5+1.1 pts
9Gwinnett County38.9+0.4 pts
10Columbia County37.4-0.1 pts
11Chatham County36.1+0.5 pts
12Dawson County35.5+2.7 pts
13Coweta County34.2+0.5 pts
14Bryan County33.9+0.4 pts
15Greene County33.4+1.6 pts
16Lee County32.6+1.9 pts
17Harris County32.40 pts
18Lumpkin County32-0.4 pts
19Houston County32+0.8 pts
20Towns County32+0.5 pts
21Glynn County30.6+0.2 pts
22Chattahoochee County30+5.3 pts
23Morgan County29.9+2.7 pts
24Douglas County29.9+0.5 pts
25Bulloch County29.6+1.4 pts
26Monroe County28.6-0.3 pts
27Muscogee County28.4+0.8 pts
28Rockdale County28.1+0.2 pts
29Rabun County28+1.9 pts
30Henry County27.5-0.8 pts
31Paulding County26.5+0.6 pts
32Jackson County26.5+1.5 pts
33Lowndes County26.1-0.4 pts
34Bibb County25.9+0.3 pts
35Putnam County25.6-0.3 pts
36Hall County25.5+0.4 pts
37Union County25.5+0.6 pts
38Effingham County25.2+1.1 pts
39Pickens County24.3-0.2 pts
39Walton County24.3+1.1 pts
41Thomas County23.8-1.5 pts
42Richmond County23.6+1 pts
43Baldwin County23.5-1.8 pts
44Gilmer County23.4+1.5 pts
45Dougherty County23.3+0.6 pts
46Catoosa County23.2+1.1 pts
47Fannin County23.2-0.3 pts
48White County23.1+1.3 pts
49Habersham County22.9-0.4 pts
50Peach County22.9+1.2 pts
51Oglethorpe County22.7+1.4 pts
52Newton County22.6+0.9 pts
53Floyd County22.3+1.4 pts
54Sumter County22.2+2.8 pts
55Camden County21.7-0.1 pts
56Carroll County21.2-0.3 pts
57Barrow County21.2+0.3 pts
58Bartow County21+1.3 pts
59Clayton County20.6+0.4 pts
60Troup County20.3+0.6 pts
61Liberty County20.2+0.5 pts
62Pike County20.2-0.2 pts
63Miller County19.7-0.1 pts
63Walker County19.7+0.2 pts
65Madison County19.6-0.8 pts
66Montgomery County19.6+1.8 pts
67Baker County19+0.8 pts
68Tift County18.7+0.9 pts
69Whitfield County18.6+1 pts
70Bleckley County18.6+2.6 pts
71Lanier County18.4+1.1 pts
72McDuffie County18.4+2.4 pts
73Spalding County18.3-0.3 pts
74Dade County18.3+1.9 pts
75Jasper County18.3+2.2 pts
76Hart County18.3+1.6 pts
77Schley County18+2.6 pts
78Jones County17.9+0.2 pts
79Haralson County17.9+1 pts
80McIntosh County17.8-0.3 pts
81Lamar County17.5-0.7 pts
82Washington County17.4+1.2 pts
83Banks County17.1+0.6 pts
84Laurens County17.1+0.4 pts
85Seminole County17+1.2 pts
86Pierce County17+1.6 pts
87Franklin County16.9+0.3 pts
88Irwin County16.8-0.3 pts
89Gordon County16.7+0.6 pts
90Clay County16.6-1.5 pts
91Toombs County16.4-0.4 pts
92Evans County16.4+0.6 pts
93Taylor County16.3+0.8 pts
94Lincoln County16.2+2.9 pts
95Cook County16-0.6 pts
96Stephens County16-0.3 pts
97Grady County15.8+0.5 pts
98Stewart County15.8+0.4 pts
99Screven County15.7+1.1 pts
100Wilkes County15.6+3.5 pts
101Talbot County15.4+1.3 pts
102Upson County15.4+0.8 pts
103Ware County15.1+0.8 pts
104Decatur County15+0.4 pts
105Berrien County14.8+1.8 pts
106Dodge County14.8-0.8 pts
107Colquitt County14.7+0.3 pts
108Brooks County14.7-2.1 pts
109Burke County14.7-0.5 pts
110Polk County14.4+1.2 pts
111Wayne County14.1+0.6 pts
112Crisp County14.1+0.4 pts
113Elbert County14.1+1.5 pts
114Early County14-0.4 pts
115Tattnall County14-0.5 pts
116Echols County14+3.8 pts
117Treutlen County13.7-0.5 pts
118Wilcox County13.6+1 pts
119Meriwether County13.1+1.3 pts
120Butts County13.1+0.9 pts
121Dooly County13-0.5 pts
122Terrell County13+2.3 pts
123Long County13-1.7 pts
124Glascock County12.9+1.3 pts
125Coffee County12.9-1.1 pts
126Clinch County12.9+1.9 pts
126Pulaski County12.9+0.3 pts
128Wheeler County12.8+3.6 pts
129Randolph County12.4+0.1 pts
130Mitchell County12.3+0.6 pts
131Candler County12.2-0.4 pts
132Ben Hill County12.2+1.3 pts
133Marion County12.2-2.1 pts
134Charlton County12.1+0.1 pts
135Wilkinson County12.1+2 pts
136Emanuel County11.6-1.2 pts
136Heard County11.6+1.1 pts
138Jeff Davis County11.5-1.3 pts
139Taliaferro County11.5+2.9 pts
140Calhoun County11.4-0.1 pts
141Atkinson County11.4+0.5 pts
142Murray County11.4+1.1 pts
143Crawford County11.3-0.1 pts
144Warren County11.1+1.8 pts
145Quitman County11+1.9 pts
146Bacon County10.9-0.1 pts
147Jefferson County10.8-0.3 pts
148Twiggs County10.7-0.5 pts
149Turner County10.5-0.4 pts
150Brantley County10.3+3.8 pts
151Macon County10.1-0 pts
152Appling County10+0.3 pts
153Hancock County9.6+0.4 pts
154Worth County9.5-1.3 pts
155Johnson County9.5+0.4 pts
156Chattooga County9.5-1.4 pts
157Webster County9.3-4.3 pts
158Jenkins County9.1+1 pts
159Telfair County8.1+0.9 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?

Fulton County, with 57.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Telfair County, with 8.1% in 2022.

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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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