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 2023, at 58%. Jenkins County had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 18.2% and the figure for Georgia was 34.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58Fulton County
Median18.2159 counties
Georgia34.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Fulton CountyFulton County: 58 %58Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 56.6 %56.6Oconee CountyOconee County: 54.9 %54.9Cobb CountyCobb County: 50.4 %50.4Clarke CountyClarke County: 48.7 %48.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 48.1 %48.1DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 46.8 %46.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 39.5 %39.5Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 38.7 %38.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 37.8 %37.8Chatham CountyChatham County: 36.8 %36.8Greene CountyGreene County: 36.4 %36.4Dawson CountyDawson County: 35.8 %35.8Coweta CountyCoweta County: 34.7 %34.7Harris CountyHarris County: 34.7 %34.7Bryan CountyBryan County: 34.6 %34.6Lee CountyLee County: 33.5 %33.5Towns CountyTowns County: 32.9 %32.9Houston CountyHouston County: 32.3 %32.3Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 31.5 %31.5Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 30.8 %30.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 30.8 %30.8Glynn CountyGlynn County: 30.4 %30.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 30.1 %30.1Rabun CountyRabun County: 29.9 %29.9Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 29.7 %29.7Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 29.1 %29.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.7 %28.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 28.3 %28.3Henry CountyHenry County: 28 %28Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 27.6 %27.6Paulding CountyPaulding County: 27.4 %27.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 27.3 %27.3Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 27.1 %27.1Effingham CountyEffingham County: 26.8 %26.8Hall CountyHall County: 26.7 %26.7Bibb CountyBibb County: 26 %26Union CountyUnion County: 25.7 %25.7Floyd CountyFloyd County: 25 %25Walton CountyWalton County: 24.9 %24.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Fulton County58+1 pts
2Forsyth County56.6+0.4 pts
3Oconee County54.9+1.4 pts
4Cobb County50.4+0.7 pts
5Clarke County48.7+0.7 pts
6Fayette County48.1+0.8 pts
7DeKalb County46.8+0.1 pts
8Cherokee County39.5-0 pts
9Gwinnett County38.7-0.2 pts
10Columbia County37.8+0.4 pts
11Chatham County36.8+0.7 pts
12Greene County36.4+3 pts
13Dawson County35.8+0.3 pts
14Coweta County34.7+0.5 pts
15Harris County34.7+2.2 pts
16Bryan County34.6+0.7 pts
17Lee County33.5+0.9 pts
18Towns County32.9+0.9 pts
19Houston County32.3+0.3 pts
20Lumpkin County31.5-0.5 pts
21Bulloch County30.8+1.2 pts
21Douglas County30.8+0.9 pts
23Glynn County30.4-0.2 pts
24Morgan County30.1+0.3 pts
25Rabun County29.9+1.9 pts
26Muscogee County29.7+1.3 pts
27Rockdale County29.1+1 pts
28Monroe County28.7+0.1 pts
29Putnam County28.3+2.7 pts
30Henry County28+0.6 pts
31Chattahoochee County27.6-2.4 pts
32Paulding County27.4+0.9 pts
33Jackson County27.3+0.8 pts
34Lowndes County27.1+1 pts
35Effingham County26.8+1.6 pts
36Hall County26.7+1.2 pts
37Bibb County26+0.1 pts
38Union County25.7+0.2 pts
39Floyd County25+2.6 pts
40Walton County24.9+0.6 pts
41Pickens County24.9+0.6 pts
42Oglethorpe County24.6+1.9 pts
43Catoosa County24.5+1.2 pts
44Peach County24.3+1.4 pts
45White County24.3+1.1 pts
46Habersham County24.3+1.3 pts
47Baldwin County24.1+0.7 pts
48Richmond County24.1+0.5 pts
49Thomas County23.6-0.2 pts
50Newton County23.6+1 pts
51Dougherty County23.2-0.1 pts
52Bartow County22.9+1.9 pts
53Gilmer County22.7-0.7 pts
54Fannin County22.6-0.6 pts
55Clay County22.6+6 pts
56Troup County22.5+2.2 pts
57Camden County22.4+0.8 pts
57Carroll County22.4+1.2 pts
59Miller County21.9+2.2 pts
60Pike County21.4+1.3 pts
61Clayton County21.3+0.7 pts
62Sumter County21.3-0.9 pts
63Barrow County21-0.2 pts
64Montgomery County20.2+0.7 pts
65Tift County20.2+1.5 pts
66Madison County20.2+0.6 pts
67Walker County20.1+0.4 pts
68Liberty County19.9-0.3 pts
69Jasper County19.9+1.6 pts
70Lamar County19.5+2 pts
71Toombs County19.5+3.1 pts
72Whitfield County19.4+0.8 pts
73Lanier County19.1+0.6 pts
74Schley County19+1.1 pts
75Dade County19+0.7 pts
76McIntosh County18.6+0.8 pts
77Jones County18.4+0.5 pts
78Bleckley County18.3-0.3 pts
79Pierce County18.3+1.3 pts
80Taylor County18.2+1.8 pts
81Hart County18.1-0.2 pts
82Spalding County17.9-0.4 pts
83McDuffie County17.8-0.5 pts
84Laurens County17.8+0.7 pts
85Gordon County17.7+1 pts
86Washington County17.50 pts
87Haralson County17.4-0.4 pts
88Banks County17.3+0.2 pts
89Franklin County16.9+0.1 pts
90Baker County16.9-2.1 pts
91Cook County16.8+0.7 pts
92Irwin County16.6-0.2 pts
93Lincoln County16.2-0.1 pts
94Early County16.1+2.1 pts
95Seminole County15.8-1.2 pts
96Wilkes County15.8+0.1 pts
97Colquitt County15.7+1 pts
98Crisp County15.5+1.4 pts
99Grady County15.3-0.5 pts
100Dodge County15.2+0.5 pts
101Evans County15.1-1.3 pts
102Talbot County15.1-0.3 pts
103Ware County15-0.1 pts
104Randolph County15+2.6 pts
105Stephens County14.9-1.1 pts
106Elbert County14.9+0.8 pts
106Glascock County14.9+1.9 pts
108Upson County14.8-0.5 pts
109Screven County14.7-1 pts
110Decatur County14.6-0.3 pts
110Tattnall County14.6+0.7 pts
112Polk County14.5+0.1 pts
113Echols County14.4+0.4 pts
114Burke County14.3-0.4 pts
115Wilcox County14.1+0.4 pts
116Crawford County14+2.7 pts
116Wayne County14-0.1 pts
118Butts County13.9+0.8 pts
119Murray County13.7+2.3 pts
120Candler County13.6+1.4 pts
121Marion County13.6+1.4 pts
122Brooks County13.6-1.1 pts
123Coffee County13.5+0.6 pts
124Dooly County13.4+0.3 pts
125Meriwether County13-0.1 pts
126Clinch County13+0.1 pts
127Mitchell County12.9+0.6 pts
128Emanuel County12.8+1.2 pts
129Long County12.8-0.1 pts
129Treutlen County12.8-0.9 pts
131Berrien County12.8-2 pts
132Wilkinson County12.7+0.6 pts
133Warren County12.7+1.6 pts
134Stewart County12.3-3.5 pts
135Wheeler County12.2-0.5 pts
136Calhoun County12.1+0.8 pts
137Ben Hill County12.1-0.1 pts
138Pulaski County12-0.9 pts
139Terrell County11.5-1.4 pts
140Jeff Davis County11.5-0 pts
141Charlton County11.4-0.7 pts
142Heard County11.4-0.2 pts
143Webster County11.3+2 pts
144Worth County11.3+1.8 pts
145Jefferson County11.2+0.4 pts
146Turner County11.1+0.6 pts
147Bacon County11+0.1 pts
148Macon County11+0.9 pts
149Twiggs County10.9+0.3 pts
150Brantley County10.9+0.6 pts
151Chattooga County10.7+1.3 pts
152Telfair County10.1+2 pts
153Appling County10-0.1 pts
154Taliaferro County9.9-1.5 pts
155Atkinson County9.8-1.5 pts
156Johnson County9.1-0.4 pts
157Quitman County9-2 pts
158Hancock County8.4-1.3 pts
159Jenkins County7.8-1.2 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?

Fulton County, with 58% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jenkins County, with 7.8% 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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