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.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 58 | +1 pts |
| 2 | Forsyth County | 56.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 3 | Oconee County | 54.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 4 | Cobb County | 50.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 5 | Clarke County | 48.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 6 | Fayette County | 48.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 7 | DeKalb County | 46.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 8 | Cherokee County | 39.5 | -0 pts |
| 9 | Gwinnett County | 38.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 10 | Columbia County | 37.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 11 | Chatham County | 36.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 12 | Greene County | 36.4 | +3 pts |
| 13 | Dawson County | 35.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 14 | Coweta County | 34.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 15 | Harris County | 34.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 16 | Bryan County | 34.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 17 | Lee County | 33.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 18 | Towns County | 32.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 19 | Houston County | 32.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 20 | Lumpkin County | 31.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 21 | Bulloch County | 30.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 21 | Douglas County | 30.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 23 | Glynn County | 30.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 24 | Morgan County | 30.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 25 | Rabun County | 29.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 26 | Muscogee County | 29.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 27 | Rockdale County | 29.1 | +1 pts |
| 28 | Monroe County | 28.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Putnam County | 28.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 30 | Henry County | 28 | +0.6 pts |
| 31 | Chattahoochee County | 27.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 32 | Paulding County | 27.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 33 | Jackson County | 27.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 34 | Lowndes County | 27.1 | +1 pts |
| 35 | Effingham County | 26.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 36 | Hall County | 26.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 37 | Bibb County | 26 | +0.1 pts |
| 38 | Union County | 25.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 39 | Floyd County | 25 | +2.6 pts |
| 40 | Walton County | 24.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 41 | Pickens County | 24.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 42 | Oglethorpe County | 24.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 43 | Catoosa County | 24.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 44 | Peach County | 24.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 45 | White County | 24.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 46 | Habersham County | 24.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 47 | Baldwin County | 24.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 48 | Richmond County | 24.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 49 | Thomas County | 23.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 50 | Newton County | 23.6 | +1 pts |
| 51 | Dougherty County | 23.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 52 | Bartow County | 22.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 53 | Gilmer County | 22.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 54 | Fannin County | 22.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 55 | Clay County | 22.6 | +6 pts |
| 56 | Troup County | 22.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 57 | Camden County | 22.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 57 | Carroll County | 22.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 59 | Miller County | 21.9 | +2.2 pts |
| 60 | Pike County | 21.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 61 | Clayton County | 21.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 62 | Sumter County | 21.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 63 | Barrow County | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 64 | Montgomery County | 20.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 65 | Tift County | 20.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 66 | Madison County | 20.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 67 | Walker County | 20.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 68 | Liberty County | 19.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 69 | Jasper County | 19.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 70 | Lamar County | 19.5 | +2 pts |
| 71 | Toombs County | 19.5 | +3.1 pts |
| 72 | Whitfield County | 19.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 73 | Lanier County | 19.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 74 | Schley County | 19 | +1.1 pts |
| 75 | Dade County | 19 | +0.7 pts |
| 76 | McIntosh County | 18.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 77 | Jones County | 18.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 78 | Bleckley County | 18.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 79 | Pierce County | 18.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 80 | Taylor County | 18.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 81 | Hart County | 18.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 82 | Spalding County | 17.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 83 | McDuffie County | 17.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 84 | Laurens County | 17.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 85 | Gordon County | 17.7 | +1 pts |
| 86 | Washington County | 17.5 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Haralson County | 17.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 88 | Banks County | 17.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 89 | Franklin County | 16.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 90 | Baker County | 16.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 91 | Cook County | 16.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 92 | Irwin County | 16.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 93 | Lincoln County | 16.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 94 | Early County | 16.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 95 | Seminole County | 15.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 96 | Wilkes County | 15.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 97 | Colquitt County | 15.7 | +1 pts |
| 98 | Crisp County | 15.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 99 | Grady County | 15.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 100 | Dodge County | 15.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 101 | Evans County | 15.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 102 | Talbot County | 15.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 103 | Ware County | 15 | -0.1 pts |
| 104 | Randolph County | 15 | +2.6 pts |
| 105 | Stephens County | 14.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 106 | Elbert County | 14.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 106 | Glascock County | 14.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 108 | Upson County | 14.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 109 | Screven County | 14.7 | -1 pts |
| 110 | Decatur County | 14.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 110 | Tattnall County | 14.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 112 | Polk County | 14.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Echols County | 14.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 114 | Burke County | 14.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 115 | Wilcox County | 14.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 116 | Crawford County | 14 | +2.7 pts |
| 116 | Wayne County | 14 | -0.1 pts |
| 118 | Butts County | 13.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 119 | Murray County | 13.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 120 | Candler County | 13.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 121 | Marion County | 13.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 122 | Brooks County | 13.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 123 | Coffee County | 13.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 124 | Dooly County | 13.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 125 | Meriwether County | 13 | -0.1 pts |
| 126 | Clinch County | 13 | +0.1 pts |
| 127 | Mitchell County | 12.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 128 | Emanuel County | 12.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 129 | Long County | 12.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 129 | Treutlen County | 12.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 131 | Berrien County | 12.8 | -2 pts |
| 132 | Wilkinson County | 12.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 133 | Warren County | 12.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 134 | Stewart County | 12.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 135 | Wheeler County | 12.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 136 | Calhoun County | 12.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 137 | Ben Hill County | 12.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 138 | Pulaski County | 12 | -0.9 pts |
| 139 | Terrell County | 11.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 140 | Jeff Davis County | 11.5 | -0 pts |
| 141 | Charlton County | 11.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 142 | Heard County | 11.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 143 | Webster County | 11.3 | +2 pts |
| 144 | Worth County | 11.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 145 | Jefferson County | 11.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 146 | Turner County | 11.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 147 | Bacon County | 11 | +0.1 pts |
| 148 | Macon County | 11 | +0.9 pts |
| 149 | Twiggs County | 10.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 150 | Brantley County | 10.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 151 | Chattooga County | 10.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 152 | Telfair County | 10.1 | +2 pts |
| 153 | Appling County | 10 | -0.1 pts |
| 154 | Taliaferro County | 9.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 155 | Atkinson County | 9.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 156 | Johnson County | 9.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 157 | Quitman County | 9 | -2 pts |
| 158 | Hancock County | 8.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 159 | Jenkins County | 7.8 | -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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Questions
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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