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Cities in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 66 cities in 2022, at 37.3%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 10.1% and the figure for Alabama was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.3Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest4.1Prichard, AL
Median10.166 cities
Alabama10.5History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Mountain Brook, AL: 37.3 %Mountain Brook, AL37.3Vestavia Hills, AL: 31.4 %Vestavia Hills, AL31.4Homewood, AL: 31 %Homewood, AL31Auburn, AL: 29.8 %Auburn, AL29.8Madison, AL: 29.5 %Madison, AL29.5Fairhope, AL: 25 %Fairhope, AL25Hoover, AL: 25 %Hoover, AL25Pike Road, AL: 24 %Pike Road, AL24Spanish Fort, AL: 20.1 %Spanish Fort, AL20.1Huntsville, AL: 19.1 %Huntsville, AL19.1Irondale, AL: 17.6 %Irondale, AL17.6Pelham, AL: 17.3 %Pelham, AL17.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 17.2 %Tuscaloosa, AL17.2Trussville, AL: 17.2 %Trussville, AL17.2Troy, AL: 17.1 %Troy, AL17.1Gulf Shores, AL: 16.5 %Gulf Shores, AL16.5Prattville, AL: 16.5 %Prattville, AL16.5Helena, AL: 15.6 %Helena, AL15.6Daphne, AL: 14.9 %Daphne, AL14.9Montgomery, AL: 14 %Montgomery, AL14Alabaster, AL: 13.4 %Alabaster, AL13.4Northport, AL: 13.3 %Northport, AL13.3Jacksonville, AL: 12.9 %Jacksonville, AL12.9Chelsea, AL: 12.1 %Chelsea, AL12.1Opelika, AL: 12 %Opelika, AL12Gardendale, AL: 11.8 %Gardendale, AL11.8Birmingham, AL: 11.7 %Birmingham, AL11.7Leeds, AL: 11.6 %Leeds, AL11.6Hartselle, AL: 11.2 %Hartselle, AL11.2Mobile, AL: 10.9 %Mobile, AL10.9Florence, AL: 10.9 %Florence, AL10.9Cullman, AL: 10.6 %Cullman, AL10.6Calera, AL: 10.2 %Calera, AL10.2Enterprise, AL: 10.1 %Enterprise, AL10.1Dothan, AL: 10 %Dothan, AL10Jasper, AL: 9.9 %Jasper, AL9.9Athens, AL: 9.8 %Athens, AL9.8Oxford, AL: 9.8 %Oxford, AL9.8Millbrook, AL: 9.5 %Millbrook, AL9.5Fort Payne, AL: 9.2 %Fort Payne, AL9.2Mountain Brook, AL: 37.3 %Mountain Brook, AL37.3Vestavia Hills, AL: 31.4 %Vestavia Hills, AL31.4Homewood, AL: 31 %Homewood, AL31Auburn, AL: 29.8 %Auburn, AL29.8Madison, AL: 29.5 %Madison, AL29.5Fairhope, AL: 25 %Fairhope, AL25Hoover, AL: 25 %Hoover, AL25Pike Road, AL: 24 %Pike Road, AL24Spanish Fort, AL: 20.1 %Spanish Fort, AL20.1Huntsville, AL: 19.1 %Huntsville, AL19.1Irondale, AL: 17.6 %Irondale, AL17.6Pelham, AL: 17.3 %Pelham, AL17.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 17.2 %Tuscaloosa, AL17.2Trussville, AL: 17.2 %Trussville, AL17.2Troy, AL: 17.1 %Troy, AL17.1Gulf Shores, AL: 16.5 %Gulf Shores, AL16.5Prattville, AL: 16.5 %Prattville, AL16.5Helena, AL: 15.6 %Helena, AL15.6Daphne, AL: 14.9 %Daphne, AL14.9Montgomery, AL: 14 %Montgomery, AL14Alabaster, AL: 13.4 %Alabaster, AL13.4Northport, AL: 13.3 %Northport, AL13.3Jacksonville, AL: 12.9 %Jacksonville, AL12.9Chelsea, AL: 12.1 %Chelsea, AL12.1Opelika, AL: 12 %Opelika, AL12Gardendale, AL: 11.8 %Gardendale, AL11.8Birmingham, AL: 11.7 %Birmingham, AL11.7Leeds, AL: 11.6 %Leeds, AL11.6Hartselle, AL: 11.2 %Hartselle, AL11.2Mobile, AL: 10.9 %Mobile, AL10.9Florence, AL: 10.9 %Florence, AL10.9Cullman, AL: 10.6 %Cullman, AL10.6Calera, AL: 10.2 %Calera, AL10.2Enterprise, AL: 10.1 %Enterprise, AL10.1Dothan, AL: 10 %Dothan, AL10Jasper, AL: 9.9 %Jasper, AL9.9Athens, AL: 9.8 %Athens, AL9.8Oxford, AL: 9.8 %Oxford, AL9.8Millbrook, AL: 9.5 %Millbrook, AL9.5Fort Payne, AL: 9.2 %Fort Payne, AL9.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mountain Brook, AL37.3+0.5 pts
2Vestavia Hills, AL31.4+0.5 pts
3Homewood, AL31+1.8 pts
4Auburn, AL29.8+1 pts
5Madison, AL29.5+1.4 pts
6Fairhope, AL25+0.6 pts
7Hoover, AL25+1.9 pts
8Pike Road, AL24-1.2 pts
9Spanish Fort, AL20.1+1.1 pts
10Huntsville, AL19.1+1 pts
11Irondale, AL17.6+2.5 pts
12Pelham, AL17.3+1.4 pts
13Tuscaloosa, AL17.2+0.1 pts
14Trussville, AL17.2+1.3 pts
15Troy, AL17.1+0.6 pts
16Gulf Shores, AL16.5+2.7 pts
17Prattville, AL16.5+2.3 pts
18Helena, AL15.6+1.9 pts
19Daphne, AL14.9+1.1 pts
20Montgomery, AL14+0.3 pts
21Alabaster, AL13.4-1.3 pts
22Northport, AL13.3-0.2 pts
23Jacksonville, AL12.9-2.1 pts
24Chelsea, AL12.1+1.4 pts
25Opelika, AL12-1.1 pts
26Gardendale, AL11.8+1.6 pts
27Birmingham, AL11.7+0.4 pts
28Leeds, AL11.6+0.3 pts
29Hartselle, AL11.2+1.5 pts
30Mobile, AL10.9-0.2 pts
31Florence, AL10.90 pts
32Cullman, AL10.6-0.2 pts
33Calera, AL10.2+0.3 pts
34Enterprise, AL10.1-0.1 pts
35Dothan, AL10-0 pts
36Jasper, AL9.9-0.3 pts
37Athens, AL9.8+0.9 pts
37Oxford, AL9.8-0.2 pts
39Millbrook, AL9.5+0.5 pts
40Fort Payne, AL9.2+0.3 pts
41Rainbow City, AL9.2+0.5 pts
42Anniston, AL9.1+0.3 pts
43Phenix City, AL8.7-0.7 pts
44Ozark, AL8.5+0.7 pts
45Eufaula, AL8.4+1.4 pts
46Scottsboro, AL8.3-0.2 pts
47Foley, AL8.1+0.8 pts
48Selma, AL7.8-0.7 pts
49Decatur, AL7.6+0.1 pts
50Alexander City, AL7.2+0.7 pts
51Clay, AL7.1+0.6 pts
52Boaz, AL7.1+0.6 pts
53Muscle Shoals, AL7+0.9 pts
54Saraland, AL6.6-0.2 pts
55Albertville, AL6.5+0.2 pts
56Hueytown, AL6.2+0.5 pts
57Gadsden, AL5.6-0.9 pts
58Russellville, AL5.5+1.5 pts
59Center Point, AL5.4+0.6 pts
60Sylacauga, AL5.3-1.6 pts
61Pell City, AL5.2+0.5 pts
62Talladega, AL5.1-0.2 pts
63Moody, AL5-0.6 pts
64Bessemer, AL4.8+1 pts
65Valley, AL4.7-0.7 pts
66Prichard, AL4.1-0.2 pts

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People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 37.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Prichard, AL, with 4.1% in 2022.

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