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Counties in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Lee County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2024, at 19.3%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 6.8% and the figure for Alabama was 11.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.3Lee County
Lowest2.8Bullock County
Median6.867 counties
Alabama11.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 13.7 %Baldwin County: 12.3 %Barbour County: 4.2 %Bibb County: 4.4 %Blount County: 6 %Bullock County: 2.8 %Butler County: 5.5 %Calhoun County: 8.1 %Chambers County: 4.9 %Cherokee County: 7.3 %Chilton County: 5.9 %Choctaw County: 5.3 %Clarke County: 5 %Clay County: 4.2 %Cleburne County: 7.4 %Coffee County: 10.1 %Colbert County: 8.1 %Conecuh County: 5.9 %Coosa County: 4.9 %Covington County: 7.3 %Crenshaw County: 5.5 %Cullman County: 6.6 %Dale County: 6.8 %Dallas County: 5.7 %DeKalb County: 5.2 %Elmore County: 8.9 %Escambia County: 5.2 %Etowah County: 6.9 %Fayette County: 4.8 %Franklin County: 5.9 %Geneva County: 3.7 %Greene County: 5.3 %Hale County: 6 %Henry County: 8.6 %Houston County: 8.5 %Jackson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County: 14.9 %Lamar County: 5.3 %Lauderdale County: 11.2 %Lawrence County: 5.2 %Lee County: 19.3 %Limestone County: 12.3 %Lowndes County: 4.5 %Macon County: 9.9 %Madison County: 18.8 %Marengo County: 8.5 %Marion County: 5 %Marshall County: 7.2 %Mobile County: 9.2 %Monroe County: 5.4 %Montgomery County: 14.9 %Morgan County: 8.1 %Perry County: 6.3 %Pickens County: 5 %Pike County: 11.2 %Randolph County: 7.5 %Russell County: 5.9 %St. Clair County: 7 %Shelby County: 16.1 %Sumter County: 9.5 %Talladega County: 7.8 %Tallapoosa County: 7.1 %Tuscaloosa County: 13.8 %Walker County: 7 %Washington County: 8 %Wilcox County: 6 %Winston County: 5.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lee County: 19.3 %Lee County19.3Madison County: 18.8 %Madison County18.8Shelby County: 16.1 %Shelby County16.1Jefferson County: 14.9 %Jefferson County14.9Montgomery County: 14.9 %Montgomery County14.9Tuscaloosa County: 13.8 %Tuscaloosa County13.8Autauga County: 13.7 %Autauga County13.7Baldwin County: 12.3 %Baldwin County12.3Limestone County: 12.3 %Limestone County12.3Lauderdale County: 11.2 %Lauderdale County11.2Pike County: 11.2 %Pike County11.2Coffee County: 10.1 %Coffee County10.1Macon County: 9.9 %Macon County9.9Sumter County: 9.5 %Sumter County9.5Mobile County: 9.2 %Mobile County9.2Elmore County: 8.9 %Elmore County8.9Henry County: 8.6 %Henry County8.6Houston County: 8.5 %Houston County8.5Marengo County: 8.5 %Marengo County8.5Morgan County: 8.1 %Morgan County8.1Colbert County: 8.1 %Colbert County8.1Calhoun County: 8.1 %Calhoun County8.1Washington County: 8 %Washington County8Talladega County: 7.8 %Talladega County7.8Randolph County: 7.5 %Randolph County7.5Cleburne County: 7.4 %Cleburne County7.4Covington County: 7.3 %Covington County7.3Cherokee County: 7.3 %Cherokee County7.3Marshall County: 7.2 %Marshall County7.2Tallapoosa County: 7.1 %Tallapoosa County7.1Walker County: 7 %Walker County7St. Clair County: 7 %St. Clair County7Etowah County: 6.9 %Etowah County6.9Dale County: 6.8 %Dale County6.8Cullman County: 6.6 %Cullman County6.6Perry County: 6.3 %Perry County6.3Jackson County: 6.1 %Jackson County6.1Blount County: 6 %Blount County6Hale County: 6 %Hale County6Wilcox County: 6 %Wilcox County6Lee County: 19.3 %Lee County19.3Madison County: 18.8 %Madison County18.8Shelby County: 16.1 %Shelby County16.1Jefferson County: 14.9 %Jefferson County14.9Montgomery County: 14.9 %Montgomery County14.9Tuscaloosa County: 13.8 %Tuscaloosa County13.8Autauga County: 13.7 %Autauga County13.7Baldwin County: 12.3 %Baldwin County12.3Limestone County: 12.3 %Limestone County12.3Lauderdale County: 11.2 %Lauderdale County11.2Pike County: 11.2 %Pike County11.2Coffee County: 10.1 %Coffee County10.1Macon County: 9.9 %Macon County9.9Sumter County: 9.5 %Sumter County9.5Mobile County: 9.2 %Mobile County9.2Elmore County: 8.9 %Elmore County8.9Henry County: 8.6 %Henry County8.6Houston County: 8.5 %Houston County8.5Marengo County: 8.5 %Marengo County8.5Morgan County: 8.1 %Morgan County8.1Colbert County: 8.1 %Colbert County8.1Calhoun County: 8.1 %Calhoun County8.1Washington County: 8 %Washington County8Talladega County: 7.8 %Talladega County7.8Randolph County: 7.5 %Randolph County7.5Cleburne County: 7.4 %Cleburne County7.4Covington County: 7.3 %Covington County7.3Cherokee County: 7.3 %Cherokee County7.3Marshall County: 7.2 %Marshall County7.2Tallapoosa County: 7.1 %Tallapoosa County7.1Walker County: 7 %Walker County7St. Clair County: 7 %St. Clair County7Etowah County: 6.9 %Etowah County6.9Dale County: 6.8 %Dale County6.8Cullman County: 6.6 %Cullman County6.6Perry County: 6.3 %Perry County6.3Jackson County: 6.1 %Jackson County6.1Blount County: 6 %Blount County6Hale County: 6 %Hale County6Wilcox County: 6 %Wilcox County6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lee County19.3+0.6 pts
2Madison County18.8+0.1 pts
3Shelby County16.1+0.1 pts
4Jefferson County14.9+0.2 pts
4Montgomery County14.9+0.5 pts
6Tuscaloosa County13.8+0.7 pts
7Autauga County13.7+1.4 pts
8Baldwin County12.3+0.1 pts
9Limestone County12.3+1 pts
10Lauderdale County11.2+0.6 pts
11Pike County11.2-0.1 pts
12Coffee County10.1+0.8 pts
13Macon County9.9+0.4 pts
14Sumter County9.5+1 pts
15Mobile County9.2+0.3 pts
16Elmore County8.9+0.6 pts
17Henry County8.6+1.1 pts
18Houston County8.50 pts
18Marengo County8.5+0.1 pts
20Morgan County8.1+0.2 pts
21Colbert County8.1+0.7 pts
22Calhoun County8.10 pts
23Washington County8+0.3 pts
24Talladega County7.8+0.1 pts
25Randolph County7.5-0.9 pts
26Cleburne County7.4+0.2 pts
27Covington County7.3-0 pts
28Cherokee County7.3+0.5 pts
29Marshall County7.2+0.4 pts
30Tallapoosa County7.1+0.3 pts
31Walker County7+0.7 pts
32St. Clair County7+0.5 pts
33Etowah County6.90 pts
34Dale County6.8+0.4 pts
35Cullman County6.6-0 pts
36Perry County6.3-0.1 pts
37Jackson County6.1-0 pts
38Blount County6+0.4 pts
39Hale County6+0.3 pts
40Wilcox County6+1.6 pts
41Chilton County5.9-0 pts
42Conecuh County5.9-0.3 pts
42Russell County5.9-0.1 pts
44Franklin County5.9+0.6 pts
45Dallas County5.7-0.1 pts
46Winston County5.6+0.5 pts
47Butler County5.5-0.3 pts
48Crenshaw County5.5+0.1 pts
49Monroe County5.4+0.3 pts
50Choctaw County5.3+1.3 pts
51Greene County5.3+0.3 pts
52Lamar County5.3+0.6 pts
53DeKalb County5.2-0.2 pts
54Escambia County5.2+0.9 pts
55Lawrence County5.2-0.1 pts
56Marion County5+0.6 pts
57Clarke County5-0.8 pts
58Pickens County5+0.4 pts
59Chambers County4.9+0.1 pts
59Coosa County4.9+0.3 pts
61Fayette County4.8-1 pts
62Lowndes County4.5-0.3 pts
63Bibb County4.4-0 pts
64Clay County4.2+0.2 pts
65Barbour County4.2-0.6 pts
66Geneva County3.7-0.1 pts
67Bullock County2.8+0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-counties. 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. Counties in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-counties.

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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, Counties in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Lee County, with 19.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 2.8% in 2024.

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