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

Madison County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2022, at 18.3%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 6.1% and the figure for Alabama was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.3Madison County
Lowest2.5Bullock County
Median6.167 counties
Alabama10.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 12.8 %Baldwin County: 12.5 %Barbour County: 5.3 %Bibb County: 4.4 %Blount County: 5.3 %Bullock County: 2.5 %Butler County: 5.3 %Calhoun County: 7.6 %Chambers County: 3.5 %Cherokee County: 6.3 %Chilton County: 5.8 %Choctaw County: 3.4 %Clarke County: 5.4 %Clay County: 3.6 %Cleburne County: 5.5 %Coffee County: 8.5 %Colbert County: 6.8 %Conecuh County: 5.7 %Coosa County: 3.5 %Covington County: 6.5 %Crenshaw County: 5.3 %Cullman County: 6.2 %Dale County: 6.2 %Dallas County: 5.6 %DeKalb County: 5.9 %Elmore County: 8.4 %Escambia County: 4 %Etowah County: 6.9 %Fayette County: 4.8 %Franklin County: 4.5 %Geneva County: 4.2 %Greene County: 6.1 %Hale County: 5.6 %Henry County: 7 %Houston County: 8.1 %Jackson County: 6 %Jefferson County: 14.4 %Lamar County: 4.1 %Lauderdale County: 9.8 %Lawrence County: 5.7 %Lee County: 18 %Limestone County: 10.7 %Lowndes County: 5.8 %Macon County: 9.8 %Madison County: 18.3 %Marengo County: 9.2 %Marion County: 4.7 %Marshall County: 6.9 %Mobile County: 8.6 %Monroe County: 5.7 %Montgomery County: 14.2 %Morgan County: 8 %Perry County: 5.1 %Pickens County: 5.5 %Pike County: 12 %Randolph County: 6.7 %Russell County: 6.1 %St. Clair County: 6 %Shelby County: 15.8 %Sumter County: 9.5 %Talladega County: 6.8 %Tallapoosa County: 6.7 %Tuscaloosa County: 12.7 %Walker County: 5.9 %Washington County: 7.5 %Wilcox County: 3.8 %Winston County: 5.7 %
  • Under 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.6
  • 5.6 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 6.9
  • 6.9 to 9.8
  • 9.8 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Madison County: 18.3 %Madison County18.3Lee County: 18 %Lee County18Shelby County: 15.8 %Shelby County15.8Jefferson County: 14.4 %Jefferson County14.4Montgomery County: 14.2 %Montgomery County14.2Autauga County: 12.8 %Autauga County12.8Tuscaloosa County: 12.7 %Tuscaloosa County12.7Baldwin County: 12.5 %Baldwin County12.5Pike County: 12 %Pike County12Limestone County: 10.7 %Limestone County10.7Macon County: 9.8 %Macon County9.8Lauderdale County: 9.8 %Lauderdale County9.8Sumter County: 9.5 %Sumter County9.5Marengo County: 9.2 %Marengo County9.2Mobile County: 8.6 %Mobile County8.6Coffee County: 8.5 %Coffee County8.5Elmore County: 8.4 %Elmore County8.4Houston County: 8.1 %Houston County8.1Morgan County: 8 %Morgan County8Calhoun County: 7.6 %Calhoun County7.6Washington County: 7.5 %Washington County7.5Henry County: 7 %Henry County7Etowah County: 6.9 %Etowah County6.9Marshall County: 6.9 %Marshall County6.9Colbert County: 6.8 %Colbert County6.8Talladega County: 6.8 %Talladega County6.8Tallapoosa County: 6.7 %Tallapoosa County6.7Randolph County: 6.7 %Randolph County6.7Covington County: 6.5 %Covington County6.5Cherokee County: 6.3 %Cherokee County6.3Dale County: 6.2 %Dale County6.2Cullman County: 6.2 %Cullman County6.2Russell County: 6.1 %Russell County6.1Greene County: 6.1 %Greene County6.1St. Clair County: 6 %St. Clair County6Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6DeKalb County: 5.9 %DeKalb County5.9Walker County: 5.9 %Walker County5.9Lowndes County: 5.8 %Lowndes County5.8Chilton County: 5.8 %Chilton County5.8Madison County: 18.3 %Madison County18.3Lee County: 18 %Lee County18Shelby County: 15.8 %Shelby County15.8Jefferson County: 14.4 %Jefferson County14.4Montgomery County: 14.2 %Montgomery County14.2Autauga County: 12.8 %Autauga County12.8Tuscaloosa County: 12.7 %Tuscaloosa County12.7Baldwin County: 12.5 %Baldwin County12.5Pike County: 12 %Pike County12Limestone County: 10.7 %Limestone County10.7Macon County: 9.8 %Macon County9.8Lauderdale County: 9.8 %Lauderdale County9.8Sumter County: 9.5 %Sumter County9.5Marengo County: 9.2 %Marengo County9.2Mobile County: 8.6 %Mobile County8.6Coffee County: 8.5 %Coffee County8.5Elmore County: 8.4 %Elmore County8.4Houston County: 8.1 %Houston County8.1Morgan County: 8 %Morgan County8Calhoun County: 7.6 %Calhoun County7.6Washington County: 7.5 %Washington County7.5Henry County: 7 %Henry County7Etowah County: 6.9 %Etowah County6.9Marshall County: 6.9 %Marshall County6.9Colbert County: 6.8 %Colbert County6.8Talladega County: 6.8 %Talladega County6.8Tallapoosa County: 6.7 %Tallapoosa County6.7Randolph County: 6.7 %Randolph County6.7Covington County: 6.5 %Covington County6.5Cherokee County: 6.3 %Cherokee County6.3Dale County: 6.2 %Dale County6.2Cullman County: 6.2 %Cullman County6.2Russell County: 6.1 %Russell County6.1Greene County: 6.1 %Greene County6.1St. Clair County: 6 %St. Clair County6Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6DeKalb County: 5.9 %DeKalb County5.9Walker County: 5.9 %Walker County5.9Lowndes County: 5.8 %Lowndes County5.8Chilton County: 5.8 %Chilton County5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Madison County18.3+0.9 pts
2Lee County18+0.2 pts
3Shelby County15.8+0.4 pts
4Jefferson County14.4+0.9 pts
5Montgomery County14.2+0.4 pts
6Autauga County12.8+1.1 pts
7Tuscaloosa County12.7+0.1 pts
8Baldwin County12.5+0.7 pts
9Pike County12+0.5 pts
10Limestone County10.7+1.2 pts
11Macon County9.8-0.1 pts
12Lauderdale County9.8+0.3 pts
13Sumter County9.5+0.8 pts
14Marengo County9.2+0.6 pts
15Mobile County8.60 pts
16Coffee County8.50 pts
17Elmore County8.4+0.3 pts
18Houston County8.10 pts
19Morgan County8+0.6 pts
20Calhoun County7.6-0.5 pts
21Washington County7.5-0.1 pts
22Henry County7-0.2 pts
23Etowah County6.9-0.2 pts
24Marshall County6.9+0.1 pts
25Colbert County6.8+0.1 pts
26Talladega County6.80 pts
27Tallapoosa County6.7-0.3 pts
28Randolph County6.7-0.4 pts
29Covington County6.5+0.2 pts
30Cherokee County6.3-0.3 pts
31Dale County6.2+0.1 pts
32Cullman County6.2+0.5 pts
33Russell County6.1-0.3 pts
34Greene County6.1+1.9 pts
35St. Clair County6-0.2 pts
36Jackson County6-0.2 pts
37DeKalb County5.9+0.2 pts
38Walker County5.9+0.3 pts
39Lowndes County5.8-1.2 pts
40Chilton County5.8+0.2 pts
41Lawrence County5.7+0.2 pts
42Monroe County5.7+0.9 pts
43Winston County5.7-0.3 pts
44Conecuh County5.7-0 pts
45Dallas County5.6-0.7 pts
45Hale County5.6+0.6 pts
47Cleburne County5.5+1.3 pts
47Pickens County5.5+1 pts
49Clarke County5.4-0 pts
50Blount County5.3-0.3 pts
51Butler County5.3-0.6 pts
52Barbour County5.3+0.9 pts
53Crenshaw County5.3+0.4 pts
54Perry County5.1-1.5 pts
55Fayette County4.8+1.6 pts
56Marion County4.7-0.5 pts
57Franklin County4.5+0.2 pts
58Bibb County4.4+0.4 pts
59Geneva County4.2-0.3 pts
60Lamar County4.1+0.4 pts
61Escambia County4-0 pts
62Wilcox County3.8+0.1 pts
63Clay County3.6-1 pts
64Chambers County3.5-0.5 pts
65Coosa County3.5+0.1 pts
66Choctaw County3.4-0.2 pts
67Bullock County2.5-1 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties in Alabama by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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, 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Madison County, with 18.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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