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

Lee County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2023, at 18.7%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 6.4% and the figure for Alabama was 10.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.7Lee County
Lowest2.3Bullock County
Median6.467 counties
Alabama10.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 12.3 %Baldwin County: 12.3 %Barbour County: 4.8 %Bibb County: 4.4 %Blount County: 5.6 %Bullock County: 2.3 %Butler County: 5.8 %Calhoun County: 8 %Chambers County: 4.8 %Cherokee County: 6.8 %Chilton County: 6 %Choctaw County: 4 %Clarke County: 5.8 %Clay County: 4 %Cleburne County: 7.2 %Coffee County: 9.3 %Colbert County: 7.4 %Conecuh County: 6.2 %Coosa County: 4.6 %Covington County: 7.4 %Crenshaw County: 5.3 %Cullman County: 6.7 %Dale County: 6.4 %Dallas County: 5.8 %DeKalb County: 5.4 %Elmore County: 8.3 %Escambia County: 4.3 %Etowah County: 6.9 %Fayette County: 5.7 %Franklin County: 5.3 %Geneva County: 3.8 %Greene County: 5 %Hale County: 5.7 %Henry County: 7.5 %Houston County: 8.5 %Jackson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County: 14.7 %Lamar County: 4.7 %Lauderdale County: 10.6 %Lawrence County: 5.3 %Lee County: 18.7 %Limestone County: 11.3 %Lowndes County: 4.8 %Macon County: 9.5 %Madison County: 18.6 %Marengo County: 8.3 %Marion County: 4.4 %Marshall County: 6.8 %Mobile County: 8.9 %Monroe County: 5.1 %Montgomery County: 14.3 %Morgan County: 8 %Perry County: 6.4 %Pickens County: 4.6 %Pike County: 11.3 %Randolph County: 8.4 %Russell County: 6.1 %St. Clair County: 6.4 %Shelby County: 16.1 %Sumter County: 8.5 %Talladega County: 7.7 %Tallapoosa County: 6.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 13.1 %Walker County: 6.4 %Washington County: 7.7 %Wilcox County: 4.3 %Winston County: 5.1 %
  • Under 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.4
  • 6.4 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 9.5
  • 9.5 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lee County: 18.7 %Lee County18.7Madison County: 18.6 %Madison County18.6Shelby County: 16.1 %Shelby County16.1Jefferson County: 14.7 %Jefferson County14.7Montgomery County: 14.3 %Montgomery County14.3Tuscaloosa County: 13.1 %Tuscaloosa County13.1Autauga County: 12.3 %Autauga County12.3Baldwin County: 12.3 %Baldwin County12.3Limestone County: 11.3 %Limestone County11.3Pike County: 11.3 %Pike County11.3Lauderdale County: 10.6 %Lauderdale County10.6Macon County: 9.5 %Macon County9.5Coffee County: 9.3 %Coffee County9.3Mobile County: 8.9 %Mobile County8.9Houston County: 8.5 %Houston County8.5Sumter County: 8.5 %Sumter County8.5Randolph County: 8.4 %Randolph County8.4Marengo County: 8.3 %Marengo County8.3Elmore County: 8.3 %Elmore County8.3Calhoun County: 8 %Calhoun County8Morgan County: 8 %Morgan County8Washington County: 7.7 %Washington County7.7Talladega County: 7.7 %Talladega County7.7Henry County: 7.5 %Henry County7.5Colbert County: 7.4 %Colbert County7.4Covington County: 7.4 %Covington County7.4Cleburne County: 7.2 %Cleburne County7.2Etowah County: 6.9 %Etowah County6.9Marshall County: 6.8 %Marshall County6.8Tallapoosa County: 6.8 %Tallapoosa County6.8Cherokee County: 6.8 %Cherokee County6.8Cullman County: 6.7 %Cullman County6.7St. Clair County: 6.4 %St. Clair County6.4Dale County: 6.4 %Dale County6.4Perry County: 6.4 %Perry County6.4Walker County: 6.4 %Walker County6.4Conecuh County: 6.2 %Conecuh County6.2Jackson County: 6.1 %Jackson County6.1Russell County: 6.1 %Russell County6.1Chilton County: 6 %Chilton County6Lee County: 18.7 %Lee County18.7Madison County: 18.6 %Madison County18.6Shelby County: 16.1 %Shelby County16.1Jefferson County: 14.7 %Jefferson County14.7Montgomery County: 14.3 %Montgomery County14.3Tuscaloosa County: 13.1 %Tuscaloosa County13.1Autauga County: 12.3 %Autauga County12.3Baldwin County: 12.3 %Baldwin County12.3Limestone County: 11.3 %Limestone County11.3Pike County: 11.3 %Pike County11.3Lauderdale County: 10.6 %Lauderdale County10.6Macon County: 9.5 %Macon County9.5Coffee County: 9.3 %Coffee County9.3Mobile County: 8.9 %Mobile County8.9Houston County: 8.5 %Houston County8.5Sumter County: 8.5 %Sumter County8.5Randolph County: 8.4 %Randolph County8.4Marengo County: 8.3 %Marengo County8.3Elmore County: 8.3 %Elmore County8.3Calhoun County: 8 %Calhoun County8Morgan County: 8 %Morgan County8Washington County: 7.7 %Washington County7.7Talladega County: 7.7 %Talladega County7.7Henry County: 7.5 %Henry County7.5Colbert County: 7.4 %Colbert County7.4Covington County: 7.4 %Covington County7.4Cleburne County: 7.2 %Cleburne County7.2Etowah County: 6.9 %Etowah County6.9Marshall County: 6.8 %Marshall County6.8Tallapoosa County: 6.8 %Tallapoosa County6.8Cherokee County: 6.8 %Cherokee County6.8Cullman County: 6.7 %Cullman County6.7St. Clair County: 6.4 %St. Clair County6.4Dale County: 6.4 %Dale County6.4Perry County: 6.4 %Perry County6.4Walker County: 6.4 %Walker County6.4Conecuh County: 6.2 %Conecuh County6.2Jackson County: 6.1 %Jackson County6.1Russell County: 6.1 %Russell County6.1Chilton County: 6 %Chilton County6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lee County18.7+0.7 pts
2Madison County18.6+0.4 pts
3Shelby County16.1+0.3 pts
4Jefferson County14.7+0.3 pts
5Montgomery County14.3+0.1 pts
6Tuscaloosa County13.1+0.4 pts
7Autauga County12.3-0.5 pts
8Baldwin County12.3-0.3 pts
9Limestone County11.3+0.6 pts
10Pike County11.3-0.7 pts
11Lauderdale County10.6+0.9 pts
12Macon County9.5-0.3 pts
13Coffee County9.3+0.8 pts
14Mobile County8.9+0.4 pts
15Houston County8.5+0.3 pts
15Sumter County8.5-1.1 pts
17Randolph County8.4+1.7 pts
18Marengo County8.3-0.9 pts
19Elmore County8.3-0.1 pts
20Calhoun County8+0.4 pts
21Morgan County80 pts
22Washington County7.7+0.2 pts
23Talladega County7.7+0.8 pts
24Henry County7.5+0.5 pts
25Colbert County7.4+0.6 pts
26Covington County7.4+0.8 pts
27Cleburne County7.2+1.7 pts
28Etowah County6.9-0.1 pts
29Marshall County6.8-0.1 pts
30Tallapoosa County6.80 pts
31Cherokee County6.8+0.4 pts
32Cullman County6.7+0.5 pts
33St. Clair County6.4+0.5 pts
34Dale County6.4+0.2 pts
35Perry County6.4+1.3 pts
36Walker County6.4+0.5 pts
37Conecuh County6.2+0.5 pts
38Jackson County6.1+0.1 pts
39Russell County6.1-0.1 pts
40Chilton County6+0.2 pts
41Butler County5.8+0.5 pts
42Dallas County5.8+0.2 pts
43Clarke County5.8+0.4 pts
44Hale County5.7+0.2 pts
45Fayette County5.7+1 pts
46Blount County5.6+0.3 pts
47DeKalb County5.4-0.5 pts
48Crenshaw County5.3+0.1 pts
49Franklin County5.3+0.8 pts
49Lawrence County5.3-0.4 pts
51Monroe County5.1-0.6 pts
52Winston County5.1-0.6 pts
53Greene County5-1.1 pts
54Chambers County4.8+1.3 pts
55Lowndes County4.8-1 pts
56Barbour County4.8-0.5 pts
57Lamar County4.7+0.6 pts
58Coosa County4.6+1.1 pts
58Pickens County4.6-0.9 pts
60Bibb County4.4+0.1 pts
61Marion County4.4-0.3 pts
62Wilcox County4.3+0.6 pts
63Escambia County4.3+0.3 pts
64Choctaw County4+0.6 pts
65Clay County4+0.4 pts
66Geneva County3.8-0.5 pts
67Bullock County2.3-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alabama-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Lee County, with 18.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 2.3% in 2023.

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