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

Oconee County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 159 counties in 2021, at 26.9%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Georgia was 12.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.9Oconee County
Lowest0.9Wheeler County
Median6.7159 counties
Georgia12.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 4.4 %Atkinson County: 5.4 %Bacon County: 6 %Baker County: 8.7 %Baldwin County: 10 %Banks County: 6.7 %Barrow County: 7.9 %Bartow County: 6.4 %Ben Hill County: 3.1 %Berrien County: 4.4 %Bibb County: 12.3 %Bleckley County: 7.2 %Brantley County: 4 %Brooks County: 5.8 %Bryan County: 12.5 %Bulloch County: 11.4 %Burke County: 4 %Butts County: 4.2 %Calhoun County: 4.1 %Camden County: 8.6 %Candler County: 4 %Carroll County: 7.7 %Catoosa County: 7.3 %Charlton County: 3.9 %Chatham County: 14.3 %Chattahoochee County: 8.5 %Chattooga County: 4.5 %Cherokee County: 11.6 %Clarke County: 23.6 %Clay County: 6.1 %Clayton County: 6.9 %Clinch County: 3.3 %Cobb County: 18 %Coffee County: 4.7 %Colquitt County: 6.5 %Columbia County: 15.3 %Cook County: 7.5 %Coweta County: 11.5 %Crawford County: 4.8 %Crisp County: 6.2 %Dade County: 5.5 %Dawson County: 10.6 %Decatur County: 5.6 %DeKalb County: 20 %Dodge County: 4.9 %Dooly County: 4.4 %Dougherty County: 10.2 %Douglas County: 11.1 %Early County: 4.9 %Echols County: 2.6 %Effingham County: 6.7 %Elbert County: 4.8 %Emanuel County: 4.4 %Evans County: 6.7 %Fannin County: 10.3 %Fayette County: 17.8 %Floyd County: 8.7 %Forsyth County: 20.2 %Franklin County: 6.8 %Fulton County: 23.1 %Gilmer County: 8.1 %Glascock County: 1.3 %Glynn County: 11.9 %Gordon County: 6.7 %Grady County: 6.4 %Greene County: 11.8 %Gwinnett County: 13.5 %Habersham County: 10.3 %Hall County: 9.4 %Hancock County: 1.7 %Haralson County: 6.3 %Harris County: 14 %Hart County: 5.1 %Heard County: 4.6 %Henry County: 10 %Houston County: 13.5 %Irwin County: 9.1 %Jackson County: 7.7 %Jasper County: 6.9 %Jeff Davis County: 4.1 %Jefferson County: 2.2 %Jenkins County: 3.1 %Johnson County: 4.4 %Jones County: 5.9 %Lamar County: 9.4 %Lanier County: 5.8 %Laurens County: 8.2 %Lee County: 11.1 %Liberty County: 6 %Lincoln County: 4 %Long County: 7.1 %Lowndes County: 10.2 %Lumpkin County: 12.5 %McDuffie County: 7.4 %McIntosh County: 5.8 %Macon County: 4.1 %Madison County: 9.7 %Marion County: 4.1 %Meriwether County: 4.1 %Miller County: 8.6 %Mitchell County: 5 %Monroe County: 13.5 %Montgomery County: 7.5 %Morgan County: 11.7 %Murray County: 3.2 %Muscogee County: 11 %Newton County: 8.6 %Oconee County: 26.9 %Oglethorpe County: 8.2 %Paulding County: 8.7 %Peach County: 11.2 %Pickens County: 8.5 %Pierce County: 7 %Pike County: 8.9 %Polk County: 4.8 %Pulaski County: 5.2 %Putnam County: 10.1 %Quitman County: 3.4 %Rabun County: 12 %Randolph County: 3.9 %Richmond County: 9 %Rockdale County: 10.7 %Schley County: 5.3 %Screven County: 7.2 %Seminole County: 5.1 %Spalding County: 6.9 %Stephens County: 6.4 %Stewart County: 5.8 %Sumter County: 8 %Talbot County: 5.4 %Taliaferro County: 3.5 %Tattnall County: 6.3 %Taylor County: 6.3 %Telfair County: 3.6 %Terrell County: 5 %Thomas County: 9.6 %Tift County: 9.5 %Toombs County: 8 %Towns County: 14.2 %Treutlen County: 3.4 %Troup County: 7.5 %Turner County: 3.7 %Twiggs County: 4.3 %Union County: 9.7 %Upson County: 5.6 %Walker County: 6.9 %Walton County: 8.5 %Ware County: 4.8 %Warren County: 3.3 %Washington County: 5.1 %Wayne County: 5.3 %Webster County: 3.6 %Wheeler County: 0.9 %White County: 8.6 %Whitfield County: 7.1 %Wilcox County: 5.6 %Wilkes County: 3.1 %Wilkinson County: 3.7 %Worth County: 3.2 %
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  • 11 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Oconee County: 26.9 %Oconee County26.9Clarke County: 23.6 %Clarke County23.6Fulton County: 23.1 %Fulton County23.1Forsyth County: 20.2 %Forsyth County20.2DeKalb County: 20 %DeKalb County20Cobb County: 18 %Cobb County18Fayette County: 17.8 %Fayette County17.8Columbia County: 15.3 %Columbia County15.3Chatham County: 14.3 %Chatham County14.3Towns County: 14.2 %Towns County14.2Harris County: 14 %Harris County14Gwinnett County: 13.5 %Gwinnett County13.5Monroe County: 13.5 %Monroe County13.5Houston County: 13.5 %Houston County13.5Lumpkin County: 12.5 %Lumpkin County12.5Bryan County: 12.5 %Bryan County12.5Bibb County: 12.3 %Bibb County12.3Rabun County: 12 %Rabun County12Glynn County: 11.9 %Glynn County11.9Greene County: 11.8 %Greene County11.8Morgan County: 11.7 %Morgan County11.7Cherokee County: 11.6 %Cherokee County11.6Coweta County: 11.5 %Coweta County11.5Bulloch County: 11.4 %Bulloch County11.4Peach County: 11.2 %Peach County11.2Lee County: 11.1 %Lee County11.1Douglas County: 11.1 %Douglas County11.1Muscogee County: 11 %Muscogee County11Rockdale County: 10.7 %Rockdale County10.7Dawson County: 10.6 %Dawson County10.6Habersham County: 10.3 %Habersham County10.3Fannin County: 10.3 %Fannin County10.3Dougherty County: 10.2 %Dougherty County10.2Lowndes County: 10.2 %Lowndes County10.2Putnam County: 10.1 %Putnam County10.1Henry County: 10 %Henry County10Baldwin County: 10 %Baldwin County10Madison County: 9.7 %Madison County9.7Union County: 9.7 %Union County9.7Thomas County: 9.6 %Thomas County9.6Oconee County: 26.9 %Oconee County26.9Clarke County: 23.6 %Clarke County23.6Fulton County: 23.1 %Fulton County23.1Forsyth County: 20.2 %Forsyth County20.2DeKalb County: 20 %DeKalb County20Cobb County: 18 %Cobb County18Fayette County: 17.8 %Fayette County17.8Columbia County: 15.3 %Columbia County15.3Chatham County: 14.3 %Chatham County14.3Towns County: 14.2 %Towns County14.2Harris County: 14 %Harris County14Gwinnett County: 13.5 %Gwinnett County13.5Monroe County: 13.5 %Monroe County13.5Houston County: 13.5 %Houston County13.5Lumpkin County: 12.5 %Lumpkin County12.5Bryan County: 12.5 %Bryan County12.5Bibb County: 12.3 %Bibb County12.3Rabun County: 12 %Rabun County12Glynn County: 11.9 %Glynn County11.9Greene County: 11.8 %Greene County11.8Morgan County: 11.7 %Morgan County11.7Cherokee County: 11.6 %Cherokee County11.6Coweta County: 11.5 %Coweta County11.5Bulloch County: 11.4 %Bulloch County11.4Peach County: 11.2 %Peach County11.2Lee County: 11.1 %Lee County11.1Douglas County: 11.1 %Douglas County11.1Muscogee County: 11 %Muscogee County11Rockdale County: 10.7 %Rockdale County10.7Dawson County: 10.6 %Dawson County10.6Habersham County: 10.3 %Habersham County10.3Fannin County: 10.3 %Fannin County10.3Dougherty County: 10.2 %Dougherty County10.2Lowndes County: 10.2 %Lowndes County10.2Putnam County: 10.1 %Putnam County10.1Henry County: 10 %Henry County10Baldwin County: 10 %Baldwin County10Madison County: 9.7 %Madison County9.7Union County: 9.7 %Union County9.7Thomas County: 9.6 %Thomas County9.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Oconee County26.9
2Clarke County23.6
3Fulton County23.1
4Forsyth County20.2
5DeKalb County20
6Cobb County18
7Fayette County17.8
8Columbia County15.3
9Chatham County14.3
10Towns County14.2
11Harris County14
12Gwinnett County13.5
13Monroe County13.5
14Houston County13.5
15Lumpkin County12.5
16Bryan County12.5
17Bibb County12.3
18Rabun County12
19Glynn County11.9
20Greene County11.8
21Morgan County11.7
22Cherokee County11.6
23Coweta County11.5
24Bulloch County11.4
25Peach County11.2
26Lee County11.1
27Douglas County11.1
28Muscogee County11
29Rockdale County10.7
30Dawson County10.6
31Habersham County10.3
32Fannin County10.3
33Dougherty County10.2
34Lowndes County10.2
35Putnam County10.1
36Henry County10
37Baldwin County10
38Madison County9.7
39Union County9.7
40Thomas County9.6
41Tift County9.5
42Hall County9.4
43Lamar County9.4
44Irwin County9.1
45Richmond County9
46Pike County8.9
47Baker County8.7
48Paulding County8.7
49Floyd County8.7
50Miller County8.6
50Newton County8.6
52White County8.6
53Camden County8.6
54Pickens County8.5
55Walton County8.5
56Chattahoochee County8.5
57Laurens County8.2
58Oglethorpe County8.2
59Gilmer County8.1
60Toombs County8
61Sumter County8
62Barrow County7.9
63Carroll County7.7
64Jackson County7.7
65Troup County7.5
66Cook County7.5
67Montgomery County7.5
68McDuffie County7.4
69Catoosa County7.3
70Bleckley County7.2
71Screven County7.2
72Whitfield County7.1
73Long County7.1
74Pierce County7
75Walker County6.9
76Jasper County6.9
77Clayton County6.9
77Spalding County6.9
79Franklin County6.8
80Banks County6.7
80Gordon County6.7
82Effingham County6.7
82Evans County6.7
84Colquitt County6.5
85Bartow County6.4
86Grady County6.4
86Stephens County6.4
88Taylor County6.3
89Haralson County6.3
90Tattnall County6.3
91Crisp County6.2
92Clay County6.1
93Liberty County6
94Bacon County6
95Jones County5.9
96Stewart County5.8
97McIntosh County5.8
98Lanier County5.8
99Brooks County5.8
100Decatur County5.6
101Upson County5.6
102Wilcox County5.6
103Dade County5.5
104Atkinson County5.4
105Talbot County5.4
106Schley County5.3
107Wayne County5.3
108Pulaski County5.2
109Hart County5.1
109Washington County5.1
111Seminole County5.1
112Mitchell County5
113Terrell County5
114Dodge County4.9
115Early County4.9
116Polk County4.8
117Crawford County4.8
118Elbert County4.8
119Ware County4.8
120Coffee County4.7
121Heard County4.6
122Chattooga County4.5
123Appling County4.4
123Berrien County4.4
123Dooly County4.4
126Emanuel County4.4
127Johnson County4.4
128Twiggs County4.3
129Butts County4.2
130Jeff Davis County4.1
131Calhoun County4.1
132Marion County4.1
133Meriwether County4.1
134Macon County4.1
135Burke County4
136Brantley County4
137Candler County4
138Lincoln County4
139Charlton County3.9
140Randolph County3.9
141Wilkinson County3.7
142Turner County3.7
143Telfair County3.6
144Webster County3.6
145Taliaferro County3.5
146Treutlen County3.4
147Quitman County3.4
148Clinch County3.3
149Warren County3.3
150Worth County3.2
151Murray County3.2
152Jenkins County3.1
153Wilkes County3.1
154Ben Hill County3.1
155Echols County2.6
156Jefferson County2.2
157Hancock County1.7
158Glascock County1.3
159Wheeler County0.9

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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.

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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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Georgia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Georgia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/georgia-counties?period=2021. 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 Georgia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/georgia-counties?period=2021.

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Oconee County, with 26.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 0.9% in 2021.

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