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 2023, at 27.3%. Glascock County had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Georgia was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.3Oconee County
Median7.1159 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 5 %Atkinson County: 4.5 %Bacon County: 5.2 %Baker County: 6.9 %Baldwin County: 10.2 %Banks County: 5.7 %Barrow County: 7.1 %Bartow County: 7.5 %Ben Hill County: 4.1 %Berrien County: 4.7 %Bibb County: 13.1 %Bleckley County: 7.1 %Brantley County: 5.7 %Brooks County: 5 %Bryan County: 12.5 %Bulloch County: 12.2 %Burke County: 3.4 %Butts County: 5.9 %Calhoun County: 5.4 %Camden County: 8.1 %Candler County: 5.8 %Carroll County: 8.7 %Catoosa County: 9.1 %Charlton County: 3 %Chatham County: 14.7 %Chattahoochee County: 10.2 %Chattooga County: 4.8 %Cherokee County: 12.1 %Clarke County: 24.4 %Clay County: 9.5 %Clayton County: 7.3 %Clinch County: 4 %Cobb County: 18.6 %Coffee County: 5 %Colquitt County: 7.1 %Columbia County: 16.3 %Cook County: 6.2 %Coweta County: 12.7 %Crawford County: 6.1 %Crisp County: 6.2 %Dade County: 5.7 %Dawson County: 11.4 %Decatur County: 5.7 %DeKalb County: 20.9 %Dodge County: 5.9 %Dooly County: 4.3 %Dougherty County: 11.4 %Douglas County: 11.8 %Early County: 7.2 %Echols County: 6 %Effingham County: 7.7 %Elbert County: 5.9 %Emanuel County: 5.4 %Evans County: 5.8 %Fannin County: 9.3 %Fayette County: 18.3 %Floyd County: 10.8 %Forsyth County: 21.7 %Franklin County: 7.1 %Fulton County: 24.4 %Gilmer County: 8.1 %Glascock County: 1 %Glynn County: 12.2 %Gordon County: 7.3 %Grady County: 6.1 %Greene County: 13.1 %Gwinnett County: 13.6 %Habersham County: 9.8 %Hall County: 10.1 %Hancock County: 2.7 %Haralson County: 6.8 %Harris County: 15.4 %Hart County: 5.1 %Heard County: 3.4 %Henry County: 9.7 %Houston County: 13.4 %Irwin County: 9.4 %Jackson County: 8.7 %Jasper County: 8.6 %Jeff Davis County: 4.5 %Jefferson County: 3 %Jenkins County: 4.2 %Johnson County: 4.4 %Jones County: 6.6 %Lamar County: 8.4 %Lanier County: 7.1 %Laurens County: 8.6 %Lee County: 15.4 %Liberty County: 6.4 %Lincoln County: 6.5 %Long County: 4.8 %Lowndes County: 10.6 %Lumpkin County: 12.7 %McDuffie County: 6.6 %McIntosh County: 6.2 %Macon County: 3.4 %Madison County: 10.3 %Marion County: 3.2 %Meriwether County: 5.1 %Miller County: 8.3 %Mitchell County: 6.3 %Monroe County: 13.4 %Montgomery County: 9.5 %Morgan County: 11.3 %Murray County: 4.9 %Muscogee County: 12.2 %Newton County: 9.3 %Oconee County: 27.3 %Oglethorpe County: 9.6 %Paulding County: 9.1 %Peach County: 12.2 %Pickens County: 7.9 %Pierce County: 9.5 %Pike County: 7.8 %Polk County: 5.6 %Pulaski County: 4.8 %Putnam County: 10.2 %Quitman County: 3.9 %Rabun County: 12.7 %Randolph County: 5.8 %Richmond County: 9.4 %Rockdale County: 11.6 %Schley County: 8.2 %Screven County: 7 %Seminole County: 5.3 %Spalding County: 6.8 %Stephens County: 5.6 %Stewart County: 4.3 %Sumter County: 9.3 %Talbot County: 6.6 %Taliaferro County: 4.8 %Tattnall County: 6.5 %Taylor County: 6.9 %Telfair County: 4.5 %Terrell County: 4.8 %Thomas County: 8.4 %Tift County: 10.2 %Toombs County: 8.2 %Towns County: 15 %Treutlen County: 2.5 %Troup County: 9.8 %Turner County: 3 %Twiggs County: 4.1 %Union County: 9.4 %Upson County: 5 %Walker County: 7.7 %Walton County: 9 %Ware County: 4.7 %Warren County: 3.4 %Washington County: 5.2 %Wayne County: 5.6 %Webster County: 2.8 %Wheeler County: 1.3 %White County: 11 %Whitfield County: 8.4 %Wilcox County: 6.9 %Wilkes County: 3.8 %Wilkinson County: 4.8 %Worth County: 3.4 %
  • Under 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 7.1
  • 7.1 to 9.2
  • 9.2 to 12
  • 12 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

Oconee County: 27.3 %Oconee County27.3Clarke County: 24.4 %Clarke County24.4Fulton County: 24.4 %Fulton County24.4Forsyth County: 21.7 %Forsyth County21.7DeKalb County: 20.9 %DeKalb County20.9Cobb County: 18.6 %Cobb County18.6Fayette County: 18.3 %Fayette County18.3Columbia County: 16.3 %Columbia County16.3Harris County: 15.4 %Harris County15.4Lee County: 15.4 %Lee County15.4Towns County: 15 %Towns County15Chatham County: 14.7 %Chatham County14.7Gwinnett County: 13.6 %Gwinnett County13.6Monroe County: 13.4 %Monroe County13.4Houston County: 13.4 %Houston County13.4Greene County: 13.1 %Greene County13.1Bibb County: 13.1 %Bibb County13.1Rabun County: 12.7 %Rabun County12.7Coweta County: 12.7 %Coweta County12.7Lumpkin County: 12.7 %Lumpkin County12.7Bryan County: 12.5 %Bryan County12.5Glynn County: 12.2 %Glynn County12.2Bulloch County: 12.2 %Bulloch County12.2Peach County: 12.2 %Peach County12.2Muscogee County: 12.2 %Muscogee County12.2Cherokee County: 12.1 %Cherokee County12.1Douglas County: 11.8 %Douglas County11.8Rockdale County: 11.6 %Rockdale County11.6Dougherty County: 11.4 %Dougherty County11.4Dawson County: 11.4 %Dawson County11.4Morgan County: 11.3 %Morgan County11.3White County: 11 %White County11Floyd County: 10.8 %Floyd County10.8Lowndes County: 10.6 %Lowndes County10.6Madison County: 10.3 %Madison County10.3Tift County: 10.2 %Tift County10.2Putnam County: 10.2 %Putnam County10.2Chattahoochee County: 10.2 %Chattahoochee County10.2Baldwin County: 10.2 %Baldwin County10.2Hall County: 10.1 %Hall County10.1Oconee County: 27.3 %Oconee County27.3Clarke County: 24.4 %Clarke County24.4Fulton County: 24.4 %Fulton County24.4Forsyth County: 21.7 %Forsyth County21.7DeKalb County: 20.9 %DeKalb County20.9Cobb County: 18.6 %Cobb County18.6Fayette County: 18.3 %Fayette County18.3Columbia County: 16.3 %Columbia County16.3Harris County: 15.4 %Harris County15.4Lee County: 15.4 %Lee County15.4Towns County: 15 %Towns County15Chatham County: 14.7 %Chatham County14.7Gwinnett County: 13.6 %Gwinnett County13.6Monroe County: 13.4 %Monroe County13.4Houston County: 13.4 %Houston County13.4Greene County: 13.1 %Greene County13.1Bibb County: 13.1 %Bibb County13.1Rabun County: 12.7 %Rabun County12.7Coweta County: 12.7 %Coweta County12.7Lumpkin County: 12.7 %Lumpkin County12.7Bryan County: 12.5 %Bryan County12.5Glynn County: 12.2 %Glynn County12.2Bulloch County: 12.2 %Bulloch County12.2Peach County: 12.2 %Peach County12.2Muscogee County: 12.2 %Muscogee County12.2Cherokee County: 12.1 %Cherokee County12.1Douglas County: 11.8 %Douglas County11.8Rockdale County: 11.6 %Rockdale County11.6Dougherty County: 11.4 %Dougherty County11.4Dawson County: 11.4 %Dawson County11.4Morgan County: 11.3 %Morgan County11.3White County: 11 %White County11Floyd County: 10.8 %Floyd County10.8Lowndes County: 10.6 %Lowndes County10.6Madison County: 10.3 %Madison County10.3Tift County: 10.2 %Tift County10.2Putnam County: 10.2 %Putnam County10.2Chattahoochee County: 10.2 %Chattahoochee County10.2Baldwin County: 10.2 %Baldwin County10.2Hall County: 10.1 %Hall County10.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oconee County27.3+0.2 pts
2Clarke County24.4+0.8 pts
3Fulton County24.4+0.5 pts
4Forsyth County21.7+0.5 pts
5DeKalb County20.9+0.5 pts
6Cobb County18.6+0.4 pts
7Fayette County18.3+0.3 pts
8Columbia County16.3+0.5 pts
9Harris County15.4+0.8 pts
10Lee County15.4+2.6 pts
11Towns County15+1.4 pts
12Chatham County14.7-0.1 pts
13Gwinnett County13.6-0.1 pts
14Monroe County13.4+0.6 pts
15Houston County13.4-0.4 pts
16Greene County13.1+1.1 pts
17Bibb County13.1+0.5 pts
18Rabun County12.7+0.3 pts
19Coweta County12.7+0.4 pts
20Lumpkin County12.7-0.4 pts
21Bryan County12.5-0.2 pts
22Glynn County12.2-0.2 pts
23Bulloch County12.2+0.5 pts
24Peach County12.2+0.7 pts
25Muscogee County12.2+0.2 pts
26Cherokee County12.1+0.4 pts
27Douglas County11.8+0.4 pts
28Rockdale County11.6+0.4 pts
29Dougherty County11.4+0.9 pts
30Dawson County11.4+0.4 pts
31Morgan County11.3-1 pts
32White County11+1.2 pts
33Floyd County10.8+1.5 pts
34Lowndes County10.6+0.3 pts
35Madison County10.3+0.3 pts
36Tift County10.2+1.1 pts
37Putnam County10.2+0.9 pts
38Chattahoochee County10.2-0.3 pts
39Baldwin County10.2+0.3 pts
40Hall County10.1+0.4 pts
41Habersham County9.8-0.3 pts
42Troup County9.8+1.3 pts
43Henry County9.7+0.1 pts
44Oglethorpe County9.6+0.3 pts
45Clay County9.5+2.8 pts
46Montgomery County9.5+0.5 pts
47Pierce County9.5+1.8 pts
48Irwin County9.4+1 pts
48Richmond County9.4+0.1 pts
50Union County9.4-0.6 pts
51Newton County9.3+0.3 pts
52Fannin County9.3-0.8 pts
53Sumter County9.3+1.3 pts
54Paulding County9.1+0.1 pts
55Catoosa County9.1+0.5 pts
56Walton County9-0.1 pts
57Carroll County8.7+0.9 pts
58Jackson County8.7+0.5 pts
59Jasper County8.6+0.4 pts
59Laurens County8.6+0.2 pts
61Lamar County8.4+0.1 pts
62Thomas County8.4+0.3 pts
62Whitfield County8.4+0.7 pts
64Miller County8.3-0.1 pts
65Schley County8.2+0.3 pts
66Toombs County8.2+0.5 pts
67Camden County8.1+0.2 pts
68Gilmer County8.1-1.2 pts
69Pickens County7.9-0.4 pts
70Pike County7.8-0.9 pts
71Effingham County7.7+0.5 pts
72Walker County7.7+0.5 pts
73Bartow County7.5+0.8 pts
74Gordon County7.30 pts
75Clayton County7.3+0.5 pts
76Early County7.2+2.2 pts
77Bleckley County7.1-0.4 pts
77Lanier County7.10 pts
79Franklin County7.1+0.2 pts
80Barrow County7.1-0.2 pts
81Colquitt County7.1+0.1 pts
82Screven County7-0.5 pts
83Taylor County6.9+0.9 pts
84Baker County6.9-1 pts
85Wilcox County6.9+0.3 pts
86Spalding County6.8-0.1 pts
87Haralson County6.8-0.1 pts
88McDuffie County6.6-1.6 pts
89Jones County6.6+0.3 pts
90Talbot County6.6+1 pts
91Tattnall County6.5+0.2 pts
92Lincoln County6.5+0.5 pts
93Liberty County6.4+0.1 pts
94Mitchell County6.3+0.4 pts
95McIntosh County6.2+0.2 pts
96Cook County6.2-0.1 pts
97Crisp County6.2+0.5 pts
98Crawford County6.1+0.8 pts
99Grady County6.1-0.3 pts
100Echols County6+0.7 pts
101Butts County5.9+1.2 pts
102Dodge County5.9+0.9 pts
103Elbert County5.9+0.3 pts
104Randolph County5.8+3 pts
105Candler County5.8+1.6 pts
106Evans County5.8-0.1 pts
107Decatur County5.7+0.6 pts
108Banks County5.7-0.8 pts
109Brantley County5.70 pts
110Dade County5.7+0.4 pts
111Polk County5.6+0.3 pts
112Wayne County5.6-0.1 pts
113Stephens County5.6-0.7 pts
114Calhoun County5.4+1 pts
115Emanuel County5.4+1.4 pts
116Seminole County5.3-0.6 pts
117Washington County5.2+0.3 pts
118Bacon County5.2-0.6 pts
119Meriwether County5.10 pts
120Hart County5.1-0.2 pts
121Coffee County5+0.1 pts
122Upson County5-0.5 pts
123Brooks County5+0.1 pts
124Appling County5+0.4 pts
125Murray County4.9+1.1 pts
126Long County4.8-0.3 pts
126Wilkinson County4.8+0.8 pts
128Pulaski County4.8+0.1 pts
128Taliaferro County4.8-0 pts
128Terrell County4.8-1.7 pts
131Chattooga County4.8+0.8 pts
132Ware County4.7+0.2 pts
133Berrien County4.7-0.4 pts
134Atkinson County4.5-1.3 pts
135Jeff Davis County4.5+1.4 pts
136Telfair County4.5+0.1 pts
137Johnson County4.4-1 pts
138Dooly County4.3+0.2 pts
139Stewart County4.3-0.4 pts
140Jenkins County4.2+0.1 pts
141Ben Hill County4.1+0.6 pts
142Twiggs County4.1-0.1 pts
143Clinch County4+0.2 pts
144Quitman County3.9-0.1 pts
145Wilkes County3.8+0.2 pts
146Macon County3.4-0.6 pts
146Worth County3.4+0.5 pts
148Heard County3.4-0.5 pts
149Warren County3.4-0.6 pts
150Burke County3.4-0.6 pts
151Marion County3.2+0.5 pts
152Jefferson County3-0.3 pts
153Turner County30 pts
154Charlton County3+0.5 pts
155Webster County2.8+1.1 pts
156Hancock County2.7+1.2 pts
157Treutlen County2.5-0.1 pts
158Wheeler County1.3+0.2 pts
159Glascock County1-0.2 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 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/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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2023. 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, 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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