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Cities in Alabama by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 66 cities in 2024, at 99.7%. Russellville, AL had the lowest, at 74.1%. The median was 90.3% and the figure for Alabama was 88.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99.7Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest74.1Russellville, AL
Median90.366 cities
Alabama88.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Mountain Brook, AL: 99.7 %Mountain Brook, AL99.7Madison, AL: 97.9 %Madison, AL97.9Chelsea, AL: 97.6 %Chelsea, AL97.6Pike Road, AL: 97.5 %Pike Road, AL97.5Helena, AL: 97.5 %Helena, AL97.5Gulf Shores, AL: 97.2 %Gulf Shores, AL97.2Pelham, AL: 96.9 %Pelham, AL96.9Hoover, AL: 96.6 %Hoover, AL96.6Trussville, AL: 96.4 %Trussville, AL96.4Auburn, AL: 96.3 %Auburn, AL96.3Spanish Fort, AL: 96.2 %Spanish Fort, AL96.2Homewood, AL: 96.1 %Homewood, AL96.1Fairhope, AL: 95.1 %Fairhope, AL95.1Moody, AL: 94.2 %Moody, AL94.2Daphne, AL: 94 %Daphne, AL94Vestavia Hills, AL: 93.9 %Vestavia Hills, AL93.9Prattville, AL: 93.6 %Prattville, AL93.6Alabaster, AL: 93.5 %Alabaster, AL93.5Calera, AL: 93.4 %Calera, AL93.4Clay, AL: 93.1 %Clay, AL93.1Irondale, AL: 92.9 %Irondale, AL92.9Troy, AL: 92.5 %Troy, AL92.5Northport, AL: 92.4 %Northport, AL92.4Hartselle, AL: 92.1 %Hartselle, AL92.1Huntsville, AL: 92 %Huntsville, AL92Gardendale, AL: 92 %Gardendale, AL92Florence, AL: 91.7 %Florence, AL91.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 91.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL91.6Saraland, AL: 91.6 %Saraland, AL91.6Mobile, AL: 91 %Mobile, AL91Millbrook, AL: 90.8 %Millbrook, AL90.8Center Point, AL: 90.6 %Center Point, AL90.6Boaz, AL: 90.3 %Boaz, AL90.3Jasper, AL: 90.3 %Jasper, AL90.3Cullman, AL: 90.2 %Cullman, AL90.2Muscle Shoals, AL: 90.2 %Muscle Shoals, AL90.2Jacksonville, AL: 90 %Jacksonville, AL90Enterprise, AL: 89.8 %Enterprise, AL89.8Phenix City, AL: 89.8 %Phenix City, AL89.8Hueytown, AL: 89.6 %Hueytown, AL89.6Mountain Brook, AL: 99.7 %Mountain Brook, AL99.7Madison, AL: 97.9 %Madison, AL97.9Chelsea, AL: 97.6 %Chelsea, AL97.6Pike Road, AL: 97.5 %Pike Road, AL97.5Helena, AL: 97.5 %Helena, AL97.5Gulf Shores, AL: 97.2 %Gulf Shores, AL97.2Pelham, AL: 96.9 %Pelham, AL96.9Hoover, AL: 96.6 %Hoover, AL96.6Trussville, AL: 96.4 %Trussville, AL96.4Auburn, AL: 96.3 %Auburn, AL96.3Spanish Fort, AL: 96.2 %Spanish Fort, AL96.2Homewood, AL: 96.1 %Homewood, AL96.1Fairhope, AL: 95.1 %Fairhope, AL95.1Moody, AL: 94.2 %Moody, AL94.2Daphne, AL: 94 %Daphne, AL94Vestavia Hills, AL: 93.9 %Vestavia Hills, AL93.9Prattville, AL: 93.6 %Prattville, AL93.6Alabaster, AL: 93.5 %Alabaster, AL93.5Calera, AL: 93.4 %Calera, AL93.4Clay, AL: 93.1 %Clay, AL93.1Irondale, AL: 92.9 %Irondale, AL92.9Troy, AL: 92.5 %Troy, AL92.5Northport, AL: 92.4 %Northport, AL92.4Hartselle, AL: 92.1 %Hartselle, AL92.1Huntsville, AL: 92 %Huntsville, AL92Gardendale, AL: 92 %Gardendale, AL92Florence, AL: 91.7 %Florence, AL91.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 91.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL91.6Saraland, AL: 91.6 %Saraland, AL91.6Mobile, AL: 91 %Mobile, AL91Millbrook, AL: 90.8 %Millbrook, AL90.8Center Point, AL: 90.6 %Center Point, AL90.6Boaz, AL: 90.3 %Boaz, AL90.3Jasper, AL: 90.3 %Jasper, AL90.3Cullman, AL: 90.2 %Cullman, AL90.2Muscle Shoals, AL: 90.2 %Muscle Shoals, AL90.2Jacksonville, AL: 90 %Jacksonville, AL90Enterprise, AL: 89.8 %Enterprise, AL89.8Phenix City, AL: 89.8 %Phenix City, AL89.8Hueytown, AL: 89.6 %Hueytown, AL89.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mountain Brook, AL99.70 pts
2Madison, AL97.9+0.1 pts
3Chelsea, AL97.6+0.8 pts
4Pike Road, AL97.5+0.4 pts
5Helena, AL97.5+0.4 pts
6Gulf Shores, AL97.2+1.9 pts
7Pelham, AL96.9+1.4 pts
8Hoover, AL96.6+0.2 pts
9Trussville, AL96.4-0.8 pts
10Auburn, AL96.3+0.3 pts
11Spanish Fort, AL96.2+0.4 pts
12Homewood, AL96.10 pts
13Fairhope, AL95.1+0.5 pts
14Moody, AL94.2-0.6 pts
15Daphne, AL94-0.8 pts
16Vestavia Hills, AL93.90 pts
17Prattville, AL93.6+1.5 pts
18Alabaster, AL93.5+0.1 pts
19Calera, AL93.4-0.1 pts
20Clay, AL93.1-0.5 pts
21Irondale, AL92.9-1.7 pts
22Troy, AL92.50 pts
23Northport, AL92.4+1.1 pts
24Hartselle, AL92.1-0 pts
25Huntsville, AL92+0.4 pts
26Gardendale, AL92+1.3 pts
27Florence, AL91.7+0.9 pts
28Tuscaloosa, AL91.6+0.3 pts
29Saraland, AL91.6+0.8 pts
30Mobile, AL91+0.3 pts
31Millbrook, AL90.8-0.4 pts
32Center Point, AL90.6-1.3 pts
33Boaz, AL90.3+1.8 pts
34Jasper, AL90.3+0.3 pts
35Cullman, AL90.2+0.2 pts
36Muscle Shoals, AL90.2-0.6 pts
37Jacksonville, AL90-0.2 pts
38Enterprise, AL89.8+0.5 pts
39Phenix City, AL89.8+1.2 pts
40Hueytown, AL89.6+0.5 pts
41Opelika, AL89.2+1.1 pts
42Montgomery, AL89.2+0.5 pts
43Foley, AL89.1-0.3 pts
44Selma, AL89.1+0.8 pts
45Birmingham, AL89+0.4 pts
46Ozark, AL89+1.8 pts
47Dothan, AL88.6+0.6 pts
48Athens, AL88.6-0.2 pts
49Scottsboro, AL88.6+1 pts
50Oxford, AL88.4+2.2 pts
51Leeds, AL87.9-0.4 pts
52Pell City, AL87.1+0.9 pts
53Bessemer, AL86.1-0.7 pts
54Sylacauga, AL85.4+1.4 pts
55Alexander City, AL85.1+4.7 pts
56Decatur, AL84.8+1.7 pts
57Anniston, AL83.7-0.9 pts
58Valley, AL83.7-3.7 pts
59Rainbow City, AL83.4-1.5 pts
60Eufaula, AL83.2+1.5 pts
61Prichard, AL83.1+1.3 pts
62Albertville, AL82.4+1.7 pts
63Gadsden, AL82.2-0.1 pts
64Fort Payne, AL79.2-0.8 pts
65Talladega, AL77.7+2 pts
66Russellville, AL74.1+3.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by high school graduate or higher, 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-cities. 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 99.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Russellville, AL, with 74.1% in 2024.

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