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

Shelby County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2024, at 94.5%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 74.8%. The median was 85.9% and the figure for Alabama was 88.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94.5Shelby County
Lowest74.8Bullock County
Median85.967 counties
Alabama88.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 91.3 %Baldwin County: 91.8 %Barbour County: 78.1 %Bibb County: 82.3 %Blount County: 83.2 %Bullock County: 74.8 %Butler County: 87 %Calhoun County: 86.4 %Chambers County: 83.7 %Cherokee County: 82.4 %Chilton County: 85.4 %Choctaw County: 86.2 %Clarke County: 86.1 %Clay County: 83.2 %Cleburne County: 85.9 %Coffee County: 87.1 %Colbert County: 87.4 %Conecuh County: 89.3 %Coosa County: 83.8 %Covington County: 85.2 %Crenshaw County: 86 %Cullman County: 86.3 %Dale County: 86.6 %Dallas County: 87.6 %DeKalb County: 79.2 %Elmore County: 89.7 %Escambia County: 84.4 %Etowah County: 86.1 %Fayette County: 85.7 %Franklin County: 80.5 %Geneva County: 83.9 %Greene County: 86.9 %Hale County: 81.8 %Henry County: 83.6 %Houston County: 87.9 %Jackson County: 82.8 %Jefferson County: 91.2 %Lamar County: 83.5 %Lauderdale County: 90.6 %Lawrence County: 85 %Lee County: 92.2 %Limestone County: 86.7 %Lowndes County: 82.6 %Macon County: 84.6 %Madison County: 92.8 %Marengo County: 85.8 %Marion County: 83 %Marshall County: 84.9 %Mobile County: 89.4 %Monroe County: 84.1 %Montgomery County: 89.2 %Morgan County: 85.9 %Perry County: 83.1 %Pickens County: 85.3 %Pike County: 86.6 %Randolph County: 84.9 %Russell County: 87 %St. Clair County: 87.8 %Shelby County: 94.5 %Sumter County: 86.3 %Talladega County: 86 %Tallapoosa County: 87.1 %Tuscaloosa County: 91.5 %Walker County: 84.2 %Washington County: 89.6 %Wilcox County: 81.4 %Winston County: 77.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Shelby County: 94.5 %Shelby County94.5Madison County: 92.8 %Madison County92.8Lee County: 92.2 %Lee County92.2Baldwin County: 91.8 %Baldwin County91.8Tuscaloosa County: 91.5 %Tuscaloosa County91.5Autauga County: 91.3 %Autauga County91.3Jefferson County: 91.2 %Jefferson County91.2Lauderdale County: 90.6 %Lauderdale County90.6Elmore County: 89.7 %Elmore County89.7Washington County: 89.6 %Washington County89.6Mobile County: 89.4 %Mobile County89.4Conecuh County: 89.3 %Conecuh County89.3Montgomery County: 89.2 %Montgomery County89.2Houston County: 87.9 %Houston County87.9St. Clair County: 87.8 %St. Clair County87.8Dallas County: 87.6 %Dallas County87.6Colbert County: 87.4 %Colbert County87.4Coffee County: 87.1 %Coffee County87.1Tallapoosa County: 87.1 %Tallapoosa County87.1Russell County: 87 %Russell County87Butler County: 87 %Butler County87Greene County: 86.9 %Greene County86.9Limestone County: 86.7 %Limestone County86.7Pike County: 86.6 %Pike County86.6Dale County: 86.6 %Dale County86.6Calhoun County: 86.4 %Calhoun County86.4Cullman County: 86.3 %Cullman County86.3Sumter County: 86.3 %Sumter County86.3Choctaw County: 86.2 %Choctaw County86.2Clarke County: 86.1 %Clarke County86.1Etowah County: 86.1 %Etowah County86.1Crenshaw County: 86 %Crenshaw County86Talladega County: 86 %Talladega County86Cleburne County: 85.9 %Cleburne County85.9Morgan County: 85.9 %Morgan County85.9Marengo County: 85.8 %Marengo County85.8Fayette County: 85.7 %Fayette County85.7Chilton County: 85.4 %Chilton County85.4Pickens County: 85.3 %Pickens County85.3Covington County: 85.2 %Covington County85.2Shelby County: 94.5 %Shelby County94.5Madison County: 92.8 %Madison County92.8Lee County: 92.2 %Lee County92.2Baldwin County: 91.8 %Baldwin County91.8Tuscaloosa County: 91.5 %Tuscaloosa County91.5Autauga County: 91.3 %Autauga County91.3Jefferson County: 91.2 %Jefferson County91.2Lauderdale County: 90.6 %Lauderdale County90.6Elmore County: 89.7 %Elmore County89.7Washington County: 89.6 %Washington County89.6Mobile County: 89.4 %Mobile County89.4Conecuh County: 89.3 %Conecuh County89.3Montgomery County: 89.2 %Montgomery County89.2Houston County: 87.9 %Houston County87.9St. Clair County: 87.8 %St. Clair County87.8Dallas County: 87.6 %Dallas County87.6Colbert County: 87.4 %Colbert County87.4Coffee County: 87.1 %Coffee County87.1Tallapoosa County: 87.1 %Tallapoosa County87.1Russell County: 87 %Russell County87Butler County: 87 %Butler County87Greene County: 86.9 %Greene County86.9Limestone County: 86.7 %Limestone County86.7Pike County: 86.6 %Pike County86.6Dale County: 86.6 %Dale County86.6Calhoun County: 86.4 %Calhoun County86.4Cullman County: 86.3 %Cullman County86.3Sumter County: 86.3 %Sumter County86.3Choctaw County: 86.2 %Choctaw County86.2Clarke County: 86.1 %Clarke County86.1Etowah County: 86.1 %Etowah County86.1Crenshaw County: 86 %Crenshaw County86Talladega County: 86 %Talladega County86Cleburne County: 85.9 %Cleburne County85.9Morgan County: 85.9 %Morgan County85.9Marengo County: 85.8 %Marengo County85.8Fayette County: 85.7 %Fayette County85.7Chilton County: 85.4 %Chilton County85.4Pickens County: 85.3 %Pickens County85.3Covington County: 85.2 %Covington County85.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Shelby County94.5+0.5 pts
2Madison County92.8+0.2 pts
3Lee County92.2+0.7 pts
4Baldwin County91.8+0.1 pts
5Tuscaloosa County91.5+0.6 pts
6Autauga County91.3+1 pts
7Jefferson County91.2+0.2 pts
8Lauderdale County90.6+1.3 pts
9Elmore County89.7+0.1 pts
10Washington County89.6+0.9 pts
11Mobile County89.4+0.3 pts
12Conecuh County89.3+1.8 pts
13Montgomery County89.2+0.4 pts
14Houston County87.9+0.5 pts
15St. Clair County87.8+0.2 pts
16Dallas County87.6+0.6 pts
17Colbert County87.4-0.2 pts
18Coffee County87.1+1.1 pts
19Tallapoosa County87.1+3.3 pts
20Russell County87+1.2 pts
21Butler County87-0.6 pts
22Greene County86.9+4.9 pts
23Limestone County86.7-0.9 pts
24Pike County86.6-1 pts
25Dale County86.6+0.8 pts
26Calhoun County86.4+0.3 pts
27Cullman County86.3+1.3 pts
27Sumter County86.3-1.6 pts
29Choctaw County86.2+2 pts
30Clarke County86.1+0.8 pts
31Etowah County86.1+0.3 pts
32Crenshaw County86+3.4 pts
33Talladega County86+1.4 pts
34Cleburne County85.9+0.5 pts
35Morgan County85.9+0.8 pts
36Marengo County85.8+0.2 pts
37Fayette County85.7+0.4 pts
38Chilton County85.4+1.2 pts
39Pickens County85.3+1.4 pts
40Covington County85.2-0.9 pts
41Lawrence County85+0.5 pts
42Randolph County84.9+1.3 pts
43Marshall County84.9+0.4 pts
44Macon County84.6+0.4 pts
45Escambia County84.4+1.8 pts
46Walker County84.2+1.4 pts
47Monroe County84.1+0.5 pts
48Geneva County83.9+0.7 pts
49Coosa County83.8+1 pts
50Chambers County83.7+0.1 pts
51Henry County83.6+1.4 pts
52Lamar County83.5-0.4 pts
53Blount County83.2+0.5 pts
54Clay County83.2+0.4 pts
55Perry County83.1+1 pts
56Marion County83+0.9 pts
57Jackson County82.8+0.8 pts
58Lowndes County82.6-0.6 pts
59Cherokee County82.4-1.4 pts
60Bibb County82.3+1.9 pts
61Hale County81.8-0.1 pts
62Wilcox County81.4+3.5 pts
63Franklin County80.5+1 pts
64DeKalb County79.2+0.3 pts
65Barbour County78.1+0.3 pts
66Winston County77.5-1.2 pts
67Bullock County74.8+0.8 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 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. 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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Shelby County, with 94.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 74.8% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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