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

Shelby County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2021, at 93.6%. Barbour County had the lowest, at 75.7%. The median was 83.7% and the figure for Alabama was 87.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.6Shelby County
Lowest75.7Barbour County
Median83.767 counties
Alabama87.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 89.6 %Baldwin County: 91 %Barbour County: 75.7 %Bibb County: 80.5 %Blount County: 83.7 %Bullock County: 77.6 %Butler County: 85.6 %Calhoun County: 85.2 %Chambers County: 82.8 %Cherokee County: 79.8 %Chilton County: 81.8 %Choctaw County: 80.6 %Clarke County: 82.2 %Clay County: 83 %Cleburne County: 83.1 %Coffee County: 86.4 %Colbert County: 86.8 %Conecuh County: 87.6 %Coosa County: 85.1 %Covington County: 85.2 %Crenshaw County: 81.2 %Cullman County: 84.2 %Dale County: 84.8 %Dallas County: 85.9 %DeKalb County: 78.2 %Elmore County: 87.6 %Escambia County: 81.7 %Etowah County: 86.2 %Fayette County: 83 %Franklin County: 79.5 %Geneva County: 82.5 %Greene County: 84.4 %Hale County: 81.3 %Henry County: 81.3 %Houston County: 87.8 %Jackson County: 82.4 %Jefferson County: 91 %Lamar County: 82.5 %Lauderdale County: 88.7 %Lawrence County: 83.2 %Lee County: 91.4 %Limestone County: 86.5 %Lowndes County: 84.7 %Macon County: 83.5 %Madison County: 92 %Marengo County: 86.6 %Marion County: 81.3 %Marshall County: 83.5 %Mobile County: 87.9 %Monroe County: 82.4 %Montgomery County: 87.7 %Morgan County: 84.7 %Perry County: 78.6 %Pickens County: 83.3 %Pike County: 87.3 %Randolph County: 80.3 %Russell County: 85.3 %St. Clair County: 86 %Shelby County: 93.6 %Sumter County: 87.3 %Talladega County: 82.9 %Tallapoosa County: 81.6 %Tuscaloosa County: 89.6 %Walker County: 82.3 %Washington County: 86.2 %Wilcox County: 79.2 %Winston County: 79.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Shelby County: 93.6 %Shelby County93.6Madison County: 92 %Madison County92Lee County: 91.4 %Lee County91.4Baldwin County: 91 %Baldwin County91Jefferson County: 91 %Jefferson County91Tuscaloosa County: 89.6 %Tuscaloosa County89.6Autauga County: 89.6 %Autauga County89.6Lauderdale County: 88.7 %Lauderdale County88.7Mobile County: 87.9 %Mobile County87.9Houston County: 87.8 %Houston County87.8Montgomery County: 87.7 %Montgomery County87.7Elmore County: 87.6 %Elmore County87.6Conecuh County: 87.6 %Conecuh County87.6Pike County: 87.3 %Pike County87.3Sumter County: 87.3 %Sumter County87.3Colbert County: 86.8 %Colbert County86.8Marengo County: 86.6 %Marengo County86.6Limestone County: 86.5 %Limestone County86.5Coffee County: 86.4 %Coffee County86.4Etowah County: 86.2 %Etowah County86.2Washington County: 86.2 %Washington County86.2St. Clair County: 86 %St. Clair County86Dallas County: 85.9 %Dallas County85.9Butler County: 85.6 %Butler County85.6Russell County: 85.3 %Russell County85.3Calhoun County: 85.2 %Calhoun County85.2Covington County: 85.2 %Covington County85.2Coosa County: 85.1 %Coosa County85.1Dale County: 84.8 %Dale County84.8Lowndes County: 84.7 %Lowndes County84.7Morgan County: 84.7 %Morgan County84.7Greene County: 84.4 %Greene County84.4Cullman County: 84.2 %Cullman County84.2Blount County: 83.7 %Blount County83.7Macon County: 83.5 %Macon County83.5Marshall County: 83.5 %Marshall County83.5Pickens County: 83.3 %Pickens County83.3Lawrence County: 83.2 %Lawrence County83.2Cleburne County: 83.1 %Cleburne County83.1Fayette County: 83 %Fayette County83Shelby County: 93.6 %Shelby County93.6Madison County: 92 %Madison County92Lee County: 91.4 %Lee County91.4Baldwin County: 91 %Baldwin County91Jefferson County: 91 %Jefferson County91Tuscaloosa County: 89.6 %Tuscaloosa County89.6Autauga County: 89.6 %Autauga County89.6Lauderdale County: 88.7 %Lauderdale County88.7Mobile County: 87.9 %Mobile County87.9Houston County: 87.8 %Houston County87.8Montgomery County: 87.7 %Montgomery County87.7Elmore County: 87.6 %Elmore County87.6Conecuh County: 87.6 %Conecuh County87.6Pike County: 87.3 %Pike County87.3Sumter County: 87.3 %Sumter County87.3Colbert County: 86.8 %Colbert County86.8Marengo County: 86.6 %Marengo County86.6Limestone County: 86.5 %Limestone County86.5Coffee County: 86.4 %Coffee County86.4Etowah County: 86.2 %Etowah County86.2Washington County: 86.2 %Washington County86.2St. Clair County: 86 %St. Clair County86Dallas County: 85.9 %Dallas County85.9Butler County: 85.6 %Butler County85.6Russell County: 85.3 %Russell County85.3Calhoun County: 85.2 %Calhoun County85.2Covington County: 85.2 %Covington County85.2Coosa County: 85.1 %Coosa County85.1Dale County: 84.8 %Dale County84.8Lowndes County: 84.7 %Lowndes County84.7Morgan County: 84.7 %Morgan County84.7Greene County: 84.4 %Greene County84.4Cullman County: 84.2 %Cullman County84.2Blount County: 83.7 %Blount County83.7Macon County: 83.5 %Macon County83.5Marshall County: 83.5 %Marshall County83.5Pickens County: 83.3 %Pickens County83.3Lawrence County: 83.2 %Lawrence County83.2Cleburne County: 83.1 %Cleburne County83.1Fayette County: 83 %Fayette County83
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Shelby County93.6
2Madison County92
3Lee County91.4
4Baldwin County91
5Jefferson County91
6Tuscaloosa County89.6
7Autauga County89.6
8Lauderdale County88.7
9Mobile County87.9
10Houston County87.8
11Montgomery County87.7
12Elmore County87.6
13Conecuh County87.6
14Pike County87.3
15Sumter County87.3
16Colbert County86.8
17Marengo County86.6
18Limestone County86.5
19Coffee County86.4
20Etowah County86.2
21Washington County86.2
22St. Clair County86
23Dallas County85.9
24Butler County85.6
25Russell County85.3
26Calhoun County85.2
27Covington County85.2
28Coosa County85.1
29Dale County84.8
30Lowndes County84.7
31Morgan County84.7
32Greene County84.4
33Cullman County84.2
34Blount County83.7
35Macon County83.5
35Marshall County83.5
37Pickens County83.3
38Lawrence County83.2
39Cleburne County83.1
40Fayette County83
41Clay County83
42Talladega County82.9
43Chambers County82.8
44Geneva County82.5
45Lamar County82.5
46Jackson County82.4
47Monroe County82.4
48Walker County82.3
49Clarke County82.2
50Chilton County81.8
51Escambia County81.7
52Tallapoosa County81.6
53Marion County81.3
54Henry County81.3
55Hale County81.3
56Crenshaw County81.2
57Choctaw County80.6
58Bibb County80.5
59Randolph County80.3
60Cherokee County79.8
61Franklin County79.5
62Winston County79.3
63Wilcox County79.2
64Perry County78.6
65DeKalb County78.2
66Bullock County77.6
67Barbour County75.7

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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/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 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, 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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Shelby County, with 93.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Barbour County, with 75.7% in 2021.

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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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