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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 2022, at 93.8%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 73.4%. The median was 83.7% and the figure for Alabama was 87.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.8Shelby County
Lowest73.4Bullock County
Median83.767 counties
Alabama87.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 90.4 %Baldwin County: 91.6 %Barbour County: 76.5 %Bibb County: 78.9 %Blount County: 81.8 %Bullock County: 73.4 %Butler County: 87.6 %Calhoun County: 85.1 %Chambers County: 83.5 %Cherokee County: 81.9 %Chilton County: 82.2 %Choctaw County: 82.4 %Clarke County: 81.4 %Clay County: 83.3 %Cleburne County: 82.6 %Coffee County: 86.6 %Colbert County: 86.4 %Conecuh County: 89.4 %Coosa County: 83.5 %Covington County: 85.8 %Crenshaw County: 82.1 %Cullman County: 84.6 %Dale County: 85.7 %Dallas County: 85.3 %DeKalb County: 77.7 %Elmore County: 88.6 %Escambia County: 82.3 %Etowah County: 86.1 %Fayette County: 83.7 %Franklin County: 80.1 %Geneva County: 83.4 %Greene County: 81.9 %Hale County: 80.6 %Henry County: 81.5 %Houston County: 87.6 %Jackson County: 82 %Jefferson County: 91.1 %Lamar County: 82.1 %Lauderdale County: 88.8 %Lawrence County: 82.7 %Lee County: 91.7 %Limestone County: 87.3 %Lowndes County: 83.3 %Macon County: 82.7 %Madison County: 92.2 %Marengo County: 89.1 %Marion County: 80.6 %Marshall County: 84.4 %Mobile County: 88.1 %Monroe County: 83.7 %Montgomery County: 88 %Morgan County: 85.2 %Perry County: 79.6 %Pickens County: 85 %Pike County: 87.9 %Randolph County: 82 %Russell County: 85.2 %St. Clair County: 87.3 %Shelby County: 93.8 %Sumter County: 88.8 %Talladega County: 83.2 %Tallapoosa County: 81.9 %Tuscaloosa County: 90.6 %Walker County: 82.7 %Washington County: 88.3 %Wilcox County: 77.7 %Winston County: 80 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Shelby County: 93.8 %Shelby County93.8Madison County: 92.2 %Madison County92.2Lee County: 91.7 %Lee County91.7Baldwin County: 91.6 %Baldwin County91.6Jefferson County: 91.1 %Jefferson County91.1Tuscaloosa County: 90.6 %Tuscaloosa County90.6Autauga County: 90.4 %Autauga County90.4Conecuh County: 89.4 %Conecuh County89.4Marengo County: 89.1 %Marengo County89.1Sumter County: 88.8 %Sumter County88.8Lauderdale County: 88.8 %Lauderdale County88.8Elmore County: 88.6 %Elmore County88.6Washington County: 88.3 %Washington County88.3Mobile County: 88.1 %Mobile County88.1Montgomery County: 88 %Montgomery County88Pike County: 87.9 %Pike County87.9Houston County: 87.6 %Houston County87.6Butler County: 87.6 %Butler County87.6Limestone County: 87.3 %Limestone County87.3St. Clair County: 87.3 %St. Clair County87.3Coffee County: 86.6 %Coffee County86.6Colbert County: 86.4 %Colbert County86.4Etowah County: 86.1 %Etowah County86.1Covington County: 85.8 %Covington County85.8Dale County: 85.7 %Dale County85.7Dallas County: 85.3 %Dallas County85.3Morgan County: 85.2 %Morgan County85.2Russell County: 85.2 %Russell County85.2Calhoun County: 85.1 %Calhoun County85.1Pickens County: 85 %Pickens County85Cullman County: 84.6 %Cullman County84.6Marshall County: 84.4 %Marshall County84.4Fayette County: 83.7 %Fayette County83.7Monroe County: 83.7 %Monroe County83.7Coosa County: 83.5 %Coosa County83.5Chambers County: 83.5 %Chambers County83.5Geneva County: 83.4 %Geneva County83.4Clay County: 83.3 %Clay County83.3Lowndes County: 83.3 %Lowndes County83.3Talladega County: 83.2 %Talladega County83.2Shelby County: 93.8 %Shelby County93.8Madison County: 92.2 %Madison County92.2Lee County: 91.7 %Lee County91.7Baldwin County: 91.6 %Baldwin County91.6Jefferson County: 91.1 %Jefferson County91.1Tuscaloosa County: 90.6 %Tuscaloosa County90.6Autauga County: 90.4 %Autauga County90.4Conecuh County: 89.4 %Conecuh County89.4Marengo County: 89.1 %Marengo County89.1Sumter County: 88.8 %Sumter County88.8Lauderdale County: 88.8 %Lauderdale County88.8Elmore County: 88.6 %Elmore County88.6Washington County: 88.3 %Washington County88.3Mobile County: 88.1 %Mobile County88.1Montgomery County: 88 %Montgomery County88Pike County: 87.9 %Pike County87.9Houston County: 87.6 %Houston County87.6Butler County: 87.6 %Butler County87.6Limestone County: 87.3 %Limestone County87.3St. Clair County: 87.3 %St. Clair County87.3Coffee County: 86.6 %Coffee County86.6Colbert County: 86.4 %Colbert County86.4Etowah County: 86.1 %Etowah County86.1Covington County: 85.8 %Covington County85.8Dale County: 85.7 %Dale County85.7Dallas County: 85.3 %Dallas County85.3Morgan County: 85.2 %Morgan County85.2Russell County: 85.2 %Russell County85.2Calhoun County: 85.1 %Calhoun County85.1Pickens County: 85 %Pickens County85Cullman County: 84.6 %Cullman County84.6Marshall County: 84.4 %Marshall County84.4Fayette County: 83.7 %Fayette County83.7Monroe County: 83.7 %Monroe County83.7Coosa County: 83.5 %Coosa County83.5Chambers County: 83.5 %Chambers County83.5Geneva County: 83.4 %Geneva County83.4Clay County: 83.3 %Clay County83.3Lowndes County: 83.3 %Lowndes County83.3Talladega County: 83.2 %Talladega County83.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Shelby County93.8+0.2 pts
2Madison County92.2+0.3 pts
3Lee County91.7+0.3 pts
4Baldwin County91.6+0.6 pts
5Jefferson County91.1+0.1 pts
6Tuscaloosa County90.6+1 pts
7Autauga County90.4+0.8 pts
8Conecuh County89.4+1.9 pts
9Marengo County89.1+2.5 pts
10Sumter County88.8+1.5 pts
11Lauderdale County88.8+0.1 pts
12Elmore County88.6+0.9 pts
13Washington County88.3+2.1 pts
14Mobile County88.1+0.3 pts
15Montgomery County88+0.2 pts
16Pike County87.9+0.6 pts
17Houston County87.6-0.1 pts
18Butler County87.6+2 pts
19Limestone County87.3+0.8 pts
20St. Clair County87.3+1.3 pts
21Coffee County86.6+0.3 pts
22Colbert County86.4-0.4 pts
23Etowah County86.1-0.1 pts
24Covington County85.8+0.6 pts
25Dale County85.7+0.8 pts
26Dallas County85.3-0.6 pts
27Morgan County85.2+0.5 pts
28Russell County85.2-0.1 pts
29Calhoun County85.1-0.1 pts
30Pickens County85+1.7 pts
31Cullman County84.6+0.4 pts
32Marshall County84.4+0.9 pts
33Fayette County83.7+0.7 pts
34Monroe County83.7+1.3 pts
35Coosa County83.5-1.6 pts
36Chambers County83.5+0.7 pts
37Geneva County83.4+0.9 pts
38Clay County83.3+0.3 pts
39Lowndes County83.3-1.4 pts
40Talladega County83.2+0.3 pts
41Macon County82.7-0.8 pts
42Walker County82.7+0.4 pts
43Lawrence County82.7-0.6 pts
44Cleburne County82.6-0.5 pts
45Choctaw County82.4+1.8 pts
46Escambia County82.3+0.5 pts
47Chilton County82.2+0.4 pts
48Crenshaw County82.1+0.8 pts
48Lamar County82.1-0.4 pts
50Jackson County82-0.4 pts
51Randolph County82+1.7 pts
52Cherokee County81.9+2.1 pts
53Greene County81.9-2.5 pts
54Tallapoosa County81.9+0.3 pts
55Blount County81.8-1.9 pts
56Henry County81.5+0.2 pts
57Clarke County81.4-0.8 pts
58Marion County80.6-0.7 pts
59Hale County80.6-0.7 pts
60Franklin County80.1+0.6 pts
61Winston County80+0.7 pts
62Perry County79.6+1 pts
63Bibb County78.9-1.7 pts
64DeKalb County77.7-0.5 pts
65Wilcox County77.7-1.5 pts
66Barbour County76.5+0.8 pts
67Bullock County73.4-4.2 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Shelby County, with 93.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 73.4% in 2022.

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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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