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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 2023, at 94%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 74%. The median was 84.6% and the figure for Alabama was 88.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94Shelby County
Lowest74Bullock County
Median84.667 counties
Alabama88.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 90.3 %Baldwin County: 91.7 %Barbour County: 77.8 %Bibb County: 80.3 %Blount County: 82.7 %Bullock County: 74 %Butler County: 87.6 %Calhoun County: 86.1 %Chambers County: 83.6 %Cherokee County: 83.9 %Chilton County: 84.2 %Choctaw County: 84.2 %Clarke County: 85.3 %Clay County: 82.8 %Cleburne County: 85.4 %Coffee County: 86 %Colbert County: 87.6 %Conecuh County: 87.5 %Coosa County: 82.8 %Covington County: 86.2 %Crenshaw County: 82.6 %Cullman County: 85 %Dale County: 85.7 %Dallas County: 87.1 %DeKalb County: 79 %Elmore County: 89.6 %Escambia County: 82.5 %Etowah County: 85.8 %Fayette County: 85.2 %Franklin County: 79.5 %Geneva County: 83.2 %Greene County: 82 %Hale County: 81.9 %Henry County: 82.2 %Houston County: 87.4 %Jackson County: 82.1 %Jefferson County: 91 %Lamar County: 83.9 %Lauderdale County: 89.3 %Lawrence County: 84.6 %Lee County: 91.4 %Limestone County: 87.6 %Lowndes County: 83.2 %Macon County: 84.2 %Madison County: 92.6 %Marengo County: 85.6 %Marion County: 82.1 %Marshall County: 84.4 %Mobile County: 89 %Monroe County: 83.6 %Montgomery County: 88.8 %Morgan County: 85.1 %Perry County: 82.2 %Pickens County: 83.9 %Pike County: 87.6 %Randolph County: 83.6 %Russell County: 85.8 %St. Clair County: 87.6 %Shelby County: 94 %Sumter County: 88 %Talladega County: 84.5 %Tallapoosa County: 83.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 90.9 %Walker County: 82.9 %Washington County: 88.7 %Wilcox County: 77.9 %Winston County: 78.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Shelby County: 94 %Shelby County94Madison County: 92.6 %Madison County92.6Baldwin County: 91.7 %Baldwin County91.7Lee County: 91.4 %Lee County91.4Jefferson County: 91 %Jefferson County91Tuscaloosa County: 90.9 %Tuscaloosa County90.9Autauga County: 90.3 %Autauga County90.3Elmore County: 89.6 %Elmore County89.6Lauderdale County: 89.3 %Lauderdale County89.3Mobile County: 89 %Mobile County89Montgomery County: 88.8 %Montgomery County88.8Washington County: 88.7 %Washington County88.7Sumter County: 88 %Sumter County88Butler County: 87.6 %Butler County87.6Pike County: 87.6 %Pike County87.6St. Clair County: 87.6 %St. Clair County87.6Limestone County: 87.6 %Limestone County87.6Colbert County: 87.6 %Colbert County87.6Conecuh County: 87.5 %Conecuh County87.5Houston County: 87.4 %Houston County87.4Dallas County: 87.1 %Dallas County87.1Covington County: 86.2 %Covington County86.2Calhoun County: 86.1 %Calhoun County86.1Coffee County: 86 %Coffee County86Russell County: 85.8 %Russell County85.8Etowah County: 85.8 %Etowah County85.8Dale County: 85.7 %Dale County85.7Marengo County: 85.6 %Marengo County85.6Cleburne County: 85.4 %Cleburne County85.4Clarke County: 85.3 %Clarke County85.3Fayette County: 85.2 %Fayette County85.2Morgan County: 85.1 %Morgan County85.1Cullman County: 85 %Cullman County85Lawrence County: 84.6 %Lawrence County84.6Talladega County: 84.5 %Talladega County84.5Marshall County: 84.4 %Marshall County84.4Choctaw County: 84.2 %Choctaw County84.2Macon County: 84.2 %Macon County84.2Chilton County: 84.2 %Chilton County84.2Lamar County: 83.9 %Lamar County83.9Shelby County: 94 %Shelby County94Madison County: 92.6 %Madison County92.6Baldwin County: 91.7 %Baldwin County91.7Lee County: 91.4 %Lee County91.4Jefferson County: 91 %Jefferson County91Tuscaloosa County: 90.9 %Tuscaloosa County90.9Autauga County: 90.3 %Autauga County90.3Elmore County: 89.6 %Elmore County89.6Lauderdale County: 89.3 %Lauderdale County89.3Mobile County: 89 %Mobile County89Montgomery County: 88.8 %Montgomery County88.8Washington County: 88.7 %Washington County88.7Sumter County: 88 %Sumter County88Butler County: 87.6 %Butler County87.6Pike County: 87.6 %Pike County87.6St. Clair County: 87.6 %St. Clair County87.6Limestone County: 87.6 %Limestone County87.6Colbert County: 87.6 %Colbert County87.6Conecuh County: 87.5 %Conecuh County87.5Houston County: 87.4 %Houston County87.4Dallas County: 87.1 %Dallas County87.1Covington County: 86.2 %Covington County86.2Calhoun County: 86.1 %Calhoun County86.1Coffee County: 86 %Coffee County86Russell County: 85.8 %Russell County85.8Etowah County: 85.8 %Etowah County85.8Dale County: 85.7 %Dale County85.7Marengo County: 85.6 %Marengo County85.6Cleburne County: 85.4 %Cleburne County85.4Clarke County: 85.3 %Clarke County85.3Fayette County: 85.2 %Fayette County85.2Morgan County: 85.1 %Morgan County85.1Cullman County: 85 %Cullman County85Lawrence County: 84.6 %Lawrence County84.6Talladega County: 84.5 %Talladega County84.5Marshall County: 84.4 %Marshall County84.4Choctaw County: 84.2 %Choctaw County84.2Macon County: 84.2 %Macon County84.2Chilton County: 84.2 %Chilton County84.2Lamar County: 83.9 %Lamar County83.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Shelby County94+0.2 pts
2Madison County92.6+0.4 pts
3Baldwin County91.7+0.1 pts
4Lee County91.4-0.3 pts
5Jefferson County91-0.1 pts
6Tuscaloosa County90.9+0.2 pts
7Autauga County90.3-0.1 pts
8Elmore County89.6+1 pts
9Lauderdale County89.3+0.5 pts
10Mobile County89+0.9 pts
11Montgomery County88.8+0.9 pts
12Washington County88.7+0.4 pts
13Sumter County88-0.9 pts
14Butler County87.60 pts
15Pike County87.6-0.3 pts
15St. Clair County87.6+0.3 pts
17Limestone County87.6+0.2 pts
18Colbert County87.6+1.2 pts
19Conecuh County87.5-1.9 pts
20Houston County87.4-0.2 pts
21Dallas County87.1+1.8 pts
22Covington County86.2+0.4 pts
23Calhoun County86.1+1 pts
24Coffee County86-0.6 pts
25Russell County85.8+0.6 pts
26Etowah County85.8-0.3 pts
27Dale County85.7+0.1 pts
28Marengo County85.6-3.5 pts
29Cleburne County85.4+2.9 pts
30Clarke County85.3+3.9 pts
31Fayette County85.2+1.5 pts
32Morgan County85.1-0.2 pts
33Cullman County85+0.4 pts
34Lawrence County84.6+1.9 pts
35Talladega County84.5+1.3 pts
36Marshall County84.40 pts
37Choctaw County84.2+1.8 pts
38Macon County84.2+1.5 pts
39Chilton County84.2+2 pts
40Lamar County83.9+1.8 pts
41Pickens County83.9-1.1 pts
42Cherokee County83.9+1.9 pts
43Tallapoosa County83.8+1.9 pts
44Chambers County83.6+0.2 pts
45Monroe County83.6-0.1 pts
46Randolph County83.6+1.6 pts
47Lowndes County83.2-0.1 pts
48Geneva County83.2-0.2 pts
49Walker County82.9+0.2 pts
50Coosa County82.8-0.7 pts
51Clay County82.8-0.6 pts
52Blount County82.7+0.9 pts
53Crenshaw County82.6+0.5 pts
54Escambia County82.5+0.3 pts
55Henry County82.2+0.7 pts
56Perry County82.2+2.6 pts
57Marion County82.1+1.5 pts
58Jackson County82.10 pts
59Greene County82+0.1 pts
60Hale County81.9+1.3 pts
61Bibb County80.3+1.5 pts
62Franklin County79.5-0.6 pts
63DeKalb County79+1.2 pts
64Winston County78.8-1.3 pts
65Wilcox County77.9+0.2 pts
66Barbour County77.8+1.3 pts
67Bullock County74+0.7 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/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 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, 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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/alabama-counties?period=2023 (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 94% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 74% in 2023.

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