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

Chattahoochee County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 159 counties in 2024, at 96.5%. Atkinson County had the lowest, at 68.6%. The median was 85.9% and the figure for Georgia was 89.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.5Chattahoochee County
Lowest68.6Atkinson County
Median85.9159 counties
Georgia89.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 84.4 %Atkinson County: 68.6 %Bacon County: 85.9 %Baker County: 89.8 %Baldwin County: 87.1 %Banks County: 83 %Barrow County: 88.6 %Bartow County: 88.6 %Ben Hill County: 83.9 %Berrien County: 83.5 %Bibb County: 87.4 %Bleckley County: 86.4 %Brantley County: 83.8 %Brooks County: 84.5 %Bryan County: 92.7 %Bulloch County: 90 %Burke County: 81.9 %Butts County: 84.4 %Calhoun County: 78.9 %Camden County: 93.7 %Candler County: 82.8 %Carroll County: 85.8 %Catoosa County: 89.7 %Charlton County: 81.5 %Chatham County: 91.2 %Chattahoochee County: 96.5 %Chattooga County: 75.5 %Cherokee County: 92.5 %Clarke County: 89.7 %Clay County: 86.2 %Clayton County: 85.5 %Clinch County: 78.2 %Cobb County: 93 %Coffee County: 80.5 %Colquitt County: 80.7 %Columbia County: 92.5 %Cook County: 83.6 %Coweta County: 92.1 %Crawford County: 85.1 %Crisp County: 83.8 %Dade County: 88.6 %Dawson County: 90 %Decatur County: 83.6 %DeKalb County: 90.8 %Dodge County: 84.3 %Dooly County: 84.1 %Dougherty County: 86 %Douglas County: 91.4 %Early County: 83.2 %Echols County: 82.6 %Effingham County: 90.6 %Elbert County: 85.8 %Emanuel County: 79.7 %Evans County: 82.2 %Fannin County: 88.6 %Fayette County: 94.9 %Floyd County: 84.7 %Forsyth County: 94.4 %Franklin County: 83.1 %Fulton County: 93.8 %Gilmer County: 87.2 %Glascock County: 80.8 %Glynn County: 90 %Gordon County: 80.7 %Grady County: 80.5 %Greene County: 88.3 %Gwinnett County: 87.9 %Habersham County: 82.6 %Hall County: 81 %Hancock County: 76.2 %Haralson County: 84.7 %Harris County: 94 %Hart County: 85.4 %Heard County: 87.9 %Henry County: 93 %Houston County: 92.5 %Irwin County: 85.2 %Jackson County: 88.7 %Jasper County: 89.6 %Jeff Davis County: 77.3 %Jefferson County: 83.7 %Jenkins County: 80.2 %Johnson County: 76.7 %Jones County: 92 %Lamar County: 89.6 %Lanier County: 88 %Laurens County: 86.9 %Lee County: 92.4 %Liberty County: 92.6 %Lincoln County: 87.9 %Long County: 85.4 %Lowndes County: 90.1 %Lumpkin County: 89.7 %McDuffie County: 87.1 %McIntosh County: 83.6 %Macon County: 77.4 %Madison County: 83.4 %Marion County: 78.3 %Meriwether County: 83 %Miller County: 84.2 %Mitchell County: 82.9 %Monroe County: 91.1 %Montgomery County: 86.7 %Morgan County: 91.4 %Murray County: 78.9 %Muscogee County: 89.5 %Newton County: 90.2 %Oconee County: 96.4 %Oglethorpe County: 88.3 %Paulding County: 92.5 %Peach County: 89 %Pickens County: 89.9 %Pierce County: 88.1 %Pike County: 89.2 %Polk County: 84.5 %Pulaski County: 84.7 %Putnam County: 86.6 %Quitman County: 80.9 %Rabun County: 90.3 %Randolph County: 86.7 %Richmond County: 87.9 %Rockdale County: 91.3 %Schley County: 86.4 %Screven County: 86.1 %Seminole County: 88.2 %Spalding County: 85.5 %Stephens County: 85.1 %Stewart County: 80 %Sumter County: 84.8 %Talbot County: 82.4 %Taliaferro County: 87.3 %Tattnall County: 82.8 %Taylor County: 79.6 %Telfair County: 77.9 %Terrell County: 80 %Thomas County: 89.1 %Tift County: 86.5 %Toombs County: 84.5 %Towns County: 92.5 %Treutlen County: 74.5 %Troup County: 89 %Turner County: 76.6 %Twiggs County: 78.2 %Union County: 88.3 %Upson County: 85.7 %Walker County: 87 %Walton County: 87.7 %Ware County: 82.9 %Warren County: 76.5 %Washington County: 84.2 %Wayne County: 86.7 %Webster County: 88.8 %Wheeler County: 79.1 %White County: 84.8 %Whitfield County: 75.6 %Wilcox County: 79.2 %Wilkes County: 82.4 %Wilkinson County: 88.4 %Worth County: 85.5 %
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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

Chattahoochee County: 96.5 %Chattahoochee County96.5Oconee County: 96.4 %Oconee County96.4Fayette County: 94.9 %Fayette County94.9Forsyth County: 94.4 %Forsyth County94.4Harris County: 94 %Harris County94Fulton County: 93.8 %Fulton County93.8Camden County: 93.7 %Camden County93.7Henry County: 93 %Henry County93Cobb County: 93 %Cobb County93Bryan County: 92.7 %Bryan County92.7Liberty County: 92.6 %Liberty County92.6Columbia County: 92.5 %Columbia County92.5Houston County: 92.5 %Houston County92.5Cherokee County: 92.5 %Cherokee County92.5Paulding County: 92.5 %Paulding County92.5Towns County: 92.5 %Towns County92.5Lee County: 92.4 %Lee County92.4Coweta County: 92.1 %Coweta County92.1Jones County: 92 %Jones County92Morgan County: 91.4 %Morgan County91.4Douglas County: 91.4 %Douglas County91.4Rockdale County: 91.3 %Rockdale County91.3Chatham County: 91.2 %Chatham County91.2Monroe County: 91.1 %Monroe County91.1DeKalb County: 90.8 %DeKalb County90.8Effingham County: 90.6 %Effingham County90.6Rabun County: 90.3 %Rabun County90.3Newton County: 90.2 %Newton County90.2Lowndes County: 90.1 %Lowndes County90.1Glynn County: 90 %Glynn County90Dawson County: 90 %Dawson County90Bulloch County: 90 %Bulloch County90Pickens County: 89.9 %Pickens County89.9Baker County: 89.8 %Baker County89.8Catoosa County: 89.7 %Catoosa County89.7Lumpkin County: 89.7 %Lumpkin County89.7Clarke County: 89.7 %Clarke County89.7Lamar County: 89.6 %Lamar County89.6Jasper County: 89.6 %Jasper County89.6Muscogee County: 89.5 %Muscogee County89.5Chattahoochee County: 96.5 %Chattahoochee County96.5Oconee County: 96.4 %Oconee County96.4Fayette County: 94.9 %Fayette County94.9Forsyth County: 94.4 %Forsyth County94.4Harris County: 94 %Harris County94Fulton County: 93.8 %Fulton County93.8Camden County: 93.7 %Camden County93.7Henry County: 93 %Henry County93Cobb County: 93 %Cobb County93Bryan County: 92.7 %Bryan County92.7Liberty County: 92.6 %Liberty County92.6Columbia County: 92.5 %Columbia County92.5Houston County: 92.5 %Houston County92.5Cherokee County: 92.5 %Cherokee County92.5Paulding County: 92.5 %Paulding County92.5Towns County: 92.5 %Towns County92.5Lee County: 92.4 %Lee County92.4Coweta County: 92.1 %Coweta County92.1Jones County: 92 %Jones County92Morgan County: 91.4 %Morgan County91.4Douglas County: 91.4 %Douglas County91.4Rockdale County: 91.3 %Rockdale County91.3Chatham County: 91.2 %Chatham County91.2Monroe County: 91.1 %Monroe County91.1DeKalb County: 90.8 %DeKalb County90.8Effingham County: 90.6 %Effingham County90.6Rabun County: 90.3 %Rabun County90.3Newton County: 90.2 %Newton County90.2Lowndes County: 90.1 %Lowndes County90.1Glynn County: 90 %Glynn County90Dawson County: 90 %Dawson County90Bulloch County: 90 %Bulloch County90Pickens County: 89.9 %Pickens County89.9Baker County: 89.8 %Baker County89.8Catoosa County: 89.7 %Catoosa County89.7Lumpkin County: 89.7 %Lumpkin County89.7Clarke County: 89.7 %Clarke County89.7Lamar County: 89.6 %Lamar County89.6Jasper County: 89.6 %Jasper County89.6Muscogee County: 89.5 %Muscogee County89.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Chattahoochee County96.5-0.6 pts
2Oconee County96.4+0.1 pts
3Fayette County94.9-0.1 pts
4Forsyth County94.4+0.4 pts
5Harris County94+1.1 pts
6Fulton County93.8+0.2 pts
7Camden County93.7+1.2 pts
8Henry County93+0.6 pts
9Cobb County93+0.2 pts
10Bryan County92.7-0.2 pts
11Liberty County92.6+0.6 pts
12Columbia County92.5-0.6 pts
13Houston County92.5-0.7 pts
14Cherokee County92.5+0.3 pts
14Paulding County92.5+1.1 pts
14Towns County92.5-0.6 pts
17Lee County92.4+0.8 pts
18Coweta County92.1+0.2 pts
19Jones County92+0.3 pts
20Morgan County91.4+0.1 pts
21Douglas County91.4-0.1 pts
22Rockdale County91.3+1.3 pts
23Chatham County91.2-0.1 pts
24Monroe County91.1+0.3 pts
25DeKalb County90.8-0 pts
26Effingham County90.6-0.2 pts
27Rabun County90.3+0.2 pts
28Newton County90.2+0.7 pts
29Lowndes County90.1+0.3 pts
30Glynn County90+0.4 pts
31Dawson County90+0.7 pts
32Bulloch County90+0.3 pts
33Pickens County89.9-0 pts
34Baker County89.8-0.7 pts
35Catoosa County89.7-0.1 pts
36Lumpkin County89.7+0.6 pts
37Clarke County89.7-0.3 pts
38Lamar County89.6-0.1 pts
39Jasper County89.6+0.5 pts
40Muscogee County89.5+0.6 pts
41Pike County89.2-0.8 pts
42Thomas County89.1+1.1 pts
43Troup County89+1.1 pts
44Peach County89+1.3 pts
45Webster County88.8+4.7 pts
46Jackson County88.7+1.1 pts
47Barrow County88.6+1 pts
48Fannin County88.6+0.3 pts
49Bartow County88.6-0.1 pts
50Dade County88.6+0.1 pts
51Wilkinson County88.4-1.2 pts
52Greene County88.3-1.8 pts
53Oglethorpe County88.3+0.7 pts
53Union County88.3-0.6 pts
55Seminole County88.2-1.1 pts
56Pierce County88.1+1.4 pts
57Lanier County88-1.5 pts
58Heard County87.9+2 pts
59Lincoln County87.9+1 pts
60Gwinnett County87.9-0.1 pts
61Richmond County87.90 pts
62Walton County87.7+0.4 pts
63Bibb County87.40 pts
64Taliaferro County87.3+3.8 pts
65Gilmer County87.2+1.3 pts
66Baldwin County87.1+1.9 pts
67McDuffie County87.1+1.5 pts
68Walker County87+1.8 pts
69Laurens County86.9+0.8 pts
70Montgomery County86.7+1.4 pts
70Randolph County86.7+3.4 pts
72Wayne County86.7+0.4 pts
73Putnam County86.6-1.3 pts
74Tift County86.5+0.9 pts
75Bleckley County86.4-1.5 pts
75Schley County86.4+1.7 pts
77Clay County86.2+0.8 pts
78Screven County86.1+1.5 pts
79Dougherty County86+0.6 pts
80Bacon County85.9+1.3 pts
81Elbert County85.8+0.9 pts
82Carroll County85.8+1 pts
83Upson County85.7+0.1 pts
84Spalding County85.5+0.2 pts
85Worth County85.5-1 pts
86Clayton County85.5+0.7 pts
87Hart County85.4+0.4 pts
88Long County85.4-0.4 pts
89Irwin County85.2+1.6 pts
90Stephens County85.1+1.3 pts
91Crawford County85.1+1.5 pts
92Sumter County84.8+0.5 pts
92White County84.8+0.4 pts
94Pulaski County84.7+4.6 pts
95Floyd County84.7-0.3 pts
96Haralson County84.7+0.1 pts
97Brooks County84.5+1.6 pts
98Toombs County84.5+0.6 pts
99Polk County84.5+2.4 pts
100Butts County84.4+0.7 pts
101Appling County84.4+3.4 pts
102Dodge County84.3-1.8 pts
103Washington County84.2-0.5 pts
104Miller County84.2+0.6 pts
105Dooly County84.1+1.2 pts
106Ben Hill County83.9-0.3 pts
107Brantley County83.8+2.6 pts
107Crisp County83.8-0.4 pts
109Jefferson County83.7+2.3 pts
110Cook County83.6+0.3 pts
111Decatur County83.6+0.5 pts
112McIntosh County83.6+2 pts
113Berrien County83.5+0.7 pts
114Madison County83.4+1.5 pts
115Early County83.2+2.3 pts
116Franklin County83.1+1 pts
117Meriwether County83+0.8 pts
118Banks County83+0.7 pts
119Mitchell County82.9-1.6 pts
119Ware County82.9+1.4 pts
121Candler County82.8+3.8 pts
122Tattnall County82.8+2 pts
123Echols County82.6+1.1 pts
124Habersham County82.6+0.2 pts
125Wilkes County82.4+0.4 pts
126Talbot County82.4-0.5 pts
127Evans County82.2-0.2 pts
128Burke County81.9-2.2 pts
129Charlton County81.5-3.8 pts
130Hall County81-0.3 pts
131Quitman County80.9-1.3 pts
132Glascock County80.8-3.1 pts
133Colquitt County80.7+0.9 pts
133Gordon County80.7+1.2 pts
135Grady County80.5+0.1 pts
136Coffee County80.5+0.8 pts
137Jenkins County80.2-1 pts
138Terrell County80+2.2 pts
139Stewart County80+7.1 pts
140Emanuel County79.7+0.4 pts
141Taylor County79.6+1.8 pts
142Wilcox County79.2+0.3 pts
143Wheeler County79.1+2.4 pts
144Murray County78.9+0.2 pts
145Calhoun County78.9+1.7 pts
146Marion County78.3+2.1 pts
147Clinch County78.2-3 pts
148Twiggs County78.2+0.3 pts
149Telfair County77.9-0.6 pts
150Macon County77.4+1.2 pts
151Jeff Davis County77.3-0.7 pts
152Johnson County76.7+1.4 pts
153Turner County76.6-4 pts
154Warren County76.5-1.3 pts
155Hancock County76.2+2.2 pts
156Whitfield County75.6+0.3 pts
157Chattooga County75.5+1.2 pts
158Treutlen County74.5-0.3 pts
159Atkinson County68.6-3 pts

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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.

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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. 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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties.

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