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

Chattahoochee County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 159 counties in 2022, at 96%. Atkinson County had the lowest, at 70.4%. The median was 84.3% and the figure for Georgia was 88.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96Chattahoochee County
Lowest70.4Atkinson County
Median84.3159 counties
Georgia88.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 78.4 %Atkinson County: 70.4 %Bacon County: 84.7 %Baker County: 85.7 %Baldwin County: 85.5 %Banks County: 79.4 %Barrow County: 87.6 %Bartow County: 87.9 %Ben Hill County: 83.7 %Berrien County: 81.3 %Bibb County: 86.5 %Bleckley County: 87.9 %Brantley County: 79.6 %Brooks County: 82.5 %Bryan County: 92.4 %Bulloch County: 88.7 %Burke County: 84.7 %Butts County: 83.7 %Calhoun County: 76.2 %Camden County: 92.5 %Candler County: 77.5 %Carroll County: 84.5 %Catoosa County: 89.5 %Charlton County: 84.1 %Chatham County: 91.4 %Chattahoochee County: 96 %Chattooga County: 73.2 %Cherokee County: 92.2 %Clarke County: 89.9 %Clay County: 83.2 %Clayton County: 85.5 %Clinch County: 74 %Cobb County: 93 %Coffee County: 78.3 %Colquitt County: 77.7 %Columbia County: 93.2 %Cook County: 82 %Coweta County: 90.8 %Crawford County: 81 %Crisp County: 82.2 %Dade County: 86.4 %Dawson County: 88 %Decatur County: 82.3 %DeKalb County: 91.1 %Dodge County: 86.6 %Dooly County: 82.8 %Dougherty County: 83.9 %Douglas County: 90.3 %Early County: 79.8 %Echols County: 82.4 %Effingham County: 90.1 %Elbert County: 81.7 %Emanuel County: 79.1 %Evans County: 79 %Fannin County: 87.8 %Fayette County: 95.3 %Floyd County: 84.2 %Forsyth County: 93.9 %Franklin County: 80.9 %Fulton County: 93.6 %Gilmer County: 86 %Glascock County: 82.2 %Glynn County: 88.2 %Gordon County: 77.9 %Grady County: 80.9 %Greene County: 88.1 %Gwinnett County: 88.2 %Habersham County: 80.7 %Hall County: 81.1 %Hancock County: 75.1 %Haralson County: 84.1 %Harris County: 93.4 %Hart County: 82.9 %Heard County: 84.1 %Henry County: 92.5 %Houston County: 93 %Irwin County: 81.7 %Jackson County: 87.8 %Jasper County: 89.6 %Jeff Davis County: 80.6 %Jefferson County: 80.4 %Jenkins County: 81.6 %Johnson County: 76.3 %Jones County: 91.6 %Lamar County: 89.4 %Lanier County: 86.8 %Laurens County: 86.5 %Lee County: 92 %Liberty County: 92.2 %Lincoln County: 87.2 %Long County: 83.8 %Lowndes County: 89.6 %Lumpkin County: 87.6 %McDuffie County: 85.5 %McIntosh County: 82.5 %Macon County: 72.6 %Madison County: 83.1 %Marion County: 75.9 %Meriwether County: 82.9 %Miller County: 82.7 %Mitchell County: 83.5 %Monroe County: 88.4 %Montgomery County: 83.9 %Morgan County: 89.4 %Murray County: 76.2 %Muscogee County: 88.6 %Newton County: 89.7 %Oconee County: 95.5 %Oglethorpe County: 87.4 %Paulding County: 91 %Peach County: 86 %Pickens County: 90.1 %Pierce County: 86.7 %Pike County: 88.1 %Polk County: 82.9 %Pulaski County: 80.8 %Putnam County: 87.6 %Quitman County: 79.1 %Rabun County: 89.2 %Randolph County: 81.2 %Richmond County: 87.6 %Rockdale County: 89.6 %Schley County: 85.1 %Screven County: 84.9 %Seminole County: 87.9 %Spalding County: 83.6 %Stephens County: 83.7 %Stewart County: 72.6 %Sumter County: 83.7 %Talbot County: 83.4 %Taliaferro County: 84.3 %Tattnall County: 78.3 %Taylor County: 74 %Telfair County: 75.5 %Terrell County: 81.9 %Thomas County: 86.3 %Tift County: 83.9 %Toombs County: 83 %Towns County: 92.2 %Treutlen County: 73.6 %Troup County: 88.3 %Turner County: 79.6 %Twiggs County: 79.3 %Union County: 88.2 %Upson County: 84.4 %Walker County: 85 %Walton County: 87.1 %Ware County: 81.6 %Warren County: 72.1 %Washington County: 84.2 %Wayne County: 85.5 %Webster County: 81.2 %Wheeler County: 76.5 %White County: 85.6 %Whitfield County: 74.3 %Wilcox County: 80.4 %Wilkes County: 82.6 %Wilkinson County: 89.4 %Worth County: 85.5 %
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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

Chattahoochee County: 96 %Chattahoochee County96Oconee County: 95.5 %Oconee County95.5Fayette County: 95.3 %Fayette County95.3Forsyth County: 93.9 %Forsyth County93.9Fulton County: 93.6 %Fulton County93.6Harris County: 93.4 %Harris County93.4Columbia County: 93.2 %Columbia County93.2Cobb County: 93 %Cobb County93Houston County: 93 %Houston County93Camden County: 92.5 %Camden County92.5Henry County: 92.5 %Henry County92.5Bryan County: 92.4 %Bryan County92.4Towns County: 92.2 %Towns County92.2Liberty County: 92.2 %Liberty County92.2Cherokee County: 92.2 %Cherokee County92.2Lee County: 92 %Lee County92Jones County: 91.6 %Jones County91.6Chatham County: 91.4 %Chatham County91.4DeKalb County: 91.1 %DeKalb County91.1Paulding County: 91 %Paulding County91Coweta County: 90.8 %Coweta County90.8Douglas County: 90.3 %Douglas County90.3Effingham County: 90.1 %Effingham County90.1Pickens County: 90.1 %Pickens County90.1Clarke County: 89.9 %Clarke County89.9Newton County: 89.7 %Newton County89.7Lowndes County: 89.6 %Lowndes County89.6Jasper County: 89.6 %Jasper County89.6Rockdale County: 89.6 %Rockdale County89.6Catoosa County: 89.5 %Catoosa County89.5Lamar County: 89.4 %Lamar County89.4Wilkinson County: 89.4 %Wilkinson County89.4Morgan County: 89.4 %Morgan County89.4Rabun County: 89.2 %Rabun County89.2Bulloch County: 88.7 %Bulloch County88.7Muscogee County: 88.6 %Muscogee County88.6Monroe County: 88.4 %Monroe County88.4Troup County: 88.3 %Troup County88.3Gwinnett County: 88.2 %Gwinnett County88.2Union County: 88.2 %Union County88.2Chattahoochee County: 96 %Chattahoochee County96Oconee County: 95.5 %Oconee County95.5Fayette County: 95.3 %Fayette County95.3Forsyth County: 93.9 %Forsyth County93.9Fulton County: 93.6 %Fulton County93.6Harris County: 93.4 %Harris County93.4Columbia County: 93.2 %Columbia County93.2Cobb County: 93 %Cobb County93Houston County: 93 %Houston County93Camden County: 92.5 %Camden County92.5Henry County: 92.5 %Henry County92.5Bryan County: 92.4 %Bryan County92.4Towns County: 92.2 %Towns County92.2Liberty County: 92.2 %Liberty County92.2Cherokee County: 92.2 %Cherokee County92.2Lee County: 92 %Lee County92Jones County: 91.6 %Jones County91.6Chatham County: 91.4 %Chatham County91.4DeKalb County: 91.1 %DeKalb County91.1Paulding County: 91 %Paulding County91Coweta County: 90.8 %Coweta County90.8Douglas County: 90.3 %Douglas County90.3Effingham County: 90.1 %Effingham County90.1Pickens County: 90.1 %Pickens County90.1Clarke County: 89.9 %Clarke County89.9Newton County: 89.7 %Newton County89.7Lowndes County: 89.6 %Lowndes County89.6Jasper County: 89.6 %Jasper County89.6Rockdale County: 89.6 %Rockdale County89.6Catoosa County: 89.5 %Catoosa County89.5Lamar County: 89.4 %Lamar County89.4Wilkinson County: 89.4 %Wilkinson County89.4Morgan County: 89.4 %Morgan County89.4Rabun County: 89.2 %Rabun County89.2Bulloch County: 88.7 %Bulloch County88.7Muscogee County: 88.6 %Muscogee County88.6Monroe County: 88.4 %Monroe County88.4Troup County: 88.3 %Troup County88.3Gwinnett County: 88.2 %Gwinnett County88.2Union County: 88.2 %Union County88.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Chattahoochee County96+0.9 pts
2Oconee County95.5-0.5 pts
3Fayette County95.3+0.5 pts
4Forsyth County93.9+0.3 pts
5Fulton County93.6+0.3 pts
6Harris County93.4+0.1 pts
7Columbia County93.2+0.3 pts
8Cobb County93+0.1 pts
9Houston County93-0 pts
10Camden County92.5+0.7 pts
11Henry County92.5+0.1 pts
12Bryan County92.4+0.1 pts
13Towns County92.2-0.3 pts
14Liberty County92.2+0.8 pts
15Cherokee County92.2+0.2 pts
16Lee County92+0.8 pts
17Jones County91.6+0.4 pts
18Chatham County91.4+0.8 pts
19DeKalb County91.1+0.4 pts
20Paulding County91+0.3 pts
21Coweta County90.8+0.3 pts
22Douglas County90.3+2 pts
23Effingham County90.1-0.2 pts
24Pickens County90.1+1.9 pts
25Clarke County89.9+0.2 pts
26Newton County89.7+0.6 pts
27Lowndes County89.6+0.7 pts
28Jasper County89.6+2 pts
29Rockdale County89.6+0.1 pts
30Catoosa County89.5+0.3 pts
31Lamar County89.4-0.2 pts
32Wilkinson County89.4+2.7 pts
33Morgan County89.4-0.1 pts
34Rabun County89.2+3.5 pts
35Bulloch County88.7+0.5 pts
36Muscogee County88.6+0.1 pts
37Monroe County88.4-0.3 pts
38Troup County88.3+1.1 pts
39Gwinnett County88.2+0.3 pts
40Union County88.2+0.4 pts
41Glynn County88.2-0.8 pts
42Pike County88.10 pts
43Greene County88.1+0.4 pts
44Dawson County88-0.4 pts
45Seminole County87.9+2.1 pts
46Bleckley County87.9+0.4 pts
47Bartow County87.9+1.3 pts
48Fannin County87.8+0.2 pts
49Jackson County87.8+1.5 pts
50Putnam County87.6-0 pts
51Barrow County87.6-0.1 pts
52Richmond County87.6+1.2 pts
53Lumpkin County87.6-0.8 pts
54Oglethorpe County87.4+2.5 pts
55Lincoln County87.2+3.7 pts
56Walton County87.1-0.7 pts
57Lanier County86.8+1.5 pts
58Pierce County86.7+0.6 pts
59Dodge County86.6+0.7 pts
60Bibb County86.5+0.2 pts
61Laurens County86.5+0.1 pts
62Dade County86.4+3.6 pts
63Thomas County86.3-0.5 pts
64Peach County86+1 pts
65Gilmer County86+0.9 pts
66Baker County85.7+2 pts
67White County85.6+0.5 pts
68McDuffie County85.5+1.4 pts
69Baldwin County85.5-0.2 pts
69Clayton County85.5+0.1 pts
69Wayne County85.5+1 pts
72Worth County85.5+0.5 pts
73Schley County85.1-1.3 pts
74Walker County85+0.7 pts
75Screven County84.9+1.5 pts
76Bacon County84.7+1.3 pts
76Burke County84.7+0.8 pts
78Carroll County84.5-1.1 pts
79Upson County84.4+1.7 pts
80Taliaferro County84.3+1.9 pts
81Washington County84.2+0.2 pts
82Floyd County84.2+0.5 pts
83Haralson County84.1+1 pts
84Charlton County84.1+3.3 pts
85Heard County84.1+2 pts
86Tift County83.9-0.1 pts
87Montgomery County83.9+3 pts
88Dougherty County83.9+0.3 pts
89Long County83.8+1.4 pts
90Ben Hill County83.7-0 pts
90Sumter County83.7+0.4 pts
92Butts County83.7+2.6 pts
93Stephens County83.7-0.2 pts
94Spalding County83.6-0.2 pts
95Mitchell County83.5+0.9 pts
96Talbot County83.4+1.5 pts
97Clay County83.2+2.8 pts
98Madison County83.1+1.3 pts
99Toombs County83+0.6 pts
100Meriwether County82.9+3.5 pts
101Polk County82.9+0.9 pts
102Hart County82.9+0.7 pts
103Dooly County82.8+2.8 pts
104Miller County82.7-2.4 pts
105Wilkes County82.6+1.8 pts
106McIntosh County82.5-0.9 pts
107Brooks County82.5+1 pts
108Echols County82.4+3.4 pts
109Decatur County82.3-2.1 pts
110Glascock County82.2+0.4 pts
111Crisp County82.2-1.2 pts
112Cook County82+0.6 pts
113Terrell County81.9+2.6 pts
114Irwin County81.7+2.9 pts
115Elbert County81.7+2.5 pts
116Ware County81.6-0.2 pts
117Jenkins County81.6-0.7 pts
118Berrien County81.3+0.7 pts
119Webster County81.2+0.6 pts
120Randolph County81.2+2.1 pts
121Hall County81.1+0.4 pts
122Crawford County81-0.3 pts
123Grady County80.9+1.2 pts
124Franklin County80.9-0.9 pts
125Pulaski County80.8+0.4 pts
126Habersham County80.7+0.2 pts
127Jeff Davis County80.6+1 pts
128Jefferson County80.4+0.7 pts
128Wilcox County80.4-1.8 pts
130Early County79.8-0.4 pts
131Brantley County79.6-1.7 pts
132Turner County79.6-0.1 pts
133Banks County79.4+2.5 pts
134Twiggs County79.3-1.1 pts
135Emanuel County79.1-1 pts
136Quitman County79.1+10.2 pts
137Evans County79+1.8 pts
138Appling County78.4+0.6 pts
139Coffee County78.3+1.1 pts
139Tattnall County78.3+0.3 pts
141Gordon County77.9+1.1 pts
142Colquitt County77.7+1.3 pts
143Candler County77.5-0.6 pts
144Wheeler County76.5+3.5 pts
145Johnson County76.3+1 pts
146Calhoun County76.2-0.4 pts
147Murray County76.2+3.4 pts
148Marion County75.9-1.1 pts
149Telfair County75.5+5.1 pts
150Hancock County75.1+6.1 pts
151Whitfield County74.3+2 pts
152Taylor County74-2.3 pts
153Clinch County74-0.3 pts
154Treutlen County73.6-1.6 pts
155Chattooga County73.2+1.2 pts
156Macon County72.6+0.1 pts
157Stewart County72.6+1.5 pts
158Warren County72.1+0.5 pts
159Atkinson County70.4+3.6 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/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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2022.

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