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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Georgia, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Georgia, ranked. The highest is Fulton County at 58.5% and the lowest is Johnson County at 8.4%.

Georgia: 34.9% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Georgia: 18.8%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Fulton County58.5%
2Forsyth County57.1%
3Oconee County55.9%
4Cobb County50.8%
5Fayette County49.9%
6Clarke County47.4%
7DeKalb County47.4%
8Cherokee County41.1%
9Gwinnett County39.0%
10Columbia County38.5%
11Harris County38.0%
12Greene County37.8%
13Chatham County37.7%
14Dawson County36.4%
15Coweta County36.2%
16Bryan County36.1%
17Lee County34.1%
18Bulloch County32.5%
19Houston County32.5%
20Glynn County32.4%
21Rockdale County32.4%
22Lumpkin County31.6%
23Rabun County31.3%
24Putnam County31.1%
25Towns County31.0%
26Douglas County30.8%
27Muscogee County30.5%
28Morgan County29.7%
29Chattahoochee County29.6%
30Henry County29.5%
31Paulding County29.5%
32Lowndes County27.9%
33Jackson County27.8%
34Hall County27.3%
35Effingham County27.2%
36Monroe County27.0%
37Union County26.9%
38Pickens County26.7%
39Bibb County26.3%
40Floyd County25.9%
41Oglethorpe County25.3%
42Newton County25.0%
43Gilmer County24.9%
44Camden County24.6%
45Habersham County24.6%
46Richmond County24.5%
47Walton County24.5%
48Baldwin County24.4%
49Bartow County24.3%
50Catoosa County24.2%
51Fannin County24.2%
52White County24.0%
53Carroll County23.8%
54Troup County23.8%
55Clay County23.4%
56Dougherty County22.8%
57Peach County22.8%
58Thomas County22.7%
59Clayton County22.5%
60Schley County22.2%
61Pike County21.5%
62Sumter County21.4%
63Miller County21.3%
64Walker County21.3%
65Barrow County21.2%
66Madison County21.1%
67Tift County21.0%
68Hart County20.8%
69Liberty County20.5%
70Pierce County20.2%
71Whitfield County20.2%
72McIntosh County20.0%
73Jones County19.9%
74Montgomery County19.9%
75Bleckley County19.8%
76Jasper County19.5%
77Lanier County19.3%
78Lamar County19.2%
79Laurens County19.1%
80Gordon County18.8%
81Banks County18.6%
82Spalding County18.5%
83Dade County18.4%
84Toombs County18.4%
85Cook County17.9%
86Franklin County17.8%
87McDuffie County17.8%
88Marion County17.7%
89Taylor County17.5%
90Dodge County17.2%
91Glascock County17.0%
92Haralson County17.0%
93Washington County16.9%
94Wilkes County16.9%
95Baker County16.7%
96Grady County16.4%
97Randolph County16.4%
98Elbert County16.3%
99Wayne County16.2%
100Candler County16.0%
101Brooks County15.8%
102Berrien County15.7%
103Echols County15.7%
104Burke County15.5%
105Colquitt County15.5%
106Lincoln County15.5%
107Upson County15.5%
108Polk County15.4%
109Tattnall County15.4%
110Wilcox County15.4%
111Crisp County15.3%
112Irwin County15.2%
113Decatur County15.1%
114Stephens County15.1%
115Murray County15.0%
116Dooly County14.8%
117Early County14.7%
118Screven County14.7%
119Brantley County14.5%
120Crawford County14.5%
121Evans County14.5%
122Meriwether County14.5%
123Pulaski County14.5%
124Butts County14.4%
125Ware County14.4%
126Mitchell County14.3%
127Coffee County13.9%
128Emanuel County13.5%
129Jefferson County13.5%
130Seminole County13.4%
131Long County13.3%
132Jeff Davis County13.2%
133Terrell County13.1%
134Ben Hill County13.0%
135Calhoun County13.0%
136Heard County12.8%
137Stewart County12.7%
138Quitman County12.4%
139Charlton County12.3%
140Warren County12.3%
141Wilkinson County12.3%
142Talbot County12.1%
143Chattooga County12.0%
144Taliaferro County12.0%
145Treutlen County11.9%
146Worth County11.7%
147Appling County11.2%
148Macon County11.0%
149Twiggs County10.5%
150Bacon County10.4%
151Hancock County10.3%
152Jenkins County10.3%
153Telfair County10.1%
154Wheeler County10.0%
155Turner County9.8%
156Clinch County9.1%
157Atkinson County8.9%
158Webster County8.9%
159Johnson County8.4%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Georgia ranks 25th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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