Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Alabama White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 29.39%. Among all Alabama cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Mountain Brook city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (85.98%), followed by Homewood city (72.24%), and Vestavia Hills city (69.90%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Mountain Brook city
Homewood city
Vestavia Hills city
Auburn city
Madison city
Hoover city
Tuscaloosa city
Fairhope city
Birmingham city
Huntsville city
Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Mountain Brook city 85.98
2 Homewood city 72.24
3 Vestavia Hills city 69.90
4 Auburn city 66.88
5 Madison city 64.20
6 Hoover city 63.30
7 Tuscaloosa city 57.41
8 Fairhope city 55.92
9 Birmingham city 54.00
10 Huntsville city 51.79
11 Troy city 49.83
12 Helena city 48.72
13 Montgomery city 47.04
14 Trussville city 46.48
15 Pelham city 45.54
16 Northport city 44.84
17 Daphne city 44.49
18 Irondale city 43.87
19 Opelika city 43.52
20 Mobile city 42.82
21 Selma city 41.96
22 Chelsea city 41.75
23 Alabaster city 40.81
24 Prattville city 36.16
25 Gulf Shores city 35.72
26 Athens city 35.49
27 Jacksonville city 34.81
28 Calera city 34.77
29 Cullman city 34.47
30 Dothan city 33.35
31 Enterprise city 31.75
32 Leeds city 30.36
33 McCalla CDP 30.15
33 Millbrook city 30.15
34 Anniston city 30.12
35 Gardendale city 30.01
36 Florence city 29.36
37 Fairfield city 29.25
38 Decatur city 27.65
39 Hartselle city 27.58
40 Phenix City city 27.18
41 Rainbow City city 26.16
42 Foley city 24.86
43 Jasper city 24.03
44 Scottsboro city 23.13
45 Eufaula city 22.78
46 Saraland city 22.73
47 Moody city 22.68
47 Ozark city 22.68
48 Oxford city 22.49
49 Center Point city 22.13
50 Sylacauga city 22.04
51 Albertville city 21.95
52 Alexander City city 21.69
53 Fort Payne city 20.92
54 Gadsden city 20.23
55 Pell City city 19.92
56 Boaz city 19.10
57 Clay city 19.04
58 Muscle Shoals city 18.92
59 Hueytown city 18.73
60 Talladega city 17.80
61 Russellville city 15.24
62 Valley city 14.85
63 Saks CDP 13.44
64 Tillmans Corner CDP 11.86
65 Bessemer city 11.55
66 Prichard city 5.81