Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Alabama (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 30.23%. Among all Alabama cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Muscle Shoals city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (39.25%), followed by Chelsea city (38.83%), and Sylacauga city (38.11%).

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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021

Muscle Shoals city

Chelsea city

Sylacauga city

Moody city

Ozark city

Enterprise city

Tillmans Corner CDP

McCalla CDP

Jasper city

Clay city

Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Muscle Shoals city	39.25
2	Chelsea city	38.83
3	Sylacauga city	38.11
4	Moody city	37.93
5	Ozark city	37.45
6	Enterprise city	37.38
7	Tillmans Corner CDP	37.31
8	McCalla CDP	37.30
9	Jasper city	36.72
10	Clay city	36.69
11	Calera city	36.67
12	Phenix City city	36.56
13	Center Point city	35.60
14	Leeds city	35.27
15	Millbrook city	35.21
15	Pell City city	35.21
16	Daphne city	35.01
17	Boaz city	34.96
18	Hueytown city	34.64
19	Valley city	34.32
20	Fairfield city	34.05
21	Helena city	33.96
22	Gardendale city	33.91
23	Gulf Shores city	33.73
24	Oxford city	33.03
25	Dothan city	32.52
25	Hartselle city	32.52
26	Northport city	32.38
27	Athens city	32.34
28	Selma city	32.13
29	Saks CDP	32.03
30	Rainbow City city	31.96
31	Alexander City city	31.90
32	Cullman city	31.80
33	Anniston city	31.63
34	Gadsden city	31.50
35	Albertville city	31.17
36	Fort Payne city	31.14
37	Trussville city	31.02
38	Birmingham city	30.95
39	Pelham city	30.83
40	Bessemer city	30.79
41	Scottsboro city	30.77
42	Decatur city	30.74
43	Eufaula city	30.45
44	Alabaster city	29.87
45	Foley city	29.42
46	Mobile city	29.09
47	Huntsville city	28.76
48	Montgomery city	28.62
49	Opelika city	28.44
50	Fairhope city	28.34
51	Jacksonville city	28.32
52	Irondale city	28.26
53	Prattville city	27.79
54	Florence city	27.76
55	Prichard city	26.62
56	Saraland city	26.46
57	Troy city	26.05
58	Talladega city	25.94
59	Tuscaloosa city	25.37
60	Hoover city	25.23
61	Auburn city	23.26
62	Madison city	22.03
63	Russellville city	18.93
64	Vestavia Hills city	18.58
65	Homewood city	17.54
66	Mountain Brook city	10.35