Ranking of Georgia Counties By 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 Georgia White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,488,400. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (236,040), followed by Cobb County (158,489), and DeKalb County (125,529).
The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
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Related Topics: Georgia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 236040 |
| 2 | Cobb County | 158489 |
| 3 | DeKalb County | 125529 |
| 4 | Gwinnett County | 116466 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 61548 |
| 6 | Cherokee County | 59012 |
| 7 | Chatham County | 50155 |
| 8 | Hall County | 29389 |
| 9 | Columbia County | 27787 |
| 10 | Coweta County | 25819 |
| 11 | Clarke County | 25428 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 24413 |
| 13 | Muscogee County | 21018 |
| 14 | Houston County | 20886 |
| 15 | Paulding County | 18777 |
| 16 | Henry County | 16581 |
| 17 | Bibb County | 16354 |
| 18 | Richmond County | 15501 |
| 19 | Glynn County | 15096 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 13821 |
| 21 | Lowndes County | 13590 |
| 22 | Bartow County | 12420 |
| 23 | Walton County | 12274 |
| 24 | Oconee County | 12245 |
| 25 | Floyd County | 11680 |
| 26 | Douglas County | 11664 |
| 27 | Jackson County | 11040 |
| 28 | Whitfield County | 10214 |
| 29 | Bulloch County | 10187 |
| 30 | Catoosa County | 9688 |
| 31 | Barrow County | 9202 |
| 32 | Walker County | 8332 |
| 33 | Effingham County | 8024 |
| 34 | Bryan County | 7075 |
| 35 | Troup County | 7050 |
| 36 | Newton County | 6941 |
| 37 | Habersham County | 6666 |
| 38 | Harris County | 6554 |
| 39 | Lumpkin County | 6458 |
| 40 | Thomas County | 6028 |
| 41 | Spalding County | 5993 |
| 42 | Rockdale County | 5879 |
| 43 | Camden County | 5875 |
| 44 | Dawson County | 5742 |
| 45 | Dougherty County | 5540 |
| 46 | Gordon County | 5486 |
| 47 | Pickens County | 5431 |
| 48 | Monroe County | 4896 |
| 49 | Baldwin County | 4824 |
| 50 | Gilmer County | 4780 |
| 51 | Union County | 4534 |
| 52 | Fannin County | 4484 |
| 53 | Lee County | 4440 |
| 54 | White County | 4156 |
| 55 | Clayton County | 3983 |
| 56 | Greene County | 3932 |
| 57 | Tift County | 3790 |
| 58 | Putnam County | 3754 |
| 59 | Colquitt County | 3748 |
| 60 | Laurens County | 3702 |
| 61 | Madison County | 3553 |
| 62 | Coffee County | 3468 |
| 63 | Polk County | 3288 |
| 64 | Liberty County | 3259 |
| 65 | Morgan County | 3206 |
| 66 | Haralson County | 3140 |
| 67 | Rabun County | 3084 |
| 68 | Stephens County | 2758 |
| 69 | Towns County | 2750 |
| 70 | Hart County | 2603 |
| 71 | Ware County | 2491 |
| 72 | Sumter County | 2474 |
| 73 | Pike County | 2454 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 2447 |
| 75 | Franklin County | 2436 |
| 76 | Jones County | 2410 |
| 77 | Murray County | 2409 |
| 78 | Toombs County | 2402 |
| 79 | Upson County | 2304 |
| 80 | Grady County | 2282 |
| 81 | Peach County | 2244 |
| 82 | Decatur County | 2172 |
| 83 | Dodge County | 2064 |
| 84 | Tattnall County | 2062 |
| 85 | Oglethorpe County | 2050 |
| 86 | Banks County | 1998 |
| 87 | Burke County | 1885 |
| 88 | Butts County | 1841 |
| 89 | Dade County | 1761 |
| 90 | Chattooga County | 1753 |
| 91 | Pierce County | 1693 |
| 92 | Lamar County | 1566 |
| 93 | Washington County | 1558 |
| 94 | Crisp County | 1556 |
| 95 | Berrien County | 1538 |
| 96 | McDuffie County | 1458 |
| 97 | Emanuel County | 1449 |
| 98 | Worth County | 1410 |
| 99 | Jasper County | 1355 |
| 100 | McIntosh County | 1340 |
| 101 | Cook County | 1333 |
| 102 | Elbert County | 1316 |
| 103 | Screven County | 1301 |
| 104 | Meriwether County | 1258 |
| 105 | Brooks County | 1203 |
| 106 | Bleckley County | 1153 |
| 107 | Mitchell County | 1106 |
| 108 | Appling County | 1078 |
| 109 | Long County | 1033 |
| 110 | Irwin County | 1004 |
| 111 | Evans County | 955 |
| 112 | Seminole County | 923 |
| 113 | Montgomery County | 915 |
| 114 | Ben Hill County | 912 |
| 115 | Jeff Davis County | 841 |
| 116 | Crawford County | 823 |
| 117 | Candler County | 815 |
| 118 | Lanier County | 808 |
| 119 | Dooly County | 784 |
| 120 | Pulaski County | 773 |
| 121 | Brantley County | 763 |
| 122 | Charlton County | 745 |
| 123 | Jefferson County | 731 |
| 124 | Bacon County | 723 |
| 125 | Heard County | 688 |
| 126 | Miller County | 684 |
| 127 | Wilcox County | 678 |
| 128 | Early County | 660 |
| 129 | Chattahoochee County | 632 |
| 130 | Taylor County | 617 |
| 131 | Wilkes County | 613 |
| 132 | Lincoln County | 607 |
| 133 | Marion County | 568 |
| 134 | Macon County | 565 |
| 135 | Telfair County | 538 |
| 136 | Treutlen County | 537 |
| 137 | Atkinson County | 496 |
| 138 | Clinch County | 495 |
| 139 | Wilkinson County | 454 |
| 140 | Johnson County | 442 |
| 141 | Hancock County | 430 |
| 142 | Terrell County | 423 |
| 143 | Turner County | 407 |
| 144 | Talbot County | 399 |
| 145 | Jenkins County | 382 |
| 146 | Twiggs County | 351 |
| 147 | Schley County | 325 |
| 148 | Stewart County | 303 |
| 149 | Clay County | 295 |
| 150 | Randolph County | 285 |
| 151 | Calhoun County | 269 |
| 151 | Warren County | 269 |
| 152 | Wheeler County | 255 |
| 153 | Baker County | 244 |
| 154 | Glascock County | 227 |
| 155 | Echols County | 209 |
| 156 | Webster County | 176 |
| 157 | Quitman County | 141 |
| 158 | Taliaferro County | 59 |