Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Georgia (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,925,348. Among all Georgia counties, Gwinnett County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (135,492), followed by Fulton County (118,809), and DeKalb County (106,060).
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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwinnett County | 135492 |
| 2 | Fulton County | 118809 |
| 3 | DeKalb County | 106060 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 93670 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 60708 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 48789 |
| 7 | Henry County | 48272 |
| 8 | Richmond County | 43200 |
| 9 | Cherokee County | 40211 |
| 10 | Hall County | 37544 |
| 11 | Muscogee County | 35732 |
| 12 | Paulding County | 32437 |
| 13 | Bibb County | 31471 |
| 14 | Houston County | 29772 |
| 15 | Douglas County | 27374 |
| 16 | Bartow County | 26564 |
| 17 | Coweta County | 26095 |
| 18 | Carroll County | 25971 |
| 19 | Newton County | 23970 |
| 20 | Forsyth County | 23420 |
| 21 | Columbia County | 23328 |
| 22 | Lowndes County | 22621 |
| 23 | Walton County | 21674 |
| 24 | Floyd County | 21660 |
| 25 | Whitfield County | 20932 |
| 26 | Barrow County | 18643 |
| 27 | Spalding County | 17932 |
| 28 | Rockdale County | 17913 |
| 29 | Fayette County | 16761 |
| 30 | Dougherty County | 16603 |
| 31 | Walker County | 16554 |
| 32 | Troup County | 16548 |
| 33 | Glynn County | 16113 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 16087 |
| 35 | Catoosa County | 15510 |
| 36 | Effingham County | 15115 |
| 37 | Clarke County | 14054 |
| 38 | Laurens County | 13762 |
| 39 | Bulloch County | 13282 |
| 40 | Gordon County | 13102 |
| 41 | Polk County | 11679 |
| 42 | Colquitt County | 11510 |
| 43 | Liberty County | 11447 |
| 44 | Camden County | 11216 |
| 45 | Coffee County | 11127 |
| 46 | Habersham County | 10547 |
| 47 | Ware County | 10273 |
| 48 | Thomas County | 9587 |
| 49 | Murray County | 9146 |
| 50 | Baldwin County | 8989 |
| 51 | Wayne County | 8933 |
| 52 | Tift County | 8809 |
| 53 | Gilmer County | 8108 |
| 54 | Jones County | 8012 |
| 55 | Pickens County | 8004 |
| 56 | Haralson County | 7942 |
| 57 | Bryan County | 7363 |
| 58 | Stephens County | 7312 |
| 59 | Butts County | 7289 |
| 60 | Sumter County | 6903 |
| 61 | Decatur County | 6864 |
| 62 | Monroe County | 6797 |
| 63 | Madison County | 6784 |
| 64 | Hart County | 6753 |
| 65 | Upson County | 6607 |
| 66 | Grady County | 6595 |
| 67 | Fannin County | 6524 |
| 68 | Emanuel County | 6501 |
| 69 | Washington County | 6497 |
| 70 | Union County | 6458 |
| 71 | Worth County | 6417 |
| 72 | Tattnall County | 6287 |
| 73 | Chattooga County | 6255 |
| 74 | Harris County | 6147 |
| 75 | White County | 6137 |
| 76 | Dodge County | 5986 |
| 77 | Meriwether County | 5921 |
| 78 | McDuffie County | 5891 |
| 79 | Lee County | 5845 |
| 80 | Ben Hill County | 5796 |
| 81 | Toombs County | 5794 |
| 82 | Peach County | 5674 |
| 83 | Brantley County | 5641 |
| 84 | Burke County | 5636 |
| 85 | Putnam County | 5631 |
| 86 | Lumpkin County | 5571 |
| 87 | Pierce County | 5561 |
| 88 | Elbert County | 5511 |
| 89 | Crisp County | 5484 |
| 90 | Franklin County | 5474 |
| 91 | Mitchell County | 5468 |
| 92 | Berrien County | 5107 |
| 93 | Morgan County | 5055 |
| 94 | Oconee County | 5027 |
| 95 | Appling County | 4741 |
| 96 | Pike County | 4629 |
| 97 | Jefferson County | 4441 |
| 98 | Lamar County | 4416 |
| 99 | Jasper County | 4400 |
| 100 | Dawson County | 4392 |
| 101 | Greene County | 4262 |
| 102 | Telfair County | 4041 |
| 103 | Banks County | 3997 |
| 104 | Dade County | 3922 |
| 105 | Rabun County | 3870 |
| 106 | Brooks County | 3865 |
| 107 | Oglethorpe County | 3849 |
| 108 | Screven County | 3796 |
| 109 | Long County | 3730 |
| 110 | Charlton County | 3688 |
| 111 | Dooly County | 3657 |
| 112 | Cook County | 3536 |
| 113 | Crawford County | 3425 |
| 114 | Jeff Davis County | 3391 |
| 115 | Heard County | 3304 |
| 116 | McIntosh County | 3232 |
| 117 | Macon County | 3220 |
| 118 | Wilkinson County | 3214 |
| 119 | Wilkes County | 3176 |
| 120 | Johnson County | 3011 |
| 121 | Lanier County | 2875 |
| 122 | Bacon County | 2873 |
| 123 | Bleckley County | 2843 |
| 124 | Candler County | 2784 |
| 125 | Jenkins County | 2760 |
| 126 | Early County | 2727 |
| 127 | Evans County | 2694 |
| 127 | Pulaski County | 2694 |
| 128 | Seminole County | 2689 |
| 129 | Towns County | 2627 |
| 130 | Wilcox County | 2592 |
| 131 | Twiggs County | 2579 |
| 132 | Lincoln County | 2480 |
| 133 | Hancock County | 2457 |
| 134 | Irwin County | 2308 |
| 135 | Terrell County | 2258 |
| 136 | Montgomery County | 2161 |
| 137 | Wheeler County | 2149 |
| 138 | Taylor County | 2121 |
| 139 | Turner County | 2101 |
| 140 | Marion County | 2000 |
| 141 | Talbot County | 1835 |
| 142 | Treutlen County | 1778 |
| 143 | Atkinson County | 1739 |
| 144 | Clinch County | 1701 |
| 145 | Calhoun County | 1619 |
| 146 | Randolph County | 1587 |
| 147 | Stewart County | 1498 |
| 148 | Warren County | 1466 |
| 149 | Miller County | 1194 |
| 150 | Chattahoochee County | 1158 |
| 151 | Echols County | 1153 |
| 152 | Schley County | 1079 |
| 153 | Glascock County | 801 |
| 154 | Baker County | 730 |
| 155 | Clay County | 648 |
| 156 | Quitman County | 621 |
| 157 | Taliaferro County | 585 |
| 158 | Webster County | 532 |