Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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 counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (47.59%), followed by Shelby County (46.42%), and Montgomery County (45.56%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | 47.59 |
| 2 | Shelby County | 46.42 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 45.56 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 44.69 |
| 5 | Lee County | 43.83 |
| 6 | Tuscaloosa County | 36.44 |
| 7 | Pike County | 34.79 |
| 8 | Baldwin County | 34.37 |
| 9 | Lowndes County | 32.03 |
| 10 | Greene County | 31.63 |
| 11 | Sumter County | 31.60 |
| 12 | Perry County | 30.31 |
| 13 | Limestone County | 29.79 |
| 14 | Autauga County | 29.57 |
| 15 | Mobile County | 27.20 |
| 16 | Elmore County | 26.50 |
| 17 | Lauderdale County | 25.72 |
| 18 | Bullock County | 25.65 |
| 19 | Henry County | 25.47 |
| 20 | Houston County | 25.42 |
| 21 | Morgan County | 24.71 |
| 22 | Coffee County | 24.70 |
| 23 | Macon County | 24.29 |
| 24 | Tallapoosa County | 22.04 |
| 25 | Marshall County | 21.96 |
| 26 | Dallas County | 21.30 |
| 27 | Calhoun County | 21.29 |
| 28 | Hale County | 21.24 |
| 29 | Marengo County | 20.92 |
| 30 | Wilcox County | 20.20 |
| 31 | Dale County | 20.19 |
| 32 | Clarke County | 19.81 |
| 33 | St. Clair County | 19.23 |
| 34 | Etowah County | 19.00 |
| 35 | Colbert County | 18.86 |
| 36 | Randolph County | 18.50 |
| 37 | Talladega County | 18.24 |
| 38 | Crenshaw County | 17.64 |
| 39 | Butler County | 17.50 |
| 40 | Russell County | 17.08 |
| 41 | Barbour County | 17.05 |
| 42 | Covington County | 16.80 |
| 43 | Pickens County | 16.71 |
| 44 | Cullman County | 16.56 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 16.20 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 16.17 |
| 47 | Cleburne County | 15.87 |
| 48 | Chambers County | 15.71 |
| 49 | Escambia County | 15.28 |
| 50 | Blount County | 15.25 |
| 51 | Monroe County | 15.09 |
| 52 | Clay County | 14.98 |
| 53 | DeKalb County | 14.97 |
| 54 | Lawrence County | 14.94 |
| 55 | Chilton County | 14.25 |
| 56 | Bibb County | 14.12 |
| 57 | Choctaw County | 14.05 |
| 57 | Conecuh County | 14.05 |
| 58 | Walker County | 13.93 |
| 59 | Coosa County | 13.80 |
| 59 | Winston County | 13.80 |
| 60 | Geneva County | 13.76 |
| 61 | Washington County | 12.93 |
| 62 | Marion County | 12.81 |
| 63 | Fayette County | 12.57 |
| 64 | Cherokee County | 12.14 |
| 65 | Lamar County | 10.60 |