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)

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 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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Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Madison County
Shelby County
Montgomery County
Jefferson County
Lee County
Tuscaloosa County
Pike County
Baldwin County
Lowndes County
Greene County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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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