Ranking of Georgia 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 Georgia White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 35.73%. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (71.95%), followed by DeKalb County (68.57%), and Clarke County (58.59%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Fulton County
DeKalb County
Clarke County
Cobb County
Oconee County
Forsyth County
Fayette County
Chatham County
Greene County
Gwinnett County
Ranking of Georgia 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 Fulton County 71.95
2 DeKalb County 68.57
3 Clarke County 58.59
4 Cobb County 52.77
5 Oconee County 51.62
6 Forsyth County 51.47
7 Fayette County 46.09
8 Chatham County 45.43
9 Greene County 43.80
10 Gwinnett County 41.83
11 Cherokee County 38.98
12 Bibb County 37.17
13 Columbia County 37.14
14 Glynn County 35.69
15 Muscogee County 35.11
16 Bryan County 34.66
17 Coweta County 34.50
18 Harris County 34.31
19 Dougherty County 33.78
20 Bulloch County 33.48
21 Lowndes County 33.35
22 Monroe County 32.91
23 Lumpkin County 32.88
24 Baldwin County 32.76
25 Dawson County 32.42
26 Putnam County 32.41
27 Houston County 31.97
28 Thomas County 31.06
29 Morgan County 30.97
30 Towns County 30.85
31 Clay County 29.95
32 Richmond County 29.87
33 Stewart County 28.86
34 Lee County 28.76
35 Sumter County 27.95
36 Hall County 27.85
37 Douglas County 27.04
38 Jackson County 25.92
39 Rabun County 25.76
40 Troup County 25.60
41 Rockdale County 25.48
42 Pickens County 25.30
43 Union County 25.05
44 Habersham County 24.95
45 Oglethorpe County 24.66
46 Walton County 24.31
47 Fannin County 24.15
48 Carroll County 24.08
49 Effingham County 23.85
50 Washington County 23.83
51 Henry County 23.57
52 Miller County 23.55
53 Paulding County 23.39
54 McIntosh County 23.18
55 Camden County 22.80
56 Burke County 22.77
57 Peach County 22.74
58 Chattahoochee County 22.69
59 Tift County 22.48
60 Montgomery County 22.43
61 Screven County 22.30
62 White County 22.22
63 Floyd County 22.21
64 Catoosa County 22.19
65 Evans County 22.17
65 Gilmer County 22.17
66 Barrow County 22.10
67 Pike County 21.90
68 Irwin County 21.50
69 Talbot County 21.08
70 Bartow County 20.85
71 Tattnall County 20.84
72 Hancock County 20.81
73 Dodge County 20.51
74 Decatur County 20.31
74 Spalding County 20.31
75 Madison County 20.27
76 Webster County 20.16
77 Seminole County 20.14
78 Liberty County 19.96
79 Toombs County 19.75
80 Randolph County 19.52
81 Newton County 19.28
82 Grady County 19.21
83 Baker County 19.20
84 Crisp County 19.06
85 Early County 18.87
86 Walker County 18.86
87 Colquitt County 18.76
87 Dooly County 18.76
88 Coffee County 18.44
89 Bleckley County 18.40
90 Taylor County 18.30
91 Lamar County 18.26
92 Quitman County 18.15
93 Laurens County 18.11
94 Whitfield County 17.85
95 Hart County 17.84
96 Macon County 17.81
97 Jasper County 17.72
98 Stephens County 17.71
99 Franklin County 17.48
100 Upson County 17.47
101 Banks County 17.39
102 Treutlen County 17.37
103 Calhoun County 17.16
104 Jones County 17.05
105 Cook County 17.02
106 McDuffie County 16.98
107 Brooks County 16.96
108 Warren County 16.93
109 Haralson County 16.92
110 Lanier County 16.91
111 Marion County 16.64
112 Pulaski County 16.61
113 Gordon County 16.57
114 Wilcox County 16.54
115 Terrell County 16.47
116 Dade County 16.45
117 Candler County 16.30
118 Long County 15.69
119 Wilkes County 15.68
120 Wayne County 15.60
121 Schley County 15.55
122 Butts County 15.35
123 Lincoln County 15.31
124 Clinch County 15.25
125 Jefferson County 15.10
125 Ware County 15.10
126 Emanuel County 14.87
127 Pierce County 14.68
128 Berrien County 14.56
129 Mitchell County 14.43
130 Polk County 14.29
131 Elbert County 14.19
132 Meriwether County 14.08
133 Clayton County 14.03
134 Worth County 13.47
135 Taliaferro County 13.20
136 Atkinson County 13.06
137 Glascock County 12.74
138 Ben Hill County 12.65
139 Crawford County 12.52
140 Charlton County 12.50
141 Wilkinson County 12.30
142 Bacon County 12.15
143 Chattooga County 11.95
144 Echols County 11.72
145 Appling County 11.59
146 Turner County 11.42
147 Jeff Davis County 11.26
148 Telfair County 11.07
149 Johnson County 10.15
150 Twiggs County 10.07
151 Heard County 10.04
152 Wheeler County 9.75
153 Jenkins County 9.73
154 Murray County 9.48
155 Brantley County 6.58