Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 26.73%. Among all Georgia counties, Wheeler County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (51.82%), followed by Twiggs County (47.99%), and Johnson County (47.42%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Wheeler County
Twiggs County
Johnson County
Brantley County
Wilkinson County
Ben Hill County
Telfair County
Treutlen County
Echols County
Taliaferro County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Wheeler County 51.82
2 Twiggs County 47.99
3 Johnson County 47.42
4 Brantley County 46.98
5 Wilkinson County 46.02
6 Ben Hill County 45.46
7 Telfair County 45.39
8 Treutlen County 44.53
9 Echols County 44.51
10 Taliaferro County 44.07
11 Pierce County 43.69
12 Worth County 43.53
13 Talbot County 43.48
14 Warren County 43.17
15 Ware County 42.44
16 Heard County 42.40
17 Jones County 42.10
18 Washington County 42.06
19 Polk County 41.86
20 Calhoun County 41.71
21 Quitman County 41.70
22 Lanier County 41.67
22 Wilkes County 41.67
23 Dodge County 41.44
24 Crawford County 41.12
25 Glascock County 41.08
26 Jasper County 40.64
27 Lincoln County 40.56
28 Bacon County 40.37
29 Jenkins County 40.13
30 Emanuel County 40.03
31 Wayne County 39.99
32 Elbert County 39.57
33 Berrien County 39.50
34 Seminole County 39.48
35 Haralson County 39.40
36 Laurens County 39.38
37 Coffee County 39.27
38 Stephens County 39.24
39 Evans County 39.22
40 Charlton County 39.08
41 Crisp County 38.58
41 Tattnall County 38.58
42 Butts County 38.44
43 Early County 38.39
44 Clayton County 38.21
45 Lamar County 38.15
46 Taylor County 37.96
47 McDuffie County 37.84
48 Long County 37.80
49 Candler County 37.79
50 Jefferson County 37.54
51 Dooly County 37.37
52 Henry County 37.32
53 Appling County 37.22
54 Pulaski County 37.16
55 Meriwether County 37.15
56 Marion County 37.11
57 Schley County 36.99
58 Macon County 36.91
59 Jeff Davis County 36.83
60 Grady County 36.81
61 Effingham County 36.80
62 Pike County 36.75
63 Montgomery County 36.74
64 Chattooga County 36.70
65 Spalding County 36.69
66 Terrell County 36.67
67 Colquitt County 36.55
68 Newton County 36.44
69 Gilmer County 36.00
70 Peach County 35.98
71 Burke County 35.64
72 Upson County 35.62
73 Hart County 35.56
74 Decatur County 35.55
75 Barrow County 35.45
76 Irwin County 35.35
77 Franklin County 35.34
78 Mitchell County 35.30
79 Baker County 35.25
80 Bleckley County 35.20
80 Walker County 35.20
81 Walton County 35.11
82 Bartow County 35.10
83 Dade County 35.02
84 Gordon County 34.93
84 Habersham County 34.93
85 Murray County 34.91
86 Morgan County 34.32
87 Carroll County 34.22
88 Wilcox County 34.20
89 Douglas County 34.14
90 Oglethorpe County 34.04
91 Sumter County 33.96
92 Union County 33.91
93 Pickens County 33.89
94 Screven County 33.83
95 Paulding County 33.79
95 Webster County 33.79
96 Floyd County 33.39
97 Turner County 33.37
98 Catoosa County 33.10
99 Fannin County 33.03
100 Monroe County 32.97
101 Madison County 32.95
102 Brooks County 32.88
103 Liberty County 32.79
104 Toombs County 32.64
105 Banks County 32.34
106 Whitfield County 32.33
107 Rockdale County 31.91
108 Camden County 31.77
109 Clinch County 31.62
110 Tift County 31.44
111 White County 31.29
112 Troup County 31.27
113 McIntosh County 31.09
114 Jackson County 30.90
115 Thomas County 30.81
116 Hancock County 30.69
117 Richmond County 30.68
118 Atkinson County 30.61
119 Rabun County 30.49
120 Cook County 30.44
121 Miller County 30.36
122 Randolph County 30.21
123 Chattahoochee County 29.18
124 Putnam County 29.04
125 Bulloch County 28.89
126 Towns County 28.64
127 Clay County 28.33
128 Baldwin County 28.18
129 Lowndes County 28.13
130 Hall County 27.84
131 Stewart County 27.71
132 Lee County 27.19
133 Houston County 26.76
134 Bryan County 26.72
135 Coweta County 26.58
136 Lumpkin County 25.41
137 Bibb County 24.80
138 Dawson County 24.20
139 Glynn County 23.65
140 Columbia County 23.60
141 Cherokee County 23.58
142 Muscogee County 23.57
143 Dougherty County 23.45
144 Harris County 23.37
145 Greene County 23.29
146 Gwinnett County 22.21
147 Fayette County 21.99
148 Chatham County 20.31
149 Oconee County 19.01
150 Cobb County 17.72
151 Forsyth County 16.85
152 Clarke County 13.38
153 DeKalb County 10.54
154 Fulton County 8.72