Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Georgia (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 33.00%. Among all Georgia counties, Forsyth County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (55.92%), followed by Fulton County (55.87%), and Oconee County (51.58%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Forsyth County
Fulton County
Oconee County
Cobb County
Clarke County
Fayette County
DeKalb County
Gwinnett County
Cherokee County
Columbia County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of 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 Forsyth County 55.92
2 Fulton County 55.87
3 Oconee County 51.58
4 Cobb County 49.03
5 Clarke County 46.96
6 Fayette County 46.22
7 DeKalb County 46.09
8 Gwinnett County 38.50
9 Cherokee County 38.39
10 Columbia County 37.54
11 Chatham County 35.55
12 Coweta County 33.67
13 Bryan County 33.50
14 Dawson County 32.76
15 Lumpkin County 32.46
16 Harris County 32.38
17 Greene County 31.85
18 Towns County 31.48
19 Houston County 31.23
20 Lee County 30.75
21 Glynn County 30.40
22 Douglas County 29.39
23 Monroe County 28.82
24 Bulloch County 28.27
25 Henry County 28.24
26 Rockdale County 27.92
27 Muscogee County 27.61
28 Morgan County 27.16
29 Lowndes County 26.44
30 Rabun County 26.11
31 Putnam County 25.91
32 Paulding County 25.89
33 Bibb County 25.53
34 Thomas County 25.36
35 Baldwin County 25.28
36 Hall County 25.06
37 Jackson County 25.00
38 Union County 24.92
39 Chattahoochee County 24.67
40 Pickens County 24.47
41 Effingham County 24.12
42 Fannin County 23.47
43 Habersham County 23.33
44 Walton County 23.16
45 Dougherty County 22.64
46 Richmond County 22.59
47 Catoosa County 22.13
48 Gilmer County 21.96
49 Camden County 21.81
49 White County 21.81
50 Peach County 21.74
51 Newton County 21.65
52 Carroll County 21.55
53 Oglethorpe County 21.27
54 Floyd County 20.94
55 Barrow County 20.85
56 Pike County 20.36
57 Madison County 20.35
58 Clayton County 20.22
59 Bartow County 19.78
59 Miller County 19.78
60 Troup County 19.70
61 Liberty County 19.69
62 Walker County 19.47
63 Sumter County 19.42
64 Spalding County 18.60
65 Baker County 18.19
65 Lamar County 18.19
66 Clay County 18.08
67 McIntosh County 18.07
68 Tift County 17.85
69 Montgomery County 17.77
70 Jones County 17.72
71 Whitfield County 17.57
72 Lanier County 17.30
73 Irwin County 17.10
74 Haralson County 16.88
75 Toombs County 16.80
76 Brooks County 16.79
77 Laurens County 16.67
78 Cook County 16.65
79 Hart County 16.63
80 Franklin County 16.59
81 Banks County 16.49
82 Dade County 16.45
83 Stephens County 16.32
84 Washington County 16.23
85 Jasper County 16.12
86 Gordon County 16.11
87 McDuffie County 15.97
88 Bleckley County 15.96
89 Seminole County 15.82
90 Evans County 15.80
91 Dodge County 15.56
92 Taylor County 15.48
93 Pierce County 15.45
94 Stewart County 15.44
95 Schley County 15.30
96 Grady County 15.28
97 Burke County 15.15
98 Long County 14.66
98 Screven County 14.66
99 Decatur County 14.60
100 Upson County 14.59
101 Tattnall County 14.47
102 Colquitt County 14.42
103 Early County 14.36
104 Ware County 14.31
105 Marion County 14.30
106 Treutlen County 14.19
107 Talbot County 14.10
108 Coffee County 14.04
109 Crisp County 13.71
110 Dooly County 13.59
111 Wayne County 13.55
111 Webster County 13.55
112 Lincoln County 13.34
113 Polk County 13.20
114 Berrien County 13.03
115 Jeff Davis County 12.85
116 Emanuel County 12.79
117 Candler County 12.65
118 Wilcox County 12.63
119 Elbert County 12.56
120 Pulaski County 12.54
121 Randolph County 12.38
122 Butts County 12.19
123 Wilkes County 12.10
124 Charlton County 12.05
125 Meriwether County 11.84
126 Mitchell County 11.71
127 Glascock County 11.62
128 Calhoun County 11.50
129 Crawford County 11.35
130 Twiggs County 11.18
131 Jefferson County 11.11
132 Bacon County 11.06
133 Clinch County 10.95
134 Ben Hill County 10.94
134 Turner County 10.94
135 Atkinson County 10.88
136 Chattooga County 10.85
137 Worth County 10.84
138 Terrell County 10.69
139 Heard County 10.46
140 Murray County 10.24
141 Echols County 10.20
142 Macon County 10.09
143 Wilkinson County 10.03
144 Appling County 9.71
145 Warren County 9.24
146 Hancock County 9.21
147 Wheeler County 9.14
148 Johnson County 9.08
149 Quitman County 9.07
150 Taliaferro County 8.57
151 Jenkins County 8.04
152 Telfair County 7.11
153 Brantley County 6.49