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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Related Topics: Georgia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
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+) (%) |
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| 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 |