Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 27.21%. Among all Georgia counties, Wilkinson County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (51.66%), followed by Ben Hill County (50.03%), and Wheeler County (49.24%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Wilkinson County
Ben Hill County
Wheeler County
Washington County
Wilkes County
Brantley County
Echols County
Taliaferro County
Johnson County
Telfair County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of 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 Wilkinson County 51.66
2 Ben Hill County 50.03
3 Wheeler County 49.24
4 Washington County 46.05
5 Wilkes County 45.58
6 Brantley County 45.28
7 Echols County 45.22
8 Taliaferro County 45.17
9 Johnson County 44.75
10 Telfair County 44.57
11 Jenkins County 44.27
12 Wayne County 43.81
13 Worth County 43.77
14 Jasper County 43.73
15 Lincoln County 43.69
16 Emanuel County 43.21
17 Lanier County 43.18
18 Dooly County 42.83
19 Pierce County 42.24
20 Twiggs County 42.21
21 Treutlen County 42.19
22 Heard County 42.14
23 Ware County 41.88
24 Talbot County 41.73
25 Laurens County 41.71
26 Butts County 41.41
27 Jefferson County 41.32
28 Dodge County 41.25
29 Polk County 41.23
30 Jones County 41.17
31 Glascock County 40.99
32 Berrien County 40.71
33 Charlton County 40.63
34 Meriwether County 40.56
35 Wilcox County 40.45
36 Stephens County 40.29
37 McDuffie County 40.25
38 Elbert County 39.98
39 Crawford County 39.81
39 Crisp County 39.81
40 Seminole County 39.79
41 Bacon County 39.36
42 Coffee County 39.16
43 Spalding County 39.14
44 Tattnall County 38.91
45 Haralson County 38.84
46 Early County 38.80
47 Colquitt County 38.49
47 Warren County 38.49
48 Appling County 38.39
49 Candler County 38.28
50 Calhoun County 38.16
50 Evans County 38.16
51 Screven County 38.02
52 Taylor County 37.82
53 Grady County 37.50
54 Montgomery County 37.49
55 Clinch County 37.12
56 Randolph County 37.05
57 Oglethorpe County 36.99
58 Bartow County 36.87
59 Sumter County 36.79
60 Terrell County 36.73
61 Marion County 36.66
62 Chattooga County 36.48
63 Effingham County 36.41
64 Burke County 36.38
65 Morgan County 36.37
66 Macon County 36.34
67 Lamar County 36.33
67 Pulaski County 36.33
68 McIntosh County 36.24
68 Mitchell County 36.24
69 Pike County 36.15
70 Hancock County 36.09
71 Troup County 36.04
72 Hart County 35.87
73 Decatur County 35.67
74 Schley County 35.59
75 Long County 35.57
76 Putnam County 35.53
77 Quitman County 35.42
78 Gilmer County 35.32
79 Jeff Davis County 35.28
80 Upson County 35.23
81 Dade County 35.21
82 Monroe County 35.12
83 Stewart County 34.84
84 Bleckley County 34.80
85 Franklin County 34.68
86 Walker County 34.61
87 Carroll County 34.56
88 Irwin County 34.50
89 Barrow County 34.42
90 Murray County 34.30
91 Habersham County 34.14
92 Baker County 34.13
93 Brooks County 34.11
94 Turner County 33.96
95 Gordon County 33.91
96 Union County 33.84
97 Walton County 33.78
98 Tift County 33.47
99 Newton County 33.46
100 Fannin County 33.31
101 Pickens County 33.26
102 Toombs County 33.22
103 Clayton County 33.06
104 Atkinson County 33.02
104 Floyd County 33.02
105 Catoosa County 33.01
106 Madison County 32.94
107 Baldwin County 32.72
108 Lowndes County 32.57
109 Camden County 32.27
110 Jackson County 32.14
111 Cook County 31.94
112 Richmond County 31.93
113 Banks County 31.84
114 Peach County 31.63
115 Webster County 31.48
116 Whitfield County 31.40
117 Henry County 31.37
118 White County 31.12
119 Greene County 31.03
120 Bibb County 30.70
121 Thomas County 30.66
122 Liberty County 30.58
123 Rabun County 30.44
124 Clay County 30.27
125 Paulding County 29.86
126 Bulloch County 29.72
126 Dougherty County 29.72
127 Douglas County 29.43
128 Rockdale County 28.95
129 Miller County 28.94
130 Towns County 28.30
131 Hall County 28.29
132 Houston County 28.16
133 Lee County 27.39
134 Glynn County 27.10
135 Bryan County 27.08
136 Muscogee County 26.77
137 Coweta County 26.61
137 Lumpkin County 26.61
138 Harris County 25.56
139 Chattahoochee County 25.13
140 Chatham County 24.35
141 Dawson County 23.41
142 Columbia County 22.72
143 Cherokee County 22.57
144 Gwinnett County 22.32
145 Fayette County 20.80
146 DeKalb County 20.41
147 Clarke County 19.24
148 Oconee County 18.87
149 Cobb County 18.15
150 Fulton County 16.49
151 Forsyth County 14.60