Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 11.76%. Among all Georgia counties, Atkinson County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (33.16%), followed by Quitman County (31.09%), and Hancock County (30.97%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Atkinson County
Quitman County
Hancock County
Telfair County
Stewart County
Warren County
Chattooga County
Whitfield County
Macon County
Murray County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Atkinson County 33.16
2 Quitman County 31.09
3 Hancock County 30.97
4 Telfair County 29.62
5 Stewart County 28.98
6 Warren County 28.46
7 Chattooga County 28.02
8 Whitfield County 27.68
9 Macon County 27.45
10 Murray County 27.22
11 Wheeler County 27.02
12 Clinch County 25.77
13 Treutlen County 24.80
14 Johnson County 24.76
15 Taylor County 23.75
16 Colquitt County 23.59
17 Calhoun County 23.43
18 Gordon County 23.27
19 Banks County 23.10
20 Marion County 23.04
21 Coffee County 22.82
21 Evans County 22.82
22 Appling County 22.20
23 Tattnall County 22.06
24 Candler County 21.86
25 Irwin County 21.14
26 Echols County 20.98
27 Randolph County 20.97
28 Elbert County 20.81
29 Terrell County 20.77
30 Meriwether County 20.58
31 Jeff Davis County 20.46
32 Turner County 20.34
33 Jefferson County 20.28
34 Grady County 20.26
35 Dooly County 19.97
36 Emanuel County 19.85
37 Early County 19.84
38 Twiggs County 19.64
39 Pulaski County 19.61
40 Clay County 19.57
41 Habersham County 19.47
42 Berrien County 19.42
43 Webster County 19.41
44 Hall County 19.36
45 Charlton County 19.19
46 Wilkes County 19.17
47 Montgomery County 19.08
48 Butts County 18.85
49 Crawford County 18.73
50 Brantley County 18.71
51 Cook County 18.62
52 Brooks County 18.44
53 Franklin County 18.23
54 Ware County 18.20
55 Glascock County 18.17
55 Madison County 18.17
56 Talbot County 18.08
57 Polk County 18.05
58 Heard County 17.96
59 Hart County 17.87
60 Jenkins County 17.77
61 Wilcox County 17.73
62 Toombs County 17.67
63 Taliaferro County 17.61
64 Long County 17.55
65 Mitchell County 17.48
66 Upson County 17.31
67 Dade County 17.17
68 Haralson County 16.93
69 Bacon County 16.66
69 Sumter County 16.66
70 Crisp County 16.62
71 Screven County 16.61
72 McIntosh County 16.55
73 Lincoln County 16.47
74 Dougherty County 16.44
75 Baker County 16.36
76 Floyd County 16.30
77 Ben Hill County 16.23
78 Spalding County 16.21
79 Stephens County 16.11
80 Burke County 16.08
81 Washington County 16.00
82 Tift County 15.97
83 McDuffie County 15.91
84 Walker County 15.63
85 Decatur County 15.57
86 Wayne County 15.48
87 Oglethorpe County 15.11
88 Worth County 15.08
89 Gilmer County 14.97
89 Peach County 14.97
90 Miller County 14.93
91 White County 14.83
92 Lanier County 14.66
93 Clayton County 14.63
94 Carroll County 14.40
95 Rabun County 14.35
96 Baldwin County 14.30
97 Seminole County 14.13
98 Dodge County 14.09
99 Pierce County 13.88
100 Jackson County 13.73
101 Richmond County 13.63
102 Laurens County 13.62
103 Bibb County 13.61
104 Schley County 13.56
105 Bartow County 13.45
106 Wilkinson County 13.31
107 Thomas County 13.16
108 Troup County 12.86
109 Bleckley County 12.42
110 Jasper County 12.39
111 Fannin County 12.37
111 Greene County 12.37
112 Putnam County 12.36
113 Barrow County 12.28
114 Union County 12.25
115 Walton County 12.21
116 Gwinnett County 12.12
117 Pike County 11.94
118 Pickens County 11.87
119 Bulloch County 11.80
120 Douglas County 11.69
121 Lumpkin County 11.64
122 Dawson County 11.62
123 Muscogee County 11.58
124 Monroe County 11.29
125 Lowndes County 11.08
126 Glynn County 11.03
127 Newton County 10.97
128 Catoosa County 10.88
129 Rockdale County 10.59
130 Morgan County 10.50
131 Lamar County 10.32
132 Clarke County 10.29
133 Effingham County 9.65
134 Coweta County 9.50
135 Chatham County 9.38
136 DeKalb County 9.28
137 Paulding County 9.25
138 Lee County 8.84
139 Jones County 8.80
140 Liberty County 8.57
141 Camden County 8.18
142 Cherokee County 8.05
143 Bryan County 7.72
144 Henry County 7.61
145 Towns County 7.48
146 Cobb County 7.09
147 Columbia County 7.08
148 Houston County 6.99
149 Fulton County 6.75
150 Harris County 6.70
151 Forsyth County 6.38
152 Fayette County 5.15
153 Chattahoochee County 4.93
154 Oconee County 3.98