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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
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+) (%) |
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| 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 |