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Georgia

Highest Education Counties in Georgia (2026)

Counties with the highest share of bachelor's degree holders.

Based on data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Top 5 Highest Education Counties

  1. Fulton County — Bachelor's Degree %: 0.6%
  2. Forsyth County — Bachelor's Degree %: 0.6%
  3. Oconee County — Bachelor's Degree %: 0.5%
  4. Cobb County — Bachelor's Degree %: 0.5%
  5. Clarke County — Bachelor's Degree %: 0.5%
Highest Education varies dramatically across Georgia's 159 counties — from 0.6% in Fulton County to 0.1% in Jenkins County. The state average is 0.2%.

Fulton County leads the 2026 ranking at 0.6%. The table below ranks all 159 counties, with links to each county's full data profile.

Full County Rankings

RankCountyBachelor's Degree %Median Income
#1Fulton County0.6%$91,490
#2Forsyth County0.6%$138,000
#3Oconee County0.5%$115,925
#4Cobb County0.5%$98,712
#5Clarke County0.5%$52,267
#6Fayette County0.5%$108,986
#7DeKalb County0.5%$77,683
#8Cherokee County0.4%$105,442
#9Gwinnett County0.4%$84,823
#10Columbia County0.4%$96,122
#11Chatham County0.4%$69,575
#12Greene County0.4%$84,530
#13Dawson County0.4%$88,986
#14Coweta County0.3%$94,142
#15Harris County0.3%$89,184
#16Bryan County0.3%$94,234
#17Lee County0.3%$88,024
#18Towns County0.3%$58,400
#19Houston County0.3%$80,743
#20Lumpkin County0.3%$72,388
#21Douglas County0.3%$80,764
#22Bulloch County0.3%$56,832
#23Glynn County0.3%$68,546
#24Morgan County0.3%$85,692
#25Rabun County0.3%$61,466
#26Muscogee County0.3%$56,622
#27Rockdale County0.3%$72,349
#28Monroe County0.3%$82,863
#29Putnam County0.3%$64,163
#30Henry County0.3%$81,612
#31Chattahoochee County0.3%$59,221
#32Paulding County0.3%$94,557
#33Jackson County0.3%$85,012
#34Lowndes County0.3%$55,887
#35Effingham County0.3%$85,465
#36Hall County0.3%$77,430
#37Bibb County0.3%$50,747
#38Union County0.3%$65,697
#39Floyd County0.2%$62,540
#40Walton County0.2%$82,381
#41Pickens County0.2%$75,293
#42Oglethorpe County0.2%$69,784
#43Catoosa County0.2%$72,425
#44Peach County0.2%$68,365
#45White County0.2%$69,747
#46Habersham County0.2%$65,622
#47Baldwin County0.2%$55,413
#48Richmond County0.2%$53,197
#49Thomas County0.2%$60,140
#50Newton County0.2%$73,732
#51Dougherty County0.2%$46,784
#52Bartow County0.2%$79,431
#53Gilmer County0.2%$72,542
#54Fannin County0.2%$58,073
#55Clay County0.2%$48,715
#56Troup County0.2%$54,905
#57Camden County0.2%$72,399
#58Carroll County0.2%$72,327
#59Miller County0.2%$58,407
#60Pike County0.2%$84,184
#61Clayton County0.2%$58,507
#62Sumter County0.2%$41,877
#63Barrow County0.2%$77,477
#64Montgomery County0.2%$51,188
#65Tift County0.2%$53,165
#66Madison County0.2%$58,784
#67Walker County0.2%$55,887
#68Liberty County0.2%$59,013
#69Jasper County0.2%$59,574
#70Lamar County0.2%$68,457
#71Toombs County0.2%$54,130
#72Whitfield County0.2%$64,262
#73Lanier County0.2%$44,361
#74Schley County0.2%$59,647
#75Dade County0.2%$58,936
#76McIntosh County0.2%$50,348
#77Jones County0.2%$68,259
#78Bleckley County0.2%$53,005
#79Pierce County0.2%$56,691
#80Taylor County0.2%$41,743
#81Hart County0.2%$57,241
#82Spalding County0.2%$60,217
#83McDuffie County0.2%$54,058
#84Laurens County0.2%$49,705
#85Gordon County0.2%$61,997
#86Washington County0.2%$44,009
#87Haralson County0.2%$65,016
#88Banks County0.2%$68,830
#89Franklin County0.2%$52,264
#90Baker County0.2%$44,405
#91Cook County0.2%$50,133
#92Irwin County0.2%$53,915
#93Lincoln County0.2%$50,688
#94Early County0.2%$53,750
#95Seminole County0.2%$49,559
#96Wilkes County0.2%$52,542
#97Colquitt County0.2%$49,691
#98Crisp County0.2%$42,745
#99Grady County0.2%$54,312
#100Dodge County0.2%$50,152
#101Evans County0.2%$53,908
#102Talbot County0.2%$45,098
#103Ware County0.2%$44,833
#104Randolph County0.2%$25,425
#105Stephens County0.1%$52,264
#106Glascock County0.1%$55,250
#107Elbert County0.1%$49,727
#108Upson County0.1%$50,904
#109Screven County0.1%$53,017
#110Tattnall County0.1%$52,351
#111Decatur County0.1%$50,485
#112Polk County0.1%$55,308
#113Echols County0.1%$61,723
#114Burke County0.1%$50,739
#115Wilcox County0.1%$48,036
#116Wayne County0.1%$49,562
#117Crawford County0.1%$60,905
#118Butts County0.1%$59,221
#119Murray County0.1%$67,880
#120Candler County0.1%$50,431
#121Marion County0.1%$50,484
#122Brooks County0.1%$47,656
#123Coffee County0.1%$50,175
#124Dooly County0.1%$56,545
#125Meriwether County0.1%$56,458
#126Clinch County0.1%$55,549
#127Mitchell County0.1%$51,908
#128Emanuel County0.1%$50,053
#129Long County0.1%$64,747
#130Treutlen County0.1%$43,750
#131Berrien County0.1%$50,414
#132Wilkinson County0.1%$46,673
#133Warren County0.1%$46,776
#134Stewart County0.1%$35,000
#135Wheeler County0.1%$45,262
#136Calhoun County0.1%$55,714
#137Ben Hill County0.1%$39,081
#138Pulaski County0.1%$47,688
#139Terrell County0.1%$43,812
#140Jeff Davis County0.1%$40,879
#141Charlton County0.1%$48,534
#142Heard County0.1%$62,907
#143Webster County0.1%$40,764
#144Worth County0.1%$57,201
#145Jefferson County0.1%$46,561
#146Turner County0.1%$39,565
#147Bacon County0.1%$50,310
#148Macon County0.1%$37,177
#149Twiggs County0.1%$55,439
#150Brantley County0.1%$47,801
#151Chattooga County0.1%$47,785
#152Telfair County0.1%$44,948
#153Appling County0.1%$43,728
#154Taliaferro County0.1%$48,036
#155Atkinson County0.1%$38,438
#156Johnson County0.1%$54,183
#157Quitman County0.1%$36,838
#158Hancock County0.1%$33,182
#159Jenkins County0.1%$36,906

Methodology

Counties are ranked by bachelor's degree % (higher is better). Data is sourced from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Only counties with available data for this metric are included in the ranking. County names link to the full demographics data page for deeper analysis.

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