Most college-educated in Alabama

Alabama counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Alabama by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Shelby County leads at 46.2%.

Among cities & places, Oak Hill leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Shelby County	46.2%
2	Madison County	45.7%
3	Lee County	41.3%
4	Jefferson County	35.9%
5	Montgomery County	34.3%
6	Baldwin County	32.8%
7	Tuscaloosa County	31.4%
8	Limestone County	30.4%
9	Autauga County	28.3%
10	Pike County	27.3%
11	Lauderdale County	27.1%
12	Mobile County	25.2%
13	Elmore County	24.4%
14	Morgan County	23.2%
15	Houston County	22.8%
16	Henry County	21.7%
17	Coffee County	21.5%
18	Marshall County	21.3%
19	Macon County	20.7%
20	Calhoun County	20.5%
21	Randolph County	20.5%
22	Marengo County	20.4%
23	Colbert County	20.3%
24	St. Clair County	19.9%
25	Dale County	19.3%
26	Cullman County	19.1%
27	Sumter County	19.0%
28	Tallapoosa County	18.7%
29	Cleburne County	18.2%
30	Etowah County	17.5%
31	Covington County	17.2%
32	Dallas County	17.0%
33	Russell County	16.9%
34	Perry County	16.8%
35	Talladega County	16.8%
36	Crenshaw County	16.8%
37	Hale County	16.8%
38	Washington County	16.2%
39	Walker County	16.0%
40	Cherokee County	15.9%
41	Lawrence County	15.6%
42	Fayette County	15.6%
43	Blount County	15.6%
44	Jackson County	15.6%
45	Clarke County	15.4%
46	Chilton County	15.2%
47	Clay County	15.2%
48	Franklin County	14.9%
49	Coosa County	14.9%
50	Chambers County	14.6%
51	Choctaw County	13.9%
52	DeKalb County	13.9%
53	Lowndes County	13.9%
54	Butler County	13.8%
55	Pickens County	13.7%
56	Winston County	13.4%
57	Geneva County	13.3%
58	Conecuh County	13.1%
59	Marion County	12.8%
60	Escambia County	12.5%
61	Greene County	12.5%
62	Wilcox County	12.3%
63	Lamar County	11.6%
64	Bibb County	11.5%
65	Barbour County	11.5%
66	Monroe County	11.4%
67	Bullock County	9.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Oak Hill	100.0%
2	Mountain Brook	88.4%
3	Meadowbrook	72.6%
4	Highland Lakes	72.4%
5	Homewood	69.9%
6	Mooresville	69.5%
7	Indian Springs Village	68.4%
8	Madison	65.9%
9	Eagle Point	64.0%
10	Woodland	63.7%
11	Stockton	63.1%
12	Auburn	62.8%
13	Vestavia Hills	62.2%
14	Hoover	60.8%
15	Blue Ridge	60.4%
16	Shoal Creek	60.0%
17	Pike Road	59.0%
18	Brook Highland	56.4%
19	Point Clear	56.2%
20	Redstone Arsenal	54.4%
21	Magnolia Springs	53.7%
22	Fairhope	53.4%
23	Lowndesboro	50.6%
24	Pelham	48.8%
25	Helena	48.2%
26	Abanda	48.1%
27	Trussville	48.1%
28	Elkmont	47.1%
29	Huntsville	46.2%
30	Irondale	45.1%
31	Chelsea	44.9%
32	Gantt	44.8%
33	Spanish Fort	44.5%
34	Fort Rucker	44.3%
35	Nanafalia	43.8%
36	Daphne	43.5%
37	Triana	43.1%
38	Hazel Green	43.1%
39	Livingston	42.3%
40	Westover	42.1%
41	Emerald Mountain	41.2%
42	Alabaster	40.8%
43	Dauphin Island	40.1%
44	Fruitdale	40.0%
45	Tuscaloosa	38.1%
46	Harvest	38.1%
47	Meridianville	38.0%
48	Gulf Shores	38.0%
49	Orange Beach	37.7%
50	Orrville	37.1%
51	Calera	37.1%
52	Northport	37.1%
53	Prattville	37.0%
54	Troy	36.5%
55	Choccolocco	36.4%
56	Moores Mill	36.4%
57	Redland	36.1%
58	Gardendale	36.0%
59	Franklin	36.0%
60	Equality	35.0%
61	Leroy	34.9%
62	Morris	34.7%
63	Springville	34.6%
64	Fairford	34.6%
65	Deatsville	34.1%
66	Perdido Beach	33.9%
67	Fredonia	33.9%
68	Grayson Valley	33.7%
69	Union	33.6%
70	Montgomery	33.5%
71	Opelika	33.5%
72	Headland	33.4%
73	McCalla	33.2%
74	Waverly	33.2%
75	Guntersville	33.2%
76	Lake View	32.9%
77	Weaver	32.7%
78	Millbrook	32.5%
79	Mentone	32.5%
80	Cuba	32.4%
81	St. Florian	32.1%
82	Jacksonville	31.6%
83	Cullman	31.5%
84	Mobile	31.5%
85	Priceville	31.2%
86	Florence	31.1%
87	Montevallo	30.9%
88	Athens	30.8%
89	Memphis	30.8%
90	Peterman	30.8%
91	Birmingham	30.7%
92	Argo	30.6%
93	Pisgah	30.5%
94	Highland Lake	30.4%
95	Bon Secour	30.2%
96	Anderson	30.1%
97	Kimberly	30.1%
98	Ridgeville	29.8%
99	Wadley	29.7%
100	Standing Rock	29.6%

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