Most college-educated in Georgia

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Georgia 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, Fulton County leads at 58.0%.

Among cities & places, Cogdell leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Fulton County	58.0%
2	Forsyth County	56.6%
3	Oconee County	54.9%
4	Cobb County	50.4%
5	Clarke County	48.7%
6	Fayette County	48.1%
7	DeKalb County	46.7%
8	Cherokee County	39.5%
9	Gwinnett County	38.7%
10	Columbia County	37.8%
11	Chatham County	36.8%
12	Greene County	36.4%
13	Dawson County	35.8%
14	Coweta County	34.7%
15	Harris County	34.7%
16	Bryan County	34.6%
17	Lee County	33.5%
18	Towns County	32.8%
19	Houston County	32.3%
20	Lumpkin County	31.5%
21	Douglas County	30.8%
22	Bulloch County	30.8%
23	Glynn County	30.4%
24	Morgan County	30.1%
25	Rabun County	29.9%
26	Muscogee County	29.7%
27	Rockdale County	29.1%
28	Monroe County	28.7%
29	Putnam County	28.3%
30	Henry County	28.0%
31	Chattahoochee County	27.6%
32	Paulding County	27.4%
33	Jackson County	27.3%
34	Lowndes County	27.1%
35	Effingham County	26.8%
36	Hall County	26.7%
37	Bibb County	26.0%
38	Union County	25.7%
39	Floyd County	24.9%
40	Walton County	24.9%
41	Pickens County	24.9%
42	Oglethorpe County	24.5%
43	Catoosa County	24.5%
44	Peach County	24.3%
45	White County	24.3%
46	Habersham County	24.2%
47	Baldwin County	24.1%
48	Richmond County	24.1%
49	Thomas County	23.6%
50	Newton County	23.6%
51	Dougherty County	23.2%
52	Bartow County	22.9%
53	Gilmer County	22.7%
54	Fannin County	22.6%
55	Clay County	22.6%
56	Troup County	22.5%
57	Camden County	22.4%
58	Carroll County	22.4%
59	Miller County	21.9%
60	Pike County	21.4%
61	Clayton County	21.3%
62	Sumter County	21.3%
63	Barrow County	21.0%
64	Montgomery County	20.2%
65	Tift County	20.2%
66	Madison County	20.2%
67	Walker County	20.1%
68	Liberty County	19.9%
69	Jasper County	19.9%
70	Lamar County	19.5%
71	Toombs County	19.5%
72	Whitfield County	19.3%
73	Lanier County	19.1%
74	Schley County	19.0%
75	Dade County	19.0%
76	McIntosh County	18.6%
77	Jones County	18.4%
78	Bleckley County	18.3%
79	Pierce County	18.3%
80	Taylor County	18.1%
81	Hart County	18.1%
82	Spalding County	17.9%
83	McDuffie County	17.8%
84	Laurens County	17.8%
85	Gordon County	17.7%
86	Washington County	17.5%
87	Haralson County	17.4%
88	Banks County	17.3%
89	Franklin County	16.9%
90	Baker County	16.9%
91	Cook County	16.7%
92	Irwin County	16.6%
93	Lincoln County	16.1%
94	Early County	16.1%
95	Seminole County	15.8%
96	Wilkes County	15.7%
97	Colquitt County	15.7%
98	Crisp County	15.5%
99	Grady County	15.3%
100	Dodge County	15.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Cogdell	100.0%
2	Berry College	88.9%
3	Druid Hills	84.9%
4	Lookout Mountain	83.7%
5	Vernonburg	81.2%
6	Milton	77.5%
7	Decatur	77.3%
8	North Druid Hills	75.3%
9	Avondale Estates	74.9%
10	North Decatur	74.1%
11	Robins AFB	73.8%
12	Bellville	71.8%
13	Skidaway Island	71.8%
14	Alpharetta	71.7%
15	Brookhaven	71.7%
16	Dunwoody	71.7%
17	Johns Creek	70.7%
18	Sandy Springs	69.9%
19	Vinings	67.0%
20	Roswell	64.8%
21	Berkeley Lake	62.7%
22	Sky Valley	62.3%
23	Isle of Hope	61.1%
24	Suwanee	61.0%
25	Bolingbroke	60.9%
26	Peachtree City	60.3%
27	Ohoopee	60.0%
28	Tyrone	59.8%
29	Buckhead	59.5%
30	Smyrna	59.0%
31	Atlanta	58.4%
32	Mountain Park	57.5%
33	Calvary	56.6%
34	Hickox	55.7%
35	St. Simons	55.2%
36	Scottdale	55.0%
37	Dutch Island	55.0%
38	Mershon	54.3%
39	Duluth	53.1%
40	Peachtree Corners	52.7%
41	Watkinsville	52.4%
42	Woodstock	51.9%
43	Wildwood	51.6%
44	Antioch	51.1%
45	Wilmington Island	51.0%
46	Pine Lake	50.5%
47	Whitemarsh Island	50.3%
48	Evans	49.9%
49	Tybee Island	49.7%
50	Dahlonega	49.4%
51	Chattahoochee Hills	49.3%
52	Senoia	48.9%
53	Athens	48.7%
54	Jekyll Island	48.4%
55	Mountain Park	48.3%
56	Henderson	47.9%
57	Braselton	47.8%
58	Woolsey	47.4%
59	Bishop	47.3%
60	Chamblee	47.2%
61	Kennesaw	47.1%
62	Talahi Island	47.0%
63	Marietta	46.8%
64	Sugar Hill	46.5%
65	Winterville	46.4%
66	Appling	46.3%
67	Tallulah Falls	45.1%
68	Montgomery	44.7%
69	Tucker	44.0%
70	Helen	44.0%
71	Axson	43.5%
72	Parrott	43.4%
73	Fairfield Plantation	43.0%
74	Flowery Branch	43.0%
75	Dixie	42.7%
76	Fairburn	42.5%
77	Turin	42.5%
78	Madison	42.4%
79	Thunderbolt	42.1%
80	Ball Ground	40.8%
81	Norcross	40.8%
82	North High Shoals	40.7%
83	Ailey	40.7%
84	Pooler	40.2%
85	Holly Springs	40.0%
86	Powder Springs	39.8%
87	Newnan	39.8%
88	Snellville	39.4%
89	Brooks	39.0%
90	South Fulton	38.9%
91	Heron Bay	38.7%
92	Collins	38.4%
93	Sautee-Nacoochee	38.4%
94	Belvedere Park	38.3%
95	Georgetown	38.2%
96	Martinez	37.7%
97	Mableton	37.7%
98	Fayetteville	37.7%
99	Reed Creek	37.2%
100	Franklin Springs	37.1%

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