Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Georgia Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.00%. Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Calhoun city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (37.28%), followed by Monroe city (33.35%), and Cairo city (30.65%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Calhoun city	37.28
2	Monroe city	33.35
3	Cairo city	30.65
4	Tifton city	29.57
5	Wilmington Island CDP	28.98
6	Americus city	24.07
7	Cordele city	24.00
8	Moultrie city	23.14
9	Griffin city	22.61
10	Thomasville city	22.01
11	Bainbridge city	21.91
12	St. Simons CDP	21.48
13	Dublin city	21.45
14	Buford city	21.00
14	Carrollton city	21.00
15	Albany city	19.39
16	Waycross city	19.35
17	Douglas city	19.06
18	Rome city	19.03
19	LaGrange city	18.83
20	Forest Park city	18.77
21	Clarkston city	17.80
22	Winder city	17.51
23	Brunswick city	17.50
24	Gainesville city	17.34
25	Macon-Bibb County	17.25
26	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	16.77
27	Cedartown city	16.70
27	Decatur city	16.70
28	Candler-McAfee CDP	16.55
29	Milledgeville city	16.29
30	Valdosta city	16.05
31	Vidalia city	15.99
32	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	15.97
33	Garden City city	15.93
34	Dalton city	15.88
35	Savannah city	15.87
36	Covington city	14.83
37	Columbus city	14.45
38	Jefferson city	14.06
39	Atlanta city	13.66
40	Statesboro city	13.43
41	Newnan city	13.32
42	Port Wentworth city	11.96
43	Lawrenceville city	11.88
44	Lilburn city	11.86
45	Kingsland city	11.79
46	Cartersville city	11.64
47	Union City city	11.25
48	Belvedere Park CDP	11.23
49	Woodstock city	10.69
50	Perry city	10.65
51	College Park city	9.87
52	Warner Robins city	9.52
53	Scottdale CDP	8.65
54	Fayetteville city	8.56
54	Villa Rica city	8.56
55	East Point city	8.45
56	Conyers city	8.40
57	Stonecrest city	8.37
58	Redan CDP	8.34
59	Doraville city	8.33
60	Douglasville city	8.17
61	Lithia Springs CDP	8.08
62	Dallas city	7.92
63	Stockbridge city	7.61
64	McDonough city	7.55
65	Brookhaven city	7.43
66	Lovejoy city	7.31
67	Norcross city	6.82
68	Braselton town	6.81
69	Georgetown CDP	6.62
69	Mountain Park CDP	6.62
70	Hinesville city	6.20
71	Richmond Hill city	5.96
72	Tucker city	5.95
73	Riverdale city	5.91
74	Roswell city	5.69
75	Acworth city	5.54
76	Duluth city	5.28
77	South Fulton city	5.23
78	Loganville city	5.19
79	Chamblee city	5.18
80	Snellville city	4.84
81	Milton city	4.81
82	Dunwoody city	4.78
83	Marietta city	4.64
84	Johns Creek city	4.42
85	Evans CDP	4.32
86	Powder Springs city	4.17
87	St. Marys city	3.93
88	North Decatur CDP	3.91
89	Peachtree Corners city	3.70
90	Fairburn city	3.38
91	Alpharetta city	3.25
92	Sandy Springs city	3.19
93	Mableton CDP	2.99
94	Holly Springs city	2.95
95	Sugar Hill city	2.94
96	Rincon city	2.82
97	Smyrna city	2.72
98	Martinez CDP	2.50
99	Fort Oglethorpe city	2.45
100	North Druid Hills CDP	2.04
101	Pooler city	1.89
102	Canton city	1.71
103	Kennesaw city	1.69
104	Peachtree City city	1.40
105	Vinings CDP	0.68
106	Grovetown city	0.66
107	Suwanee city	0.00