Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Alabama Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 10.50%. Among all Alabama counties, Winston County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (19.93%), followed by Cherokee County (18.99%), and Choctaw County (18.72%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.

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Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Winston County
Cherokee County
Choctaw County
Barbour County
Perry County
DeKalb County
Marion County
Lawrence County
Walker County
Jackson County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone 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+) (%)
1 Winston County 19.93
2 Cherokee County 18.99
3 Choctaw County 18.72
4 Barbour County 18.59
5 Perry County 18.46
6 DeKalb County 18.29
7 Marion County 18.07
8 Lawrence County 17.98
9 Walker County 17.47
10 Jackson County 17.41
11 Randolph County 17.10
12 Fayette County 17.01
13 Monroe County 16.94
14 Geneva County 16.67
15 Clay County 16.63
16 Cleburne County 16.43
17 Crenshaw County 16.35
18 Chilton County 16.25
19 Escambia County 16.23
20 Lamar County 16.06
21 Bibb County 15.34
22 Cullman County 15.25
23 Washington County 15.16
24 Chambers County 15.00
25 Talladega County 14.92
26 Covington County 14.64
27 Franklin County 14.37
28 Dale County 13.85
29 Conecuh County 13.68
30 Tallapoosa County 13.56
31 Calhoun County 13.54
32 Wilcox County 13.28
33 Marshall County 13.15
34 Coosa County 13.03
35 Blount County 12.84
36 Etowah County 12.79
37 Clarke County 12.78
38 Henry County 12.76
39 Greene County 12.72
40 St. Clair County 12.65
41 Limestone County 11.16
42 Pickens County 11.11
43 Morgan County 11.08
44 Colbert County 11.00
45 Hale County 10.89
46 Russell County 10.86
47 Mobile County 10.82
48 Coffee County 10.70
49 Lauderdale County 10.44
50 Dallas County 10.16
51 Butler County 9.98
52 Elmore County 9.48
53 Macon County 9.24
54 Pike County 9.11
55 Houston County 9.00
56 Marengo County 8.58
57 Autauga County 7.78
58 Tuscaloosa County 7.76
59 Bullock County 7.47
60 Baldwin County 7.04
61 Sumter County 6.90
62 Lowndes County 6.49
63 Jefferson County 6.42
64 Lee County 5.99
65 Montgomery County 5.85
66 Madison County 5.76
67 Shelby County 4.83