Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher 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 Bachelors or Higher was 25.96%. Among all Georgia counties, Towns County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (86.54%), followed by Dawson County (61.44%), and Forsyth County (54.19%).

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

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Towns County
Dawson County
Forsyth County
Fayette County
Cobb County
Gwinnett County
Lee County
Columbia County
Fulton County
Paulding County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Towns County 86.54
2 Dawson County 61.44
3 Forsyth County 54.19
4 Fayette County 47.66
5 Cobb County 42.55
6 Gwinnett County 38.82
7 Lee County 37.32
8 Columbia County 35.28
9 Fulton County 34.53
10 Paulding County 34.45
11 Henry County 33.64
12 Cherokee County 32.63
13 Douglas County 31.53
14 Coweta County 31.46
15 DeKalb County 31.44
16 Houston County 31.34
17 Rockdale County 30.31
18 Bryan County 28.32
19 Chattahoochee County 27.35
20 Oconee County 25.37
21 Newton County 24.91
22 Effingham County 24.84
23 Clarke County 23.55
24 Harris County 23.10
25 Clayton County 22.39
26 Lumpkin County 21.61
27 Pierce County 21.21
28 Liberty County 20.51
29 Chatham County 20.34
30 Jones County 19.61
31 Peach County 19.32
32 Muscogee County 19.04
33 Long County 18.46
34 Catoosa County 18.05
35 Lamar County 17.90
36 Fannin County 17.72
37 Walton County 17.63
38 Dougherty County 17.59
39 Baker County 16.40
40 Glynn County 15.92
41 Morgan County 15.89
42 Richmond County 15.83
43 Bulloch County 15.65
44 Brooks County 14.70
45 Bibb County 14.59
46 Jeff Davis County 14.58
47 Barrow County 14.57
48 Walker County 14.40
49 Lowndes County 14.17
50 Thomas County 14.09
51 Floyd County 14.07
52 Baldwin County 14.00
53 Lanier County 13.95
54 Union County 13.94
55 Jackson County 13.88
56 Cook County 13.60
57 Bartow County 13.40
58 Monroe County 13.34
59 McDuffie County 13.22
60 Hall County 12.99
61 Spalding County 12.90
62 Haralson County 12.84
63 Laurens County 12.83
64 Hart County 12.75
65 Habersham County 12.37
66 Camden County 12.31
67 Twiggs County 12.22
68 Carroll County 11.79
69 Whitfield County 11.67
70 Charlton County 11.64
71 Franklin County 11.58
72 Taylor County 11.51
73 Ware County 11.31
74 Stewart County 11.26
75 Madison County 10.88
76 Toombs County 10.52
77 Sumter County 10.48
78 Marion County 10.42
79 Rabun County 10.30
80 Schley County 9.88
81 Early County 9.60
82 Washington County 9.39
83 Emanuel County 9.36
84 Gilmer County 9.35
85 Turner County 9.25
86 Miller County 8.85
87 Calhoun County 8.74
88 Talbot County 8.63
89 Gordon County 8.55
90 Lincoln County 8.51
91 Mitchell County 8.42
92 Wheeler County 8.33
93 Clay County 8.16
94 Polk County 8.02
95 Dooly County 7.98
96 Jefferson County 7.80
97 Ben Hill County 7.75
98 Oglethorpe County 7.72
99 Meriwether County 7.70
100 Pike County 7.62
101 Greene County 7.48
102 Grady County 7.30
102 Troup County 7.30
103 Putnam County 7.15
104 Randolph County 7.14
105 Tift County 7.11
106 Irwin County 7.06
107 Pickens County 6.96
108 Heard County 6.94
109 Johnson County 6.90
110 Wilkinson County 6.84
111 Upson County 6.75
112 Terrell County 6.74
113 McIntosh County 6.71
114 Crawford County 6.64
115 Colquitt County 6.29
116 Elbert County 6.12
117 Atkinson County 6.11
118 Bleckley County 6.10
119 Crisp County 6.06
120 Candler County 6.03
120 Decatur County 6.03
121 Seminole County 5.98
122 Burke County 5.91
123 Wayne County 5.89
124 Taliaferro County 5.50
125 Stephens County 5.48
126 Butts County 5.46
127 Macon County 5.44
128 Treutlen County 5.41
129 White County 5.26
130 Jasper County 5.22
131 Wilcox County 5.09
132 Coffee County 5.01
133 Wilkes County 5.00
134 Bacon County 4.94
135 Evans County 4.77
136 Brantley County 4.49
137 Pulaski County 4.42
138 Berrien County 4.22
139 Tattnall County 4.20
140 Hancock County 4.10
141 Dodge County 4.09
142 Montgomery County 4.04
143 Appling County 4.01
144 Jenkins County 3.97
145 Warren County 3.60
146 Webster County 3.52
147 Worth County 3.45
148 Screven County 3.32
149 Chattooga County 3.29
150 Telfair County 2.97
151 Banks County 2.71
152 Quitman County 2.03
153 Murray County 0.95
154 Clinch County 0.71
155 Dade County 0.00
155 Echols County 0.00
155 Glascock County 0.00