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)
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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| 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 |