Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 30.47%. Among all Georgia counties, Pickens County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (81.69%), followed by Murray County (67.62%), and Clinch County (66.97%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Pickens County
Murray County
Clinch County
Wilkinson County
Ben Hill County
Jasper County
Fannin County
Rabun County
Wilkes County
Wayne County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Pickens County 81.69
2 Murray County 67.62
3 Clinch County 66.97
4 Wilkinson County 60.38
5 Ben Hill County 59.95
6 Jasper County 59.23
7 Fannin County 56.96
8 Rabun County 55.15
9 Wilkes County 54.93
10 Wayne County 54.35
11 Lincoln County 53.79
12 Putnam County 53.75
13 Heard County 53.40
14 Oglethorpe County 52.98
15 Telfair County 52.84
16 Wilcox County 52.64
17 Stephens County 52.56
18 Berrien County 51.55
19 Atkinson County 51.26
20 Washington County 50.71
21 Lanier County 50.47
22 Colquitt County 50.37
23 Butts County 49.98
24 Jenkins County 49.18
25 Dooly County 49.14
26 Emanuel County 49.08
27 Taliaferro County 48.98
28 McIntosh County 48.68
29 Greene County 48.16
30 Laurens County 47.95
31 Spalding County 47.61
32 Bartow County 47.59
33 Jefferson County 47.14
34 Echols County 46.73
35 Charlton County 46.70
36 Screven County 46.64
37 McDuffie County 46.23
38 Worth County 45.84
39 Wheeler County 45.40
40 Madison County 45.11
41 Jackson County 45.10
42 Appling County 44.94
43 Meriwether County 44.86
44 Catoosa County 44.43
45 Union County 44.24
46 White County 44.15
47 Monroe County 44.11
48 Troup County 44.07
49 Hall County 43.75
50 Habersham County 43.57
51 Seminole County 43.54
52 Camden County 43.17
53 Bacon County 42.86
54 Ware County 42.78
55 Dodge County 42.56
56 Tattnall County 42.46
57 Johnson County 42.43
58 Crisp County 42.26
59 Polk County 42.14
60 Lowndes County 42.07
60 Talbot County 42.07
61 Morgan County 42.05
62 Candler County 41.95
63 Chattooga County 41.76
64 Coffee County 41.53
65 Grady County 41.46
66 Marion County 41.41
67 Stewart County 41.21
68 Pierce County 41.20
69 Elbert County 41.19
70 Randolph County 40.75
71 Gordon County 40.52
72 Cook County 40.41
73 Baldwin County 40.29
74 Terrell County 40.24
75 Hart County 39.95
76 Carroll County 39.77
76 Glascock County 39.77
77 Sumter County 39.36
78 Tift County 39.24
79 Early County 39.12
80 Hancock County 38.96
81 Jeff Davis County 38.61
82 Jones County 38.52
83 Taylor County 38.49
84 Mitchell County 38.45
85 Walker County 37.97
86 Pike County 37.87
87 Burke County 37.82
88 Evans County 37.66
89 Toombs County 37.63
90 Long County 37.59
91 Effingham County 37.45
92 Baker County 37.16
93 Montgomery County 37.00
94 Glynn County 36.97
95 Webster County 36.96
96 Brooks County 36.92
97 Macon County 36.85
98 Haralson County 36.79
99 Calhoun County 36.65
100 Bibb County 36.34
101 Turner County 36.12
102 Pulaski County 36.04
103 Bleckley County 35.35
104 Barrow County 35.19
105 Upson County 34.67
106 Floyd County 34.64
107 Treutlen County 34.61
108 Crawford County 34.38
109 Decatur County 34.34
110 Harris County 34.27
110 Warren County 34.27
111 Richmond County 34.03
112 Lamar County 33.85
113 Bulloch County 33.82
114 Irwin County 33.77
115 Whitfield County 33.60
116 Twiggs County 33.33
117 Clayton County 32.89
118 Clarke County 32.49
119 Dougherty County 32.34
120 Franklin County 32.30
121 Bryan County 32.24
122 Oconee County 31.86
123 Schley County 31.85
124 Thomas County 31.74
125 Lumpkin County 31.36
126 Houston County 31.08
127 Clay County 30.94
128 Chatham County 30.73
129 Quitman County 30.71
130 Newton County 30.44
131 Muscogee County 29.68
132 Walton County 28.97
133 Lee County 28.59
134 Liberty County 28.30
135 Banks County 28.01
136 DeKalb County 27.82
137 Peach County 27.49
138 Henry County 27.41
139 Chattahoochee County 27.35
140 Fulton County 26.93
141 Rockdale County 26.44
142 Douglas County 26.40
143 Coweta County 26.13
144 Miller County 25.05
145 Dade County 25.00
146 Columbia County 22.65
147 Brantley County 21.51
148 Gwinnett County 20.95
149 Cobb County 19.48
150 Paulding County 17.18
151 Fayette County 17.14
152 Cherokee County 16.34
153 Dawson County 15.69
154 Gilmer County 14.39
155 Forsyth County 11.62
156 Towns County 5.13