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)
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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| 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 |