Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of White 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 26.73%. Among all Georgia counties, Wheeler County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (51.82%), followed by Twiggs County (47.99%), and Johnson County (47.42%).
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 | Wheeler County | 51.82 |
| 2 | Twiggs County | 47.99 |
| 3 | Johnson County | 47.42 |
| 4 | Brantley County | 46.98 |
| 5 | Wilkinson County | 46.02 |
| 6 | Ben Hill County | 45.46 |
| 7 | Telfair County | 45.39 |
| 8 | Treutlen County | 44.53 |
| 9 | Echols County | 44.51 |
| 10 | Taliaferro County | 44.07 |
| 11 | Pierce County | 43.69 |
| 12 | Worth County | 43.53 |
| 13 | Talbot County | 43.48 |
| 14 | Warren County | 43.17 |
| 15 | Ware County | 42.44 |
| 16 | Heard County | 42.40 |
| 17 | Jones County | 42.10 |
| 18 | Washington County | 42.06 |
| 19 | Polk County | 41.86 |
| 20 | Calhoun County | 41.71 |
| 21 | Quitman County | 41.70 |
| 22 | Lanier County | 41.67 |
| 22 | Wilkes County | 41.67 |
| 23 | Dodge County | 41.44 |
| 24 | Crawford County | 41.12 |
| 25 | Glascock County | 41.08 |
| 26 | Jasper County | 40.64 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 40.56 |
| 28 | Bacon County | 40.37 |
| 29 | Jenkins County | 40.13 |
| 30 | Emanuel County | 40.03 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 39.99 |
| 32 | Elbert County | 39.57 |
| 33 | Berrien County | 39.50 |
| 34 | Seminole County | 39.48 |
| 35 | Haralson County | 39.40 |
| 36 | Laurens County | 39.38 |
| 37 | Coffee County | 39.27 |
| 38 | Stephens County | 39.24 |
| 39 | Evans County | 39.22 |
| 40 | Charlton County | 39.08 |
| 41 | Crisp County | 38.58 |
| 41 | Tattnall County | 38.58 |
| 42 | Butts County | 38.44 |
| 43 | Early County | 38.39 |
| 44 | Clayton County | 38.21 |
| 45 | Lamar County | 38.15 |
| 46 | Taylor County | 37.96 |
| 47 | McDuffie County | 37.84 |
| 48 | Long County | 37.80 |
| 49 | Candler County | 37.79 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 37.54 |
| 51 | Dooly County | 37.37 |
| 52 | Henry County | 37.32 |
| 53 | Appling County | 37.22 |
| 54 | Pulaski County | 37.16 |
| 55 | Meriwether County | 37.15 |
| 56 | Marion County | 37.11 |
| 57 | Schley County | 36.99 |
| 58 | Macon County | 36.91 |
| 59 | Jeff Davis County | 36.83 |
| 60 | Grady County | 36.81 |
| 61 | Effingham County | 36.80 |
| 62 | Pike County | 36.75 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 36.74 |
| 64 | Chattooga County | 36.70 |
| 65 | Spalding County | 36.69 |
| 66 | Terrell County | 36.67 |
| 67 | Colquitt County | 36.55 |
| 68 | Newton County | 36.44 |
| 69 | Gilmer County | 36.00 |
| 70 | Peach County | 35.98 |
| 71 | Burke County | 35.64 |
| 72 | Upson County | 35.62 |
| 73 | Hart County | 35.56 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 35.55 |
| 75 | Barrow County | 35.45 |
| 76 | Irwin County | 35.35 |
| 77 | Franklin County | 35.34 |
| 78 | Mitchell County | 35.30 |
| 79 | Baker County | 35.25 |
| 80 | Bleckley County | 35.20 |
| 80 | Walker County | 35.20 |
| 81 | Walton County | 35.11 |
| 82 | Bartow County | 35.10 |
| 83 | Dade County | 35.02 |
| 84 | Gordon County | 34.93 |
| 84 | Habersham County | 34.93 |
| 85 | Murray County | 34.91 |
| 86 | Morgan County | 34.32 |
| 87 | Carroll County | 34.22 |
| 88 | Wilcox County | 34.20 |
| 89 | Douglas County | 34.14 |
| 90 | Oglethorpe County | 34.04 |
| 91 | Sumter County | 33.96 |
| 92 | Union County | 33.91 |
| 93 | Pickens County | 33.89 |
| 94 | Screven County | 33.83 |
| 95 | Paulding County | 33.79 |
| 95 | Webster County | 33.79 |
| 96 | Floyd County | 33.39 |
| 97 | Turner County | 33.37 |
| 98 | Catoosa County | 33.10 |
| 99 | Fannin County | 33.03 |
| 100 | Monroe County | 32.97 |
| 101 | Madison County | 32.95 |
| 102 | Brooks County | 32.88 |
| 103 | Liberty County | 32.79 |
| 104 | Toombs County | 32.64 |
| 105 | Banks County | 32.34 |
| 106 | Whitfield County | 32.33 |
| 107 | Rockdale County | 31.91 |
| 108 | Camden County | 31.77 |
| 109 | Clinch County | 31.62 |
| 110 | Tift County | 31.44 |
| 111 | White County | 31.29 |
| 112 | Troup County | 31.27 |
| 113 | McIntosh County | 31.09 |
| 114 | Jackson County | 30.90 |
| 115 | Thomas County | 30.81 |
| 116 | Hancock County | 30.69 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 30.68 |
| 118 | Atkinson County | 30.61 |
| 119 | Rabun County | 30.49 |
| 120 | Cook County | 30.44 |
| 121 | Miller County | 30.36 |
| 122 | Randolph County | 30.21 |
| 123 | Chattahoochee County | 29.18 |
| 124 | Putnam County | 29.04 |
| 125 | Bulloch County | 28.89 |
| 126 | Towns County | 28.64 |
| 127 | Clay County | 28.33 |
| 128 | Baldwin County | 28.18 |
| 129 | Lowndes County | 28.13 |
| 130 | Hall County | 27.84 |
| 131 | Stewart County | 27.71 |
| 132 | Lee County | 27.19 |
| 133 | Houston County | 26.76 |
| 134 | Bryan County | 26.72 |
| 135 | Coweta County | 26.58 |
| 136 | Lumpkin County | 25.41 |
| 137 | Bibb County | 24.80 |
| 138 | Dawson County | 24.20 |
| 139 | Glynn County | 23.65 |
| 140 | Columbia County | 23.60 |
| 141 | Cherokee County | 23.58 |
| 142 | Muscogee County | 23.57 |
| 143 | Dougherty County | 23.45 |
| 144 | Harris County | 23.37 |
| 145 | Greene County | 23.29 |
| 146 | Gwinnett County | 22.21 |
| 147 | Fayette County | 21.99 |
| 148 | Chatham County | 20.31 |
| 149 | Oconee County | 19.01 |
| 150 | Cobb County | 17.72 |
| 151 | Forsyth County | 16.85 |
| 152 | Clarke County | 13.38 |
| 153 | DeKalb County | 10.54 |
| 154 | Fulton County | 8.72 |