Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Georgia Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 8.43%. Among all Georgia counties, Murray County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (24.63%), followed by Chattooga County (24.18%), and Wheeler County (22.34%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Murray County
Chattooga County
Wheeler County
Atkinson County
Telfair County
Clinch County
Treutlen County
Banks County
Elbert County
Meriwether County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Murray County 24.63
2 Chattooga County 24.18
3 Wheeler County 22.34
4 Atkinson County 22.20
5 Telfair County 22.19
6 Clinch County 21.64
7 Treutlen County 21.05
8 Banks County 20.55
9 Elbert County 19.45
10 Meriwether County 19.43
11 Crawford County 19.23
12 Gordon County 19.13
13 Macon County 19.08
14 Jeff Davis County 19.05
15 Appling County 18.17
16 Quitman County 18.07
17 Berrien County 18.04
18 Johnson County 17.88
19 Stewart County 17.82
20 Dade County 17.81
21 Brantley County 17.71
22 Marion County 17.56
23 Randolph County 17.44
24 Whitfield County 17.01
25 Haralson County 16.90
26 Twiggs County 16.86
27 Heard County 16.84
28 Brooks County 16.77
29 Emanuel County 16.66
30 Candler County 16.57
31 Turner County 16.50
32 Irwin County 16.49
33 Coffee County 16.48
33 Taylor County 16.48
34 Franklin County 16.22
35 Hancock County 16.00
36 Clay County 15.91
37 Glascock County 15.71
38 Walker County 15.69
39 Habersham County 15.64
40 Jenkins County 15.63
41 Charlton County 15.62
42 Madison County 15.55
43 Toombs County 15.37
44 Clayton County 15.09
45 Ware County 15.07
46 Hart County 14.96
47 McIntosh County 14.87
48 Stephens County 14.74
49 Butts County 14.72
50 Cook County 14.68
51 Lanier County 14.60
52 Colquitt County 14.57
53 Jefferson County 14.45
54 Polk County 14.34
55 Mitchell County 14.14
56 White County 14.10
57 Wilkinson County 14.00
58 Wayne County 13.90
59 Montgomery County 13.83
60 Pulaski County 13.79
61 Spalding County 13.70
62 Evans County 13.69
63 Echols County 13.60
64 Baker County 13.45
65 Ben Hill County 13.44
66 Seminole County 13.26
67 Lincoln County 13.00
68 Wilkes County 12.99
69 Gilmer County 12.87
69 Grady County 12.87
70 Warren County 12.71
71 Rabun County 12.59
72 Oglethorpe County 12.35
73 Bacon County 12.32
74 Carroll County 12.17
75 Tattnall County 12.13
76 Jackson County 12.04
77 Bartow County 12.03
78 Floyd County 11.99
79 Early County 11.98
80 Pierce County 11.97
81 Upson County 11.89
82 Fannin County 11.68
83 Dooly County 11.65
84 Jasper County 11.63
85 Burke County 11.60
86 Crisp County 11.46
87 Wilcox County 11.45
88 Pickens County 11.43
89 Lumpkin County 11.41
90 Tift County 11.40
91 Putnam County 11.39
92 Richmond County 11.28
93 Newton County 11.21
94 Union County 11.14
95 Baldwin County 11.11
96 Bleckley County 10.85
97 Dodge County 10.82
97 Pike County 10.82
98 Rockdale County 10.77
99 Miller County 10.71
100 Terrell County 10.61
101 Lamar County 10.57
102 Dawson County 10.56
103 Douglas County 10.55
103 Laurens County 10.55
104 Catoosa County 10.37
105 Screven County 10.34
106 Talbot County 10.33
107 Dougherty County 10.26
108 Barrow County 10.17
109 Schley County 10.15
110 Long County 10.12
111 Decatur County 9.97
112 Paulding County 9.88
113 Effingham County 9.60
114 Troup County 9.59
115 Walton County 9.27
116 Liberty County 9.03
117 Thomas County 8.97
118 Peach County 8.90
118 Sumter County 8.90
119 Taliaferro County 8.88
119 Worth County 8.88
120 Washington County 8.87
121 McDuffie County 8.85
122 Hall County 8.68
123 Jones County 8.55
123 Monroe County 8.55
124 Bibb County 8.42
124 Bulloch County 8.42
125 Muscogee County 8.40
126 Chattahoochee County 8.12
127 Calhoun County 7.74
128 Bryan County 7.49
129 Lee County 7.30
130 Towns County 7.28
131 Coweta County 7.22
132 Morgan County 7.18
133 Greene County 7.00
134 Glynn County 6.84
135 Henry County 6.75
136 Lowndes County 6.62
137 Camden County 6.51
138 Webster County 6.13
139 Harris County 6.05
140 Columbia County 5.42
141 Cherokee County 5.34
142 Chatham County 5.00
143 Houston County 4.69
144 Gwinnett County 4.50
145 Forsyth County 4.14
146 Cobb County 3.73
147 Fayette County 3.35
148 Clarke County 3.33
149 Oconee County 3.32
150 Fulton County 1.91
151 DeKalb County 1.83