Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 9.88%. Among all Georgia counties, Atkinson County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (30.69%), followed by Murray County (27.59%), and Whitfield County (26.24%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Atkinson County
Murray County
Whitfield County
Clinch County
Chattooga County
Wheeler County
Telfair County
Banks County
Clayton County
Gordon County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of 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 Atkinson County 30.69
2 Murray County 27.59
3 Whitfield County 26.24
4 Clinch County 24.99
5 Chattooga County 24.98
6 Wheeler County 24.09
7 Telfair County 22.96
8 Banks County 21.55
9 Clayton County 21.03
10 Gordon County 20.85
11 Treutlen County 20.83
12 Elbert County 20.44
13 Coffee County 19.80
14 Jeff Davis County 19.70
15 Candler County 19.54
16 Macon County 19.48
17 Appling County 19.43
18 Meriwether County 19.10
19 Crawford County 19.08
20 Stewart County 18.86
21 Berrien County 18.41
22 Brantley County 18.24
23 Johnson County 18.00
24 Habersham County 17.93
25 Turner County 17.85
26 Colquitt County 17.78
26 Marion County 17.78
27 Quitman County 17.63
28 Dade County 17.51
29 Randolph County 17.33
30 Charlton County 17.24
31 Heard County 17.09
32 Twiggs County 17.04
33 Toombs County 16.89
34 Franklin County 16.88
35 Emanuel County 16.81
36 Haralson County 16.74
37 Brooks County 16.62
38 Taylor County 16.40
39 Jefferson County 16.36
40 Irwin County 16.25
41 Polk County 16.23
42 Hancock County 15.97
43 Ben Hill County 15.93
44 Hart County 15.82
45 Madison County 15.81
46 Clay County 15.74
46 Hall County 15.74
47 Walker County 15.66
48 Grady County 15.60
49 Ware County 15.56
50 Glascock County 15.54
50 Mitchell County 15.54
51 Jenkins County 15.48
52 Echols County 15.30
53 Cook County 15.22
54 Floyd County 14.98
55 Butts County 14.97
56 Stephens County 14.86
57 Wilkinson County 14.77
58 Spalding County 14.62
59 McIntosh County 14.53
60 Pulaski County 14.38
61 Wilcox County 14.37
62 Lanier County 14.27
63 Gilmer County 14.24
64 Montgomery County 14.17
65 Rabun County 14.13
66 White County 14.06
67 Evans County 13.95
68 Wayne County 13.92
69 Wilkes County 13.89
70 Baker County 13.45
71 Rockdale County 13.19
72 Bacon County 13.11
73 Lincoln County 12.96
74 Oglethorpe County 12.95
75 Bartow County 12.85
76 Jackson County 12.84
77 Carroll County 12.83
78 Douglas County 12.81
79 Warren County 12.71
80 Dooly County 12.68
81 Seminole County 12.66
82 Newton County 12.62
83 Burke County 12.49
84 Tattnall County 12.45
85 Pierce County 12.26
86 Long County 12.09
87 Early County 11.98
88 Tift County 11.96
89 Upson County 11.87
90 Calhoun County 11.80
91 Jasper County 11.70
91 Union County 11.70
92 Fannin County 11.61
93 Lumpkin County 11.48
94 Pickens County 11.45
95 Baldwin County 11.29
96 Richmond County 11.24
97 Peach County 11.23
98 Bleckley County 11.22
99 Crisp County 11.14
100 Pike County 11.13
100 Putnam County 11.13
101 Terrell County 11.09
102 Barrow County 10.92
103 Schley County 10.91
104 Dawson County 10.77
104 Decatur County 10.77
105 Screven County 10.75
106 Miller County 10.71
107 Dougherty County 10.69
108 Laurens County 10.54
109 Catoosa County 10.51
110 Dodge County 10.48
111 Lamar County 10.47
112 Paulding County 10.32
113 Talbot County 10.30
114 Troup County 10.05
115 Washington County 9.64
116 Walton County 9.53
117 Sumter County 9.52
118 Effingham County 9.51
118 Thomas County 9.51
119 Worth County 9.35
120 McDuffie County 9.13
121 Bibb County 8.94
122 Taliaferro County 8.73
123 Monroe County 8.72
124 Liberty County 8.71
125 Muscogee County 8.67
126 Bulloch County 8.63
127 Jones County 8.43
128 Glynn County 8.37
129 Coweta County 8.14
130 Gwinnett County 8.07
131 Henry County 7.63
132 Bryan County 7.52
133 Towns County 7.24
134 Lee County 7.20
135 Lowndes County 7.19
136 Morgan County 7.14
137 Chattahoochee County 7.04
138 Columbia County 7.00
139 Greene County 6.95
140 Webster County 6.76
141 Camden County 6.60
142 Cherokee County 6.27
143 Harris County 6.11
144 Clarke County 5.73
145 Chatham County 5.59
146 Houston County 5.55
147 Cobb County 5.34
148 Forsyth County 5.26
149 DeKalb County 4.82
150 Fayette County 3.84
151 Oconee County 3.56
152 Fulton County 3.14