Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Alabama (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 30.50%. Among all Alabama counties, Conecuh County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (48.47%), followed by Butler County (45.20%), and Monroe County (44.75%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.

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Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Conecuh County
Butler County
Monroe County
Bibb County
Escambia County
Lowndes County
Chilton County
Washington County
Pickens County
Franklin County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of 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 Conecuh County 48.47
2 Butler County 45.20
3 Monroe County 44.75
4 Bibb County 43.92
5 Escambia County 43.74
6 Lowndes County 43.15
7 Chilton County 42.95
8 Washington County 42.53
9 Pickens County 42.35
10 Franklin County 42.19
11 Crenshaw County 41.83
12 Coosa County 41.76
13 Lamar County 41.73
14 Clarke County 41.43
15 Lawrence County 41.32
16 Bullock County 41.31
17 Fayette County 41.00
18 Perry County 40.09
19 Greene County 39.27
20 Wilcox County 39.22
21 Hale County 39.08
22 Winston County 38.73
23 Jackson County 38.27
24 Clay County 38.25
25 Dallas County 38.24
26 Covington County 37.99
27 Colbert County 37.74
28 Cleburne County 37.49
29 Choctaw County 37.46
30 Cherokee County 36.93
31 Barbour County 36.68
32 Geneva County 36.56
33 Pike County 36.27
34 Chambers County 36.23
35 Marengo County 35.67
36 Marion County 35.57
37 St. Clair County 35.16
38 Blount County 35.12
39 Lauderdale County 35.08
40 Calhoun County 34.62
41 Talladega County 34.57
42 Walker County 34.55
43 Randolph County 34.42
44 Mobile County 34.25
45 Etowah County 33.75
46 Sumter County 33.54
47 DeKalb County 33.49
48 Autauga County 32.76
49 Cullman County 32.40
50 Henry County 32.22
51 Houston County 32.13
52 Elmore County 32.05
53 Tallapoosa County 31.57
54 Marshall County 31.16
55 Morgan County 31.15
56 Dale County 30.88
57 Macon County 30.03
58 Tuscaloosa County 29.78
59 Russell County 29.52
60 Coffee County 27.95
61 Baldwin County 27.38
62 Limestone County 27.31
63 Jefferson County 26.41
64 Montgomery County 25.82
65 Lee County 22.05
66 Shelby County 19.81
67 Madison County 19.18