Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 30.23%. Among all Alabama counties, Russell County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (38.47%), followed by Coffee County (35.72%), and Cullman County (35.34%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Russell County
Coffee County
Cullman County
Dale County
Etowah County
Sumter County
Walker County
Blount County
Houston County
Marion County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Russell County 38.47
2 Coffee County 35.72
3 Cullman County 35.34
4 Dale County 35.29
5 Etowah County 34.44
6 Sumter County 34.27
7 Walker County 33.65
8 Blount County 33.62
9 Houston County 33.40
10 Marion County 33.15
11 Chambers County 32.89
12 Greene County 32.47
13 Geneva County 32.44
14 Talladega County 32.39
15 St. Clair County 32.36
16 Macon County 32.25
17 Coosa County 32.13
18 Tallapoosa County 31.93
19 Dallas County 31.55
20 Choctaw County 31.41
21 Covington County 31.39
22 Clay County 31.38
23 Marengo County 31.21
24 Colbert County 31.20
25 Baldwin County 31.19
26 Calhoun County 31.07
27 Elmore County 31.03
28 Marshall County 30.97
29 Limestone County 30.83
30 Lamar County 30.78
30 Morgan County 30.78
31 Lee County 30.70
32 DeKalb County 30.28
33 Fayette County 30.20
34 Washington County 30.08
35 Cherokee County 30.07
36 Jefferson County 29.90
37 Mobile County 29.69
38 Randolph County 29.63
39 Tuscaloosa County 29.22
40 Cleburne County 29.19
41 Wilcox County 29.05
42 Shelby County 29.02
43 Autauga County 28.69
44 Montgomery County 28.55
45 Madison County 28.51
46 Lauderdale County 28.13
47 Jackson County 28.05
48 Barbour County 27.84
49 Pickens County 27.63
50 Henry County 27.52
51 Winston County 27.13
52 Clarke County 26.91
53 Conecuh County 26.65
54 Lawrence County 26.62
55 Lowndes County 26.50
56 Hale County 26.40
57 Butler County 26.32
58 Escambia County 25.44
59 Chilton County 25.28
60 Monroe County 24.77
61 Bibb County 24.71
62 Bullock County 24.60
63 Pike County 23.27
64 Franklin County 23.03
65 Crenshaw County 22.98
66 Perry County 19.64