Ranking of Georgia 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 Georgia (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 27.21%. Among all Georgia counties, Wilkinson County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (51.66%), followed by Ben Hill County (50.03%), and Wheeler County (49.24%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
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Related Topics: Georgia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Georgia 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 | Wilkinson County | 51.66 |
| 2 | Ben Hill County | 50.03 |
| 3 | Wheeler County | 49.24 |
| 4 | Washington County | 46.05 |
| 5 | Wilkes County | 45.58 |
| 6 | Brantley County | 45.28 |
| 7 | Echols County | 45.22 |
| 8 | Taliaferro County | 45.17 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 44.75 |
| 10 | Telfair County | 44.57 |
| 11 | Jenkins County | 44.27 |
| 12 | Wayne County | 43.81 |
| 13 | Worth County | 43.77 |
| 14 | Jasper County | 43.73 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 43.69 |
| 16 | Emanuel County | 43.21 |
| 17 | Lanier County | 43.18 |
| 18 | Dooly County | 42.83 |
| 19 | Pierce County | 42.24 |
| 20 | Twiggs County | 42.21 |
| 21 | Treutlen County | 42.19 |
| 22 | Heard County | 42.14 |
| 23 | Ware County | 41.88 |
| 24 | Talbot County | 41.73 |
| 25 | Laurens County | 41.71 |
| 26 | Butts County | 41.41 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 41.32 |
| 28 | Dodge County | 41.25 |
| 29 | Polk County | 41.23 |
| 30 | Jones County | 41.17 |
| 31 | Glascock County | 40.99 |
| 32 | Berrien County | 40.71 |
| 33 | Charlton County | 40.63 |
| 34 | Meriwether County | 40.56 |
| 35 | Wilcox County | 40.45 |
| 36 | Stephens County | 40.29 |
| 37 | McDuffie County | 40.25 |
| 38 | Elbert County | 39.98 |
| 39 | Crawford County | 39.81 |
| 39 | Crisp County | 39.81 |
| 40 | Seminole County | 39.79 |
| 41 | Bacon County | 39.36 |
| 42 | Coffee County | 39.16 |
| 43 | Spalding County | 39.14 |
| 44 | Tattnall County | 38.91 |
| 45 | Haralson County | 38.84 |
| 46 | Early County | 38.80 |
| 47 | Colquitt County | 38.49 |
| 47 | Warren County | 38.49 |
| 48 | Appling County | 38.39 |
| 49 | Candler County | 38.28 |
| 50 | Calhoun County | 38.16 |
| 50 | Evans County | 38.16 |
| 51 | Screven County | 38.02 |
| 52 | Taylor County | 37.82 |
| 53 | Grady County | 37.50 |
| 54 | Montgomery County | 37.49 |
| 55 | Clinch County | 37.12 |
| 56 | Randolph County | 37.05 |
| 57 | Oglethorpe County | 36.99 |
| 58 | Bartow County | 36.87 |
| 59 | Sumter County | 36.79 |
| 60 | Terrell County | 36.73 |
| 61 | Marion County | 36.66 |
| 62 | Chattooga County | 36.48 |
| 63 | Effingham County | 36.41 |
| 64 | Burke County | 36.38 |
| 65 | Morgan County | 36.37 |
| 66 | Macon County | 36.34 |
| 67 | Lamar County | 36.33 |
| 67 | Pulaski County | 36.33 |
| 68 | McIntosh County | 36.24 |
| 68 | Mitchell County | 36.24 |
| 69 | Pike County | 36.15 |
| 70 | Hancock County | 36.09 |
| 71 | Troup County | 36.04 |
| 72 | Hart County | 35.87 |
| 73 | Decatur County | 35.67 |
| 74 | Schley County | 35.59 |
| 75 | Long County | 35.57 |
| 76 | Putnam County | 35.53 |
| 77 | Quitman County | 35.42 |
| 78 | Gilmer County | 35.32 |
| 79 | Jeff Davis County | 35.28 |
| 80 | Upson County | 35.23 |
| 81 | Dade County | 35.21 |
| 82 | Monroe County | 35.12 |
| 83 | Stewart County | 34.84 |
| 84 | Bleckley County | 34.80 |
| 85 | Franklin County | 34.68 |
| 86 | Walker County | 34.61 |
| 87 | Carroll County | 34.56 |
| 88 | Irwin County | 34.50 |
| 89 | Barrow County | 34.42 |
| 90 | Murray County | 34.30 |
| 91 | Habersham County | 34.14 |
| 92 | Baker County | 34.13 |
| 93 | Brooks County | 34.11 |
| 94 | Turner County | 33.96 |
| 95 | Gordon County | 33.91 |
| 96 | Union County | 33.84 |
| 97 | Walton County | 33.78 |
| 98 | Tift County | 33.47 |
| 99 | Newton County | 33.46 |
| 100 | Fannin County | 33.31 |
| 101 | Pickens County | 33.26 |
| 102 | Toombs County | 33.22 |
| 103 | Clayton County | 33.06 |
| 104 | Atkinson County | 33.02 |
| 104 | Floyd County | 33.02 |
| 105 | Catoosa County | 33.01 |
| 106 | Madison County | 32.94 |
| 107 | Baldwin County | 32.72 |
| 108 | Lowndes County | 32.57 |
| 109 | Camden County | 32.27 |
| 110 | Jackson County | 32.14 |
| 111 | Cook County | 31.94 |
| 112 | Richmond County | 31.93 |
| 113 | Banks County | 31.84 |
| 114 | Peach County | 31.63 |
| 115 | Webster County | 31.48 |
| 116 | Whitfield County | 31.40 |
| 117 | Henry County | 31.37 |
| 118 | White County | 31.12 |
| 119 | Greene County | 31.03 |
| 120 | Bibb County | 30.70 |
| 121 | Thomas County | 30.66 |
| 122 | Liberty County | 30.58 |
| 123 | Rabun County | 30.44 |
| 124 | Clay County | 30.27 |
| 125 | Paulding County | 29.86 |
| 126 | Bulloch County | 29.72 |
| 126 | Dougherty County | 29.72 |
| 127 | Douglas County | 29.43 |
| 128 | Rockdale County | 28.95 |
| 129 | Miller County | 28.94 |
| 130 | Towns County | 28.30 |
| 131 | Hall County | 28.29 |
| 132 | Houston County | 28.16 |
| 133 | Lee County | 27.39 |
| 134 | Glynn County | 27.10 |
| 135 | Bryan County | 27.08 |
| 136 | Muscogee County | 26.77 |
| 137 | Coweta County | 26.61 |
| 137 | Lumpkin County | 26.61 |
| 138 | Harris County | 25.56 |
| 139 | Chattahoochee County | 25.13 |
| 140 | Chatham County | 24.35 |
| 141 | Dawson County | 23.41 |
| 142 | Columbia County | 22.72 |
| 143 | Cherokee County | 22.57 |
| 144 | Gwinnett County | 22.32 |
| 145 | Fayette County | 20.80 |
| 146 | DeKalb County | 20.41 |
| 147 | Clarke County | 19.24 |
| 148 | Oconee County | 18.87 |
| 149 | Cobb County | 18.15 |
| 150 | Fulton County | 16.49 |
| 151 | Forsyth County | 14.60 |