| # | City | Bachelor's degree or higher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Brook | 88.6% |
| 2 | Homewood | 70.9% |
| 3 | Vestavia Hills | 65.3% |
| 4 | Madison | 64.5% |
| 5 | Auburn | 64.1% |
| 6 | Hoover | 62.6% |
| 7 | Fairhope | 53.5% |
| 8 | Helena | 51.4% |
| 9 | Huntsville | 47.2% |
| 10 | Pelham | 47.2% |
| 11 | Trussville | 45.6% |
| 12 | Daphne | 42.9% |
| 13 | Alabaster | 41.1% |
| 14 | Orange Beach | 40.7% |
| 15 | Gulf Shores | 39.9% |
| 16 | Troy | 39.7% |
| 17 | Tuscaloosa | 39.4% |
| 18 | Northport | 38.2% |
| 19 | Calera | 37.1% |
| 20 | Prattville | 36.6% |
| 21 | Opelika | 36.4% |
| 22 | Florence | 34.5% |
| 23 | Montgomery | 33.8% |
| 24 | Cullman | 32.4% |
| 25 | Mobile | 32% |
Top Alabama Counties
Counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Educated Cities in Alabama”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alabama/most-educated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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