Census ACS 2023 · 113 cities

Most Educated Cities in Georgia

Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of income and economic opportunity. In Georgia, Milton city has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 77.5%. Cities with more educated populations tend to attract knowledge-economy employers, have higher incomes, and offer more cultural amenities. Compare education levels across all 113 major cities in Georgia.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	Woodstock city	51.9%	$105,396	36,297
2	Winder city	20.8%	$59,944	18,847
3	Wilmington Island Cdp	51.0%	$92,578	14,457
4	Waycross city	16.3%	$37,398	13,813
5	Warner Robins city	30.5%	$65,715	81,438
6	Vinings Cdp	67.0%	$91,308	13,538
7	Villa Rica city	26.8%	$86,052	17,798
8	Vidalia city	25.1%	$53,393	10,762
9	Valdosta city	28.1%	$45,849	55,222
10	Union City city	26.7%	$47,635	27,300
11	Tucker city	44.0%	$81,141	37,022
12	Tifton city	21.5%	$44,324	17,140
13	Thomasville city	26.3%	$48,464	18,720
14	Suwanee city	61.0%	$105,878	21,811
15	Sugar Hill city	46.5%	$99,479	25,285
16	Stonecrest city	28.6%	$62,939	59,917
17	Stockbridge city	30.9%	$70,579	35,475
18	Statesboro city	30.1%	$42,884	33,705
19	St. Simons Cdp	55.2%	$105,944	16,026
20	St. Marys city	27.2%	$67,271	18,805
21	South Fulton city	38.9%	$81,798	109,157
22	Snellville city	39.4%	$88,378	21,203
23	Smyrna city	59.0%	$96,780	56,285
24	Scottdale Cdp	55.0%	$82,778	10,398
25	Savannah city	32.0%	$56,782	147,546
26	Sandy Springs city	69.9%	$101,593	107,198
27	Roswell city	64.8%	$124,422	92,577
28	Rome city	28.5%	$51,106	37,754
29	Riverdale city	19.1%	$62,627	14,866
30	Rincon city	25.1%	$75,250	11,152
31	Richmond Hill city	35.9%	$89,910	17,408
32	Redan Cdp	27.7%	$63,226	30,426
33	Powder Springs city	39.8%	$96,961	17,414
34	Port Wentworth city	30.2%	$78,861	11,997
35	Pooler city	40.2%	$91,497	27,235
36	Perry city	30.6%	$81,648	22,243
37	Peachtree Corners city	52.7%	$81,413	42,184
38	Peachtree City city	60.3%	$111,421	38,977
39	North Druid Hills Cdp	75.3%	$95,612	18,172
40	North Decatur Cdp	74.1%	$110,366	18,460
41	Norcross city	40.8%	$75,068	17,669
42	Newnan city	39.8%	$80,299	43,510
43	Mountain Park Cdp	48.3%	$95,678	13,102
44	Moultrie city	21.1%	$42,900	14,545
45	Monroe city	17.3%	$43,991	15,336
46	Milton city	77.5%	$151,235	41,305
47	Milledgeville city	23.8%	$39,669	16,873
48	McDonough city	27.4%	$77,734	30,056
49	Martinez Cdp	37.7%	$85,617	33,019
50	Marietta city	46.8%	$70,086	61,773
51	Macon-Bibb County	26.0%	$50,747	156,543
52	Mableton Cdp	37.7%	$84,662	42,403
53	Lovejoy city	28.4%	$67,872	10,967
54	Loganville city	28.0%	$77,011	14,878
55	Lithia Springs Cdp	25.5%	$54,982	16,138
56	Lilburn city	25.8%	$57,266	14,939
57	Lawrenceville city	26.5%	$58,606	30,626
58	LaGrange city	25.2%	$41,491	31,479
59	Kingsland city	21.5%	$80,395	19,101
60	Kennesaw city	47.1%	$79,759	33,627
61	Johns Creek city	70.7%	$160,185	82,115
62	Jefferson city	33.9%	$96,761	14,249
63	Holly Springs city	40.0%	$111,224	17,693
64	Hinesville city	20.7%	$59,216	35,282
65	Grovetown city	25.8%	$72,612	16,516
66	Griffin city	16.5%	$44,021	23,650
67	Georgetown Cdp	38.2%	$80,231	11,606
68	Garden City city	16.1%	$41,735	10,375
69	Gainesville city	26.2%	$64,636	44,051
70	Fort Oglethorpe city	21.8%	$50,902	10,332
71	Forest Park city	12.1%	$42,286	19,619
72	Flowery Branch city	43.0%	$88,185	10,286
73	Fayetteville city	37.7%	$82,144	19,364
74	Fairburn city	42.5%	$89,276	16,609
75	Fair Oaks Cdp	16.3%	$61,681	10,392
76	Evans Cdp	49.9%	$126,767	37,718
77	East Point city	36.2%	$58,983	38,233
78	Dunwoody city	71.7%	$109,116	51,563
79	Duluth city	53.1%	$95,580	31,958
80	Dublin city	22.7%	$40,417	16,023
81	Douglasville city	36.7%	$76,591	36,284
82	Douglas city	15.9%	$37,979	11,720
83	Doraville city	30.2%	$60,618	10,738
84	Decatur city	77.3%	$140,480	24,470
85	Dalton city	23.9%	$61,236	34,402
86	Dallas city	22.6%	$73,387	14,440
87	Covington city	23.9%	$47,797	14,334
88	Cordele city	13.3%	$31,564	10,107
89	Conyers city	29.6%	$58,141	17,916
90	Columbus city	29.7%	$56,622	204,383
91	College Park city	28.2%	$48,505	13,969
92	Clarkston city	23.2%	$46,495	14,560
93	Chamblee city	47.2%	$81,774	30,369
94	Cedartown city	16.8%	$32,064	10,211
95	Cartersville city	28.3%	$78,640	23,617
96	Carrollton city	33.2%	$51,553	27,058
97	Canton city	31.4%	$81,642	34,587
98	Candler-McAfee Cdp	28.1%	$62,299	21,316
99	Calhoun city	18.3%	$51,439	17,611
100	Cairo city	13.7%	$40,496	10,067
101	Buford city	30.3%	$71,598	17,611
102	Brunswick city	18.8%	$34,021	15,248
103	Brookhaven city	71.7%	$117,448	57,224
104	Braselton town	47.8%	$113,810	14,139
105	Belvedere Park Cdp	38.3%	$68,900	14,422
106	Bainbridge city	17.2%	$41,531	14,353
107	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	24.2%	$53,134	201,504
108	Atlanta city	58.4%	$81,938	499,287
109	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	48.7%	$51,655	126,987
110	Americus city	21.5%	$39,527	15,910
111	Alpharetta city	71.7%	$146,581	66,355
112	Albany city	21.5%	$45,201	67,939
113	Acworth city	32.9%	$80,703	22,370

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Frequently Asked Questions

Milton city is the #1 ranked city in Georgia by bachelor's degree rate, with a value of 77.5% according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Georgia has 113 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Georgia.