Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, GA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15.4% −54.2% vs nat'l
Rank #2,748 of 3,222
15th percentile

How Polk County Compares

Polk County
15.4%
Georgia Average
15.4%
Rank #108 of 159 in state
National
33.7%
54.2% below

National Distribution

Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ Polk County: 15.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,745 Grayson County, VA 15.5%
#2,746 Burke County, GA 15.5%
#2,747 Wirt County, WV 15.5%
#2,748 Polk County, GA 15.4%
#2,749 Le Flore County, OK 15.4%
#2,750 Red River County, TX 15.4%
#2,751 Monroe County, WV 15.4%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, Georgia

Polk County, Georgia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.4%, which ranks #2,748 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 54.2% below the national value of 33.7%.

Within Georgia, Polk County ranks #108 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 15th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.