Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Shelby County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
46.8% +39.0% vs nat'l
Rank #138 of 3,222
96th percentile

How Shelby County Compares

Shelby County
46.8%
Alabama Average
46.8%
Rank #1 of 67 in state
National
33.7%
39.0% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 80.5%

■ Shelby County: 46.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#135 McLean County, IL 47.2%
#136 Chaffee County, CO 47.0%
#137 Oktibbeha County, MS 47.0%
#138 Shelby County, AL 46.8%
#139 Grafton County, NH 46.7%
#140 Cook County, MN 46.6%
#141 Platte County, MO 46.5%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Shelby County, Alabama

Shelby County, Alabama has a bachelor's degree or higher of 46.8%, which ranks #138 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.0% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within Alabama, Shelby County ranks #1 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 96th 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.