Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Shelby County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's bachelor's degree or higher of 46.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Shelby County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Shelby County, Alabama has a bachelor's degree or higher of 46.8%, ranking #138 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.0% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Alabama, it ranks #1 of 67. This places it in the 96th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.