Nearly four in five Milton adults hold at least a bachelor’s degree. In Lawrenceville, roughly one in four does.
Across 18 cities from Canton to Chamblee, college-degree attainment ranges from 77.9% to 26%, a difference of 51.9 percentage points. Eight cities exceed 60%, while three fall below Georgia’s statewide rate of 34.9%.
The comparison reveals a region with sharply different educational backgrounds, even among nearby communities sharing the same roads and employment centers.
The comparison across 18 cities
These Census Bureau estimates cover 2020 through 2024 and measure residents age 25 and older with a bachelor’s, graduate or professional degree. Each figure applies to the incorporated city, rather than its broader mailing-address area…