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Fewest graduate degrees, Virginia cities

Virginia cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 20.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Waynesboro, VA, up 34 places to #36.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲3Sandston, VAVA7,3991.9%–

02Montrose, VAVA8,2852.4%−2.6 pts

03▲32Dumfries, VAVA6,4052.6%−0.8 pts

04▼3Bensley, VAVA5,9494.0%+3.1 pts

05▲5Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+2.9 pts

06Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+0.6 pts

07▲12Bellwood, VAVA7,9075.2%+3.5 pts

08▲28Richlands, VAVA5,0515.2%+1.9 pts

09▲2Front Royal, VAVA15,7225.5%+2.2 pts

10▼2Vinton, VAVA7,9675.6%+3.1 pts

11▲11Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,7805.7%+2.2 pts

12▼9Emporia, VAVA5,4476.0%+1.7 pts

13▼1Madison Heights, VAVA10,2666.2%+3.6 pts

14▲2Strasburg, VAVA7,3806.3%+3.3 pts

15▼2Orange, VAVA5,3656.5%−3.4 pts

16▲17Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,1026.5%+0.3 pts

17▲3Fort Lee, VAVA8,9937.2%0.0 pts

18▲3Pulaski, VAVA8,8077.3%+3.5 pts

19▲8Galax, VAVA6,6707.3%+3.7 pts

20▼13Bedford, VAVA7,9117.6%+3.0 pts

21▲22Timberlake, VAVA12,7257.8%+2.3 pts

22▲9Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,8597.8%−1.1 pts

23▲17Bealeton, VAVA5,0347.8%–

24▼15Marion, VAVA5,5557.9%+2.5 pts

25▼20Highland Springs, VAVA14,2967.9%+5.8 pts

26▲22Gloucester Point, VAVA11,1098.0%−0.4 pts

27▼2Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.2%+2.1 pts

28▼10South Boston, VAVA7,7958.2%+3.3 pts

29▼3Danville, VAVA41,6478.3%+3.1 pts

30Portsmouth, VAVA96,7778.9%+4.2 pts

31▲1Hollins, VAVA17,0979.0%+3.1 pts

32▲2Sudley, VAVA19,1629.2%−2.1 pts

33▲22Bristol, VAVA16,4189.3%+4.8 pts

34▼20Meadowbrook, VAVA20,7499.3%–

35▼6East Highland Park, VAVA15,2659.4%+6.6 pts

36▲34Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.6%+2.7 pts

37Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.6%+5.7 pts

38▲7Dumbarton, VAVA7,9979.8%+3.7 pts

39▼11Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.2%+5.0 pts

40▲13Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.2%+3.7 pts

41▲13Laurel, VAVA18,72110.5%+2.7 pts

42▼27Franklin, VAVA8,47810.6%+5.4 pts

43▲28Chester, VAVA24,47410.8%+1.8 pts

44▲15Ettrick, VAVA5,91010.9%−0.9 pts

45▼4Collinsville, VAVA7,13911.0%+6.8 pts

46▲3Hampton, VAVA137,31511.0%+2.8 pts

47▲5Woodbridge, VAVA43,94511.1%+6.4 pts

48▼6Wytheville, VAVA8,12811.3%+5.0 pts

49▼32Woodstock, VAVA6,00211.3%+5.1 pts

50▼3Newport News, VAVA183,23011.5%+5.0 pts

51▲13Culpeper, VAVA22,07411.5%+4.3 pts

52▼8Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.5%+4.9 pts

53▼15Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18011.6%+9.2 pts

54▲9Sterling, VAVA32,41111.8%–

55▼31Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%+5.9 pts

56▼33Yorkshire, VAVA9,78212.4%+8.7 pts

57▲3Dale City, VAVA71,01612.4%+5.0 pts

58▼1Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+2.3 pts

59▼13Manchester, VAVA12,44513.0%–

60▼2Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68313.1%+6.4 pts

61▲1Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+7.5 pts

62▲13Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+3.9 pts

63▲2Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+6.9 pts

64▼13Smithfield, VAVA9,11213.8%+8.0 pts

65▼9Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+6.4 pts

66▲2Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+5.7 pts

67▼17Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19414.5%–

68▲1Quantico Base, VAVA5,84014.6%–

69▲17Hutchison, VAVA7,28414.7%–

70▼9Fishersville, VAVA9,48414.9%+9.2 pts

71▲12North Springfield, VAVA7,05015.0%−1.3 pts

72Lakeside, VAVA12,65415.0%+7.6 pts

73▲15Abingdon, VAVA8,28415.0%+0.8 pts

74▼35Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83915.5%–

75▼9Ashland, VAVA7,98215.5%+5.9 pts

76▲5Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+6.0 pts

77▼4Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+6.6 pts

78▲2Triangle, VAVA10,45015.6%+8.8 pts

79▲8Carrollton, VAVA8,43615.6%–

80▲5Glen Allen, VAVA17,55116.1%+6.2 pts

81▼5Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+8.3 pts

82▲23Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+2.5 pts

83▼6Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74116.5%–

84▲33Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46417.0%–

85▼7Warrenton, VAVA10,21317.1%+9.1 pts

86▲29Bridgewater, VAVA6,92417.2%+3.3 pts

87▲15Seven Corners, VAVA9,37117.3%+6.6 pts

88▼9Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25717.5%+3.0 pts

89▲3Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04417.7%–

90▲1Cave Spring, VAVA25,74218.4%+4.0 pts

91▼7Rockwood, VAVA10,01018.6%–

92▲31Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+3.1 pts

93▼26Farmville, VAVA7,59318.7%+5.9 pts

94▼12Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+7.0 pts

95▼6Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+8.1 pts

96▼3Annandale, VAVA41,70519.1%−2.2 pts

97▲3Brandermill, VAVA13,73019.6%–

98Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62919.7%–

99▲4Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98419.8%–

100▼5Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts

101▲26Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48120.5%+2.4 pts

102▼12Springfield, VAVA31,15420.8%+6.6 pts

103▲11Independent Hill, VAVA10,85321.0%–

104▼10Christiansburg, VAVA22,44221.1%+12.0 pts

105▲6Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04921.2%+3.0 pts

106▲4Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66221.6%+6.8 pts

107▼6Linton Hall, VAVA41,87621.7%+7.8 pts

108▼4Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44921.7%+15.2 pts

109▲7Leesylvania, VAVA21,63222.0%–

110▲9Midlothian, VAVA19,12022.3%–

111▲21Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts

112▼5Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27122.5%+8.0 pts

113▲9Buckhall, VAVA21,60222.6%–

114▲10Bon Air, VAVA16,90422.6%+6.4 pts

115▼16Herndon, VAVA25,50622.8%+7.6 pts

116▲15Woodburn, VAVA9,50322.8%–

117▲1Gainesville, VAVA18,19622.9%+10.5 pts

118▼22Forest, VAVA13,43023.0%+9.3 pts

119▼45Falmouth, VAVA5,21623.1%+13.3 pts

120▼11Purcellville, VAVA8,89023.3%+15.0 pts

121▼9Groveton, VAVA13,93123.3%+7.6 pts

122▼1Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18323.4%+4.1 pts

123▼10Countryside, VAVA9,66123.7%–

124▼18Leesburg, VAVA49,91723.7%+10.7 pts

125▼28New Baltimore, VAVA11,91924.1%–

126Centreville, VAVA71,70624.5%+9.2 pts

127▲7Innsbrook, VAVA8,57824.6%–

128▲7Montclair, VAVA22,38724.8%+5.8 pts

129▼9West Falls Church, VAVA31,27925.9%–

130▼22Lorton, VAVA20,99126.4%+15.8 pts

131▼1Hollymead, VAVA8,48226.4%–

132▲9Chantilly, VAVA24,03627.8%+3.9 pts

133▲3Greenbriar, VAVA8,24327.9%–

134▲13Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35828.1%–

135▲23Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82328.2%–

136▼3Lincolnia, VAVA20,32028.5%+11.9 pts

137▲2Ashburn, VAVA46,02629.4%–

138▲18Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts

139▼10Woodlake, VAVA7,35829.8%–

140Newington, VAVA13,47829.9%+7.0 pts

141▼13Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts

142▲9Lansdowne, VAVA12,32830.1%–

143▼18Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45030.3%–

144▲8Burke Centre, VAVA17,03730.5%–

145▲16Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89430.6%–

146Newington Forest, VAVA12,31630.7%–

147▲7West Springfield, VAVA22,53230.7%+5.4 pts

148▼11Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60330.7%–

149▼1Cascades, VAVA12,35731.2%–

150▼8Moorefield, VAVA6,12331.5%–

151▲19Huntington, VAVA13,50231.6%+7.9 pts

152▼3Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06632.6%+10.4 pts

153▲12Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97332.8%+2.5 pts

154▼9Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12232.8%+16.5 pts

155▼17Franconia, VAVA18,33533.0%+8.9 pts

156▼3Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54533.5%–

157McNair, VAVA22,65533.5%–

158▲10South Riding, VAVA34,35233.7%–

159▼15Kings Park West, VAVA13,44233.8%–

160▲6Idylwood, VAVA17,55933.9%+9.1 pts

161▼2Short Pump, VAVA29,02633.9%+33.9 pts

162▲5Dranesville, VAVA11,82833.9%–

163▼3Lowes Island, VAVA11,01834.1%–

164▼1Broadlands, VAVA14,35334.5%–

165▼10Burke, VAVA44,02934.5%+7.5 pts

166▲3Reston, VAVA64,41434.5%+6.8 pts

167▼3Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts

168▲6Belmont, VAVA9,72935.5%–

169▼26Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts

170▲9Long Branch, VAVA7,03435.7%–

171▲2Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58937.6%+21.1 pts

172▼22Kingstowne, VAVA18,36038.0%–

173▼2Belle Haven, VAVA6,57038.1%+10.5 pts

174▲4University of Virginia, VAVA9,06538.4%–

175▼13George Mason, VAVA9,93738.9%–

176▼4Braddock, VAVA6,53639.4%–

177▲4Oakton, VAVA36,52839.5%+10.0 pts

178▲2Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56640.4%–

179▲10Blacksburg, VAVA45,10440.4%+1.5 pts

180▼5Brambleton, VAVA24,53740.5%–

181▲6Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73640.7%–

182▲2Wakefield, VAVA11,93040.9%–

183▲3Arlington, VAVA236,25441.7%+11.2 pts

184▲7Tysons, VAVA28,93641.8%–

185▲8Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70042.4%+6.3 pts

186▲8Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27142.5%–

187▼5Vienna, VAVA16,69142.8%+18.5 pts

188▼3Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95743.3%+13.8 pts

189▼1Merrifield, VAVA20,69843.3%+15.9 pts

190▼7Crosspointe, VAVA5,66943.7%–

191▼15Crozet, VAVA9,28944.8%+35.9 pts

192▼2Floris, VAVA7,58945.1%–

193▼16Wyndham, VAVA12,09945.7%+19.0 pts

194▲2Difficult Run, VAVA9,93848.3%–

195▲4Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85849.3%+11.4 pts

196▼4Mantua, VAVA8,29850.0%+16.0 pts

197Great Falls, VAVA15,22851.4%+13.4 pts

198Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts

199▼4South Run, VAVA6,60052.6%–

200McLean, VAVA49,62756.5%+12.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES