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Fewest graduate degrees, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+0.9 pts

02Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−0.7 pts

03Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−0.9 pts

04Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+1.4 pts

05Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+1.4 pts

06Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+2.9 pts

07Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+0.6 pts

08Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+0.4 pts

09Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+1.1 pts

10Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+1.5 pts

11Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+1.1 pts

12King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+1.5 pts

13Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+0.5 pts

14Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+1.6 pts

15Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+2.4 pts

16Bland County, VAVA6,1515.1%+2.0 pts

17Scott County, VAVA21,2005.3%+3.0 pts

18Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.4%+1.7 pts

19Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925.5%+2.4 pts

20Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+1.7 pts

21Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+2.5 pts

22Charles City County, VAVA6,6235.6%+2.8 pts

23Wise County, VAVA34,8245.6%+1.5 pts

24Richmond County, VAVA9,2945.7%+3.3 pts

25Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.7%+2.0 pts

26Emporia, VAVA5,4476.0%+1.7 pts

27Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.0%+3.0 pts

28Sussex County, VAVA10,7556.2%+2.8 pts

29Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.3%+2.3 pts

30Smyth County, VAVA28,8826.3%+3.0 pts

31Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%+3.1 pts

32Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.5%+3.0 pts

33Bath County, VAVA4,0766.6%+1.0 pts

34King William County, VAVA19,6176.7%+1.9 pts

35Essex County, VAVA10,6547.1%+1.7 pts

36Galax, VAVA6,6707.3%+3.7 pts

37Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.6%+3.8 pts

38Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+4.0 pts

39Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.7%+3.2 pts

40Craig County, VAVA4,8007.8%+4.9 pts

41Halifax County, VAVA33,4477.9%+4.4 pts

42Cumberland County, VAVA10,3527.9%+4.8 pts

43Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.1%+4.2 pts

44Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.2%+2.1 pts

45Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+4.5 pts

46Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.3%+4.0 pts

47Danville, VAVA41,6478.3%+3.1 pts

48Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.4%+0.2 pts

49Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.6%+3.8 pts

50Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.7%+3.3 pts

51Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.7%+4.2 pts

52Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.7%+2.9 pts

53Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018.7%+4.7 pts

54Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.8%+3.7 pts

55Giles County, VAVA16,5648.8%+3.9 pts

56Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.9%+3.8 pts

57Portsmouth, VAVA96,7778.9%+4.2 pts

58Amherst County, VAVA31,9629.3%+5.0 pts

59Bristol, VAVA16,4189.3%+4.8 pts

60Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.3%+4.8 pts

61Surry County, VAVA6,6039.4%+5.8 pts

62Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.5%+3.6 pts

63Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.6%+2.7 pts

64Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.6%+5.7 pts

65Gloucester County, VAVA40,0979.6%+2.6 pts

66Warren County, VAVA42,7409.7%+5.0 pts

67Washington County, VAVA53,8989.8%+3.6 pts

68Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.2%+5.0 pts

69Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%+4.4 pts

70Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.2%+3.7 pts

71Franklin, VAVA8,47810.6%+5.4 pts

72Orange County, VAVA40,08310.8%+4.1 pts

73Powhatan County, VAVA32,59110.9%+6.7 pts

74Hampton, VAVA137,31511.0%+2.8 pts

75Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.3%+5.0 pts

76Botetourt County, VAVA34,14411.4%+5.1 pts

77Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.4%+6.2 pts

78Newport News, VAVA183,23011.5%+5.0 pts

79Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.5%+4.9 pts

80Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.7%+5.3 pts

81Madison County, VAVA14,23711.8%+5.0 pts

82Greene County, VAVA21,95811.8%+5.6 pts

83Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%+5.9 pts

84New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.9%+6.7 pts

85Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.2%+7.6 pts

86Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+2.3 pts

87Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.7%+7.5 pts

88Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.8%+6.7 pts

89Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.0%+3.6 pts

90Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+7.5 pts

91Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.1%+5.9 pts

92Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts

93Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.3%+4.7 pts

94Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.5%+4.3 pts

95Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+3.9 pts

96Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+6.9 pts

97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.7%+6.8 pts

98Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+6.4 pts

99King George County, VAVA29,64614.2%+6.1 pts

100Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.4%+6.0 pts

101Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+5.7 pts

102Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts

103Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.3%+7.5 pts

104Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+6.0 pts

105Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+6.6 pts

106Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.0%+7.0 pts

107Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+8.3 pts

108Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.4%+7.9 pts

109Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+2.5 pts

110Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.5%+7.7 pts

111Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14816.9%+6.5 pts

112Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.3%+8.0 pts

113Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.1%+6.9 pts

114Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.2%+7.4 pts

115Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+3.1 pts

116Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+7.0 pts

117Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+8.1 pts

118Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+7.6 pts

119Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+8.3 pts

120Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts

121Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts

122York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+6.9 pts

123James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+8.1 pts

124Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+7.4 pts

125Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+13.4 pts

126Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts

127Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts

128Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+8.3 pts

129Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+8.6 pts

130Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts

131Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%+11.2 pts

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES