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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. The median across all 133 is 9.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Norton, VA, up 33 places to #38.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲1Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+0.9 pts
02▲20Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−0.7 pts
03▲4Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−0.9 pts
04▲16Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+1.4 pts
05Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+1.4 pts
06▲10Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+2.9 pts
07▼1Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+0.6 pts
08▲16Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+0.4 pts
09▼5Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+1.1 pts
10▲16Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+1.5 pts
11▲29Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+1.1 pts
12▲27King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+1.5 pts
13▼12Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+0.5 pts
14Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+1.6 pts
15▼2Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+2.4 pts
16▼6Bland County, VAVA6,1515.1%+2.0 pts
17▲2Scott County, VAVA21,2005.3%+3.0 pts
18▼7Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.4%+1.7 pts
19▲14Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925.5%+2.4 pts
20▲10Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+1.7 pts
21▲4Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+2.5 pts
22▼7Charles City County, VAVA6,6235.6%+2.8 pts
23▲11Wise County, VAVA34,8245.6%+1.5 pts
24▲12Richmond County, VAVA9,2945.7%+3.3 pts
25▼4Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.7%+2.0 pts
26▼23Emporia, VAVA5,4476.0%+1.7 pts
27▲10Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.0%+3.0 pts
28▼20Sussex County, VAVA10,7556.2%+2.8 pts
29▲3Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.3%+2.3 pts
30▼13Smyth County, VAVA28,8826.3%+3.0 pts
31Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%+3.1 pts
32▲3Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.5%+3.0 pts
33▼21Bath County, VAVA4,0766.6%+1.0 pts
34▲11King William County, VAVA19,6176.7%+1.9 pts
35▼26Essex County, VAVA10,6547.1%+1.7 pts
36▲14Galax, VAVA6,6707.3%+3.7 pts
37▲18Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.6%+3.8 pts
38▲33Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+4.0 pts
39▲7Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.7%+3.2 pts
40▼17Craig County, VAVA4,8007.8%+4.9 pts
41▼12Halifax County, VAVA33,4477.9%+4.4 pts
42▲25Cumberland County, VAVA10,3527.9%+4.8 pts
43▲6Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.1%+4.2 pts
44Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.2%+2.1 pts
45▲15Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+4.5 pts
46▲12Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.3%+4.0 pts
47▲1Danville, VAVA41,6478.3%+3.1 pts
48▼1Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.4%+0.2 pts
49▼8Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.6%+3.8 pts
50▲11Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.7%+3.3 pts
51Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.7%+4.2 pts
52▼14Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.7%+2.9 pts
53▼35Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018.7%+4.7 pts
54▲8Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.8%+3.7 pts
55▲2Giles County, VAVA16,5648.8%+3.9 pts
56▲7Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.9%+3.8 pts
57▼3Portsmouth, VAVA96,7778.9%+4.2 pts
58▼5Amherst County, VAVA31,9629.3%+5.0 pts
59▲25Bristol, VAVA16,4189.3%+4.8 pts
60▼4Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.3%+4.8 pts
61▼33Surry County, VAVA6,6039.4%+5.8 pts
62▲6Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.5%+3.6 pts
63▲33Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.6%+2.7 pts
64▲1Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.6%+5.7 pts
65▼6Gloucester County, VAVA40,0979.6%+2.6 pts
66▼24Warren County, VAVA42,7409.7%+5.0 pts
67▼1Washington County, VAVA53,8989.8%+3.6 pts
68▼16Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.2%+5.0 pts
69▲13Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%+4.4 pts
70▲10Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.2%+3.7 pts
71▼44Franklin, VAVA8,47810.6%+5.4 pts
72Orange County, VAVA40,08310.8%+4.1 pts
73▼3Powhatan County, VAVA32,59110.9%+6.7 pts
74▲4Hampton, VAVA137,31511.0%+2.8 pts
75▼6Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.3%+5.0 pts
76▼1Botetourt County, VAVA34,14411.4%+5.1 pts
77▲6Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.4%+6.2 pts
78▼2Newport News, VAVA183,23011.5%+5.0 pts
79▼5Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.5%+4.9 pts
80▲1Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.7%+5.3 pts
81▼17Madison County, VAVA14,23711.8%+5.0 pts
82▲22Greene County, VAVA21,95811.8%+5.6 pts
83▼40Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%+5.9 pts
84▲2New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.9%+6.7 pts
85▼12Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.2%+7.6 pts
86▲2Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+2.3 pts
87▼8Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.7%+7.5 pts
88▼3Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.8%+6.7 pts
89▲2Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.0%+3.6 pts
90▼1Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+7.5 pts
91▲1Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.1%+5.9 pts
92▲6Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts
93▲15Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.3%+4.7 pts
94▲3Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.5%+4.3 pts
95▲7Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+3.9 pts
96▼3Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+6.9 pts
97▼7Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.7%+6.8 pts
98▼11Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+6.4 pts
99King George County, VAVA29,64614.2%+6.1 pts
100▼23Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.4%+6.0 pts
101▼6Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+5.7 pts
102▲4Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts
103▲4Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.3%+7.5 pts
104▲5Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+6.0 pts
105▼5Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+6.6 pts
106▼1Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.0%+7.0 pts
107▼4Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+8.3 pts
108▼14Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.4%+7.9 pts
109▲10Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+2.5 pts
110▼9Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.5%+7.7 pts
111▼1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14816.9%+6.5 pts
112Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.3%+8.0 pts
113▲1Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.1%+6.9 pts
114▼1Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.2%+7.4 pts
115▲5Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+3.1 pts
116▼5Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+7.0 pts
117▼2Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+8.1 pts
118▼2Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+7.6 pts
119▼1Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+8.3 pts
120▼3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts
121▲4Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts
122▼1York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+6.9 pts
123James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+8.1 pts
124Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+7.4 pts
125▲1Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+13.4 pts
126▲4Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts
127▼5Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts
128▼1Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+8.3 pts
129Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+8.6 pts
130▲1Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts
131▼3Charlottesville, 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES