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Fewest graduate degrees, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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%+54%

02Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−19%

03Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−20%

04Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+59%

05Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+49%

06Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+221%

07Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+17%

08Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+11%

09Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+36%

10Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+52%

11Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+35%

12King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+50%

13Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+13%

14Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+47%

15Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+96%

16Bland County, VAVA6,1515.1%+64%

17Scott County, VAVA21,2005.3%+124%

18Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.4%+47%

19Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925.5%+77%

20Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+43%

21Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+80%

22Charles City County, VAVA6,6235.6%+101%

23Wise County, VAVA34,8245.6%+37%

24Richmond County, VAVA9,2945.7%+141%

25Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.7%+55%

26Emporia, VAVA5,4476.0%+39%

27Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.0%+98%

28Sussex County, VAVA10,7556.2%+81%

29Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.3%+56%

30Smyth County, VAVA28,8826.3%+94%

31Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%+97%

32Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.5%+87%

33Bath County, VAVA4,0766.6%+18%

34King William County, VAVA19,6176.7%+38%

35Essex County, VAVA10,6547.1%+32%

36Galax, VAVA6,6707.3%+104%

37Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.6%+103%

38Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+109%

39Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.7%+71%

40Craig County, VAVA4,8007.8%+165%

41Halifax County, VAVA33,4477.9%+127%

42Cumberland County, VAVA10,3527.9%+156%

43Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.1%+106%

44Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.2%+34%

45Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+117%

46Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.3%+90%

47Danville, VAVA41,6478.3%+58%

48Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.4%+3%

49Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.6%+79%

50Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.7%+62%

51Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.7%+93%

52Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.7%+50%

53Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018.7%+119%

54Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.8%+73%

55Giles County, VAVA16,5648.8%+78%

56Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.9%+74%

57Portsmouth, VAVA96,7778.9%+89%

58Amherst County, VAVA31,9629.3%+117%

59Bristol, VAVA16,4189.3%+107%

60Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.3%+108%

61Surry County, VAVA6,6039.4%+161%

62Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.5%+62%

63Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.6%+39%

64Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.6%+148%

65Gloucester County, VAVA40,0979.6%+38%

66Warren County, VAVA42,7409.7%+106%

67Washington County, VAVA53,8989.8%+58%

68Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.2%+96%

69Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%+76%

70Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.2%+57%

71Franklin, VAVA8,47810.6%+106%

72Orange County, VAVA40,08310.8%+62%

73Powhatan County, VAVA32,59110.9%+158%

74Hampton, VAVA137,31511.0%+34%

75Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.3%+80%

76Botetourt County, VAVA34,14411.4%+81%

77Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.4%+120%

78Newport News, VAVA183,23011.5%+77%

79Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.5%+75%

80Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.7%+84%

81Madison County, VAVA14,23711.8%+73%

82Greene County, VAVA21,95811.8%+90%

83Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%+100%

84New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.9%+129%

85Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.2%+166%

86Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+22%

87Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.7%+144%

88Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.8%+110%

89Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.0%+38%

90Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+133%

91Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.1%+82%

92Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+44%

93Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.3%+55%

94Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.5%+47%

95Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+40%

96Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+103%

97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.7%+100%

98Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+83%

99King George County, VAVA29,64614.2%+76%

100Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.4%+71%

101Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+64%

102Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+64%

103Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.3%+97%

104Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+64%

105Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+74%

106Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.0%+79%

107Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+103%

108Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.4%+93%

109Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+18%

110Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.5%+87%

111Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14816.9%+62%

112Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.3%+87%

113Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.1%+61%

114Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.2%+69%

115Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+20%

116Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+59%

117Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+74%

118Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+65%

119Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+72%

120Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+61%

121Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+5%

122York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+42%

123James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+49%

124Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+40%

125Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+88%

126Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+42%

127Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+40%

128Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+36%

129Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+35%

130Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+40%

131Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+67%

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%+37%

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+53%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES