RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Fewest graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 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 –

01Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.2%–

02Bland County, VAVA6,1511.2%–

03Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011.6%–

04Greensville County, VAVA11,1811.6%–

05Henry County, VAVA49,2421.7%–

06Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.7%–

07Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601.7%–

08Scott County, VAVA21,2001.7%–

09Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.9%–

10Craig County, VAVA4,8001.9%–

11Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.0%–

12Halifax County, VAVA33,4472.0%–

13Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.0%–

14Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.0%–

15Russell County, VAVA25,3322.1%–

16King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.2%–

17Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.2%–

18Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.3%–

19Page County, VAVA23,7622.4%–

20Amelia County, VAVA13,6322.4%–

21Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.5%–

22Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272.5%–

23Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.5%–

24Covington, VAVA5,6802.5%–

25Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4902.5%–

26Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.6%–

27Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.6%–

28Accomack County, VAVA33,8592.7%–

29Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.7%–

30Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.7%–

31Lee County, VAVA21,6422.7%–

32Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.7%–

33Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8%–

34Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.8%–

35Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.9%–

36Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.0%–

37Wise County, VAVA34,8243.0%–

38Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.1%–

39Richmond County, VAVA9,2943.2%–

40Louisa County, VAVA42,9243.4%–

41Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.4%–

42Highland County, VAVA2,3183.5%–

43Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.6%–

44Suffolk, VAVA104,6993.6%–

45Giles County, VAVA16,5643.6%–

46Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393.7%–

47Surry County, VAVA6,6033.7%–

48Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153.8%–

49Franklin County, VAVA55,5263.8%–

50Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463.8%–

51Amherst County, VAVA31,9623.8%–

52Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.9%–

53Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.9%–

54Bristol, VAVA16,4183.9%–

55Portsmouth, VAVA96,7773.9%–

56Botetourt County, VAVA34,1444.0%–

57Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%–

58Madison County, VAVA14,2374.0%–

59Warren County, VAVA42,7404.0%–

60Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.1%–

61Norton, VAVA3,4774.2%–

62Greene County, VAVA21,9584.2%–

63Washington County, VAVA53,8984.2%–

64Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%–

65Essex County, VAVA10,6544.3%–

66Petersburg, VAVA33,7344.3%–

67Northampton County, VAVA11,8794.4%–

68Galax, VAVA6,6704.4%–

69Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974.4%–

70Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.5%–

71Danville, VAVA41,6474.5%–

72Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.5%–

73King William County, VAVA19,6174.5%–

74Prince George County, VAVA43,9364.7%–

75Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514.7%–

76New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%–

77Bath County, VAVA4,0764.8%–

78Clarke County, VAVA15,6095.0%–

79Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665.1%–

80Chesapeake, VAVA255,3325.1%–

81Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.3%–

82Middlesex County, VAVA10,8415.3%–

83Rockingham County, VAVA89,3165.3%–

84Northumberland County, VAVA12,5575.5%–

85Mathews County, VAVA8,5295.5%–

86Orange County, VAVA40,0835.5%–

87Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9755.5%–

88Nelson County, VAVA14,9205.6%–

89Bedford County, VAVA83,0595.6%–

90Winchester, VAVA28,2725.7%–

91Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.8%–

92Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%–

93Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.8%–

94Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7385.8%–

95Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3885.8%–

96Emporia, VAVA5,4475.8%–

97Franklin, VAVA8,4786.0%–

98Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6636.2%–

99King George County, VAVA29,6466.2%–

100Lancaster County, VAVA10,9956.2%–

101Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%–

102Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4396.5%–

103Goochland County, VAVA29,1876.5%–

104Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.6%–

105Stafford County, VAVA170,8036.6%–

106Staunton, VAVA26,8016.6%–

107Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916.7%–

108Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%–

109Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.9%–

110Manassas, VAVA44,3327.1%–

111Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377.7%–

112Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3938.0%–

113Lynchburg, VAVA81,3478.3%–

114Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1488.7%–

115Richmond, VAVA237,2578.9%–

116Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.9%–

117Prince William County, VAVA502,9669.3%–

118Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.2%–

119Poquoson, VAVA13,29211.2%–

120York County, VAVA71,37412.2%–

121Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83912.3%–

122Radford, VAVA17,24313.8%–

123James City County, VAVA83,32613.9%–

124Fairfax, VAVA26,77215.2%–

125Lexington, VAVA7,76915.2%–

126Montgomery County, VAVA98,43416.2%–

127Charlottesville, VAVA44,38816.5%–

128Albemarle County, VAVA118,35617.5%–

129Alexandria, VAVA160,66219.3%–

130Williamsburg, VAVA15,86120.2%–

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87320.3%–

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93124.0%–

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15925.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS