RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Fewest graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Covington, VAVA5,6801.3%−1.2 pts

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.7%−0.2 pts

03Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.4%−0.9 pts

04Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.4%+0.2 pts

05Scott County, VAVA21,2002.4%+0.7 pts

06Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.5%+1.4 pts

07Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.8%+0.8 pts

08Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.8%+0.7 pts

09Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8%+0.1 pts

10Craig County, VAVA4,8002.9%+1.0 pts

11King and Queen County, VAVA6,7433.0%+0.8 pts

12Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.0%+0.6 pts

13Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.1%+0.6 pts

14Henry County, VAVA49,2423.1%+1.4 pts

15Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.1%−0.8 pts

16Bland County, VAVA6,1513.1%+1.9 pts

17Russell County, VAVA25,3323.2%+1.0 pts

18Southampton County, VAVA18,1103.2%+0.4 pts

19Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.2%+0.5 pts

20Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4903.3%+0.8 pts

21Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.3%+0.9 pts

22Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.4%+0.9 pts

23Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.5%+1.5 pts

24Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963.5%+0.8 pts

25Surry County, VAVA6,6033.6%−0.1 pts

26Galax, VAVA6,6703.6%−0.8 pts

27Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.6%+0.5 pts

28Norton, VAVA3,4773.6%−0.5 pts

29Carroll County, VAVA29,2993.7%+1.1 pts

30Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.7%+1.0 pts

31Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.7%+0.1 pts

32Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.9%+0.9 pts

33Buena Vista, VAVA6,6723.9%+2.2 pts

34Page County, VAVA23,7623.9%+1.4 pts

35Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723.9%+1.9 pts

36Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.9%+1.0 pts

37Caroline County, VAVA34,4133.9%+1.6 pts

38Lee County, VAVA21,6424.0%+1.3 pts

39Charlotte County, VAVA11,4014.0%+2.4 pts

40Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.0%+0.2 pts

41Wise County, VAVA34,8244.1%+1.0 pts

42Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%−0.0 pts

43Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.3%+0.4 pts

44Emporia, VAVA5,4474.3%−1.6 pts

45Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.4%−0.1 pts

46Floyd County, VAVA15,7894.4%+1.0 pts

47Bristol, VAVA16,4184.5%+0.5 pts

48Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.5%+0.6 pts

49Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.5%+0.6 pts

50Louisa County, VAVA42,9244.6%+1.2 pts

51Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.6%+3.0 pts

52Warren County, VAVA42,7404.7%+0.6 pts

53Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.7%+0.8 pts

54Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%+1.2 pts

55King William County, VAVA19,6174.8%+0.3 pts

56Giles County, VAVA16,5645.0%+1.3 pts

57Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7155.1%+1.3 pts

58Franklin County, VAVA55,5265.1%+1.3 pts

59Franklin, VAVA8,4785.1%−0.9 pts

60Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3215.2%+2.7 pts

61New Kent County, VAVA28,0225.2%+0.5 pts

62Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.2%+0.8 pts

63Petersburg, VAVA33,7345.2%+0.9 pts

64Danville, VAVA41,6475.3%+0.8 pts

65Essex County, VAVA10,6545.4%+1.1 pts

66Accomack County, VAVA33,8595.4%+2.7 pts

67Bath County, VAVA4,0765.6%+0.8 pts

68Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.6%+2.0 pts

69Prince George County, VAVA43,9365.8%+1.1 pts

70Highland County, VAVA2,3185.8%+2.3 pts

71Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665.8%+0.8 pts

72Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.9%+4.2 pts

73Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.1%+2.0 pts

74Martinsville, VAVA13,8496.1%+1.6 pts

75Washington County, VAVA53,8986.2%+2.0 pts

76Greene County, VAVA21,9586.2%+2.0 pts

77Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.3%+2.3 pts

78Middlesex County, VAVA10,8416.3%+1.0 pts

79Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166.4%+1.1 pts

80Newport News, VAVA183,2306.5%+0.7 pts

81Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.5%+0.7 pts

82Roanoke, VAVA99,1116.6%+1.3 pts

83Orange County, VAVA40,0836.7%+1.1 pts

84Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%+0.0 pts

85Madison County, VAVA14,2376.8%+2.8 pts

86Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3886.8%+1.0 pts

87Waynesboro, VAVA23,9516.8%+2.1 pts

88Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976.9%+2.5 pts

89Bedford County, VAVA83,0597.2%+1.6 pts

90Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%+1.9 pts

91Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.7%+2.8 pts

92Staunton, VAVA26,8018.0%+1.4 pts

93King George County, VAVA29,6468.1%+1.9 pts

94Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.2%+2.6 pts

95Hampton, VAVA137,3158.3%+1.9 pts

96Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.4%+1.7 pts

97Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.5%+2.3 pts

98Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4398.6%+2.1 pts

99Chesapeake, VAVA255,3328.8%+3.7 pts

100Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.8%+2.3 pts

101Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.9%+1.2 pts

102Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.9%+3.1 pts

103Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.0%+3.5 pts

104Nelson County, VAVA14,9209.2%+3.6 pts

105Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9759.2%+3.7 pts

106Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.2%+3.0 pts

107Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.4%+2.4 pts

108Lynchburg, VAVA81,3479.5%+1.2 pts

109Winchester, VAVA28,2729.6%+3.9 pts

110Manassas, VAVA44,33210.3%+3.2 pts

111Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.4%+1.7 pts

112Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.8%+4.2 pts

113Richmond, VAVA237,25710.8%+1.9 pts

114Prince William County, VAVA502,96611.2%+1.9 pts

115Goochland County, VAVA29,18711.5%+5.0 pts

116Henrico County, VAVA342,77511.7%+2.8 pts

117Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83911.7%−0.5 pts

118Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.6%+4.6 pts

119Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.9%+2.7 pts

120Loudoun County, VAVA449,74915.2%+5.0 pts

121Radford, VAVA17,24315.5%+1.7 pts

122York County, VAVA71,37416.4%+4.2 pts

123James City County, VAVA83,32616.7%+2.8 pts

124Montgomery County, VAVA98,43418.6%+2.4 pts

125Fairfax, VAVA26,77220.8%+5.7 pts

126Williamsburg, VAVA15,86121.4%+1.2 pts

127Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.4%+4.8 pts

128Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+6.4 pts

129Albemarle County, VAVA118,35623.1%+5.6 pts

130Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87324.4%+4.1 pts

131Alexandria, VAVA160,66224.8%+5.5 pts

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93130.6%+6.6 pts

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15933.8%+8.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS