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Fewest graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Lee County, VAVA21,6422.4%−1.6 pts
02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.9%+1.2 pts
03Emporia, VAVA5,4473.1%−1.2 pts
04Russell County, VAVA25,3323.3%+0.1 pts
05Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.5%+0.7 pts
06Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.9%+0.3 pts
07Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.0%−0.6 pts
08Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.0%+0.6 pts
09Essex County, VAVA10,6544.1%−1.3 pts
10Bland County, VAVA6,1514.1%+1.0 pts
11Carroll County, VAVA29,2994.1%+0.4 pts
12Bath County, VAVA4,0764.3%−1.3 pts
13Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.4%+1.9 pts
14Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.8%+1.5 pts
15Charles City County, VAVA6,6234.8%+2.0 pts
16Covington, VAVA5,6804.8%+3.5 pts
17Smyth County, VAVA28,8825.0%+1.7 pts
18Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.1%+1.1 pts
19Scott County, VAVA21,2005.2%+2.9 pts
20Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.3%+3.0 pts
21Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.4%+1.7 pts
22Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.4%+1.5 pts
23Craig County, VAVA4,8005.4%+2.5 pts
24Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.5%+1.7 pts
25Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+2.5 pts
26Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375.6%+2.8 pts
27Franklin, VAVA8,4785.7%+0.5 pts
28Surry County, VAVA6,6035.8%+2.2 pts
29Halifax County, VAVA33,4475.8%+2.4 pts
30Page County, VAVA23,7625.9%+2.0 pts
31Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.1%+2.9 pts
32Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.1%+2.1 pts
33Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926.2%+3.1 pts
34Wise County, VAVA34,8246.4%+2.3 pts
35Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.4%+3.0 pts
36Richmond County, VAVA9,2946.6%+4.2 pts
37Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.6%+3.6 pts
38Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.7%+0.9 pts
39King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436.8%+3.8 pts
40Amelia County, VAVA13,6326.9%+3.6 pts
41Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396.9%+2.1 pts
42Warren County, VAVA42,7407.1%+2.4 pts
43Manassas Park, VAVA16,5607.2%+1.2 pts
44Martinsville, VAVA13,8497.2%+1.1 pts
45King William County, VAVA19,6177.2%+2.4 pts
46Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.2%+2.7 pts
47Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.2%−0.9 pts
48Danville, VAVA41,6477.3%+2.0 pts
49Caroline County, VAVA34,4137.4%+3.5 pts
50Galax, VAVA6,6707.4%+3.8 pts
51Augusta County, VAVA78,9407.5%+3.0 pts
52Petersburg, VAVA33,7347.5%+2.3 pts
53Amherst County, VAVA31,9627.7%+3.4 pts
54Portsmouth, VAVA96,7777.7%+2.9 pts
55Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.8%+4.0 pts
56Floyd County, VAVA15,7897.9%+3.5 pts
57Giles County, VAVA16,5648.0%+3.0 pts
58Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.1%+3.7 pts
59Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.3%+1.3 pts
60Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+4.5 pts
61Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.4%+3.0 pts
62Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.4%+3.3 pts
63Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.8%+3.7 pts
64Madison County, VAVA14,2379.0%+2.1 pts
65Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.0%+5.1 pts
66Washington County, VAVA53,8989.2%+3.0 pts
67Cumberland County, VAVA10,3529.2%+6.1 pts
68Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.3%+3.4 pts
69Middlesex County, VAVA10,8419.3%+3.0 pts
70Powhatan County, VAVA32,5919.3%+5.1 pts
71Norton, VAVA3,4779.4%+5.7 pts
72Orange County, VAVA40,0839.5%+2.8 pts
73Louisa County, VAVA42,9249.8%+5.2 pts
74Roanoke, VAVA99,1119.9%+3.3 pts
75Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.3%+4.0 pts
76Newport News, VAVA183,23010.4%+3.9 pts
77Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39110.6%+2.2 pts
78Hampton, VAVA137,31510.6%+2.4 pts
79Northampton County, VAVA11,87910.8%+5.6 pts
80Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.9%+4.4 pts
81Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.0%+4.6 pts
82Highland County, VAVA2,31811.1%+5.3 pts
83Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.3%+6.2 pts
84Bristol, VAVA16,41811.4%+6.9 pts
85Frederick County, VAVA99,95511.4%+5.3 pts
86New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.6%+6.4 pts
87Norfolk, VAVA231,01311.7%+4.0 pts
88Manassas, VAVA44,33211.7%+1.4 pts
89Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.1%+6.5 pts
90Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.1%+5.3 pts
91Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.3%+2.9 pts
92Bedford County, VAVA83,05912.4%+5.2 pts
93Salem, VAVA25,81612.4%+5.7 pts
94Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+4.1 pts
95Chesapeake, VAVA255,33212.8%+4.1 pts
96Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.9%+6.1 pts
97Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.1%+3.9 pts
98Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts
99King George County, VAVA29,64613.6%+5.6 pts
100Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.7%+4.8 pts
101Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.9%+5.0 pts
102Winchester, VAVA28,27214.1%+4.4 pts
103Staunton, VAVA26,80114.2%+6.1 pts
104Greene County, VAVA21,95814.3%+8.1 pts
105Hanover County, VAVA116,42314.5%+5.6 pts
106Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts
107Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.8%+7.0 pts
108Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.8%+6.3 pts
109Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.0%+5.5 pts
110Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14815.2%+4.7 pts
111Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.2%+3.5 pts
112Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516.6%+7.4 pts
113Stafford County, VAVA170,80316.7%+5.9 pts
114Prince William County, VAVA502,96617.0%+5.8 pts
115Richmond, VAVA237,25717.3%+6.5 pts
116Henrico County, VAVA342,77517.4%+5.7 pts
117Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.0%+6.4 pts
118Goochland County, VAVA29,18720.1%+8.5 pts
119Poquoson, VAVA13,29220.2%+6.4 pts
120Radford, VAVA17,24322.2%+6.7 pts
121York County, VAVA71,37422.8%+6.3 pts
122Lexington, VAVA7,76924.2%+2.6 pts
123James City County, VAVA83,32624.2%+7.5 pts
124Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424.5%+5.9 pts
125Williamsburg, VAVA15,86124.9%+3.6 pts
126Loudoun County, VAVA449,74926.4%+11.2 pts
127Albemarle County, VAVA118,35628.3%+5.2 pts
128Charlottesville, VAVA44,38828.6%+7.3 pts
129Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87331.1%+6.8 pts
130Fairfax, VAVA26,77231.2%+10.4 pts
131Alexandria, VAVA160,66233.8%+9.1 pts
132Arlington County, VAVA243,93140.5%+10.0 pts
133Falls Church, VAVA15,15947.6%+13.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS