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Fewest graduate degrees, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%−3%

02Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.9%+17%

03Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.9%+6%

04Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+2%

05Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.3%−15%

06Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.4%+4%

07Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.7%+6%

08Boone County, WVWV20,2514.0%+71%

09Barbour County, WVWV15,4144.1%−19%

10Doddridge County, WVWV7,6344.1%+87%

11Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%+46%

12Clay County, WVWV7,5384.5%+52%

13Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.5%+56%

14Grant County, WVWV11,0415.1%+32%

15Gilmer County, WVWV7,0855.1%−22%

16Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.5%+37%

17Roane County, WVWV13,3175.6%+34%

18Hancock County, WVWV27,7295.7%+54%

19Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.8%+88%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.8%+22%

21Mason County, WVWV24,7075.9%+53%

22Tyler County, WVWV7,8815.9%+93%

23Lewis County, WVWV16,3946.0%+44%

24Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.1%+52%

25Preston County, WVWV34,0046.4%+39%

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,3386.5%+82%

27Logan County, WVWV30,3756.7%+58%

28Hardy County, WVWV14,3376.8%+79%

29Marshall County, WVWV29,1596.8%+75%

30Wetzel County, WVWV13,7346.8%+58%

31Hampshire County, WVWV24,1057.0%+40%

32Upshur County, WVWV23,7587.7%+51%

33Summers County, WVWV11,5327.9%+119%

34Mercer County, WVWV57,5038.2%+57%

35Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6028.3%+118%

36Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.3%+78%

37Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.7%+99%

38Wayne County, WVWV37,3098.7%+86%

39Brooke County, WVWV21,1428.7%+110%

40Berkeley County, WVWV139,5228.7%+46%

41Taylor County, WVWV16,2878.8%+121%

42Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5789.0%+52%

43Wood County, WVWV82,3859.1%+63%

44Nicholas County, WVWV23,8489.3%+124%

45Morgan County, WVWV18,0279.4%+96%

46Marion County, WVWV55,5849.9%+69%

47Harrison County, WVWV64,22110.4%+86%

48Putnam County, WVWV56,88511.2%+62%

49Tucker County, WVWV6,54011.3%+155%

50Mineral County, WVWV26,79211.4%+116%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,38112.1%+49%

52Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.6%+45%

53Cabell County, WVWV91,18313.7%+55%

54Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.3%+46%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99126.7%+54%

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