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Fewest graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 1990

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

01Webster County, WVWV7,7601.8%−40%

02McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.9%−21%

03Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9%−22%

04Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.0%−28%

05Mason County, WVWV24,7072.1%−45%

06Clay County, WVWV7,5382.3%−23%

07Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.4%−39%

08Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.4%−25%

09Boone County, WVWV20,2512.6%+12%

10Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.7%−33%

11Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.8%−10%

12Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.8%−4%

13Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%−32%

14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.8%−25%

15Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.8%−25%

16Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.9%−27%

17Monroe County, WVWV12,4913.0%+2%

18Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.0%−14%

19Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.1%−30%

20Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.1%−23%

21Logan County, WVWV30,3753.1%−26%

22Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%+2%

23Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.3%−11%

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483.3%−21%

25Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4%−7%

26Grant County, WVWV11,0413.4%−12%

27Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343.4%+54%

28Preston County, WVWV34,0043.4%−26%

29Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.4%−18%

30Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.5%−2%

31Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.6%−6%

32Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343.7%−13%

33Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.7%−15%

34Barbour County, WVWV15,4143.8%−26%

35Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.8%−21%

36Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.9%−21%

37Wayne County, WVWV37,3093.9%−16%

38Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.1%−12%

39Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.1%−32%

40Marion County, WVWV55,5844.2%−29%

41Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.3%−18%

42Mineral County, WVWV26,7924.4%−16%

43Gilmer County, WVWV7,0854.5%−31%

44Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.7%−15%

45Wood County, WVWV82,3854.9%−12%

46Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.0%+4%

47Putnam County, WVWV56,8855.1%−26%

48Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.2%−12%

49Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.2%+2%

50Brooke County, WVWV21,1425.5%+32%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,3816.0%−26%

52Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026.1%−30%

53Ohio County, WVWV40,4967.1%−27%

54Cabell County, WVWV91,1837.9%−11%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99115.1%−13%

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