RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Fewest graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 3.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Webster County, WVWV7,7601.8%–

02McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.9%–

03Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9%–

04Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.0%–

05Mason County, WVWV24,7072.1%–

06Clay County, WVWV7,5382.3%–

07Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.4%–

08Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.4%–

09Boone County, WVWV20,2512.6%–

10Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.7%–

11Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.8%–

12Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.8%–

13Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%–

14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.8%–

15Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.8%–

16Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.9%–

17Monroe County, WVWV12,4913.0%–

18Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.0%–

19Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.1%–

20Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.1%–

21Logan County, WVWV30,3753.1%–

22Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%–

23Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.3%–

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483.3%–

25Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4%–

26Grant County, WVWV11,0413.4%–

27Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343.4%–

28Preston County, WVWV34,0043.4%–

29Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.4%–

30Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.5%–

31Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.6%–

32Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343.7%–

33Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.7%–

34Barbour County, WVWV15,4143.8%–

35Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.8%–

36Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.9%–

37Wayne County, WVWV37,3093.9%–

38Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.1%–

39Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.1%–

40Marion County, WVWV55,5844.2%–

41Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.3%–

42Mineral County, WVWV26,7924.4%–

43Gilmer County, WVWV7,0854.5%–

44Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.7%–

45Wood County, WVWV82,3854.9%–

46Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.0%–

47Putnam County, WVWV56,8855.1%–

48Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.2%–

49Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.2%–

50Brooke County, WVWV21,1425.5%–

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,3816.0%–

52Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026.1%–

53Ohio County, WVWV40,4967.1%–

54Cabell County, WVWV91,1837.9%–

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99115.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS