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Fewest graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 2000

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

01Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.2%+0%

02Boone County, WVWV20,2512.3%+0%

03McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%+0%

04Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.5%+0%

05Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.8%+0%

06Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.9%+0%

07Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.9%+0%

08Clay County, WVWV7,5382.9%+0%

09Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+0%

10Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013.1%+0%

11Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%+0%

12Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.2%+0%

13Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.5%+0%

14Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.6%+0%

15Summers County, WVWV11,5323.6%+0%

16Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.7%+0%

17Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.8%+0%

18Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.8%+0%

19Grant County, WVWV11,0413.8%+0%

20Mason County, WVWV24,7073.9%+0%

21Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.9%+0%

22Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.9%+0%

23Taylor County, WVWV16,2874.0%+0%

24Pendleton County, WVWV5,8264.0%+0%

25Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.0%+0%

26Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484.1%+0%

27Brooke County, WVWV21,1424.2%+0%

28Roane County, WVWV13,3174.2%+0%

29Lewis County, WVWV16,3944.2%+0%

30Logan County, WVWV30,3754.2%+0%

31Wetzel County, WVWV13,7344.3%+0%

32Jackson County, WVWV27,4504.4%+0%

33Tucker County, WVWV6,5404.4%+0%

34Preston County, WVWV34,0044.6%+0%

35Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.7%+0%

36Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.7%+0%

37Randolph County, WVWV26,8824.8%+0%

38Morgan County, WVWV18,0274.8%+0%

39Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055.0%+0%

40Barbour County, WVWV15,4145.1%+0%

41Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.1%+0%

42Mercer County, WVWV57,5035.2%+0%

43Mineral County, WVWV26,7925.3%+0%

44Harrison County, WVWV64,2215.6%+0%

45Wood County, WVWV82,3855.6%+0%

46Marion County, WVWV55,5845.9%+0%

47Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.9%+0%

48Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.0%+0%

49Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.5%+0%

50Putnam County, WVWV56,8856.9%+0%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,3818.1%+0%

52Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%+0%

53Cabell County, WVWV91,1838.8%+0%

54Ohio County, WVWV40,4969.8%+0%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99117.4%+0%

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