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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 (2000 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.2%−1.2 pts
02Boone County, WVWV20,2512.3%−0.3 pts
03McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%+0.5 pts
04Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.5%+0.6 pts
05Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.8%+0.8 pts
06Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.9%+0.1 pts
07Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.9%−0.1 pts
08Clay County, WVWV7,5382.9%+0.7 pts
09Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+1.2 pts
10Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013.1%+0.3 pts
11Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%−0.0 pts
12Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.2%+0.8 pts
13Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.5%+0.5 pts
14Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.6%+0.1 pts
15Summers County, WVWV11,5323.6%+0.2 pts
16Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.7%+0.4 pts
17Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.8%+0.9 pts
18Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.8%+1.0 pts
19Grant County, WVWV11,0413.8%+0.5 pts
20Mason County, WVWV24,7073.9%+1.7 pts
21Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.9%+0.2 pts
22Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.9%+1.5 pts
23Taylor County, WVWV16,2874.0%+1.3 pts
24Pendleton County, WVWV5,8264.0%+0.9 pts
25Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.0%+1.1 pts
26Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484.1%+0.9 pts
27Brooke County, WVWV21,1424.2%−1.3 pts
28Roane County, WVWV13,3174.2%+1.4 pts
29Lewis County, WVWV16,3944.2%+0.8 pts
30Logan County, WVWV30,3754.2%+1.1 pts
31Wetzel County, WVWV13,7344.3%+0.6 pts
32Jackson County, WVWV27,4504.4%+1.3 pts
33Tucker County, WVWV6,5404.4%+0.7 pts
34Preston County, WVWV34,0044.6%+1.2 pts
35Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.7%+0.7 pts
36Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.7%+0.6 pts
37Randolph County, WVWV26,8824.8%−0.2 pts
38Morgan County, WVWV18,0274.8%+1.0 pts
39Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055.0%+1.1 pts
40Barbour County, WVWV15,4145.1%+1.3 pts
41Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.1%−0.1 pts
42Mercer County, WVWV57,5035.2%+1.0 pts
43Mineral County, WVWV26,7925.3%+0.9 pts
44Harrison County, WVWV64,2215.6%+0.8 pts
45Wood County, WVWV82,3855.6%+0.7 pts
46Marion County, WVWV55,5845.9%+1.7 pts
47Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.9%+0.7 pts
48Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.0%+1.9 pts
49Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.5%+2.0 pts
50Putnam County, WVWV56,8856.9%+1.8 pts
51Kanawha County, WVWV172,3818.1%+2.1 pts
52Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%+2.6 pts
53Cabell County, WVWV91,1838.8%+0.9 pts
54Ohio County, WVWV40,4969.8%+2.7 pts
55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99117.4%+2.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS