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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.2%−35%

02Boone County, WVWV20,2512.3%−10%

03McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%+26%

04Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.5%+29%

05Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.8%+39%

06Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.9%+4%

07Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.9%−2%

08Clay County, WVWV7,5382.9%+30%

09Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+67%

10Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013.1%+11%

11Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%−2%

12Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.2%+33%

13Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.5%+16%

14Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.6%+2%

15Summers County, WVWV11,5323.6%+7%

16Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.7%+13%

17Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.8%+33%

18Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.8%+34%

19Grant County, WVWV11,0413.8%+14%

20Mason County, WVWV24,7073.9%+81%

21Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.9%+7%

22Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.9%+65%

23Taylor County, WVWV16,2874.0%+49%

24Pendleton County, WVWV5,8264.0%+30%

25Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.0%+37%

26Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484.1%+26%

27Brooke County, WVWV21,1424.2%−24%

28Roane County, WVWV13,3174.2%+48%

29Lewis County, WVWV16,3944.2%+23%

30Logan County, WVWV30,3754.2%+36%

31Wetzel County, WVWV13,7344.3%+15%

32Jackson County, WVWV27,4504.4%+42%

33Tucker County, WVWV6,5404.4%+18%

34Preston County, WVWV34,0044.6%+35%

35Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.7%+19%

36Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.7%+14%

37Randolph County, WVWV26,8824.8%−4%

38Morgan County, WVWV18,0274.8%+26%

39Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055.0%+27%

40Barbour County, WVWV15,4145.1%+35%

41Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.1%−2%

42Mercer County, WVWV57,5035.2%+22%

43Mineral County, WVWV26,7925.3%+19%

44Harrison County, WVWV64,2215.6%+18%

45Wood County, WVWV82,3855.6%+14%

46Marion County, WVWV55,5845.9%+41%

47Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.9%+14%

48Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.0%+46%

49Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.5%+46%

50Putnam County, WVWV56,8856.9%+35%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,3818.1%+35%

52Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%+43%

53Cabell County, WVWV91,1838.8%+12%

54Ohio County, WVWV40,4969.8%+38%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99117.4%+15%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS