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Fewest graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 2020

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

01Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.0%−29%

02McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.4%+4%

03Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.0%−22%

04Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.7%+5%

05Grant County, WVWV11,0413.9%+1%

06Ritchie County, WVWV8,0344.0%+65%

07Braxton County, WVWV11,8854.1%+26%

08Wetzel County, WVWV13,7344.1%−4%

09Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%+44%

10Webster County, WVWV7,7604.4%+48%

11Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014.6%+51%

12Mingo County, WVWV21,4554.8%+37%

13Hampshire County, WVWV24,1054.9%−2%

14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6024.9%+30%

15Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.9%+23%

16Tyler County, WVWV7,8815.0%+61%

17Boone County, WVWV20,2515.0%+118%

18Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.1%+133%

19Pendleton County, WVWV5,8265.4%+33%

20Barbour County, WVWV15,4145.5%+7%

21Mason County, WVWV24,7075.5%+43%

22Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.6%+17%

23Clay County, WVWV7,5385.6%+92%

24Monroe County, WVWV12,4915.7%+96%

25Roane County, WVWV13,3175.7%+36%

26Logan County, WVWV30,3755.8%+36%

27Lewis County, WVWV16,3945.8%+39%

28Hancock County, WVWV27,7296.0%+63%

29Upshur County, WVWV23,7586.2%+21%

30Hardy County, WVWV14,3376.2%+65%

31Preston County, WVWV34,0046.3%+37%

32Taylor County, WVWV16,2876.5%+63%

33Summers County, WVWV11,5326.6%+84%

34Mercer County, WVWV57,5036.7%+28%

35Gilmer County, WVWV7,0857.0%+7%

36Brooke County, WVWV21,1427.0%+68%

37Raleigh County, WVWV71,7757.2%+55%

38Wayne County, WVWV37,3097.3%+57%

39Mineral County, WVWV26,7927.5%+42%

40Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5787.6%+27%

41Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.0%+84%

42Marshall County, WVWV29,1598.1%+109%

43Nicholas County, WVWV23,8488.1%+96%

44Wood County, WVWV82,3858.2%+47%

45Berkeley County, WVWV139,5228.4%+40%

46Marion County, WVWV55,5848.6%+45%

47Tucker County, WVWV6,5408.7%+96%

48Harrison County, WVWV64,2218.8%+59%

49Morgan County, WVWV18,0279.0%+88%

50Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.3%+49%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,38110.5%+30%

52Cabell County, WVWV91,18311.8%+34%

53Ohio County, WVWV40,49612.4%+27%

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.5%+44%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.7%+31%

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