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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 (2020 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.0%−0.8 pts
02McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.4%+0.1 pts
03Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.0%−0.9 pts
04Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.7%+0.2 pts
05Grant County, WVWV11,0413.9%+0.0 pts
06Ritchie County, WVWV8,0344.0%+1.6 pts
07Braxton County, WVWV11,8854.1%+0.8 pts
08Wetzel County, WVWV13,7344.1%−0.2 pts
09Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%+1.3 pts
10Webster County, WVWV7,7604.4%+1.4 pts
11Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014.6%+1.6 pts
12Mingo County, WVWV21,4554.8%+1.3 pts
13Hampshire County, WVWV24,1054.9%−0.1 pts
14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6024.9%+1.1 pts
15Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.9%+0.9 pts
16Tyler County, WVWV7,8815.0%+1.9 pts
17Boone County, WVWV20,2515.0%+2.7 pts
18Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.1%+2.9 pts
19Pendleton County, WVWV5,8265.4%+1.3 pts
20Barbour County, WVWV15,4145.5%+0.4 pts
21Mason County, WVWV24,7075.5%+1.7 pts
22Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.6%+0.8 pts
23Clay County, WVWV7,5385.6%+2.7 pts
24Monroe County, WVWV12,4915.7%+2.8 pts
25Roane County, WVWV13,3175.7%+1.5 pts
26Logan County, WVWV30,3755.8%+1.5 pts
27Lewis County, WVWV16,3945.8%+1.6 pts
28Hancock County, WVWV27,7296.0%+2.3 pts
29Upshur County, WVWV23,7586.2%+1.1 pts
30Hardy County, WVWV14,3376.2%+2.4 pts
31Preston County, WVWV34,0046.3%+1.7 pts
32Taylor County, WVWV16,2876.5%+2.5 pts
33Summers County, WVWV11,5326.6%+3.0 pts
34Mercer County, WVWV57,5036.7%+1.5 pts
35Gilmer County, WVWV7,0857.0%+0.5 pts
36Brooke County, WVWV21,1427.0%+2.8 pts
37Raleigh County, WVWV71,7757.2%+2.6 pts
38Wayne County, WVWV37,3097.3%+2.7 pts
39Mineral County, WVWV26,7927.5%+2.2 pts
40Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5787.6%+1.6 pts
41Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.0%+3.7 pts
42Marshall County, WVWV29,1598.1%+4.2 pts
43Nicholas County, WVWV23,8488.1%+4.0 pts
44Wood County, WVWV82,3858.2%+2.7 pts
45Berkeley County, WVWV139,5228.4%+2.4 pts
46Marion County, WVWV55,5848.6%+2.7 pts
47Tucker County, WVWV6,5408.7%+4.2 pts
48Harrison County, WVWV64,2218.8%+3.3 pts
49Morgan County, WVWV18,0279.0%+4.2 pts
50Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.3%+3.4 pts
51Kanawha County, WVWV172,38110.5%+2.4 pts
52Cabell County, WVWV91,18311.8%+3.0 pts
53Ohio County, WVWV40,49612.4%+2.6 pts
54Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.5%+3.8 pts
55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.7%+5.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS