RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Least educated, Virginia cities

Virginia cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 46.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Poquoson, VA, up 27 places to #68.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲7Covington, VAVA5,6809.5%+3.1 pts

02▲1Sandston, VAVA7,39912.7%–

03▲4Richlands, VAVA5,05113.5%+3.1 pts

04Hopewell, VAVA23,26113.7%+3.5 pts

05Bellwood, VAVA7,90714.0%+6.7 pts

06▲17Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10215.8%−0.6 pts

07▼5Emporia, VAVA5,44716.0%+1.8 pts

08▼2Pulaski, VAVA8,80716.7%+7.3 pts

09▲17Strasburg, VAVA7,38016.9%+8.3 pts

10▲2Madison Heights, VAVA10,26617.4%+8.6 pts

11▼10Bensley, VAVA5,94917.6%+10.8 pts

12▲8Vinton, VAVA7,96718.4%+8.2 pts

13▲2Front Royal, VAVA15,72218.8%+5.5 pts

14Galax, VAVA6,67019.1%+8.0 pts

15▲4Danville, VAVA41,64719.6%+5.8 pts

16▼5Montrose, VAVA8,28520.7%+8.4 pts

17Orange, VAVA5,36521.0%0.0 pts

18▼5South Boston, VAVA7,79521.2%+7.2 pts

19▼9Marion, VAVA5,55521.4%+4.0 pts

20▲10Martinsville, VAVA13,84922.1%+5.5 pts

21▲7Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78022.2%+7.6 pts

22▼4Woodstock, VAVA6,00222.3%+2.7 pts

23▼14Highland Springs, VAVA14,29623.0%+13.5 pts

24▼2Buena Vista, VAVA6,67223.3%+12.8 pts

25▲15Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10923.6%+3.8 pts

26▲6Dumfries, VAVA6,40524.1%+11.2 pts

27▲17Sudley, VAVA19,16224.3%−6.8 pts

28▲1Portsmouth, VAVA96,77724.3%+10.5 pts

29▲5Wytheville, VAVA8,12824.7%+4.9 pts

30▲1Bristol, VAVA16,41824.8%+7.8 pts

31▲2Collinsville, VAVA7,13924.9%+12.5 pts

32▲7Bealeton, VAVA5,03425.0%–

33▼6Petersburg, VAVA33,73425.4%+10.6 pts

34▼9Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74925.5%–

35▲16Waynesboro, VAVA23,95125.7%+5.1 pts

36Ettrick, VAVA5,91026.0%+1.9 pts

37▲8Hollins, VAVA17,09726.1%+5.5 pts

38Manassas Park, VAVA16,56026.9%+6.6 pts

39▼4East Highland Park, VAVA15,26526.9%+14.5 pts

40▼16Yorkshire, VAVA9,78227.3%+11.7 pts

41▼20Franklin, VAVA8,47827.3%+10.9 pts

42▼26Bedford, VAVA7,91127.9%+12.7 pts

43▼2Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73828.0%+9.1 pts

44▼2Hampton, VAVA137,31528.5%+6.8 pts

45▲7Woodbridge, VAVA43,94529.4%+13.6 pts

46▲2Laurel, VAVA18,72129.8%+3.6 pts

47▼10Roanoke, VAVA99,11130.0%+11.3 pts

48▼2Newport News, VAVA183,23030.6%+10.8 pts

49▼2Culpeper, VAVA22,07430.7%+14.3 pts

50▲13Dumbarton, VAVA7,99731.0%+9.5 pts

51▼1Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18031.0%+13.8 pts

52▲16Winchester, VAVA28,27231.3%+7.6 pts

53▲4Timberlake, VAVA12,72531.6%+9.4 pts

54▲6Manassas, VAVA44,33232.7%+4.5 pts

55▼6Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19432.8%–

56▲9Fort Lee, VAVA8,99333.0%+3.6 pts

57▼1Salem, VAVA25,81633.0%+13.2 pts

58▼4Suffolk, VAVA104,69933.3%+16.0 pts

59▼4Norfolk, VAVA231,01333.5%+13.9 pts

60▲1Dale City, VAVA71,01633.5%+10.9 pts

61▲6Chester, VAVA24,47433.8%+6.1 pts

62▼9Farmville, VAVA7,59334.0%+4.7 pts

63▲14Fishersville, VAVA9,48434.9%+11.1 pts

64▲21Seven Corners, VAVA9,37135.0%+5.8 pts

65▲9Sterling, VAVA32,41135.4%–

66▲6Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68335.8%+10.4 pts

67▼3Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25735.8%+4.0 pts

68▲27Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.3%+4.7 pts

69▲7Abingdon, VAVA8,28436.5%+6.3 pts

70▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.9%+12.2 pts

71▼13Smithfield, VAVA9,11236.9%+17.6 pts

72▲1Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.5%+6.2 pts

73▼14Staunton, VAVA26,80137.7%+17.3 pts

74▲13Radford, VAVA17,24337.9%+3.9 pts

75▼13Ashland, VAVA7,98238.0%+17.3 pts

76▼33Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83938.4%–

77▼2Lynchburg, VAVA81,34738.5%+13.2 pts

78Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85939.5%+7.8 pts

79▼9Lakeside, VAVA12,65439.5%+18.5 pts

80▼11Manchester, VAVA12,44539.7%–

81▲15Hutchison, VAVA7,28439.7%–

82▼16Carrollton, VAVA8,43639.9%–

83▼2Triangle, VAVA10,45040.8%+25.6 pts

84▼4Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73740.9%+12.8 pts

85▼3Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74141.1%–

86▼3Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04443.7%–

87▼1Christiansburg, VAVA22,44244.7%+19.6 pts

88▲24Quantico Base, VAVA5,84044.9%–

89▲12Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27145.3%+7.7 pts

90▲25Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48145.5%+4.4 pts

91▲7Annandale, VAVA41,70545.6%−3.6 pts

92Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98445.6%–

93▲9Forest, VAVA13,43045.6%+6.1 pts

94▼4Richmond, VAVA237,25745.6%+16.2 pts

95▼4Falmouth, VAVA5,21645.7%+16.7 pts

96▲21Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.8%+0.8 pts

97▼9Glen Allen, VAVA17,55145.8%+9.5 pts

98▼4Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39346.1%+15.6 pts

99▼20Warrenton, VAVA10,21346.1%+20.4 pts

100▼11North Springfield, VAVA7,05046.5%+1.1 pts

101▲12Bridgewater, VAVA6,92446.7%+11.1 pts

102▼9Springfield, VAVA31,15446.9%+9.0 pts

103▲7Groveton, VAVA13,93147.1%+8.6 pts

104▼5Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62947.8%–

105▼1Cave Spring, VAVA25,74248.8%+7.7 pts

106▼22Rockwood, VAVA10,01049.0%–

107▲13Brandermill, VAVA13,73049.1%–

108▼8Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04950.0%+5.7 pts

109▲5Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+8.1 pts

110▲24Independent Hill, VAVA10,85351.5%–

111▼5Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66251.8%+12.7 pts

112▼3West Falls Church, VAVA31,27952.4%–

113▼10Buckhall, VAVA21,60252.9%–

114▲2Herndon, VAVA25,50653.2%+12.3 pts

115▼4Leesylvania, VAVA21,63253.5%–

116▼19Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44955.0%+32.4 pts

117▲1Bon Air, VAVA16,90455.2%+9.8 pts

118▼11Lincolnia, VAVA20,32055.5%+16.0 pts

119▲14Montclair, VAVA22,38756.0%+6.4 pts

120▲11Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18356.6%+6.6 pts

121▲2Leesburg, VAVA49,91756.7%+15.4 pts

122▲3Linton Hall, VAVA41,87657.0%+7.6 pts

123▲4Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35857.6%–

124Gainesville, VAVA18,19658.0%+21.2 pts

125▼3Midlothian, VAVA19,12058.1%–

126▲3Centreville, VAVA71,70658.2%+9.3 pts

127▲3Chantilly, VAVA24,03659.7%−0.9 pts

128▼9New Baltimore, VAVA11,91959.8%–

129▲12Greenbriar, VAVA8,24360.1%–

130▼25Lorton, VAVA20,99160.6%+31.6 pts

131▲4Countryside, VAVA9,66160.6%–

132▼11Purcellville, VAVA8,89060.9%+27.2 pts

133▼25Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46461.0%–

134▲2Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45061.7%–

135▼9Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06661.8%+14.0 pts

136▲8Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+16.7 pts

137▼9Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+21.7 pts

138▲4Newington Forest, VAVA12,31662.9%–

139▲9Idylwood, VAVA17,55963.1%+8.6 pts

140▲11Woodlake, VAVA7,35863.2%–

141▼1Newington, VAVA13,47863.2%+11.8 pts

142▲1Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12263.6%+26.9 pts

143▼5Woodburn, VAVA9,50363.8%–

144▼12Hollymead, VAVA8,48263.8%–

145West Springfield, VAVA22,53264.5%+6.7 pts

146▲15Lansdowne, VAVA12,32864.9%–

147▲3Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97365.1%+3.8 pts

148▲10Huntington, VAVA13,50265.2%+11.1 pts

149▲14Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89465.5%–

150▲4Burke Centre, VAVA17,03765.5%–

151▲1Ashburn, VAVA46,02666.1%–

152▲4Alexandria, VAVA160,66266.2%+11.9 pts

153▲11Long Branch, VAVA7,03466.5%–

154▼5Kings Park West, VAVA13,44266.6%–

155▲4Innsbrook, VAVA8,57866.7%–

156▲32University of Virginia, VAVA9,06566.7%–

157▼18Franconia, VAVA18,33566.8%+8.1 pts

158▼21Kingstowne, VAVA18,36067.5%–

159▼12Moorefield, VAVA6,12367.9%–

160▲5Cascades, VAVA12,35768.2%–

161▼15Burke, VAVA44,02968.5%+9.4 pts

162▲6South Riding, VAVA34,35268.5%–

163▲3McNair, VAVA22,65568.8%–

164▲3Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54569.0%–

165▲7Blacksburg, VAVA45,10469.2%+5.0 pts

166▼11George Mason, VAVA9,93769.6%–

167▼14Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58970.8%+33.1 pts

168▼6Belle Haven, VAVA6,57071.2%+10.6 pts

169▲2Reston, VAVA64,41472.0%+9.1 pts

170▲12Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82372.5%–

171▲6Wakefield, VAVA11,93073.8%–

172▼15Braddock, VAVA6,53673.9%–

173▲5Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56674.5%–

174Oakton, VAVA36,52874.5%+11.5 pts

175▼5Vienna, VAVA16,69174.7%+18.3 pts

176▼1Short Pump, VAVA29,02675.1%+67.4 pts

177▼17Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60375.1%–

178▲1Dranesville, VAVA11,82875.2%–

179▼3Lowes Island, VAVA11,01876.1%–

180▲10Merrifield, VAVA20,69876.2%+18.7 pts

181▼12Crozet, VAVA9,28976.3%+47.6 pts

182▲10Floris, VAVA7,58976.5%–

183▲4Belmont, VAVA9,72976.6%–

184▼3Arlington, VAVA236,25477.1%+16.9 pts

185Broadlands, VAVA14,35377.6%–

186▼13Crosspointe, VAVA5,66977.9%–

187▼1Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73678.7%–

188▼8Mantua, VAVA8,29878.9%+19.5 pts

189▲7Tysons, VAVA28,93679.3%–

190▼7Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27179.4%–

191▼2Brambleton, VAVA24,53779.8%–

192▼8Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95780.0%+23.0 pts

193▼2Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.5%+16.8 pts

194▼1Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70080.7%+12.3 pts

195▲5McLean, VAVA49,62784.3%+9.0 pts

196▲3Wyndham, VAVA12,09984.5%+10.4 pts

197▼2South Run, VAVA6,60085.1%–

198Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85885.1%+8.2 pts

199▼2Great Falls, VAVA15,22885.3%+9.0 pts

200▼6Difficult Run, VAVA9,93885.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES