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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Covington, VAVA5,6809.5%+3.1 pts

02Sandston, VAVA7,39912.7%–

03Richlands, VAVA5,05113.5%+3.1 pts

04Hopewell, VAVA23,26113.7%+3.5 pts

05Bellwood, VAVA7,90714.0%+6.7 pts

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

07Emporia, VAVA5,44716.0%+1.8 pts

08Pulaski, VAVA8,80716.7%+7.3 pts

09Strasburg, VAVA7,38016.9%+8.3 pts

10Madison Heights, VAVA10,26617.4%+8.6 pts

11Bensley, VAVA5,94917.6%+10.8 pts

12Vinton, VAVA7,96718.4%+8.2 pts

13Front Royal, VAVA15,72218.8%+5.5 pts

14Galax, VAVA6,67019.1%+8.0 pts

15Danville, VAVA41,64719.6%+5.8 pts

16Montrose, VAVA8,28520.7%+8.4 pts

17Orange, VAVA5,36521.0%+0.0 pts

18South Boston, VAVA7,79521.2%+7.2 pts

19Marion, VAVA5,55521.4%+4.0 pts

20Martinsville, VAVA13,84922.1%+5.5 pts

21Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78022.2%+7.6 pts

22Woodstock, VAVA6,00222.3%+2.7 pts

23Highland Springs, VAVA14,29623.0%+13.5 pts

24Buena Vista, VAVA6,67223.3%+12.8 pts

25Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10923.6%+3.8 pts

26Dumfries, VAVA6,40524.1%+11.2 pts

27Sudley, VAVA19,16224.3%−6.8 pts

28Portsmouth, VAVA96,77724.3%+10.5 pts

29Wytheville, VAVA8,12824.7%+4.9 pts

30Bristol, VAVA16,41824.8%+7.8 pts

31Collinsville, VAVA7,13924.9%+12.5 pts

32Bealeton, VAVA5,03425.0%–

33Petersburg, VAVA33,73425.4%+10.6 pts

34Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74925.5%–

35Waynesboro, VAVA23,95125.7%+5.1 pts

36Ettrick, VAVA5,91026.0%+1.9 pts

37Hollins, VAVA17,09726.1%+5.5 pts

38Manassas Park, VAVA16,56026.9%+6.6 pts

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

40Yorkshire, VAVA9,78227.3%+11.7 pts

41Franklin, VAVA8,47827.3%+10.9 pts

42Bedford, VAVA7,91127.9%+12.7 pts

43Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73828.0%+9.1 pts

44Hampton, VAVA137,31528.5%+6.8 pts

45Woodbridge, VAVA43,94529.4%+13.6 pts

46Laurel, VAVA18,72129.8%+3.6 pts

47Roanoke, VAVA99,11130.0%+11.3 pts

48Newport News, VAVA183,23030.6%+10.8 pts

49Culpeper, VAVA22,07430.7%+14.3 pts

50Dumbarton, VAVA7,99731.0%+9.5 pts

51Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18031.0%+13.8 pts

52Winchester, VAVA28,27231.3%+7.6 pts

53Timberlake, VAVA12,72531.6%+9.4 pts

54Manassas, VAVA44,33232.7%+4.5 pts

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

56Fort Lee, VAVA8,99333.0%+3.6 pts

57Salem, VAVA25,81633.0%+13.2 pts

58Suffolk, VAVA104,69933.3%+16.0 pts

59Norfolk, VAVA231,01333.5%+13.9 pts

60Dale City, VAVA71,01633.5%+10.9 pts

61Chester, VAVA24,47433.8%+6.1 pts

62Farmville, VAVA7,59334.0%+4.7 pts

63Fishersville, VAVA9,48434.9%+11.1 pts

64Seven Corners, VAVA9,37135.0%+5.8 pts

65Sterling, VAVA32,41135.4%–

66Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68335.8%+10.4 pts

67Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25735.8%+4.0 pts

68Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.3%+4.7 pts

69Abingdon, VAVA8,28436.5%+6.3 pts

70Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.9%+12.2 pts

71Smithfield, VAVA9,11236.9%+17.6 pts

72Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.5%+6.2 pts

73Staunton, VAVA26,80137.7%+17.3 pts

74Radford, VAVA17,24337.9%+3.9 pts

75Ashland, VAVA7,98238.0%+17.3 pts

76Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83938.4%–

77Lynchburg, VAVA81,34738.5%+13.2 pts

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

79Lakeside, VAVA12,65439.5%+18.5 pts

80Manchester, VAVA12,44539.7%–

81Hutchison, VAVA7,28439.7%–

82Carrollton, VAVA8,43639.9%–

83Triangle, VAVA10,45040.8%+25.6 pts

84Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73740.9%+12.8 pts

85Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74141.1%–

86Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04443.7%–

87Christiansburg, VAVA22,44244.7%+19.6 pts

88Quantico Base, VAVA5,84044.9%–

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

90Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48145.5%+4.4 pts

91Annandale, VAVA41,70545.6%−3.6 pts

92Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98445.6%–

93Forest, VAVA13,43045.6%+6.1 pts

94Richmond, VAVA237,25745.6%+16.2 pts

95Falmouth, VAVA5,21645.7%+16.7 pts

96Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.8%+0.8 pts

97Glen Allen, VAVA17,55145.8%+9.5 pts

98Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39346.1%+15.6 pts

99Warrenton, VAVA10,21346.1%+20.4 pts

100North Springfield, VAVA7,05046.5%+1.1 pts

101Bridgewater, VAVA6,92446.7%+11.1 pts

102Springfield, VAVA31,15446.9%+9.0 pts

103Groveton, VAVA13,93147.1%+8.6 pts

104Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62947.8%–

105Cave Spring, VAVA25,74248.8%+7.7 pts

106Rockwood, VAVA10,01049.0%–

107Brandermill, VAVA13,73049.1%–

108Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04950.0%+5.7 pts

109Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+8.1 pts

110Independent Hill, VAVA10,85351.5%–

111Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66251.8%+12.7 pts

112West Falls Church, VAVA31,27952.4%–

113Buckhall, VAVA21,60252.9%–

114Herndon, VAVA25,50653.2%+12.3 pts

115Leesylvania, VAVA21,63253.5%–

116Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44955.0%+32.4 pts

117Bon Air, VAVA16,90455.2%+9.8 pts

118Lincolnia, VAVA20,32055.5%+16.0 pts

119Montclair, VAVA22,38756.0%+6.4 pts

120Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18356.6%+6.6 pts

121Leesburg, VAVA49,91756.7%+15.4 pts

122Linton Hall, VAVA41,87657.0%+7.6 pts

123Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35857.6%–

124Gainesville, VAVA18,19658.0%+21.2 pts

125Midlothian, VAVA19,12058.1%–

126Centreville, VAVA71,70658.2%+9.3 pts

127Chantilly, VAVA24,03659.7%−0.9 pts

128New Baltimore, VAVA11,91959.8%–

129Greenbriar, VAVA8,24360.1%–

130Lorton, VAVA20,99160.6%+31.6 pts

131Countryside, VAVA9,66160.6%–

132Purcellville, VAVA8,89060.9%+27.2 pts

133Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46461.0%–

134Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45061.7%–

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

136Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+16.7 pts

137Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+21.7 pts

138Newington Forest, VAVA12,31662.9%–

139Idylwood, VAVA17,55963.1%+8.6 pts

140Woodlake, VAVA7,35863.2%–

141Newington, VAVA13,47863.2%+11.8 pts

142Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12263.6%+26.9 pts

143Woodburn, VAVA9,50363.8%–

144Hollymead, VAVA8,48263.8%–

145West Springfield, VAVA22,53264.5%+6.7 pts

146Lansdowne, VAVA12,32864.9%–

147Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97365.1%+3.8 pts

148Huntington, VAVA13,50265.2%+11.1 pts

149Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89465.5%–

150Burke Centre, VAVA17,03765.5%–

151Ashburn, VAVA46,02666.1%–

152Alexandria, VAVA160,66266.2%+11.9 pts

153Long Branch, VAVA7,03466.5%–

154Kings Park West, VAVA13,44266.6%–

155Innsbrook, VAVA8,57866.7%–

156University of Virginia, VAVA9,06566.7%–

157Franconia, VAVA18,33566.8%+8.1 pts

158Kingstowne, VAVA18,36067.5%–

159Moorefield, VAVA6,12367.9%–

160Cascades, VAVA12,35768.2%–

161Burke, VAVA44,02968.5%+9.4 pts

162South Riding, VAVA34,35268.5%–

163McNair, VAVA22,65568.8%–

164Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54569.0%–

165Blacksburg, VAVA45,10469.2%+5.0 pts

166George Mason, VAVA9,93769.6%–

167Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58970.8%+33.1 pts

168Belle Haven, VAVA6,57071.2%+10.6 pts

169Reston, VAVA64,41472.0%+9.1 pts

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

171Wakefield, VAVA11,93073.8%–

172Braddock, VAVA6,53673.9%–

173Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56674.5%–

174Oakton, VAVA36,52874.5%+11.5 pts

175Vienna, VAVA16,69174.7%+18.3 pts

176Short Pump, VAVA29,02675.1%+67.4 pts

177Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60375.1%–

178Dranesville, VAVA11,82875.2%–

179Lowes Island, VAVA11,01876.1%–

180Merrifield, VAVA20,69876.2%+18.7 pts

181Crozet, VAVA9,28976.3%+47.6 pts

182Floris, VAVA7,58976.5%–

183Belmont, VAVA9,72976.6%–

184Arlington, VAVA236,25477.1%+16.9 pts

185Broadlands, VAVA14,35377.6%–

186Crosspointe, VAVA5,66977.9%–

187Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73678.7%–

188Mantua, VAVA8,29878.9%+19.5 pts

189Tysons, VAVA28,93679.3%–

190Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27179.4%–

191Brambleton, VAVA24,53779.8%–

192Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95780.0%+23.0 pts

193Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.5%+16.8 pts

194Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70080.7%+12.3 pts

195McLean, VAVA49,62784.3%+9.0 pts

196Wyndham, VAVA12,09984.5%+10.4 pts

197South Run, VAVA6,60085.1%–

198Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85885.1%+8.2 pts

199Great Falls, VAVA15,22885.3%+9.0 pts

200Difficult Run, VAVA9,93885.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES