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Least educated, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Covington, VAVA5,6809.5%+3.1 pts
02Dickenson County, VAVA13,23610.1%+3.4 pts
03Buchanan County, VAVA18,49211.5%+3.5 pts
04Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05811.6%+2.4 pts
05Russell County, VAVA25,33213.1%+3.7 pts
06Norton, VAVA3,47713.7%−0.4 pts
07Hopewell, VAVA23,26113.7%+3.5 pts
08Nottoway County, VAVA15,79614.1%+3.0 pts
09Lee County, VAVA21,64214.1%+4.6 pts
10Buckingham County, VAVA17,13714.5%+6.0 pts
11Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.6%+1.1 pts
12Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.7%+3.7 pts
13Patrick County, VAVA17,42415.1%+6.5 pts
14Page County, VAVA23,76215.2%+5.5 pts
15Grayson County, VAVA15,23015.5%+7.4 pts
16Henry County, VAVA49,24215.5%+6.0 pts
17Scott County, VAVA21,20015.6%+7.3 pts
18Wise County, VAVA34,82415.8%+4.9 pts
19Emporia, VAVA5,44716.0%+1.8 pts
20Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49016.1%+6.8 pts
21Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.5%+6.5 pts
22Essex County, VAVA10,65416.6%−0.8 pts
23Brunswick County, VAVA15,72716.6%+5.8 pts
24Tazewell County, VAVA38,63516.6%+5.6 pts
25Bath County, VAVA4,07616.7%+5.6 pts
26Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+6.2 pts
27Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.9%+7.0 pts
28Carroll County, VAVA29,29916.9%+7.4 pts
29Charles City County, VAVA6,62317.3%+6.7 pts
30Giles County, VAVA16,56417.6%+5.2 pts
31Bland County, VAVA6,15118.4%+9.2 pts
32Amelia County, VAVA13,63218.6%+8.8 pts
33King and Queen County, VAVA6,74318.6%+8.3 pts
34Galax, VAVA6,67019.1%+8.0 pts
35Craig County, VAVA4,80019.2%+8.3 pts
36Appomattox County, VAVA17,17219.2%+8.7 pts
37Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89619.4%+8.3 pts
38Wythe County, VAVA27,98319.4%+7.3 pts
39Danville, VAVA41,64719.6%+5.8 pts
40Halifax County, VAVA33,44719.7%+10.2 pts
41Charlotte County, VAVA11,40120.0%+9.8 pts
42Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.1%+8.4 pts
43Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74720.7%+8.6 pts
44Pulaski County, VAVA33,58620.8%+8.3 pts
45Cumberland County, VAVA10,35220.9%+9.0 pts
46Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83921.6%+6.9 pts
47Accomack County, VAVA33,85921.7%+8.2 pts
48Caroline County, VAVA34,41321.8%+9.8 pts
49Martinsville, VAVA13,84922.1%+5.5 pts
50Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71522.5%+9.2 pts
51King William County, VAVA19,61723.0%+8.1 pts
52Buena Vista, VAVA6,67223.3%+12.8 pts
53Portsmouth, VAVA96,77724.3%+10.5 pts
54Floyd County, VAVA15,78924.4%+11.9 pts
55Amherst County, VAVA31,96224.7%+11.6 pts
56Bristol, VAVA16,41824.8%+7.8 pts
57Prince George County, VAVA43,93625.0%+5.6 pts
58Warren County, VAVA42,74025.0%+10.0 pts
59Augusta County, VAVA78,94025.1%+9.7 pts
60Franklin County, VAVA55,52625.1%+10.4 pts
61Gloucester County, VAVA40,09725.3%+7.6 pts
62Petersburg, VAVA33,73425.4%+10.6 pts
63Waynesboro, VAVA23,95125.7%+5.1 pts
64Campbell County, VAVA55,62926.1%+11.5 pts
65Washington County, VAVA53,89826.7%+10.6 pts
66Manassas Park, VAVA16,56026.9%+6.6 pts
67Madison County, VAVA14,23727.0%+7.6 pts
68Surry County, VAVA6,60327.1%+14.2 pts
69Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39127.3%+8.1 pts
70Franklin, VAVA8,47827.3%+10.9 pts
71Culpeper County, VAVA57,66627.3%+11.6 pts
72Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73828.0%+9.1 pts
73Mathews County, VAVA8,52928.4%+9.2 pts
74Botetourt County, VAVA34,14428.5%+8.9 pts
75Hampton, VAVA137,31528.5%+6.8 pts
76Rockingham County, VAVA89,31629.0%+11.4 pts
77Orange County, VAVA40,08329.6%+11.1 pts
78Louisa County, VAVA42,92429.7%+15.7 pts
79Roanoke, VAVA99,11130.0%+11.3 pts
80Newport News, VAVA183,23030.6%+10.8 pts
81Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32130.8%+13.3 pts
82Highland County, VAVA2,31830.8%+17.6 pts
83Winchester, VAVA28,27231.3%+7.6 pts
84Greene County, VAVA21,95831.5%+11.7 pts
85Frederick County, VAVA99,95531.9%+13.3 pts
86Northampton County, VAVA11,87932.0%+16.2 pts
87Manassas, VAVA44,33232.7%+4.5 pts
88Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66332.8%+14.1 pts
89Salem, VAVA25,81633.0%+13.2 pts
90Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43933.3%+10.4 pts
91Suffolk, VAVA104,69933.3%+16.0 pts
92Norfolk, VAVA231,01333.5%+13.9 pts
93Northumberland County, VAVA12,55733.6%+11.9 pts
94Bedford County, VAVA83,05933.7%+12.8 pts
95Middlesex County, VAVA10,84133.8%+14.9 pts
96King George County, VAVA29,64634.7%+11.1 pts
97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834.9%+12.1 pts
98Powhatan County, VAVA32,59135.0%+15.8 pts
99Nelson County, VAVA14,92036.3%+15.5 pts
100Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.3%+4.7 pts
101Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.9%+12.2 pts
102Roanoke County, VAVA97,15037.1%+8.9 pts
103Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97537.3%+12.8 pts
104Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.5%+6.2 pts
105Staunton, VAVA26,80137.7%+17.3 pts
106Radford, VAVA17,24337.9%+3.9 pts
107New Kent County, VAVA28,02238.4%+22.0 pts
108Lynchburg, VAVA81,34738.5%+13.2 pts
109Clarke County, VAVA15,60939.8%+15.9 pts
110Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73740.9%+12.8 pts
111Lancaster County, VAVA10,99541.3%+16.8 pts
112Fauquier County, VAVA76,50341.7%+14.6 pts
113Hanover County, VAVA116,42342.7%+14.0 pts
114Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14843.8%+11.2 pts
115Stafford County, VAVA170,80343.8%+14.2 pts
116Prince William County, VAVA502,96644.9%+13.5 pts
117Richmond, VAVA237,25745.6%+16.2 pts
118Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.8%+0.8 pts
119Goochland County, VAVA29,18745.8%+16.4 pts
120Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39346.1%+15.6 pts
121Henrico County, VAVA342,77546.5%+11.6 pts
122Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.8%+13.0 pts
123York County, VAVA71,37450.0%+12.6 pts
124Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+8.1 pts
125James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.5 pts
126Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.1%+13.4 pts
127Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+16.7 pts
128Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+21.7 pts
129Loudoun County, VAVA449,74964.6%+17.4 pts
130Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365.0%+10.2 pts
131Alexandria, VAVA160,66266.2%+11.9 pts
132Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.1%+16.9 pts
133Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.5%+16.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES