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Least educated, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties 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%+49%

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,23610.1%+51%

03Buchanan County, VAVA18,49211.5%+44%

04Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05811.6%+27%

05Russell County, VAVA25,33213.1%+40%

06Norton, VAVA3,47713.7%−3%

07Hopewell, VAVA23,26113.7%+35%

08Nottoway County, VAVA15,79614.1%+27%

09Lee County, VAVA21,64214.1%+48%

10Buckingham County, VAVA17,13714.5%+70%

11Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.6%+8%

12Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.7%+34%

13Patrick County, VAVA17,42415.1%+75%

14Page County, VAVA23,76215.2%+56%

15Grayson County, VAVA15,23015.5%+92%

16Henry County, VAVA49,24215.5%+64%

17Scott County, VAVA21,20015.6%+87%

18Wise County, VAVA34,82415.8%+45%

19Emporia, VAVA5,44716.0%+13%

20Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49016.1%+74%

21Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.5%+65%

22Essex County, VAVA10,65416.6%−5%

23Brunswick County, VAVA15,72716.6%+53%

24Tazewell County, VAVA38,63516.6%+51%

25Bath County, VAVA4,07616.7%+50%

26Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+58%

27Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.9%+70%

28Carroll County, VAVA29,29916.9%+78%

29Charles City County, VAVA6,62317.3%+64%

30Giles County, VAVA16,56417.6%+42%

31Bland County, VAVA6,15118.4%+100%

32Amelia County, VAVA13,63218.6%+91%

33King and Queen County, VAVA6,74318.6%+81%

34Galax, VAVA6,67019.1%+72%

35Craig County, VAVA4,80019.2%+77%

36Appomattox County, VAVA17,17219.2%+83%

37Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89619.4%+76%

38Wythe County, VAVA27,98319.4%+60%

39Danville, VAVA41,64719.6%+42%

40Halifax County, VAVA33,44719.7%+108%

41Charlotte County, VAVA11,40120.0%+95%

42Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.1%+72%

43Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74720.7%+71%

44Pulaski County, VAVA33,58620.8%+67%

45Cumberland County, VAVA10,35220.9%+76%

46Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83921.6%+47%

47Accomack County, VAVA33,85921.7%+60%

48Caroline County, VAVA34,41321.8%+81%

49Martinsville, VAVA13,84922.1%+33%

50Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71522.5%+69%

51King William County, VAVA19,61723.0%+55%

52Buena Vista, VAVA6,67223.3%+123%

53Portsmouth, VAVA96,77724.3%+76%

54Floyd County, VAVA15,78924.4%+95%

55Amherst County, VAVA31,96224.7%+89%

56Bristol, VAVA16,41824.8%+46%

57Prince George County, VAVA43,93625.0%+29%

58Warren County, VAVA42,74025.0%+66%

59Augusta County, VAVA78,94025.1%+63%

60Franklin County, VAVA55,52625.1%+70%

61Gloucester County, VAVA40,09725.3%+43%

62Petersburg, VAVA33,73425.4%+72%

63Waynesboro, VAVA23,95125.7%+25%

64Campbell County, VAVA55,62926.1%+79%

65Washington County, VAVA53,89826.7%+66%

66Manassas Park, VAVA16,56026.9%+32%

67Madison County, VAVA14,23727.0%+39%

68Surry County, VAVA6,60327.1%+111%

69Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39127.3%+42%

70Franklin, VAVA8,47827.3%+66%

71Culpeper County, VAVA57,66627.3%+74%

72Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73828.0%+48%

73Mathews County, VAVA8,52928.4%+48%

74Botetourt County, VAVA34,14428.5%+45%

75Hampton, VAVA137,31528.5%+31%

76Rockingham County, VAVA89,31629.0%+65%

77Orange County, VAVA40,08329.6%+60%

78Louisa County, VAVA42,92429.7%+112%

79Roanoke, VAVA99,11130.0%+60%

80Newport News, VAVA183,23030.6%+54%

81Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32130.8%+76%

82Highland County, VAVA2,31830.8%+133%

83Winchester, VAVA28,27231.3%+32%

84Greene County, VAVA21,95831.5%+59%

85Frederick County, VAVA99,95531.9%+72%

86Northampton County, VAVA11,87932.0%+103%

87Manassas, VAVA44,33232.7%+16%

88Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66332.8%+75%

89Salem, VAVA25,81633.0%+67%

90Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43933.3%+45%

91Suffolk, VAVA104,69933.3%+93%

92Norfolk, VAVA231,01333.5%+71%

93Northumberland County, VAVA12,55733.6%+55%

94Bedford County, VAVA83,05933.7%+61%

95Middlesex County, VAVA10,84133.8%+79%

96King George County, VAVA29,64634.7%+47%

97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834.9%+53%

98Powhatan County, VAVA32,59135.0%+83%

99Nelson County, VAVA14,92036.3%+74%

100Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.3%+15%

101Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.9%+50%

102Roanoke County, VAVA97,15037.1%+32%

103Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97537.3%+52%

104Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.5%+20%

105Staunton, VAVA26,80137.7%+85%

106Radford, VAVA17,24337.9%+11%

107New Kent County, VAVA28,02238.4%+135%

108Lynchburg, VAVA81,34738.5%+52%

109Clarke County, VAVA15,60939.8%+66%

110Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73740.9%+46%

111Lancaster County, VAVA10,99541.3%+69%

112Fauquier County, VAVA76,50341.7%+54%

113Hanover County, VAVA116,42342.7%+49%

114Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14843.8%+34%

115Stafford County, VAVA170,80343.8%+48%

116Prince William County, VAVA502,96644.9%+43%

117Richmond, VAVA237,25745.6%+55%

118Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.8%+2%

119Goochland County, VAVA29,18745.8%+56%

120Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39346.1%+51%

121Henrico County, VAVA342,77546.5%+33%

122Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.8%+36%

123York County, VAVA71,37450.0%+34%

124Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+19%

125James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+23%

126Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.1%+28%

127Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+37%

128Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+53%

129Loudoun County, VAVA449,74964.6%+37%

130Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365.0%+19%

131Alexandria, VAVA160,66266.2%+22%

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.1%+28%

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.5%+26%

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