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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

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. The median across all 133 is 27.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Norton, VA, up 40 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01▲20Covington, VAVA5,6809.5%+3.1 pts
02▲2Dickenson County, VAVA13,23610.1%+3.4 pts
03▲3Buchanan County, VAVA18,49211.5%+3.5 pts
04▲3Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05811.6%+2.4 pts
05▼3Russell County, VAVA25,33213.1%+3.7 pts
06▲40Norton, VAVA3,47713.7%−0.4 pts
07▲2Hopewell, VAVA23,26113.7%+3.5 pts
08▲17Nottoway County, VAVA15,79614.1%+3.0 pts
09▼8Lee County, VAVA21,64214.1%+4.6 pts
10▼2Buckingham County, VAVA17,13714.5%+6.0 pts
11▲3Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.6%+1.1 pts
12▼9Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.7%+3.7 pts
13▲6Patrick County, VAVA17,42415.1%+6.5 pts
14▼1Page County, VAVA23,76215.2%+5.5 pts
15▲11Grayson County, VAVA15,23015.5%+7.4 pts
16▲6Henry County, VAVA49,24215.5%+6.0 pts
17▲3Scott County, VAVA21,20015.6%+7.3 pts
18▼2Wise County, VAVA34,82415.8%+4.9 pts
19▼14Emporia, VAVA5,44716.0%+1.8 pts
20▲4Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49016.1%+6.8 pts
21▼11Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.5%+6.5 pts
22▲6Essex County, VAVA10,65416.6%−0.8 pts
23▼6Brunswick County, VAVA15,72716.6%+5.8 pts
24▼1Tazewell County, VAVA38,63516.6%+5.6 pts
25▲7Bath County, VAVA4,07616.7%+5.6 pts
26▼8Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+6.2 pts
27▲7Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.9%+7.0 pts
28▼13Carroll County, VAVA29,29916.9%+7.4 pts
29Charles City County, VAVA6,62317.3%+6.7 pts
30▲12Giles County, VAVA16,56417.6%+5.2 pts
31▼20Bland County, VAVA6,15118.4%+9.2 pts
32▲3Amelia County, VAVA13,63218.6%+8.8 pts
33▲40King and Queen County, VAVA6,74318.6%+8.3 pts
34▼3Galax, VAVA6,67019.1%+8.0 pts
35▲19Craig County, VAVA4,80019.2%+8.3 pts
36▲16Appomattox County, VAVA17,17219.2%+8.7 pts
37▼4Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89619.4%+8.3 pts
38▲1Wythe County, VAVA27,98319.4%+7.3 pts
39▼2Danville, VAVA41,64719.6%+5.8 pts
40▼13Halifax County, VAVA33,44719.7%+10.2 pts
41▼29Charlotte County, VAVA11,40120.0%+9.8 pts
42▼1Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.1%+8.4 pts
43▲17Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74720.7%+8.6 pts
44▲1Pulaski County, VAVA33,58620.8%+8.3 pts
45▼15Cumberland County, VAVA10,35220.9%+9.0 pts
46▼3Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83921.6%+6.9 pts
47▼3Accomack County, VAVA33,85921.7%+8.2 pts
48▲9Caroline County, VAVA34,41321.8%+9.8 pts
49▲4Martinsville, VAVA13,84922.1%+5.5 pts
50▼14Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71522.5%+9.2 pts
51▲13King William County, VAVA19,61723.0%+8.1 pts
52▼12Buena Vista, VAVA6,67223.3%+12.8 pts
53▼4Portsmouth, VAVA96,77724.3%+10.5 pts
54▲1Floyd County, VAVA15,78924.4%+11.9 pts
55▼4Amherst County, VAVA31,96224.7%+11.6 pts
56Bristol, VAVA16,41824.8%+7.8 pts
57▲4Prince George County, VAVA43,93625.0%+5.6 pts
58▼8Warren County, VAVA42,74025.0%+10.0 pts
59▼1Augusta County, VAVA78,94025.1%+9.7 pts
60▼1Franklin County, VAVA55,52625.1%+10.4 pts
61▲2Gloucester County, VAVA40,09725.3%+7.6 pts
62▼15Petersburg, VAVA33,73425.4%+10.6 pts
63▲21Waynesboro, VAVA23,95125.7%+5.1 pts
64▼2Campbell County, VAVA55,62926.1%+11.5 pts
65Washington County, VAVA53,89826.7%+10.6 pts
66▲5Manassas Park, VAVA16,56026.9%+6.6 pts
67▼1Madison County, VAVA14,23727.0%+7.6 pts
68▼20Surry County, VAVA6,60327.1%+14.2 pts
69▲1Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39127.3%+8.1 pts
70▼32Franklin, VAVA8,47827.3%+10.9 pts
71▼3Culpeper County, VAVA57,66627.3%+11.6 pts
72▲3Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73828.0%+9.1 pts
73▲12Mathews County, VAVA8,52928.4%+9.2 pts
74▲5Botetourt County, VAVA34,14428.5%+8.9 pts
75▲1Hampton, VAVA137,31528.5%+6.8 pts
76▲4Rockingham County, VAVA89,31629.0%+11.4 pts
77▼5Orange County, VAVA40,08329.6%+11.1 pts
78▼9Louisa County, VAVA42,92429.7%+15.7 pts
79▼12Roanoke, VAVA99,11130.0%+11.3 pts
80▲3Newport News, VAVA183,23030.6%+10.8 pts
81▲1Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32130.8%+13.3 pts
82▲9Highland County, VAVA2,31830.8%+17.6 pts
83▲18Winchester, VAVA28,27231.3%+7.6 pts
84▲3Greene County, VAVA21,95831.5%+11.7 pts
85▼8Frederick County, VAVA99,95531.9%+13.3 pts
86▼12Northampton County, VAVA11,87932.0%+16.2 pts
87▲8Manassas, VAVA44,33232.7%+4.5 pts
88▼7Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66332.8%+14.1 pts
89Salem, VAVA25,81633.0%+13.2 pts
90▲10Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43933.3%+10.4 pts
91▼5Suffolk, VAVA104,69933.3%+16.0 pts
92▼4Norfolk, VAVA231,01333.5%+13.9 pts
93▲5Northumberland County, VAVA12,55733.6%+11.9 pts
94▼2Bedford County, VAVA83,05933.7%+12.8 pts
95▼17Middlesex County, VAVA10,84133.8%+14.9 pts
96▲9King George County, VAVA29,64634.7%+11.1 pts
97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834.9%+12.1 pts
98▼8Powhatan County, VAVA32,59135.0%+15.8 pts
99▼6Nelson County, VAVA14,92036.3%+15.5 pts
100▲18Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.3%+4.7 pts
101▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.9%+12.2 pts
102▲6Roanoke County, VAVA97,15037.1%+8.9 pts
103▲3Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97537.3%+12.8 pts
104Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.5%+6.2 pts
105▼11Staunton, VAVA26,80137.7%+17.3 pts
106▲7Radford, VAVA17,24337.9%+3.9 pts
107▼11New Kent County, VAVA28,02238.4%+22.0 pts
108▼1Lynchburg, VAVA81,34738.5%+13.2 pts
109▼6Clarke County, VAVA15,60939.8%+15.9 pts
110Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73740.9%+12.8 pts
111▼12Lancaster County, VAVA10,99541.3%+16.8 pts
112▼3Fauquier County, VAVA76,50341.7%+14.6 pts
113▼1Hanover County, VAVA116,42342.7%+14.0 pts
114▼3Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14843.8%+11.2 pts
115Stafford County, VAVA170,80343.8%+14.2 pts
116Prince William County, VAVA502,96644.9%+13.5 pts
117▼3Richmond, VAVA237,25745.6%+16.2 pts
118▲6Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.8%+0.8 pts
119Goochland County, VAVA29,18745.8%+16.4 pts
120▼3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39346.1%+15.6 pts
121▼1Henrico County, VAVA342,77546.5%+11.6 pts
122▼1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.8%+13.0 pts
123▼1York County, VAVA71,37450.0%+12.6 pts
124▼1Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+8.1 pts
125James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.5 pts
126▲1Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.1%+13.4 pts
127▲1Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+16.7 pts
128▼2Charlottesville, 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES