RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Least educated, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 13.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.2%–

02Bland County, VAVA6,1514.6%–

03Greensville County, VAVA11,1815.3%–

04Scott County, VAVA21,2005.9%–

05Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366.0%–

06Halifax County, VAVA33,4476.4%–

07Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926.4%–

08Charlotte County, VAVA11,4016.5%–

09Lee County, VAVA21,6426.5%–

10Carroll County, VAVA29,2996.5%–

11Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0586.6%–

12Russell County, VAVA25,3326.7%–

13Henry County, VAVA49,2426.7%–

14Covington, VAVA5,6807.0%–

15Patrick County, VAVA17,4247.0%–

16Brunswick County, VAVA15,7277.0%–

17Amelia County, VAVA13,6327.2%–

18Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907.4%–

19King and Queen County, VAVA6,7437.5%–

20Craig County, VAVA4,8007.7%–

21Smyth County, VAVA28,8827.8%–

22Page County, VAVA23,7627.9%–

23Buckingham County, VAVA17,1377.9%–

24Manassas Park, VAVA16,5607.9%–

25Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.3%–

26Charles City County, VAVA6,6238.4%–

27Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8968.4%–

28Wise County, VAVA34,8248.6%–

29Sussex County, VAVA10,7558.6%–

30Louisa County, VAVA42,9248.7%–

31Appomattox County, VAVA17,1728.7%–

32Buena Vista, VAVA6,6728.7%–

33Nottoway County, VAVA15,7968.8%–

34Giles County, VAVA16,5648.9%–

35Tazewell County, VAVA38,6359.1%–

36Accomack County, VAVA33,8599.2%–

37Alleghany County, VAVA14,5469.3%–

38Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74710.0%–

39Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.0%–

40Wythe County, VAVA27,98310.0%–

41Franklin County, VAVA55,52610.1%–

42Floyd County, VAVA15,78910.4%–

43Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32110.4%–

44Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.7%–

45Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71510.9%–

46Surry County, VAVA6,60311.0%–

47Cumberland County, VAVA10,35211.2%–

48Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.2%–

49Galax, VAVA6,67011.3%–

50Southampton County, VAVA18,11011.4%–

51Pulaski County, VAVA33,58611.5%–

52Norton, VAVA3,47711.6%–

53Portsmouth, VAVA96,77711.6%–

54Augusta County, VAVA78,94011.7%–

55Richmond County, VAVA9,29411.8%–

56Warren County, VAVA42,74011.8%–

57Powhatan County, VAVA32,59112.2%–

58Washington County, VAVA53,89812.2%–

59Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.3%–

60Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.4%–

61Danville, VAVA41,64712.4%–

62Greene County, VAVA21,95812.7%–

63Bath County, VAVA4,07612.8%–

64Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.9%–

65Campbell County, VAVA55,62912.9%–

66King William County, VAVA19,61713.0%–

67Highland County, VAVA2,31813.0%–

68Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.4%–

69Emporia, VAVA5,44713.4%–

70New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.4%–

71Northumberland County, VAVA12,55713.5%–

72Petersburg, VAVA33,73413.5%–

73Botetourt County, VAVA34,14413.6%–

74Bristol, VAVA16,41813.8%–

75Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.2%–

76Franklin, VAVA8,47814.4%–

77Rockingham County, VAVA89,31614.6%–

78Middlesex County, VAVA10,84114.7%–

79Gloucester County, VAVA40,09714.7%–

80Frederick County, VAVA99,95514.7%–

81Culpeper County, VAVA57,66614.9%–

82Madison County, VAVA14,23715.4%–

83Mathews County, VAVA8,52915.5%–

84Bedford County, VAVA83,05915.6%–

85Roanoke, VAVA99,11115.6%–

86Martinsville, VAVA13,84915.8%–

87Orange County, VAVA40,08316.1%–

88Prince George County, VAVA43,93616.2%–

89Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97516.3%–

90Essex County, VAVA10,65416.4%–

91Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73816.7%–

92Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.8%–

93Chesapeake, VAVA255,33216.9%–

94Staunton, VAVA26,80117.8%–

95Salem, VAVA25,81617.8%–

96Waynesboro, VAVA23,95118.2%–

97Newport News, VAVA183,23018.4%–

98Clarke County, VAVA15,60918.6%–

99Winchester, VAVA28,27218.8%–

100Lancaster County, VAVA10,99518.9%–

101Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43918.9%–

102Hanover County, VAVA116,42318.9%–

103Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38819.0%–

104Hampton, VAVA137,31519.1%–

105Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.3%–

106King George County, VAVA29,64620.4%–

107Fauquier County, VAVA76,50321.5%–

108Stafford County, VAVA170,80321.6%–

109Lynchburg, VAVA81,34721.7%–

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,15022.6%–

111Richmond, VAVA237,25724.2%–

112Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73725.5%–

113Manassas, VAVA44,33225.8%–

114Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39326.1%–

115Prince William County, VAVA502,96627.6%–

116Henrico County, VAVA342,77528.0%–

117Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83928.7%–

118York County, VAVA71,37428.9%–

119Radford, VAVA17,24329.1%–

120Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14829.2%–

121Poquoson, VAVA13,29229.4%–

122Montgomery County, VAVA98,43431.6%–

123Lexington, VAVA7,76932.1%–

124Loudoun County, VAVA449,74932.7%–

125James City County, VAVA83,32632.9%–

126Charlottesville, VAVA44,38834.1%–

127Albemarle County, VAVA118,35639.4%–

128Fairfax, VAVA26,77241.3%–

129Williamsburg, VAVA15,86142.9%–

130Alexandria, VAVA160,66248.5%–

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87349.0%–

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93152.3%–

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15952.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS