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 (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

01Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.2%−47%

02Bland County, VAVA6,1514.6%−50%

03Greensville County, VAVA11,1815.3%−52%

04Scott County, VAVA21,2005.9%−29%

05Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366.0%−11%

06Halifax County, VAVA33,4476.4%−33%

07Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926.4%−19%

08Charlotte County, VAVA11,4016.5%−37%

09Lee County, VAVA21,6426.5%−32%

10Carroll County, VAVA29,2996.5%−31%

11Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0586.6%−28%

12Russell County, VAVA25,3326.7%−28%

13Henry County, VAVA49,2426.7%−29%

14Covington, VAVA5,6807.0%+9%

15Patrick County, VAVA17,4247.0%−19%

16Brunswick County, VAVA15,7277.0%−35%

17Amelia County, VAVA13,6327.2%−26%

18Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907.4%−20%

19King and Queen County, VAVA6,7437.5%−27%

20Craig County, VAVA4,8007.7%−29%

21Smyth County, VAVA28,8827.8%−26%

22Page County, VAVA23,7627.9%−20%

23Buckingham County, VAVA17,1377.9%−7%

24Manassas Park, VAVA16,5607.9%−61%

25Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.3%−32%

26Charles City County, VAVA6,6238.4%−21%

27Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8968.4%−23%

28Wise County, VAVA34,8248.6%−21%

29Sussex County, VAVA10,7558.6%−14%

30Louisa County, VAVA42,9248.7%−38%

31Appomattox County, VAVA17,1728.7%−17%

32Buena Vista, VAVA6,6728.7%−16%

33Nottoway County, VAVA15,7968.8%−21%

34Giles County, VAVA16,5648.9%−29%

35Tazewell County, VAVA38,6359.1%−17%

36Accomack County, VAVA33,8599.2%−32%

37Alleghany County, VAVA14,5469.3%−32%

38Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74710.0%−18%

39Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.0%−2%

40Wythe County, VAVA27,98310.0%−17%

41Franklin County, VAVA55,52610.1%−32%

42Floyd County, VAVA15,78910.4%−17%

43Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32110.4%−40%

44Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.7%−18%

45Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71510.9%−18%

46Surry County, VAVA6,60311.0%−14%

47Cumberland County, VAVA10,35211.2%−6%

48Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.2%−24%

49Galax, VAVA6,67011.3%+2%

50Southampton County, VAVA18,11011.4%−2%

51Pulaski County, VAVA33,58611.5%−8%

52Norton, VAVA3,47711.6%−18%

53Portsmouth, VAVA96,77711.6%−16%

54Augusta County, VAVA78,94011.7%−24%

55Richmond County, VAVA9,29411.8%+19%

56Warren County, VAVA42,74011.8%−22%

57Powhatan County, VAVA32,59112.2%−36%

58Washington County, VAVA53,89812.2%−24%

59Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.3%−29%

60Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.4%−21%

61Danville, VAVA41,64712.4%−11%

62Greene County, VAVA21,95812.7%−36%

63Bath County, VAVA4,07612.8%+15%

64Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.9%−31%

65Campbell County, VAVA55,62912.9%−11%

66King William County, VAVA19,61713.0%−12%

67Highland County, VAVA2,31813.0%−2%

68Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.4%−35%

69Emporia, VAVA5,44713.4%−5%

70New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.4%−18%

71Northumberland County, VAVA12,55713.5%−38%

72Petersburg, VAVA33,73413.5%−8%

73Botetourt County, VAVA34,14413.6%−31%

74Bristol, VAVA16,41813.8%−19%

75Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.2%−26%

76Franklin, VAVA8,47814.4%−12%

77Rockingham County, VAVA89,31614.6%−17%

78Middlesex County, VAVA10,84114.7%−22%

79Gloucester County, VAVA40,09714.7%−17%

80Frederick County, VAVA99,95514.7%−21%

81Culpeper County, VAVA57,66614.9%−5%

82Madison County, VAVA14,23715.4%−21%

83Mathews County, VAVA8,52915.5%−19%

84Bedford County, VAVA83,05915.6%−26%

85Roanoke, VAVA99,11115.6%−16%

86Martinsville, VAVA13,84915.8%−5%

87Orange County, VAVA40,08316.1%−13%

88Prince George County, VAVA43,93616.2%−16%

89Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97516.3%−34%

90Essex County, VAVA10,65416.4%−6%

91Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73816.7%−12%

92Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.8%−14%

93Chesapeake, VAVA255,33216.9%−31%

94Staunton, VAVA26,80117.8%−13%

95Salem, VAVA25,81617.8%−10%

96Waynesboro, VAVA23,95118.2%−12%

97Newport News, VAVA183,23018.4%−7%

98Clarke County, VAVA15,60918.6%−22%

99Winchester, VAVA28,27218.8%−21%

100Lancaster County, VAVA10,99518.9%−23%

101Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43918.9%−17%

102Hanover County, VAVA116,42318.9%−34%

103Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38819.0%−17%

104Hampton, VAVA137,31519.1%−12%

105Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.3%−34%

106King George County, VAVA29,64620.4%−14%

107Fauquier County, VAVA76,50321.5%−21%

108Stafford County, VAVA170,80321.6%−27%

109Lynchburg, VAVA81,34721.7%−14%

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,15022.6%−20%

111Richmond, VAVA237,25724.2%−18%

112Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73725.5%−9%

113Manassas, VAVA44,33225.8%−8%

114Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39326.1%−15%

115Prince William County, VAVA502,96627.6%−12%

116Henrico County, VAVA342,77528.0%−20%

117Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83928.7%−8%

118York County, VAVA71,37428.9%−23%

119Radford, VAVA17,24329.1%−15%

120Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14829.2%−10%

121Poquoson, VAVA13,29229.4%−7%

122Montgomery County, VAVA98,43431.6%−12%

123Lexington, VAVA7,76932.1%−25%

124Loudoun County, VAVA449,74932.7%−31%

125James City County, VAVA83,32632.9%−21%

126Charlottesville, VAVA44,38834.1%−16%

127Albemarle County, VAVA118,35639.4%−17%

128Fairfax, VAVA26,77241.3%−9%

129Williamsburg, VAVA15,86142.9%−5%

130Alexandria, VAVA160,66248.5%−11%

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87349.0%−11%

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93152.3%−13%

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15952.8%−17%

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