RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Least educated, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990

01Covington, VAVA5,6806.4%−0.6 pts

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366.7%+0.7 pts

03Buchanan County, VAVA18,4928.0%+1.5 pts

04Grayson County, VAVA15,2308.0%+3.8 pts

05Scott County, VAVA21,2008.3%+2.4 pts

06Buckingham County, VAVA17,1378.5%+0.6 pts

07Patrick County, VAVA17,4248.6%+1.6 pts

08Bland County, VAVA6,1519.2%+4.6 pts

09Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0589.2%+2.5 pts

10Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909.3%+1.9 pts

11Russell County, VAVA25,3329.4%+2.6 pts

12Henry County, VAVA49,2429.4%+2.7 pts

13Halifax County, VAVA33,4479.5%+3.1 pts

14Carroll County, VAVA29,2999.5%+3.0 pts

15Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%+3.0 pts

16Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.8%+2.5 pts

17Page County, VAVA23,7629.8%+1.9 pts

18Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.9%−1.8 pts

19Sussex County, VAVA10,75510.0%+1.4 pts

20Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.2%+0.2 pts

21Charlotte County, VAVA11,40110.3%+3.8 pts

22King and Queen County, VAVA6,74310.3%+2.8 pts

23Buena Vista, VAVA6,67210.5%+1.7 pts

24Appomattox County, VAVA17,17210.5%+1.8 pts

25Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.5%+2.2 pts

26Smyth County, VAVA28,88210.6%+2.8 pts

27Craig County, VAVA4,80010.8%+3.1 pts

28Brunswick County, VAVA15,72710.8%+3.8 pts

29Wise County, VAVA34,82410.8%+2.3 pts

30Greensville County, VAVA11,18111.0%+5.7 pts

31Tazewell County, VAVA38,63511.0%+1.9 pts

32Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.0%+2.6 pts

33Galax, VAVA6,67011.1%−0.2 pts

34Nottoway County, VAVA15,79611.1%+2.3 pts

35Bath County, VAVA4,07611.1%−1.6 pts

36Southampton County, VAVA18,11011.7%+0.3 pts

37Cumberland County, VAVA10,35211.8%+0.7 pts

38Caroline County, VAVA34,41312.1%+3.8 pts

39Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74712.1%+2.1 pts

40Wythe County, VAVA27,98312.1%+2.1 pts

41Giles County, VAVA16,56412.4%+3.6 pts

42Pulaski County, VAVA33,58612.5%+1.0 pts

43Floyd County, VAVA15,78912.5%+2.2 pts

44Surry County, VAVA6,60312.8%+1.8 pts

45Amherst County, VAVA31,96213.1%+2.3 pts

46Highland County, VAVA2,31813.2%+0.2 pts

47Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71513.3%+2.4 pts

48Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.5%+4.3 pts

49Alleghany County, VAVA14,54613.6%+4.3 pts

50Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713.8%+2.2 pts

51Danville, VAVA41,64713.9%+1.5 pts

52Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.0%+5.3 pts

53Norton, VAVA3,47714.0%+2.5 pts

54Emporia, VAVA5,44714.2%+0.7 pts

55Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.6%+1.7 pts

56Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83914.7%+3.5 pts

57Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.8%+4.7 pts

58Petersburg, VAVA33,73414.8%+1.3 pts

59King William County, VAVA19,61714.8%+1.9 pts

60Warren County, VAVA42,74015.0%+3.3 pts

61Augusta County, VAVA78,94015.4%+3.7 pts

62Culpeper County, VAVA57,66615.7%+0.8 pts

63Northampton County, VAVA11,87915.7%+3.3 pts

64Washington County, VAVA53,89816.1%+3.9 pts

65New Kent County, VAVA28,02216.3%+2.9 pts

66Franklin, VAVA8,47816.4%+2.0 pts

67Martinsville, VAVA13,84916.6%+0.8 pts

68Bristol, VAVA16,41817.0%+3.2 pts

69Suffolk, VAVA104,69917.3%+5.0 pts

70Essex County, VAVA10,65417.4%+1.0 pts

71Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32117.5%+7.1 pts

72Rockingham County, VAVA89,31617.6%+3.0 pts

73Gloucester County, VAVA40,09717.6%+2.9 pts

74Orange County, VAVA40,08318.5%+2.4 pts

75Frederick County, VAVA99,95518.6%+3.8 pts

76Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66318.7%+5.8 pts

77Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.7%+3.1 pts

78Middlesex County, VAVA10,84118.9%+4.2 pts

79Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73819.0%+2.3 pts

80Powhatan County, VAVA32,59119.1%+7.0 pts

81Mathews County, VAVA8,52919.2%+3.7 pts

82Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39119.2%+4.9 pts

83Prince George County, VAVA43,93619.4%+3.2 pts

84Madison County, VAVA14,23719.4%+4.0 pts

85Norfolk, VAVA231,01319.6%+2.8 pts

86Botetourt County, VAVA34,14419.6%+6.0 pts

87Salem, VAVA25,81619.8%+2.0 pts

88Greene County, VAVA21,95819.8%+7.1 pts

89Newport News, VAVA183,23019.9%+1.4 pts

90Manassas Park, VAVA16,56020.3%+12.4 pts

91Staunton, VAVA26,80120.4%+2.6 pts

92Waynesboro, VAVA23,95120.6%+2.4 pts

93Nelson County, VAVA14,92020.8%+7.4 pts

94Bedford County, VAVA83,05920.9%+5.4 pts

95Northumberland County, VAVA12,55721.7%+8.2 pts

96Hampton, VAVA137,31521.8%+2.7 pts

97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38822.8%+3.9 pts

98Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43922.9%+4.0 pts

99King George County, VAVA29,64623.6%+3.2 pts

100Winchester, VAVA28,27223.7%+4.9 pts

101Clarke County, VAVA15,60923.9%+5.3 pts

102Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97524.5%+8.2 pts

103Lancaster County, VAVA10,99524.5%+5.6 pts

104Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224.7%+7.8 pts

105Lynchburg, VAVA81,34725.2%+3.5 pts

106Fauquier County, VAVA76,50327.1%+5.6 pts

107Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73728.1%+2.6 pts

108Manassas, VAVA44,33228.1%+2.3 pts

109Roanoke County, VAVA97,15028.2%+5.6 pts

110Hanover County, VAVA116,42328.7%+9.8 pts

111Goochland County, VAVA29,18729.4%+10.1 pts

112Richmond, VAVA237,25729.5%+5.2 pts

113Stafford County, VAVA170,80329.6%+8.0 pts

114Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39330.5%+4.5 pts

115Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83931.2%+2.5 pts

116Prince William County, VAVA502,96631.5%+3.8 pts

117Poquoson, VAVA13,29231.6%+2.1 pts

118Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14832.6%+3.4 pts

119Radford, VAVA17,24334.1%+5.0 pts

120Henrico County, VAVA342,77534.9%+6.9 pts

121Montgomery County, VAVA98,43435.9%+4.2 pts

122York County, VAVA71,37437.4%+8.5 pts

123Charlottesville, VAVA44,38840.8%+6.7 pts

124James City County, VAVA83,32641.5%+8.7 pts

125Lexington, VAVA7,76942.6%+10.5 pts

126Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.0%+2.1 pts

127Fairfax, VAVA26,77245.7%+4.3 pts

128Loudoun County, VAVA449,74947.2%+14.5 pts

129Albemarle County, VAVA118,35647.7%+8.3 pts

130Alexandria, VAVA160,66254.3%+5.8 pts

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87354.8%+5.8 pts

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93160.2%+7.9 pts

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15963.7%+11.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS