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%−9%

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366.7%+12%

03Buchanan County, VAVA18,4928.0%+24%

04Grayson County, VAVA15,2308.0%+89%

05Scott County, VAVA21,2008.3%+41%

06Buckingham County, VAVA17,1378.5%+8%

07Patrick County, VAVA17,4248.6%+23%

08Bland County, VAVA6,1519.2%+99%

09Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0589.2%+38%

10Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909.3%+25%

11Russell County, VAVA25,3329.4%+39%

12Henry County, VAVA49,2429.4%+40%

13Halifax County, VAVA33,4479.5%+48%

14Carroll County, VAVA29,2999.5%+45%

15Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%+46%

16Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.8%+35%

17Page County, VAVA23,7629.8%+24%

18Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.9%−16%

19Sussex County, VAVA10,75510.0%+16%

20Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.2%+2%

21Charlotte County, VAVA11,40110.3%+59%

22King and Queen County, VAVA6,74310.3%+37%

23Buena Vista, VAVA6,67210.5%+20%

24Appomattox County, VAVA17,17210.5%+21%

25Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.5%+26%

26Smyth County, VAVA28,88210.6%+36%

27Craig County, VAVA4,80010.8%+41%

28Brunswick County, VAVA15,72710.8%+55%

29Wise County, VAVA34,82410.8%+26%

30Greensville County, VAVA11,18111.0%+108%

31Tazewell County, VAVA38,63511.0%+21%

32Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.0%+31%

33Galax, VAVA6,67011.1%−2%

34Nottoway County, VAVA15,79611.1%+26%

35Bath County, VAVA4,07611.1%−13%

36Southampton County, VAVA18,11011.7%+2%

37Cumberland County, VAVA10,35211.8%+6%

38Caroline County, VAVA34,41312.1%+46%

39Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74712.1%+21%

40Wythe County, VAVA27,98312.1%+21%

41Giles County, VAVA16,56412.4%+40%

42Pulaski County, VAVA33,58612.5%+9%

43Floyd County, VAVA15,78912.5%+21%

44Surry County, VAVA6,60312.8%+16%

45Amherst County, VAVA31,96213.1%+22%

46Highland County, VAVA2,31813.2%+2%

47Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71513.3%+22%

48Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.5%+47%

49Alleghany County, VAVA14,54613.6%+46%

50Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713.8%+19%

51Danville, VAVA41,64713.9%+12%

52Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.0%+61%

53Norton, VAVA3,47714.0%+21%

54Emporia, VAVA5,44714.2%+6%

55Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.6%+13%

56Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83914.7%+32%

57Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.8%+46%

58Petersburg, VAVA33,73414.8%+9%

59King William County, VAVA19,61714.8%+14%

60Warren County, VAVA42,74015.0%+28%

61Augusta County, VAVA78,94015.4%+32%

62Culpeper County, VAVA57,66615.7%+6%

63Northampton County, VAVA11,87915.7%+27%

64Washington County, VAVA53,89816.1%+32%

65New Kent County, VAVA28,02216.3%+21%

66Franklin, VAVA8,47816.4%+14%

67Martinsville, VAVA13,84916.6%+5%

68Bristol, VAVA16,41817.0%+23%

69Suffolk, VAVA104,69917.3%+41%

70Essex County, VAVA10,65417.4%+6%

71Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32117.5%+68%

72Rockingham County, VAVA89,31617.6%+21%

73Gloucester County, VAVA40,09717.6%+20%

74Orange County, VAVA40,08318.5%+15%

75Frederick County, VAVA99,95518.6%+26%

76Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66318.7%+45%

77Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.7%+20%

78Middlesex County, VAVA10,84118.9%+29%

79Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73819.0%+14%

80Powhatan County, VAVA32,59119.1%+57%

81Mathews County, VAVA8,52919.2%+24%

82Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39119.2%+35%

83Prince George County, VAVA43,93619.4%+20%

84Madison County, VAVA14,23719.4%+26%

85Norfolk, VAVA231,01319.6%+16%

86Botetourt County, VAVA34,14419.6%+44%

87Salem, VAVA25,81619.8%+11%

88Greene County, VAVA21,95819.8%+56%

89Newport News, VAVA183,23019.9%+8%

90Manassas Park, VAVA16,56020.3%+157%

91Staunton, VAVA26,80120.4%+15%

92Waynesboro, VAVA23,95120.6%+13%

93Nelson County, VAVA14,92020.8%+55%

94Bedford County, VAVA83,05920.9%+34%

95Northumberland County, VAVA12,55721.7%+61%

96Hampton, VAVA137,31521.8%+14%

97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38822.8%+20%

98Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43922.9%+21%

99King George County, VAVA29,64623.6%+16%

100Winchester, VAVA28,27223.7%+26%

101Clarke County, VAVA15,60923.9%+29%

102Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97524.5%+50%

103Lancaster County, VAVA10,99524.5%+30%

104Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224.7%+46%

105Lynchburg, VAVA81,34725.2%+16%

106Fauquier County, VAVA76,50327.1%+26%

107Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73728.1%+10%

108Manassas, VAVA44,33228.1%+9%

109Roanoke County, VAVA97,15028.2%+25%

110Hanover County, VAVA116,42328.7%+51%

111Goochland County, VAVA29,18729.4%+53%

112Richmond, VAVA237,25729.5%+21%

113Stafford County, VAVA170,80329.6%+37%

114Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39330.5%+17%

115Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83931.2%+9%

116Prince William County, VAVA502,96631.5%+14%

117Poquoson, VAVA13,29231.6%+7%

118Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14832.6%+12%

119Radford, VAVA17,24334.1%+17%

120Henrico County, VAVA342,77534.9%+25%

121Montgomery County, VAVA98,43435.9%+13%

122York County, VAVA71,37437.4%+29%

123Charlottesville, VAVA44,38840.8%+20%

124James City County, VAVA83,32641.5%+26%

125Lexington, VAVA7,76942.6%+33%

126Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.0%+5%

127Fairfax, VAVA26,77245.7%+10%

128Loudoun County, VAVA449,74947.2%+44%

129Albemarle County, VAVA118,35647.7%+21%

130Alexandria, VAVA160,66254.3%+12%

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87354.8%+12%

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93160.2%+15%

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15963.7%+21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS