RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Least educated, Virginia counties · 2010

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

01Greensville County, VAVA11,1815.5%−50%

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2368.6%+29%

03Buchanan County, VAVA18,4928.9%+11%

04Patrick County, VAVA17,4249.5%+11%

05Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.8%−1%

06King and Queen County, VAVA6,7439.9%−4%

07Sussex County, VAVA10,75510.0%+0%

08Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05810.0%+9%

09Scott County, VAVA21,20010.3%+24%

10Grayson County, VAVA15,23010.3%+28%

11Covington, VAVA5,68010.4%+63%

12Russell County, VAVA25,33210.7%+14%

13Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.9%+3%

14Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.9%+7%

15Henry County, VAVA49,24210.9%+16%

16Page County, VAVA23,76211.1%+14%

17Wise County, VAVA34,82411.3%+5%

18Bath County, VAVA4,07611.5%+4%

19Nottoway County, VAVA15,79611.6%+5%

20Carroll County, VAVA29,29911.7%+23%

21Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.8%+13%

22Brunswick County, VAVA15,72711.9%+10%

23Lee County, VAVA21,64212.0%+26%

24Bland County, VAVA6,15112.0%+31%

25Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.4%+46%

26Cumberland County, VAVA10,35212.5%+5%

27Southampton County, VAVA18,11012.6%+7%

28Galax, VAVA6,67012.7%+14%

29Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49012.8%+39%

30Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89613.1%+19%

31Amelia County, VAVA13,63213.1%+34%

32Halifax County, VAVA33,44713.2%+39%

33Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74713.4%+11%

34Surry County, VAVA6,60313.6%+6%

35Craig County, VAVA4,80013.6%+26%

36Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.9%+11%

37Wythe County, VAVA27,98314.0%+15%

38Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.3%+30%

39Smyth County, VAVA28,88214.6%+38%

40Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.9%+10%

41Charlotte County, VAVA11,40115.1%+46%

42Franklin County, VAVA55,52615.2%+3%

43Petersburg, VAVA33,73415.2%+3%

44Emporia, VAVA5,44715.4%+9%

45Caroline County, VAVA34,41315.5%+28%

46Amherst County, VAVA31,96215.6%+19%

47Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.9%+20%

48Giles County, VAVA16,56416.1%+29%

49Danville, VAVA41,64716.2%+16%

50Campbell County, VAVA55,62916.3%+12%

51Buena Vista, VAVA6,67216.5%+58%

52Essex County, VAVA10,65416.6%−4%

53Prince George County, VAVA43,93617.2%−11%

54Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83917.5%+19%

55Louisa County, VAVA42,92417.9%+28%

56Accomack County, VAVA33,85918.0%+33%

57Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.5%−4%

58Portsmouth, VAVA96,77718.7%+35%

59Northampton County, VAVA11,87918.8%+20%

60Franklin, VAVA8,47819.0%+16%

61Augusta County, VAVA78,94019.1%+24%

62Gloucester County, VAVA40,09719.2%+9%

63Floyd County, VAVA15,78919.3%+55%

64Bristol, VAVA16,41819.7%+16%

65King William County, VAVA19,61719.8%+33%

66Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73820.0%+5%

67Greene County, VAVA21,95820.0%+1%

68Martinsville, VAVA13,84920.4%+23%

69Washington County, VAVA53,89820.5%+28%

70Norton, VAVA3,47720.6%+47%

71Mathews County, VAVA8,52920.6%+8%

72Madison County, VAVA14,23720.7%+7%

73Warren County, VAVA42,74021.4%+42%

74Highland County, VAVA2,31821.4%+62%

75Orange County, VAVA40,08321.5%+16%

76Culpeper County, VAVA57,66621.6%+37%

77Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66321.8%+16%

78Waynesboro, VAVA23,95121.8%+6%

79Hampton, VAVA137,31521.8%+0%

80Rockingham County, VAVA89,31621.9%+24%

81Powhatan County, VAVA32,59121.9%+15%

82Roanoke, VAVA99,11121.9%+17%

83Manassas Park, VAVA16,56021.9%+8%

84Northumberland County, VAVA12,55722.3%+3%

85New Kent County, VAVA28,02222.6%+39%

86Botetourt County, VAVA34,14422.9%+17%

87Nelson County, VAVA14,92022.9%+10%

88Frederick County, VAVA99,95523.1%+24%

89Newport News, VAVA183,23023.5%+18%

90Norfolk, VAVA231,01323.7%+21%

91Bedford County, VAVA83,05924.2%+16%

92Suffolk, VAVA104,69925.1%+45%

93Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32125.1%+43%

94Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97525.8%+6%

95Middlesex County, VAVA10,84127.5%+45%

96Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.7%+13%

97Chesapeake, VAVA255,33227.9%+13%

98Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728.3%+12%

99Manassas, VAVA44,33228.3%+0%

100Staunton, VAVA26,80128.5%+40%

101Salem, VAVA25,81629.1%+47%

102Clarke County, VAVA15,60929.2%+22%

103Winchester, VAVA28,27229.7%+25%

104Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38829.9%+31%

105King George County, VAVA29,64630.5%+29%

106Goochland County, VAVA29,18730.7%+4%

107Fauquier County, VAVA76,50330.8%+14%

108Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39331.9%+5%

109Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73731.9%+14%

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,15032.6%+15%

111Richmond, VAVA237,25732.6%+11%

112Hanover County, VAVA116,42333.0%+15%

113Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83933.3%+7%

114Radford, VAVA17,24335.1%+3%

115Stafford County, VAVA170,80335.4%+19%

116Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14835.7%+9%

117Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.0%+14%

118Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43937.4%+63%

119Prince William County, VAVA502,96637.5%+19%

120Henrico County, VAVA342,77538.9%+11%

121Montgomery County, VAVA98,43439.4%+10%

122York County, VAVA71,37441.5%+11%

123Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.3%−4%

124Lexington, VAVA7,76944.4%+4%

125James City County, VAVA83,32645.0%+8%

126Charlottesville, VAVA44,38846.7%+14%

127Albemarle County, VAVA118,35651.6%+8%

128Fairfax, VAVA26,77253.2%+17%

129Loudoun County, VAVA449,74957.2%+21%

130Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.0%+6%

131Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.4%+11%

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.1%+16%

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15971.0%+11%

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