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 (2010 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%−5.5 pts

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2368.6%+2.0 pts

03Buchanan County, VAVA18,4928.9%+0.9 pts

04Patrick County, VAVA17,4249.5%+0.9 pts

05Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.8%−0.1 pts

06King and Queen County, VAVA6,7439.9%−0.4 pts

07Sussex County, VAVA10,75510.0%+0.0 pts

08Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05810.0%+0.9 pts

09Scott County, VAVA21,20010.3%+2.0 pts

10Grayson County, VAVA15,23010.3%+2.3 pts

11Covington, VAVA5,68010.4%+4.0 pts

12Russell County, VAVA25,33210.7%+1.3 pts

13Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.9%+0.3 pts

14Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.9%+0.7 pts

15Henry County, VAVA49,24210.9%+1.5 pts

16Page County, VAVA23,76211.1%+1.4 pts

17Wise County, VAVA34,82411.3%+0.5 pts

18Bath County, VAVA4,07611.5%+0.4 pts

19Nottoway County, VAVA15,79611.6%+0.5 pts

20Carroll County, VAVA29,29911.7%+2.2 pts

21Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.8%+1.3 pts

22Brunswick County, VAVA15,72711.9%+1.0 pts

23Lee County, VAVA21,64212.0%+2.5 pts

24Bland County, VAVA6,15112.0%+2.9 pts

25Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.4%+3.9 pts

26Cumberland County, VAVA10,35212.5%+0.6 pts

27Southampton County, VAVA18,11012.6%+0.9 pts

28Galax, VAVA6,67012.7%+1.6 pts

29Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49012.8%+3.6 pts

30Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89613.1%+2.1 pts

31Amelia County, VAVA13,63213.1%+3.4 pts

32Halifax County, VAVA33,44713.2%+3.7 pts

33Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74713.4%+1.3 pts

34Surry County, VAVA6,60313.6%+0.8 pts

35Craig County, VAVA4,80013.6%+2.8 pts

36Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.9%+1.4 pts

37Wythe County, VAVA27,98314.0%+1.9 pts

38Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.3%+3.3 pts

39Smyth County, VAVA28,88214.6%+4.0 pts

40Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.9%+1.3 pts

41Charlotte County, VAVA11,40115.1%+4.8 pts

42Franklin County, VAVA55,52615.2%+0.4 pts

43Petersburg, VAVA33,73415.2%+0.4 pts

44Emporia, VAVA5,44715.4%+1.3 pts

45Caroline County, VAVA34,41315.5%+3.4 pts

46Amherst County, VAVA31,96215.6%+2.5 pts

47Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.9%+2.6 pts

48Giles County, VAVA16,56416.1%+3.6 pts

49Danville, VAVA41,64716.2%+2.3 pts

50Campbell County, VAVA55,62916.3%+1.8 pts

51Buena Vista, VAVA6,67216.5%+6.1 pts

52Essex County, VAVA10,65416.6%−0.8 pts

53Prince George County, VAVA43,93617.2%−2.2 pts

54Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83917.5%+2.8 pts

55Louisa County, VAVA42,92417.9%+3.9 pts

56Accomack County, VAVA33,85918.0%+4.5 pts

57Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.5%−0.7 pts

58Portsmouth, VAVA96,77718.7%+4.9 pts

59Northampton County, VAVA11,87918.8%+3.1 pts

60Franklin, VAVA8,47819.0%+2.6 pts

61Augusta County, VAVA78,94019.1%+3.7 pts

62Gloucester County, VAVA40,09719.2%+1.5 pts

63Floyd County, VAVA15,78919.3%+6.8 pts

64Bristol, VAVA16,41819.7%+2.7 pts

65King William County, VAVA19,61719.8%+4.9 pts

66Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73820.0%+1.0 pts

67Greene County, VAVA21,95820.0%+0.2 pts

68Martinsville, VAVA13,84920.4%+3.8 pts

69Washington County, VAVA53,89820.5%+4.4 pts

70Norton, VAVA3,47720.6%+6.6 pts

71Mathews County, VAVA8,52920.6%+1.5 pts

72Madison County, VAVA14,23720.7%+1.3 pts

73Warren County, VAVA42,74021.4%+6.3 pts

74Highland County, VAVA2,31821.4%+8.2 pts

75Orange County, VAVA40,08321.5%+3.0 pts

76Culpeper County, VAVA57,66621.6%+5.9 pts

77Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66321.8%+3.1 pts

78Waynesboro, VAVA23,95121.8%+1.2 pts

79Hampton, VAVA137,31521.8%+0.1 pts

80Rockingham County, VAVA89,31621.9%+4.3 pts

81Powhatan County, VAVA32,59121.9%+2.8 pts

82Roanoke, VAVA99,11121.9%+3.2 pts

83Manassas Park, VAVA16,56021.9%+1.6 pts

84Northumberland County, VAVA12,55722.3%+0.6 pts

85New Kent County, VAVA28,02222.6%+6.3 pts

86Botetourt County, VAVA34,14422.9%+3.3 pts

87Nelson County, VAVA14,92022.9%+2.1 pts

88Frederick County, VAVA99,95523.1%+4.5 pts

89Newport News, VAVA183,23023.5%+3.6 pts

90Norfolk, VAVA231,01323.7%+4.1 pts

91Bedford County, VAVA83,05924.2%+3.3 pts

92Suffolk, VAVA104,69925.1%+7.7 pts

93Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32125.1%+7.6 pts

94Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97525.8%+1.4 pts

95Middlesex County, VAVA10,84127.5%+8.5 pts

96Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.7%+3.2 pts

97Chesapeake, VAVA255,33227.9%+3.3 pts

98Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728.3%+3.0 pts

99Manassas, VAVA44,33228.3%+0.1 pts

100Staunton, VAVA26,80128.5%+8.1 pts

101Salem, VAVA25,81629.1%+9.3 pts

102Clarke County, VAVA15,60929.2%+5.3 pts

103Winchester, VAVA28,27229.7%+5.9 pts

104Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38829.9%+7.1 pts

105King George County, VAVA29,64630.5%+6.8 pts

106Goochland County, VAVA29,18730.7%+1.3 pts

107Fauquier County, VAVA76,50330.8%+3.8 pts

108Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39331.9%+1.4 pts

109Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73731.9%+3.8 pts

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,15032.6%+4.3 pts

111Richmond, VAVA237,25732.6%+3.2 pts

112Hanover County, VAVA116,42333.0%+4.3 pts

113Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83933.3%+2.1 pts

114Radford, VAVA17,24335.1%+1.1 pts

115Stafford County, VAVA170,80335.4%+5.7 pts

116Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14835.7%+3.0 pts

117Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.0%+4.5 pts

118Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43937.4%+14.5 pts

119Prince William County, VAVA502,96637.5%+6.0 pts

120Henrico County, VAVA342,77538.9%+4.0 pts

121Montgomery County, VAVA98,43439.4%+3.5 pts

122York County, VAVA71,37441.5%+4.1 pts

123Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.3%−1.7 pts

124Lexington, VAVA7,76944.4%+1.7 pts

125James City County, VAVA83,32645.0%+3.5 pts

126Charlottesville, VAVA44,38846.7%+5.9 pts

127Albemarle County, VAVA118,35651.6%+3.9 pts

128Fairfax, VAVA26,77253.2%+7.6 pts

129Loudoun County, VAVA449,74957.2%+10.0 pts

130Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.0%+3.3 pts

131Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.4%+6.1 pts

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.1%+9.9 pts

133Falls Church, VAVA15,15971.0%+7.2 pts

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