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Least educated, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,8786.8%+21%

02Lincoln County, WVWV19,1777.8%+32%

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45510.0%+37%

04Clay County, WVWV7,53810.3%+41%

05Webster County, WVWV7,76010.5%+20%

06Wirt County, WVWV4,87910.6%+8%

07Pleasants County, WVWV7,33810.7%+10%

08Boone County, WVWV20,25111.6%+63%

09Ritchie County, WVWV8,03411.8%+66%

10Wyoming County, WVWV19,80111.8%+66%

11Calhoun County, WVWV5,97812.2%+32%

12Hampshire County, WVWV24,10512.3%+9%

13Logan County, WVWV30,37512.3%+41%

14Grant County, WVWV11,04112.6%+11%

15Wetzel County, WVWV13,73412.6%+21%

16Roane County, WVWV13,31713.0%+44%

17Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60213.6%+15%

18Hardy County, WVWV14,33713.9%+47%

19Barbour County, WVWV15,41413.9%+18%

20Braxton County, WVWV11,88514.0%+53%

21Fayette County, WVWV38,16515.2%+42%

22Monroe County, WVWV12,49115.5%+89%

23Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.7%+15%

24Lewis County, WVWV16,39415.7%+40%

25Summers County, WVWV11,53216.0%+59%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,75816.2%+17%

27Tyler County, WVWV7,88116.2%+90%

28Preston County, WVWV34,00416.2%+51%

29Hancock County, WVWV27,72916.3%+42%

30Doddridge County, WVWV7,63416.6%+62%

31Mason County, WVWV24,70717.0%+94%

32Gilmer County, WVWV7,08517.0%−0%

33Wayne County, WVWV37,30917.5%+48%

34Mineral County, WVWV26,79217.6%+51%

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,84817.7%+80%

36Pendleton County, WVWV5,82617.9%+66%

37Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.0%+45%

38Marshall County, WVWV29,15918.6%+74%

39Morgan County, WVWV18,02718.6%+66%

40Taylor County, WVWV16,28718.8%+67%

41Tucker County, WVWV6,54019.5%+85%

42Raleigh County, WVWV71,77519.9%+57%

43Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57820.1%+47%

44Mercer County, WVWV57,50320.1%+45%

45Brooke County, WVWV21,14220.2%+50%

46Wood County, WVWV82,38522.0%+44%

47Berkeley County, WVWV139,52222.8%+51%

48Marion County, WVWV55,58423.1%+44%

49Harrison County, WVWV64,22123.1%+42%

50Putnam County, WVWV56,88526.3%+34%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,38126.4%+28%

52Cabell County, WVWV91,18327.1%+29%

53Ohio County, WVWV40,49631.6%+37%

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,10231.6%+46%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99143.7%+35%

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