RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most college graduates, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873513,757+6%

02Loudoun County, VAVA449,749183,314+14%

03Prince William County, VAVA502,966142,070+13%

04Arlington County, VAVA243,931134,072+1%

05Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737130,152+13%

06Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148112,256+19%

07Henrico County, VAVA342,775109,825+8%

08Alexandria, VAVA160,66278,959+1%

09Richmond, VAVA237,25774,425+12%

10Chesapeake, VAVA255,33263,214+12%

11Norfolk, VAVA231,01350,734+10%

12Albemarle County, VAVA118,35648,339+11%

13Stafford County, VAVA170,80346,312+16%

14Newport News, VAVA183,23036,802+12%

15Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834,510+20%

16Hanover County, VAVA116,42333,847+14%

17James City County, VAVA83,32630,447+8%

18Montgomery County, VAVA98,43427,446+6%

19Hampton, VAVA137,31526,651+10%

20Roanoke County, VAVA97,15026,293+7%

21York County, VAVA71,37424,266+6%

22Suffolk, VAVA104,69922,573+23%

23Fauquier County, VAVA76,50321,349+20%

24Frederick County, VAVA99,95521,199+29%

25Roanoke, VAVA99,11120,660+19%

26Bedford County, VAVA83,05920,015+13%

27Charlottesville, VAVA44,38818,150+7%

28Lynchburg, VAVA81,34717,191+5%

29Rockingham County, VAVA89,31617,060+13%

30Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716,026+21%

31Augusta County, VAVA78,94014,496+17%

32Washington County, VAVA53,89810,740+11%

33Campbell County, VAVA55,62910,526+12%

34Fairfax, VAVA26,77210,185+5%

35Franklin County, VAVA55,52610,142+9%

36Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669,939+12%

37Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8399,637−0%

38Goochland County, VAVA29,1879,293+21%

39Manassas, VAVA44,3329,073+9%

40Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218,850+18%

41Louisa County, VAVA42,9248,746+31%

42Powhatan County, VAVA32,5918,312+24%

43Falls Church, VAVA15,1598,166+5%

44Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3938,060+8%

45Orange County, VAVA40,0837,996+20%

46Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757,757+10%

47Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977,353+12%

48Warren County, VAVA42,7407,325+27%

49Botetourt County, VAVA34,1447,217+9%

50Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907,210+5%

51New Kent County, VAVA28,0227,119+35%

52Staunton, VAVA26,8016,980+27%

53Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396,935+13%

54Prince George County, VAVA43,9366,860+11%

55King George County, VAVA29,6466,501+3%

56Winchester, VAVA28,2725,901−8%

57Petersburg, VAVA33,7345,768+33%

58Danville, VAVA41,6475,704+9%

59Henry County, VAVA49,2425,677−0%

60Salem, VAVA25,8165,656+8%

61Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6635,588+19%

62Amherst County, VAVA31,9625,533+13%

63Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,274+4%

64Accomack County, VAVA33,8595,268+12%

65Caroline County, VAVA34,4134,963+10%

66Halifax County, VAVA33,4474,785+20%

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354,765+4%

68Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7474,737−10%

69Greene County, VAVA21,9584,708+15%

70Clarke County, VAVA15,6094,459+21%

71Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514,153−8%

72Nelson County, VAVA14,9204,069+19%

73Wise County, VAVA34,8244,055+0%

74Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,033+0%

75Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963,952+9%

76Carroll County, VAVA29,2993,730+12%

77Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953,664+25%

78Smyth County, VAVA28,8823,638+9%

79Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383,528+9%

80Williamsburg, VAVA15,8613,512−10%

81Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,506+4%

82Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573,273+3%

83Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153,244+33%

84Poquoson, VAVA13,2923,238−13%

85Bristol, VAVA16,4183,043+15%

86Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603,024+4%

87King William County, VAVA19,6173,004+5%

88Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412,931+32%

89Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,930+28%

90Floyd County, VAVA15,7892,846+12%

91Radford, VAVA17,2432,842−15%

92Madison County, VAVA14,2372,747+16%

93Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,703+6%

94Page County, VAVA23,7622,656+6%

95Scott County, VAVA21,2002,529+3%

96Russell County, VAVA25,3322,476+22%

97Lee County, VAVA21,6422,322+35%

98Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,255−7%

99Giles County, VAVA16,5642,133−10%

100Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,067+8%

101Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,036+1%

102Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,008+10%

103Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,957+5%

104Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391,909+2%

105Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,899−4%

106Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,864+14%

107Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,832+9%

108Grayson County, VAVA15,2301,818−5%

109Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921,708−10%

110Lexington, VAVA7,7691,707+10%

111Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011,632+40%

112Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,620−0%

113Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961,590−8%

114Franklin, VAVA8,4781,527+41%

115Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,523+27%

116Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,342+22%

117Surry County, VAVA6,6031,334+33%

118Essex County, VAVA10,6541,300+2%

119Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,233+24%

120Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,167−7%

121Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361,028−16%

122Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581,021−9%

123King and Queen County, VAVA6,743981−30%

124Buena Vista, VAVA6,672949+24%

125Bland County, VAVA6,151912+37%

126Charles City County, VAVA6,623905+2%

127Galax, VAVA6,670851+14%

128Craig County, VAVA4,800663−21%

129Emporia, VAVA5,447580+44%

130Highland County, VAVA2,318539+4%

131Bath County, VAVA4,076527−10%

132Covington, VAVA5,680364−40%

133Norton, VAVA3,477343−43%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES