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. The median across all 133 is 4,765. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Petersburg, VA, up 11 places to #57.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

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

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

03▲1Prince William County, VAVA502,966142,070+13%

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

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

06▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148112,256+19%

07▼1Henrico 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%

15▲1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834,510+20%

16▼1Hanover County, VAVA116,42333,847+14%

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

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

19▲1Hampton, VAVA137,31526,651+10%

20▼1Roanoke County, VAVA97,15026,293+7%

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

22Suffolk, VAVA104,69922,573+23%

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

24▲3Frederick County, VAVA99,95521,199+29%

25Roanoke, VAVA99,11120,660+19%

26▼2Bedford County, VAVA83,05920,015+13%

27▼1Charlottesville, 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%

33▲2Campbell County, VAVA55,62910,526+12%

34▼1Fairfax, VAVA26,77210,185+5%

35▲1Franklin County, VAVA55,52610,142+9%

36▲1Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669,939+12%

37▼3Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8399,6370%

38▲2Goochland County, VAVA29,1879,293+21%

39▼1Manassas, VAVA44,3329,073+9%

40▲1Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218,850+18%

41▲4Louisa County, VAVA42,9248,746+31%

42▲4Powhatan County, VAVA32,5918,312+24%

43▼4Falls Church, VAVA15,1598,166+5%

44▼2Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3938,060+8%

45▲2Orange County, VAVA40,0837,996+20%

46▼3Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757,757+10%

47▲2Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977,353+12%

48▲6Warren County, VAVA42,7407,325+27%

49▼1Botetourt County, VAVA34,1447,217+9%

50▼6Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907,210+5%

51▲7New Kent County, VAVA28,0227,119+35%

52▲4Staunton, VAVA26,8016,980+27%

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

54▼2Prince George County, VAVA43,9366,860+11%

55▼4King George County, VAVA29,6466,501+3%

56▼6Winchester, VAVA28,2725,901−8%

57▲11Petersburg, VAVA33,7345,768+33%

58▲2Danville, VAVA41,6475,704+9%

59▼4Henry County, VAVA49,2425,6770%

60▼1Salem, VAVA25,8165,656+8%

61▲2Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6635,588+19%

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

63▼2Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,274+4%

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

65▲2Caroline County, VAVA34,4134,963+10%

66▲6Halifax County, VAVA33,4474,785+20%

67▼2Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354,765+4%

68▼11Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7474,737−10%

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

70▲5Clarke County, VAVA15,6094,459+21%

71▼5Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514,153−8%

72▲5Nelson County, VAVA14,9204,069+19%

73▼3Wise County, VAVA34,8244,0550%

74▼3Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,0330%

75▲1Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963,952+9%

76▲5Carroll County, VAVA29,2993,730+12%

77▲7Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953,664+25%

78▲2Smyth County, VAVA28,8823,638+9%

79▲3Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383,528+9%

80▼7Williamsburg, VAVA15,8613,512−10%

81▼3Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,506+4%

82▲1Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573,273+3%

83▲9Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153,244+33%

84▼10Poquoson, VAVA13,2923,238−13%

85▲2Bristol, VAVA16,4183,043+15%

86▼1Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603,024+4%

87▼1King William County, VAVA19,6173,004+5%

88▲9Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412,931+32%

89▲7Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,930+28%

90▼1Floyd County, VAVA15,7892,846+12%

91▼12Radford, VAVA17,2432,842−15%

92▲3Madison County, VAVA14,2372,747+16%

93▼5Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,703+6%

94▼4Page County, VAVA23,7622,656+6%

95▼4Scott County, VAVA21,2002,529+3%

96▲2Russell County, VAVA25,3322,476+22%

97▲10Lee County, VAVA21,6422,322+35%

98▼5Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,255−7%

99▼5Giles County, VAVA16,5642,133−10%

100▲3Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,067+8%

101▼2Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,036+1%

102▲4Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,008+10%

103▲2Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,957+5%

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

105▼5Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,899−4%

106▲4Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,864+14%

107▲2Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,832+9%

108▼7Grayson County, VAVA15,2301,818−5%

109▼7Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921,708−10%

110▲2Lexington, VAVA7,7691,707+10%

111▲7Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011,632+40%

112▼1Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,6200%

113▼5Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961,590−8%

114▲7Franklin, VAVA8,4781,527+41%

115▲2Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,523+27%

116▲4Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,342+22%

117▲5Surry County, VAVA6,6031,334+33%

118▼4Essex County, VAVA10,6541,300+2%

119▲4Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,233+24%

120▼5Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,167−7%

121▼5Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361,028−16%

122▼3Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581,021−9%

123▼10King and Queen County, VAVA6,743981−30%

124▲2Buena Vista, VAVA6,672949+24%

125▲3Bland County, VAVA6,151912+37%

126▼2Charles City County, VAVA6,623905+2%

127Galax, VAVA6,670851+14%

128▼3Craig County, VAVA4,800663−21%

129▲4Emporia, VAVA5,447580+44%

130▲2Highland County, VAVA2,318539+4%

131Bath County, VAVA4,076527−10%

132▼3Covington, VAVA5,680364−40%

133▼3Norton, VAVA3,477343−43%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES