RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most college graduates, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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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01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873486,815–

02Loudoun County, VAVA449,749160,853–

03Arlington County, VAVA243,931132,394–

04Prince William County, VAVA502,966125,415–

05Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737115,191–

06Henrico County, VAVA342,775101,632–

07Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14894,139–

08Alexandria, VAVA160,66278,039–

09Richmond, VAVA237,25766,436–

10Chesapeake, VAVA255,33256,478–

11Norfolk, VAVA231,01346,055–

12Albemarle County, VAVA118,35643,360–

13Stafford County, VAVA170,80339,872–

14Newport News, VAVA183,23032,714–

15Hanover County, VAVA116,42329,774–

16Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38828,877–

17James City County, VAVA83,32628,291–

18Montgomery County, VAVA98,43425,870–

19Roanoke County, VAVA97,15024,480–

20Hampton, VAVA137,31524,185–

21York County, VAVA71,37422,899–

22Suffolk, VAVA104,69918,389–

23Fauquier County, VAVA76,50317,838–

24Bedford County, VAVA83,05917,699–

25Roanoke, VAVA99,11117,291–

26Charlottesville, VAVA44,38816,915–

27Frederick County, VAVA99,95516,377–

28Lynchburg, VAVA81,34716,325–

29Rockingham County, VAVA89,31615,090–

30Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713,236–

31Augusta County, VAVA78,94012,420–

32Washington County, VAVA53,8989,699–

33Fairfax, VAVA26,7729,664–

34Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8399,651–

35Campbell County, VAVA55,6299,384–

36Franklin County, VAVA55,5269,302–

37Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668,846–

38Manassas, VAVA44,3328,321–

39Falls Church, VAVA15,1597,751–

40Goochland County, VAVA29,1877,705–

41Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3217,470–

42Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3937,459–

43Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757,039–

44Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906,862–

45Louisa County, VAVA42,9246,699–

46Powhatan County, VAVA32,5916,680–

47Orange County, VAVA40,0836,671–

48Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446,643–

49Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976,562–

50Winchester, VAVA28,2726,397–

51King George County, VAVA29,6466,294–

52Prince George County, VAVA43,9366,207–

53Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396,121–

54Warren County, VAVA42,7405,772–

55Henry County, VAVA49,2425,686–

56Staunton, VAVA26,8015,506–

57Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475,283–

58New Kent County, VAVA28,0225,276–

59Salem, VAVA25,8165,235–

60Danville, VAVA41,6475,217–

61Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,054–

62Amherst County, VAVA31,9624,882–

63Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6634,697–

64Accomack County, VAVA33,8594,693–

65Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354,567–

66Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514,537–

67Caroline County, VAVA34,4134,510–

68Petersburg, VAVA33,7344,350–

69Greene County, VAVA21,9584,106–

70Wise County, VAVA34,8244,050–

71Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,015–

72Halifax County, VAVA33,4473,977–

73Williamsburg, VAVA15,8613,893–

74Poquoson, VAVA13,2923,701–

75Clarke County, VAVA15,6093,670–

76Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963,639–

77Nelson County, VAVA14,9203,431–

78Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,358–

79Radford, VAVA17,2433,356–

80Smyth County, VAVA28,8823,337–

81Carroll County, VAVA29,2993,335–

82Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383,232–

83Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573,178–

84Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952,922–

85Manassas Park, VAVA16,5602,897–

86King William County, VAVA19,6172,850–

87Bristol, VAVA16,4182,656–

88Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,556–

89Floyd County, VAVA15,7892,539–

90Page County, VAVA23,7622,500–

91Scott County, VAVA21,2002,453–

92Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152,440–

93Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,420–

94Giles County, VAVA16,5642,373–

95Madison County, VAVA14,2372,368–

96Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,291–

97Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412,221–

98Russell County, VAVA25,3322,024–

99Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,016–

100Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,982–

101Grayson County, VAVA15,2301,921–

102Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,908–

103Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921,908–

104Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391,872–

105Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,870–

106Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271,830–

107Lee County, VAVA21,6421,722–

108Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961,720–

109Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,685–

110Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,636–

111Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,626–

112Lexington, VAVA7,7691,557–

113King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,393–

114Essex County, VAVA10,6541,273–

115Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,250–

116Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361,221–

117Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,202–

118Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011,165–

119Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581,116–

120Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,102–

121Franklin, VAVA8,4781,081–

122Surry County, VAVA6,6031,005–

123Greensville County, VAVA11,181993–

124Charles City County, VAVA6,623886–

125Craig County, VAVA4,800834–

126Buena Vista, VAVA6,672767–

127Galax, VAVA6,670746–

128Bland County, VAVA6,151664–

129Covington, VAVA5,680604–

130Norton, VAVA3,477597–

131Bath County, VAVA4,076586–

132Highland County, VAVA2,318520–

133Emporia, VAVA5,447403–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS