RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most college graduates, West Virginia counties

West 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 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38138,065+10%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,99132,519+12%

03Berkeley County, WVWV139,52222,599+22%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,18320,114+19%

05Wood County, WVWV82,38514,473+9%

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,10214,090+13%

07Harrison County, WVWV64,22112,636+13%

08Putnam County, WVWV56,88511,796+13%

09Raleigh County, WVWV71,77511,724+10%

10Marion County, WVWV55,58410,536+18%

11Ohio County, WVWV40,4969,945+7%

12Mercer County, WVWV57,5039,499+12%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785,308+2%

14Wayne County, WVWV37,3095,282+5%

15Mineral County, WVWV26,7924,626+36%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1594,557+8%

17Fayette County, WVWV38,1654,555−4%

18Preston County, WVWV34,0044,533+12%

19Hancock County, WVWV27,7294,220+20%

20Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484,122+28%

21Randolph County, WVWV26,8824,013+22%

22Jackson County, WVWV27,4503,877+5%

23Brooke County, WVWV21,1423,754+16%

24Logan County, WVWV30,3753,331+14%

25Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053,247+53%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,7582,986+10%

27Mason County, WVWV24,7072,970−10%

28Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,469+6%

29Morgan County, WVWV18,0272,402−4%

30Lewis County, WVWV16,3942,251+25%

31Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011,959+9%

32Boone County, WVWV20,2511,740−5%

33Summers County, WVWV11,5321,731+9%

34Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341,725+24%

35Hardy County, WVWV14,3371,645+18%

36Roane County, WVWV13,3171,535+19%

37Mingo County, WVWV21,4551,521−10%

38Monroe County, WVWV12,4911,379−10%

39Barbour County, WVWV15,4141,326−16%

40Braxton County, WVWV11,8851,315−9%

41Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,234+18%

42Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,159+33%

43Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771,146+1%

44Grant County, WVWV11,0411,134+5%

45Gilmer County, WVWV7,085990+6%

46Tyler County, WVWV7,881952−9%

47McDowell County, WVWV16,878911+0%

48Ritchie County, WVWV8,034879+4%

49Pendleton County, WVWV5,826824−14%

50Doddridge County, WVWV7,634811−22%

51Webster County, WVWV7,760774+23%

52Pleasants County, WVWV7,338772+37%

53Clay County, WVWV7,538612+1%

54Wirt County, WVWV4,879556+21%

55Calhoun County, WVWV5,978467−30%

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