RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most college graduates, West Virginia counties · 2020

West 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 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 2,334.

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01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38134,612–

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,99128,990–

03Berkeley County, WVWV139,52218,542–

04Cabell County, WVWV91,18316,925–

05Wood County, WVWV82,38513,232–

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212,506–

07Harrison County, WVWV64,22111,136–

08Raleigh County, WVWV71,77510,621–

09Putnam County, WVWV56,88510,472–

10Ohio County, WVWV40,4969,307–

11Marion County, WVWV55,5848,925–

12Mercer County, WVWV57,5038,463–

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785,182–

14Wayne County, WVWV37,3095,054–

15Fayette County, WVWV38,1654,751–

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1594,233–

17Preston County, WVWV34,0044,062–

18Jackson County, WVWV27,4503,695–

19Hancock County, WVWV27,7293,527–

20Mineral County, WVWV26,7923,411–

21Mason County, WVWV24,7073,304–

22Randolph County, WVWV26,8823,283–

23Brooke County, WVWV21,1423,250–

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483,229–

25Logan County, WVWV30,3752,911–

26Upshur County, WVWV23,7582,719–

27Morgan County, WVWV18,0272,497–

28Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,334–

29Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052,117–

30Boone County, WVWV20,2511,822–

31Lewis County, WVWV16,3941,803–

32Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011,799–

33Mingo County, WVWV21,4551,689–

34Summers County, WVWV11,5321,594–

35Barbour County, WVWV15,4141,573–

36Monroe County, WVWV12,4911,533–

37Braxton County, WVWV11,8851,452–

38Hardy County, WVWV14,3371,395–

39Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341,393–

40Roane County, WVWV13,3171,292–

41Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771,133–

42Grant County, WVWV11,0411,078–

43Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,050–

44Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,044–

45Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,042–

46Pendleton County, WVWV5,826959–

47Gilmer County, WVWV7,085932–

48McDowell County, WVWV16,878909–

49Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602874–

50Ritchie County, WVWV8,034847–

51Calhoun County, WVWV5,978663–

52Webster County, WVWV7,760627–

53Clay County, WVWV7,538607–

54Pleasants County, WVWV7,338564–

55Wirt County, WVWV4,879461–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS