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Most educated, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15963.7%+21%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93160.2%+15%

03Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87354.8%+12%

04Alexandria, VAVA160,66254.3%+12%

05Albemarle County, VAVA118,35647.7%+21%

06Loudoun County, VAVA449,74947.2%+44%

07Fairfax, VAVA26,77245.7%+10%

08Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.0%+5%

09Lexington, VAVA7,76942.6%+33%

10James City County, VAVA83,32641.5%+26%

11Charlottesville, VAVA44,38840.8%+20%

12York County, VAVA71,37437.4%+29%

13Montgomery County, VAVA98,43435.9%+13%

14Henrico County, VAVA342,77534.9%+25%

15Radford, VAVA17,24334.1%+17%

16Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14832.6%+12%

17Poquoson, VAVA13,29231.6%+7%

18Prince William County, VAVA502,96631.5%+14%

19Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83931.2%+9%

20Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39330.5%+17%

21Stafford County, VAVA170,80329.6%+37%

22Richmond, VAVA237,25729.5%+21%

23Goochland County, VAVA29,18729.4%+53%

24Hanover County, VAVA116,42328.7%+51%

25Roanoke County, VAVA97,15028.2%+25%

26Manassas, VAVA44,33228.1%+9%

27Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73728.1%+10%

28Fauquier County, VAVA76,50327.1%+26%

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,34725.2%+16%

30Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224.7%+46%

31Lancaster County, VAVA10,99524.5%+30%

32Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97524.5%+50%

33Clarke County, VAVA15,60923.9%+29%

34Winchester, VAVA28,27223.7%+26%

35King George County, VAVA29,64623.6%+16%

36Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43922.9%+21%

37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38822.8%+20%

38Hampton, VAVA137,31521.8%+14%

39Northumberland County, VAVA12,55721.7%+61%

40Bedford County, VAVA83,05920.9%+34%

41Nelson County, VAVA14,92020.8%+55%

42Waynesboro, VAVA23,95120.6%+13%

43Staunton, VAVA26,80120.4%+15%

44Manassas Park, VAVA16,56020.3%+157%

45Newport News, VAVA183,23019.9%+8%

46Greene County, VAVA21,95819.8%+56%

47Salem, VAVA25,81619.8%+11%

48Botetourt County, VAVA34,14419.6%+44%

49Norfolk, VAVA231,01319.6%+16%

50Madison County, VAVA14,23719.4%+26%

51Prince George County, VAVA43,93619.4%+20%

52Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39119.2%+35%

53Mathews County, VAVA8,52919.2%+24%

54Powhatan County, VAVA32,59119.1%+57%

55Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73819.0%+14%

56Middlesex County, VAVA10,84118.9%+29%

57Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.7%+20%

58Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66318.7%+45%

59Frederick County, VAVA99,95518.6%+26%

60Orange County, VAVA40,08318.5%+15%

61Gloucester County, VAVA40,09717.6%+20%

62Rockingham County, VAVA89,31617.6%+21%

63Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32117.5%+68%

64Essex County, VAVA10,65417.4%+6%

65Suffolk, VAVA104,69917.3%+41%

66Bristol, VAVA16,41817.0%+23%

67Martinsville, VAVA13,84916.6%+5%

68Franklin, VAVA8,47816.4%+14%

69New Kent County, VAVA28,02216.3%+21%

70Washington County, VAVA53,89816.1%+32%

71Northampton County, VAVA11,87915.7%+27%

72Culpeper County, VAVA57,66615.7%+6%

73Augusta County, VAVA78,94015.4%+32%

74Warren County, VAVA42,74015.0%+28%

75King William County, VAVA19,61714.8%+14%

76Petersburg, VAVA33,73414.8%+9%

77Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.8%+46%

78Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83914.7%+32%

79Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.6%+13%

80Emporia, VAVA5,44714.2%+6%

81Norton, VAVA3,47714.0%+21%

82Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.0%+61%

83Danville, VAVA41,64713.9%+12%

84Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713.8%+19%

85Alleghany County, VAVA14,54613.6%+46%

86Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.5%+47%

87Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71513.3%+22%

88Highland County, VAVA2,31813.2%+2%

89Amherst County, VAVA31,96213.1%+22%

90Surry County, VAVA6,60312.8%+16%

91Floyd County, VAVA15,78912.5%+21%

92Pulaski County, VAVA33,58612.5%+9%

93Giles County, VAVA16,56412.4%+40%

94Wythe County, VAVA27,98312.1%+21%

95Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74712.1%+21%

96Caroline County, VAVA34,41312.1%+46%

97Cumberland County, VAVA10,35211.8%+6%

98Southampton County, VAVA18,11011.7%+2%

99Bath County, VAVA4,07611.1%−13%

100Nottoway County, VAVA15,79611.1%+26%

101Galax, VAVA6,67011.1%−2%

102Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.0%+31%

103Tazewell County, VAVA38,63511.0%+21%

104Greensville County, VAVA11,18111.0%+108%

105Wise County, VAVA34,82410.8%+26%

106Brunswick County, VAVA15,72710.8%+55%

107Craig County, VAVA4,80010.8%+41%

108Smyth County, VAVA28,88210.6%+36%

109Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.5%+26%

110Appomattox County, VAVA17,17210.5%+21%

111Buena Vista, VAVA6,67210.5%+20%

112King and Queen County, VAVA6,74310.3%+37%

113Charlotte County, VAVA11,40110.3%+59%

114Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.2%+2%

115Sussex County, VAVA10,75510.0%+16%

116Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.9%−16%

117Page County, VAVA23,7629.8%+24%

118Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.8%+35%

119Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%+46%

120Carroll County, VAVA29,2999.5%+45%

121Halifax County, VAVA33,4479.5%+48%

122Henry County, VAVA49,2429.4%+40%

123Russell County, VAVA25,3329.4%+39%

124Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909.3%+25%

125Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0589.2%+38%

126Bland County, VAVA6,1519.2%+99%

127Patrick County, VAVA17,4248.6%+23%

128Buckingham County, VAVA17,1378.5%+8%

129Scott County, VAVA21,2008.3%+41%

130Grayson County, VAVA15,2308.0%+89%

131Buchanan County, VAVA18,4928.0%+24%

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366.7%+12%

133Covington, VAVA5,6806.4%−9%

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