RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most educated, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 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 2000

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15971.0%+11%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.1%+16%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.4%+11%

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.0%+6%

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,74957.2%+21%

06Fairfax, VAVA26,77253.2%+17%

07Albemarle County, VAVA118,35651.6%+8%

08Charlottesville, VAVA44,38846.7%+14%

09James City County, VAVA83,32645.0%+8%

10Lexington, VAVA7,76944.4%+4%

11Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.3%−4%

12York County, VAVA71,37441.5%+11%

13Montgomery County, VAVA98,43439.4%+10%

14Henrico County, VAVA342,77538.9%+11%

15Prince William County, VAVA502,96637.5%+19%

16Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43937.4%+63%

17Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.0%+14%

18Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14835.7%+9%

19Stafford County, VAVA170,80335.4%+19%

20Radford, VAVA17,24335.1%+3%

21Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83933.3%+7%

22Hanover County, VAVA116,42333.0%+15%

23Richmond, VAVA237,25732.6%+11%

24Roanoke County, VAVA97,15032.6%+15%

25Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73731.9%+14%

26Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39331.9%+5%

27Fauquier County, VAVA76,50330.8%+14%

28Goochland County, VAVA29,18730.7%+4%

29King George County, VAVA29,64630.5%+29%

30Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38829.9%+31%

31Winchester, VAVA28,27229.7%+25%

32Clarke County, VAVA15,60929.2%+22%

33Salem, VAVA25,81629.1%+47%

34Staunton, VAVA26,80128.5%+40%

35Manassas, VAVA44,33228.3%+0%

36Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728.3%+12%

37Chesapeake, VAVA255,33227.9%+13%

38Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.7%+13%

39Middlesex County, VAVA10,84127.5%+45%

40Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97525.8%+6%

41Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32125.1%+43%

42Suffolk, VAVA104,69925.1%+45%

43Bedford County, VAVA83,05924.2%+16%

44Norfolk, VAVA231,01323.7%+21%

45Newport News, VAVA183,23023.5%+18%

46Frederick County, VAVA99,95523.1%+24%

47Nelson County, VAVA14,92022.9%+10%

48Botetourt County, VAVA34,14422.9%+17%

49New Kent County, VAVA28,02222.6%+39%

50Northumberland County, VAVA12,55722.3%+3%

51Manassas Park, VAVA16,56021.9%+8%

52Roanoke, VAVA99,11121.9%+17%

53Powhatan County, VAVA32,59121.9%+15%

54Rockingham County, VAVA89,31621.9%+24%

55Hampton, VAVA137,31521.8%+0%

56Waynesboro, VAVA23,95121.8%+6%

57Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66321.8%+16%

58Culpeper County, VAVA57,66621.6%+37%

59Orange County, VAVA40,08321.5%+16%

60Highland County, VAVA2,31821.4%+62%

61Warren County, VAVA42,74021.4%+42%

62Madison County, VAVA14,23720.7%+7%

63Mathews County, VAVA8,52920.6%+8%

64Norton, VAVA3,47720.6%+47%

65Washington County, VAVA53,89820.5%+28%

66Martinsville, VAVA13,84920.4%+23%

67Greene County, VAVA21,95820.0%+1%

68Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73820.0%+5%

69King William County, VAVA19,61719.8%+33%

70Bristol, VAVA16,41819.7%+16%

71Floyd County, VAVA15,78919.3%+55%

72Gloucester County, VAVA40,09719.2%+9%

73Augusta County, VAVA78,94019.1%+24%

74Franklin, VAVA8,47819.0%+16%

75Northampton County, VAVA11,87918.8%+20%

76Portsmouth, VAVA96,77718.7%+35%

77Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.5%−4%

78Accomack County, VAVA33,85918.0%+33%

79Louisa County, VAVA42,92417.9%+28%

80Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83917.5%+19%

81Prince George County, VAVA43,93617.2%−11%

82Essex County, VAVA10,65416.6%−4%

83Buena Vista, VAVA6,67216.5%+58%

84Campbell County, VAVA55,62916.3%+12%

85Danville, VAVA41,64716.2%+16%

86Giles County, VAVA16,56416.1%+29%

87Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.9%+20%

88Amherst County, VAVA31,96215.6%+19%

89Caroline County, VAVA34,41315.5%+28%

90Emporia, VAVA5,44715.4%+9%

91Petersburg, VAVA33,73415.2%+3%

92Franklin County, VAVA55,52615.2%+3%

93Charlotte County, VAVA11,40115.1%+46%

94Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.9%+10%

95Smyth County, VAVA28,88214.6%+38%

96Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.3%+30%

97Wythe County, VAVA27,98314.0%+15%

98Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.9%+11%

99Craig County, VAVA4,80013.6%+26%

100Surry County, VAVA6,60313.6%+6%

101Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74713.4%+11%

102Halifax County, VAVA33,44713.2%+39%

103Amelia County, VAVA13,63213.1%+34%

104Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89613.1%+19%

105Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49012.8%+39%

106Galax, VAVA6,67012.7%+14%

107Southampton County, VAVA18,11012.6%+7%

108Cumberland County, VAVA10,35212.5%+5%

109Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.4%+46%

110Bland County, VAVA6,15112.0%+31%

111Lee County, VAVA21,64212.0%+26%

112Brunswick County, VAVA15,72711.9%+10%

113Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.8%+13%

114Carroll County, VAVA29,29911.7%+23%

115Nottoway County, VAVA15,79611.6%+5%

116Bath County, VAVA4,07611.5%+4%

117Wise County, VAVA34,82411.3%+5%

118Page County, VAVA23,76211.1%+14%

119Henry County, VAVA49,24210.9%+16%

120Hopewell, VAVA23,26110.9%+7%

121Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.9%+3%

122Russell County, VAVA25,33210.7%+14%

123Covington, VAVA5,68010.4%+63%

124Grayson County, VAVA15,23010.3%+28%

125Scott County, VAVA21,20010.3%+24%

126Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05810.0%+9%

127Sussex County, VAVA10,75510.0%+0%

128King and Queen County, VAVA6,7439.9%−4%

129Richmond County, VAVA9,2949.8%−1%

130Patrick County, VAVA17,4249.5%+11%

131Buchanan County, VAVA18,4928.9%+11%

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2368.6%+29%

133Greensville County, VAVA11,1815.5%−50%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES