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Most educated, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Falls Church, VAVA15,15979.1%+15.4 pts
02Arlington County, VAVA243,93175.8%+15.6 pts
03Alexandria, VAVA160,66265.1%+10.8 pts
04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87362.1%+7.4 pts
05Loudoun County, VAVA449,74961.6%+14.4 pts
06Fairfax, VAVA26,77260.3%+14.6 pts
07Albemarle County, VAVA118,35658.7%+11.1 pts
08Charlottesville, VAVA44,38855.7%+15.0 pts
09James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.4 pts
10Williamsburg, VAVA15,86150.6%+5.6 pts
11Lexington, VAVA7,76950.0%+7.3 pts
12York County, VAVA71,37449.5%+12.2 pts
13Montgomery County, VAVA98,43446.0%+10.1 pts
14Henrico County, VAVA342,77544.3%+9.3 pts
15Goochland County, VAVA29,18743.8%+14.4 pts
16Poquoson, VAVA13,29242.9%+11.4 pts
17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39342.4%+11.9 pts
18Prince William County, VAVA502,96641.9%+10.5 pts
19Stafford County, VAVA170,80341.3%+11.7 pts
20Richmond, VAVA237,25741.2%+11.7 pts
21Radford, VAVA17,24340.7%+6.6 pts
22Hanover County, VAVA116,42340.3%+11.6 pts
23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14840.1%+7.4 pts
24Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73737.3%+9.2 pts
25Fauquier County, VAVA76,50336.7%+9.6 pts
26Roanoke County, VAVA97,15036.0%+7.8 pts
27Lynchburg, VAVA81,34736.0%+10.7 pts
28Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97535.6%+11.1 pts
29King George County, VAVA29,64635.5%+11.8 pts
30Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83935.2%+4.0 pts
31Clarke County, VAVA15,60934.7%+10.7 pts
32Chesapeake, VAVA255,33234.6%+9.9 pts
33Winchester, VAVA28,27234.3%+10.6 pts
34Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43934.1%+11.2 pts
35Lancaster County, VAVA10,99533.9%+9.4 pts
36Northumberland County, VAVA12,55732.6%+10.9 pts
37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38832.1%+9.2 pts
38New Kent County, VAVA28,02232.1%+15.7 pts
39Manassas, VAVA44,33231.3%+3.2 pts
40Staunton, VAVA26,80131.1%+10.7 pts
41Nelson County, VAVA14,92030.9%+10.1 pts
42Bedford County, VAVA83,05930.9%+9.9 pts
43Highland County, VAVA2,31830.7%+17.5 pts
44Powhatan County, VAVA32,59130.6%+11.4 pts
45Salem, VAVA25,81630.3%+10.4 pts
46Norfolk, VAVA231,01330.0%+10.4 pts
47Greene County, VAVA21,95830.0%+10.1 pts
48Suffolk, VAVA104,69929.6%+12.3 pts
49Mathews County, VAVA8,52929.1%+9.9 pts
50Waynesboro, VAVA23,95128.9%+8.3 pts
51Newport News, VAVA183,23028.0%+8.2 pts
52Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32128.0%+10.5 pts
53Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66327.6%+8.9 pts
54Rockingham County, VAVA89,31627.0%+9.4 pts
55Botetourt County, VAVA34,14426.9%+7.3 pts
56Middlesex County, VAVA10,84126.9%+7.9 pts
57Frederick County, VAVA99,95526.8%+8.3 pts
58Hampton, VAVA137,31526.7%+4.9 pts
59Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73826.6%+7.6 pts
60Northampton County, VAVA11,87926.1%+10.4 pts
61King and Queen County, VAVA6,74325.8%+15.5 pts
62Orange County, VAVA40,08325.7%+7.2 pts
63Manassas Park, VAVA16,56025.6%+5.2 pts
64Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39125.5%+6.3 pts
65Louisa County, VAVA42,92425.2%+11.2 pts
66Culpeper County, VAVA57,66625.2%+9.4 pts
67Roanoke, VAVA99,11124.8%+6.0 pts
68Madison County, VAVA14,23724.5%+5.1 pts
69Washington County, VAVA53,89824.2%+8.1 pts
70King William County, VAVA19,61724.1%+9.3 pts
71Gloucester County, VAVA40,09724.0%+6.4 pts
72Campbell County, VAVA55,62923.5%+8.9 pts
73Prince George County, VAVA43,93623.4%+4.0 pts
74Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74723.1%+11.0 pts
75Franklin County, VAVA55,52622.7%+8.0 pts
76Augusta County, VAVA78,94022.3%+6.9 pts
77Caroline County, VAVA34,41321.8%+9.8 pts
78Bristol, VAVA16,41821.8%+4.8 pts
79Floyd County, VAVA15,78921.7%+9.2 pts
80Craig County, VAVA4,80021.7%+10.9 pts
81Martinsville, VAVA13,84921.7%+5.1 pts
82Appomattox County, VAVA17,17221.5%+11.0 pts
83Amherst County, VAVA31,96221.3%+8.3 pts
84Warren County, VAVA42,74020.8%+5.8 pts
85Portsmouth, VAVA96,77720.8%+6.9 pts
86Surry County, VAVA6,60320.4%+7.6 pts
87Petersburg, VAVA33,73420.3%+5.5 pts
88Norton, VAVA3,47720.2%+6.2 pts
89Pulaski County, VAVA33,58619.7%+7.3 pts
90Accomack County, VAVA33,85919.7%+6.2 pts
91Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83919.7%+5.0 pts
92Giles County, VAVA16,56419.5%+7.1 pts
93Southampton County, VAVA18,11019.3%+7.5 pts
94Buena Vista, VAVA6,67219.1%+8.6 pts
95Wythe County, VAVA27,98319.0%+6.9 pts
96Franklin, VAVA8,47819.0%+2.5 pts
97Danville, VAVA41,64718.4%+4.5 pts
98Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71518.3%+5.0 pts
99Amelia County, VAVA13,63218.2%+8.4 pts
100Richmond County, VAVA9,29418.1%+8.1 pts
101Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89617.8%+6.8 pts
102Bath County, VAVA4,07617.4%+6.3 pts
103Galax, VAVA6,67017.1%+6.0 pts
104Cumberland County, VAVA10,35216.5%+4.7 pts
105Charles City County, VAVA6,62316.2%+5.7 pts
106Essex County, VAVA10,65416.2%−1.2 pts
107Halifax County, VAVA33,44716.1%+6.6 pts
108Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.0%+8.0 pts
109Nottoway County, VAVA15,79615.5%+4.4 pts
110Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49015.2%+5.9 pts
111Tazewell County, VAVA38,63515.2%+4.2 pts
112Henry County, VAVA49,24215.1%+5.7 pts
113Covington, VAVA5,68015.1%+8.7 pts
114Scott County, VAVA21,20015.0%+6.7 pts
115Patrick County, VAVA17,42414.9%+6.3 pts
116Smyth County, VAVA28,88214.9%+4.3 pts
117Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.8%+4.0 pts
118Wise County, VAVA34,82414.8%+4.0 pts
119Carroll County, VAVA29,29914.8%+5.3 pts
120Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.6%+1.0 pts
121Page County, VAVA23,76214.3%+4.5 pts
122Charlotte County, VAVA11,40113.9%+3.6 pts
123Bland County, VAVA6,15113.4%+4.2 pts
124Sussex County, VAVA10,75513.3%+3.3 pts
125Hopewell, VAVA23,26112.8%+2.6 pts
126Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.6%+4.1 pts
127Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05812.5%+3.3 pts
128Buchanan County, VAVA18,49211.8%+3.8 pts
129Emporia, VAVA5,44711.7%−2.5 pts
130Dickenson County, VAVA13,23611.4%+4.7 pts
131Greensville County, VAVA11,18111.3%+0.3 pts
132Russell County, VAVA25,33210.2%+0.9 pts
133Lee County, VAVA21,6429.6%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS