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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15979.1%+24%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93175.8%+26%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66265.1%+20%

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87362.1%+13%

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,74961.6%+31%

06Fairfax, VAVA26,77260.3%+32%

07Albemarle County, VAVA118,35658.7%+23%

08Charlottesville, VAVA44,38855.7%+37%

09James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+23%

10Williamsburg, VAVA15,86150.6%+12%

11Lexington, VAVA7,76950.0%+17%

12York County, VAVA71,37449.5%+33%

13Montgomery County, VAVA98,43446.0%+28%

14Henrico County, VAVA342,77544.3%+27%

15Goochland County, VAVA29,18743.8%+49%

16Poquoson, VAVA13,29242.9%+36%

17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39342.4%+39%

18Prince William County, VAVA502,96641.9%+33%

19Stafford County, VAVA170,80341.3%+40%

20Richmond, VAVA237,25741.2%+40%

21Radford, VAVA17,24340.7%+19%

22Hanover County, VAVA116,42340.3%+41%

23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14840.1%+23%

24Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73737.3%+33%

25Fauquier County, VAVA76,50336.7%+36%

26Roanoke County, VAVA97,15036.0%+27%

27Lynchburg, VAVA81,34736.0%+42%

28Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97535.6%+46%

29King George County, VAVA29,64635.5%+50%

30Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83935.2%+13%

31Clarke County, VAVA15,60934.7%+45%

32Chesapeake, VAVA255,33234.6%+40%

33Winchester, VAVA28,27234.3%+45%

34Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43934.1%+49%

35Lancaster County, VAVA10,99533.9%+39%

36Northumberland County, VAVA12,55732.6%+50%

37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38832.1%+41%

38New Kent County, VAVA28,02232.1%+96%

39Manassas, VAVA44,33231.3%+11%

40Staunton, VAVA26,80131.1%+53%

41Nelson County, VAVA14,92030.9%+49%

42Bedford County, VAVA83,05930.9%+48%

43Highland County, VAVA2,31830.7%+132%

44Powhatan County, VAVA32,59130.6%+60%

45Salem, VAVA25,81630.3%+53%

46Norfolk, VAVA231,01330.0%+53%

47Greene County, VAVA21,95830.0%+51%

48Suffolk, VAVA104,69929.6%+71%

49Mathews County, VAVA8,52929.1%+52%

50Waynesboro, VAVA23,95128.9%+40%

51Newport News, VAVA183,23028.0%+41%

52Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32128.0%+60%

53Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66327.6%+48%

54Rockingham County, VAVA89,31627.0%+53%

55Botetourt County, VAVA34,14426.9%+37%

56Middlesex County, VAVA10,84126.9%+42%

57Frederick County, VAVA99,95526.8%+45%

58Hampton, VAVA137,31526.7%+23%

59Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73826.6%+40%

60Northampton County, VAVA11,87926.1%+66%

61King and Queen County, VAVA6,74325.8%+151%

62Orange County, VAVA40,08325.7%+39%

63Manassas Park, VAVA16,56025.6%+26%

64Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39125.5%+33%

65Louisa County, VAVA42,92425.2%+80%

66Culpeper County, VAVA57,66625.2%+60%

67Roanoke, VAVA99,11124.8%+32%

68Madison County, VAVA14,23724.5%+26%

69Washington County, VAVA53,89824.2%+50%

70King William County, VAVA19,61724.1%+63%

71Gloucester County, VAVA40,09724.0%+36%

72Campbell County, VAVA55,62923.5%+61%

73Prince George County, VAVA43,93623.4%+21%

74Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74723.1%+91%

75Franklin County, VAVA55,52622.7%+54%

76Augusta County, VAVA78,94022.3%+45%

77Caroline County, VAVA34,41321.8%+81%

78Bristol, VAVA16,41821.8%+28%

79Floyd County, VAVA15,78921.7%+73%

80Craig County, VAVA4,80021.7%+100%

81Martinsville, VAVA13,84921.7%+30%

82Appomattox County, VAVA17,17221.5%+104%

83Amherst County, VAVA31,96221.3%+63%

84Warren County, VAVA42,74020.8%+38%

85Portsmouth, VAVA96,77720.8%+50%

86Surry County, VAVA6,60320.4%+59%

87Petersburg, VAVA33,73420.3%+37%

88Norton, VAVA3,47720.2%+44%

89Pulaski County, VAVA33,58619.7%+58%

90Accomack County, VAVA33,85919.7%+45%

91Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83919.7%+34%

92Giles County, VAVA16,56419.5%+57%

93Southampton County, VAVA18,11019.3%+64%

94Buena Vista, VAVA6,67219.1%+82%

95Wythe County, VAVA27,98319.0%+57%

96Franklin, VAVA8,47819.0%+15%

97Danville, VAVA41,64718.4%+33%

98Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71518.3%+37%

99Amelia County, VAVA13,63218.2%+86%

100Richmond County, VAVA9,29418.1%+82%

101Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89617.8%+62%

102Bath County, VAVA4,07617.4%+56%

103Galax, VAVA6,67017.1%+54%

104Cumberland County, VAVA10,35216.5%+40%

105Charles City County, VAVA6,62316.2%+54%

106Essex County, VAVA10,65416.2%−7%

107Halifax County, VAVA33,44716.1%+70%

108Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.0%+100%

109Nottoway County, VAVA15,79615.5%+40%

110Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49015.2%+64%

111Tazewell County, VAVA38,63515.2%+38%

112Henry County, VAVA49,24215.1%+60%

113Covington, VAVA5,68015.1%+137%

114Scott County, VAVA21,20015.0%+80%

115Patrick County, VAVA17,42414.9%+73%

116Smyth County, VAVA28,88214.9%+40%

117Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.8%+37%

118Wise County, VAVA34,82414.8%+36%

119Carroll County, VAVA29,29914.8%+56%

120Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.6%+7%

121Page County, VAVA23,76214.3%+47%

122Charlotte County, VAVA11,40113.9%+35%

123Bland County, VAVA6,15113.4%+46%

124Sussex County, VAVA10,75513.3%+33%

125Hopewell, VAVA23,26112.8%+26%

126Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.6%+48%

127Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05812.5%+36%

128Buchanan County, VAVA18,49211.8%+48%

129Emporia, VAVA5,44711.7%−18%

130Dickenson County, VAVA13,23611.4%+71%

131Greensville County, VAVA11,18111.3%+3%

132Russell County, VAVA25,33210.2%+9%

133Lee County, VAVA21,6429.6%+1%

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