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Most educated, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99148.9%+16.5 pts
02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10233.9%+12.3 pts
03Ohio County, WVWV40,49633.9%+10.8 pts
04Cabell County, WVWV91,18332.6%+11.6 pts
05Kanawha County, WVWV172,38129.7%+9.1 pts
06Putnam County, WVWV56,88529.1%+9.4 pts
07Harrison County, WVWV64,22127.2%+10.9 pts
08Marion County, WVWV55,58427.2%+11.2 pts
09Berkeley County, WVWV139,52225.1%+10.0 pts
10Wood County, WVWV82,38524.1%+8.9 pts
11Mineral County, WVWV26,79223.7%+12.1 pts
12Tucker County, WVWV6,54023.6%+13.0 pts
13Brooke County, WVWV21,14223.4%+10.0 pts
14Nicholas County, WVWV23,84823.3%+13.5 pts
15Mercer County, WVWV57,50322.9%+9.0 pts
16Raleigh County, WVWV71,77522.5%+9.8 pts
17Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57822.2%+8.5 pts
18Taylor County, WVWV16,28720.5%+9.2 pts
19Marshall County, WVWV29,15920.5%+9.8 pts
20Hancock County, WVWV27,72919.9%+8.4 pts
21Randolph County, WVWV26,88219.8%+6.2 pts
22Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60219.7%+7.8 pts
23Jackson County, WVWV27,45019.6%+7.2 pts
24Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.2%+7.3 pts
25Lewis County, WVWV16,39418.9%+7.6 pts
26Summers County, WVWV11,53218.8%+8.7 pts
27Gilmer County, WVWV7,08518.5%+1.5 pts
28Pendleton County, WVWV5,82618.5%+7.7 pts
29Hampshire County, WVWV24,10518.3%+7.0 pts
30Upshur County, WVWV23,75818.2%+4.4 pts
31Morgan County, WVWV18,02718.0%+6.8 pts
32Preston County, WVWV34,00417.5%+6.8 pts
33Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.1%+6.7 pts
34Mason County, WVWV24,70716.3%+7.5 pts
35Tyler County, WVWV7,88115.9%+7.4 pts
36Fayette County, WVWV38,16515.8%+5.1 pts
37Hardy County, WVWV14,33715.7%+6.2 pts
38Wirt County, WVWV4,87915.5%+5.6 pts
39Monroe County, WVWV12,49115.4%+7.2 pts
40Roane County, WVWV13,31715.2%+6.1 pts
41Logan County, WVWV30,37514.7%+6.0 pts
42Ritchie County, WVWV8,03414.4%+7.3 pts
43Braxton County, WVWV11,88514.4%+5.2 pts
44Pleasants County, WVWV7,33814.1%+4.4 pts
45Grant County, WVWV11,04114.0%+2.6 pts
46Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.9%+3.7 pts
47Wyoming County, WVWV19,80113.1%+5.9 pts
48Webster County, WVWV7,76012.9%+4.2 pts
49Barbour County, WVWV15,41412.5%+0.7 pts
50Boone County, WVWV20,25111.5%+4.4 pts
51Clay County, WVWV7,53811.3%+4.0 pts
52Calhoun County, WVWV5,97810.1%+0.8 pts
53Mingo County, WVWV21,4559.5%+2.2 pts
54Lincoln County, WVWV19,1778.1%+2.3 pts
55McDowell County, WVWV16,8786.8%+1.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES