RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most educated, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 8.9%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99128.1%–

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18318.9%–

03Ohio County, WVWV40,49618.4%–

04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38117.6%–

05Jefferson County, WVWV63,10216.2%–

06Gilmer County, WVWV7,08514.2%–

07Harrison County, WVWV64,22113.5%–

08Wood County, WVWV82,38513.5%–

09Putnam County, WVWV56,88513.3%–

10Marion County, WVWV55,58412.5%–

11Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.2%–

12Upshur County, WVWV23,75812.0%–

13Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.9%–

14Randolph County, WVWV26,88211.9%–

15Morgan County, WVWV18,02711.8%–

16Mercer County, WVWV57,50311.6%–

17Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57811.5%–

18Raleigh County, WVWV71,77510.7%–

19Wetzel County, WVWV13,73410.4%–

20Mineral County, WVWV26,79210.4%–

21Doddridge County, WVWV7,63410.3%–

22Barbour County, WVWV15,41410.1%–

23Marshall County, WVWV29,1599.7%–

24Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6029.7%–

25Tyler County, WVWV7,8819.0%–

26Wayne County, WVWV37,3099.0%–

27Hampshire County, WVWV24,1059.0%–

28Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.9%–

29Fayette County, WVWV38,1658.8%–

30Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.7%–

31Grant County, WVWV11,0418.6%–

32Tucker County, WVWV6,5408.6%–

33Summers County, WVWV11,5328.5%–

34Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%–

35Preston County, WVWV34,0048.3%–

36Lewis County, WVWV16,3948.2%–

37Pendleton County, WVWV5,8268.2%–

38Braxton County, WVWV11,8858.1%–

39Taylor County, WVWV16,2878.1%–

40Nicholas County, WVWV23,8488.0%–

41Monroe County, WVWV12,4918.0%–

42Wirt County, WVWV4,8798.0%–

43Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%–

44Mason County, WVWV24,7076.8%–

45Calhoun County, WVWV5,9786.8%–

46Roane County, WVWV13,3176.6%–

47Mingo County, WVWV21,4556.6%–

48Boone County, WVWV20,2516.4%–

49Logan County, WVWV30,3756.3%–

50Clay County, WVWV7,5386.2%–

51Wyoming County, WVWV19,8016.2%–

52Ritchie County, WVWV8,0346.0%–

53Webster County, WVWV7,7605.6%–

54Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774.7%–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8784.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS