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Most graduate degrees, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%+11.2 pts

03Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts

04Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts

05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+8.6 pts

06Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+8.3 pts

07Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts

08Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts

09Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+13.4 pts

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+7.4 pts

11James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+8.1 pts

12York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+6.9 pts

13Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts

14Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts

15Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+8.3 pts

16Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+7.6 pts

17Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+8.1 pts

18Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+7.0 pts

19Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+3.1 pts

20Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.2%+7.4 pts

21Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.1%+6.9 pts

22Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.3%+8.0 pts

23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14816.9%+6.5 pts

24Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.5%+7.7 pts

25Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+2.5 pts

26Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.4%+7.9 pts

27Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+8.3 pts

28Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.0%+7.0 pts

29Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+6.6 pts

30Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+6.0 pts

31Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.3%+7.5 pts

32Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts

33Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+5.7 pts

34Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.4%+6.0 pts

35King George County, VAVA29,64614.2%+6.1 pts

36Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+6.4 pts

37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.7%+6.8 pts

38Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+6.9 pts

39Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+3.9 pts

40Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.5%+4.3 pts

41Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.3%+4.7 pts

42Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts

43Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.1%+5.9 pts

44Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+7.5 pts

45Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.0%+3.6 pts

46Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.8%+6.7 pts

47Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.7%+7.5 pts

48Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+2.3 pts

49Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.2%+7.6 pts

50New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.9%+6.7 pts

51Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%+5.9 pts

52Greene County, VAVA21,95811.8%+5.6 pts

53Madison County, VAVA14,23711.8%+5.0 pts

54Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.7%+5.3 pts

55Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.5%+4.9 pts

56Newport News, VAVA183,23011.5%+5.0 pts

57Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.4%+6.2 pts

58Botetourt County, VAVA34,14411.4%+5.1 pts

59Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.3%+5.0 pts

60Hampton, VAVA137,31511.0%+2.8 pts

61Powhatan County, VAVA32,59110.9%+6.7 pts

62Orange County, VAVA40,08310.8%+4.1 pts

63Franklin, VAVA8,47810.6%+5.4 pts

64Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.2%+3.7 pts

65Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%+4.4 pts

66Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.2%+5.0 pts

67Washington County, VAVA53,8989.8%+3.6 pts

68Warren County, VAVA42,7409.7%+5.0 pts

69Gloucester County, VAVA40,0979.6%+2.6 pts

70Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.6%+5.7 pts

71Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.6%+2.7 pts

72Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.5%+3.6 pts

73Surry County, VAVA6,6039.4%+5.8 pts

74Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.3%+4.8 pts

75Bristol, VAVA16,4189.3%+4.8 pts

76Amherst County, VAVA31,9629.3%+5.0 pts

77Portsmouth, VAVA96,7778.9%+4.2 pts

78Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.9%+3.8 pts

79Giles County, VAVA16,5648.8%+3.9 pts

80Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.8%+3.7 pts

81Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018.7%+4.7 pts

82Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.7%+2.9 pts

83Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.7%+4.2 pts

84Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.7%+3.3 pts

85Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.6%+3.8 pts

86Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.4%+0.2 pts

87Danville, VAVA41,6478.3%+3.1 pts

88Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.3%+4.0 pts

89Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+4.5 pts

90Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.2%+2.1 pts

91Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.1%+4.2 pts

92Cumberland County, VAVA10,3527.9%+4.8 pts

93Halifax County, VAVA33,4477.9%+4.4 pts

94Craig County, VAVA4,8007.8%+4.9 pts

95Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.7%+3.2 pts

96Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+4.0 pts

97Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.6%+3.8 pts

98Galax, VAVA6,6707.3%+3.7 pts

99Essex County, VAVA10,6547.1%+1.7 pts

100King William County, VAVA19,6176.7%+1.9 pts

101Bath County, VAVA4,0766.6%+1.0 pts

102Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.5%+3.0 pts

103Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%+3.1 pts

104Smyth County, VAVA28,8826.3%+3.0 pts

105Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.3%+2.3 pts

106Sussex County, VAVA10,7556.2%+2.8 pts

107Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.0%+3.0 pts

108Emporia, VAVA5,4476.0%+1.7 pts

109Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.7%+2.0 pts

110Richmond County, VAVA9,2945.7%+3.3 pts

111Wise County, VAVA34,8245.6%+1.5 pts

112Charles City County, VAVA6,6235.6%+2.8 pts

113Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+2.5 pts

114Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+1.7 pts

115Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925.5%+2.4 pts

116Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.4%+1.7 pts

117Scott County, VAVA21,2005.3%+3.0 pts

118Bland County, VAVA6,1515.1%+2.0 pts

119Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+2.4 pts

120Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+1.6 pts

121Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+0.5 pts

122King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+1.5 pts

123Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+1.1 pts

124Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+1.5 pts

125Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+1.1 pts

126Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+0.4 pts

127Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+0.6 pts

128Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+2.9 pts

129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+1.4 pts

130Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+1.4 pts

131Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−0.9 pts

132Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−0.7 pts

133Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES