RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

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. The median across all 133 is 9.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin, VA, up 44 places to #63.

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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

03▲3Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts

04▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts

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

06▲1Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+8.3 pts

07▲5Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts

08▼4Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts

09▼1Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+13.4 pts

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+7.4 pts

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

12▲1York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+6.9 pts

13▼4Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts

14▲3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts

15▲1Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+8.3 pts

16▲2Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+7.6 pts

17▲2Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+8.1 pts

18▲5Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+7.0 pts

19▼5Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+3.1 pts

20▲1Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.2%+7.4 pts

21▼1Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.1%+6.9 pts

22Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.3%+8.0 pts

23▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14816.9%+6.5 pts

24▲9Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.5%+7.7 pts

25▼10Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+2.5 pts

26▲14Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.4%+7.9 pts

27▲4Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+8.3 pts

28▲1Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.0%+7.0 pts

29▲5Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+6.6 pts

30▼5Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+6.0 pts

31▼4Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.3%+7.5 pts

32▼4Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts

33▲6Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+5.7 pts

34▲23Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.4%+6.0 pts

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

36▲11Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+6.4 pts

37▲7Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.7%+6.8 pts

38▲3Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+6.9 pts

39▼7Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+3.9 pts

40▼3Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.5%+4.3 pts

41▼15Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.3%+4.7 pts

42▼6Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts

43▼1Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.1%+5.9 pts

44▲1Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+7.5 pts

45▼2Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.0%+3.6 pts

46▲3Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.8%+6.7 pts

47▲8Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.7%+7.5 pts

48▼2Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+2.3 pts

49▲12Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.2%+7.6 pts

50▼2New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.9%+6.7 pts

51▲40Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%+5.9 pts

52▼22Greene County, VAVA21,95811.8%+5.6 pts

53▲17Madison County, VAVA14,23711.8%+5.0 pts

54▼1Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.7%+5.3 pts

55▲5Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.5%+4.9 pts

56▲2Newport News, VAVA183,23011.5%+5.0 pts

57▼6Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.4%+6.2 pts

58▲1Botetourt County, VAVA34,14411.4%+5.1 pts

59▲6Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.3%+5.0 pts

60▼4Hampton, VAVA137,31511.0%+2.8 pts

61▲3Powhatan County, VAVA32,59110.9%+6.7 pts

62Orange County, VAVA40,08310.8%+4.1 pts

63▲44Franklin, VAVA8,47810.6%+5.4 pts

64▼10Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.2%+3.7 pts

65▼13Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%+4.4 pts

66▲16Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.2%+5.0 pts

67▲1Washington County, VAVA53,8989.8%+3.6 pts

68▲24Warren County, VAVA42,7409.7%+5.0 pts

69▲6Gloucester County, VAVA40,0979.6%+2.6 pts

70▼1Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.6%+5.7 pts

71▼33Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.6%+2.7 pts

72▼6Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.5%+3.6 pts

73▲33Surry County, VAVA6,6039.4%+5.8 pts

74▲4Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.3%+4.8 pts

75▼25Bristol, VAVA16,4189.3%+4.8 pts

76▲5Amherst County, VAVA31,9629.3%+5.0 pts

77▲3Portsmouth, VAVA96,7778.9%+4.2 pts

78▼7Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.9%+3.8 pts

79▼2Giles County, VAVA16,5648.8%+3.9 pts

80▼8Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.8%+3.7 pts

81▲35Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018.7%+4.7 pts

82▲14Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.7%+2.9 pts

83Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.7%+4.2 pts

84▼11Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.7%+3.3 pts

85▲8Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.6%+3.8 pts

86▲1Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.4%+0.2 pts

87▼1Danville, VAVA41,6478.3%+3.1 pts

88▼12Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.3%+4.0 pts

89▼15Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+4.5 pts

90Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.2%+2.1 pts

91▼6Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.1%+4.2 pts

92▼25Cumberland County, VAVA10,3527.9%+4.8 pts

93▲12Halifax County, VAVA33,4477.9%+4.4 pts

94▲17Craig County, VAVA4,8007.8%+4.9 pts

95▼7Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.7%+3.2 pts

96▼33Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+4.0 pts

97▼18Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.6%+3.8 pts

98▼14Galax, VAVA6,6707.3%+3.7 pts

99▲26Essex County, VAVA10,6547.1%+1.7 pts

100▼11King William County, VAVA19,6176.7%+1.9 pts

101▲21Bath County, VAVA4,0766.6%+1.0 pts

102▼3Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.5%+3.0 pts

103Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%+3.1 pts

104▲13Smyth County, VAVA28,8826.3%+3.0 pts

105▼3Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.3%+2.3 pts

106▲20Sussex County, VAVA10,7556.2%+2.8 pts

107▼10Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.0%+3.0 pts

108▲23Emporia, VAVA5,4476.0%+1.7 pts

109▲4Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.7%+2.0 pts

110▼12Richmond County, VAVA9,2945.7%+3.3 pts

111▼11Wise County, VAVA34,8245.6%+1.5 pts

112▲7Charles City County, VAVA6,6235.6%+2.8 pts

113▼4Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+2.5 pts

114▼10Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+1.7 pts

115▼14Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925.5%+2.4 pts

116▲7Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.4%+1.7 pts

117▼2Scott County, VAVA21,2005.3%+3.0 pts

118▲6Bland County, VAVA6,1515.1%+2.0 pts

119▲2Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+2.4 pts

120Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+1.6 pts

121▲12Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+0.5 pts

122▼27King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+1.5 pts

123▼29Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+1.1 pts

124▼16Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+1.5 pts

125▲5Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+1.1 pts

126▼16Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+0.4 pts

127▲1Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+0.6 pts

128▼10Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+2.9 pts

129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+1.4 pts

130▼16Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+1.4 pts

131▼4Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−0.9 pts

132▼20Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−0.7 pts

133▼1Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES