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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%+53%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%+37%

03Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+67%

04Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+40%

05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+35%

06Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+36%

07Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+40%

08Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+42%

09Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+88%

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+40%

11James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+49%

12York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+42%

13Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+5%

14Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+61%

15Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+72%

16Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+65%

17Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+74%

18Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+59%

19Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+20%

20Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.2%+69%

21Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.1%+61%

22Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.3%+87%

23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14816.9%+62%

24Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.5%+87%

25Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+18%

26Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.4%+93%

27Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+103%

28Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.0%+79%

29Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+74%

30Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+64%

31Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.3%+97%

32Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+64%

33Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+64%

34Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.4%+71%

35King George County, VAVA29,64614.2%+76%

36Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+83%

37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.7%+100%

38Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+103%

39Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+40%

40Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.5%+47%

41Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.3%+55%

42Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+44%

43Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.1%+82%

44Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+133%

45Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.0%+38%

46Frederick County, VAVA99,95512.8%+110%

47Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.7%+144%

48Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+22%

49Louisa County, VAVA42,92412.2%+166%

50New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.9%+129%

51Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%+100%

52Greene County, VAVA21,95811.8%+90%

53Madison County, VAVA14,23711.8%+73%

54Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.7%+84%

55Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.5%+75%

56Newport News, VAVA183,23011.5%+77%

57Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.4%+120%

58Botetourt County, VAVA34,14411.4%+81%

59Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.3%+80%

60Hampton, VAVA137,31511.0%+34%

61Powhatan County, VAVA32,59110.9%+158%

62Orange County, VAVA40,08310.8%+62%

63Franklin, VAVA8,47810.6%+106%

64Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.2%+57%

65Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%+76%

66Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.2%+96%

67Washington County, VAVA53,8989.8%+58%

68Warren County, VAVA42,7409.7%+106%

69Gloucester County, VAVA40,0979.6%+38%

70Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.6%+148%

71Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.6%+39%

72Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.5%+62%

73Surry County, VAVA6,6039.4%+161%

74Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.3%+108%

75Bristol, VAVA16,4189.3%+107%

76Amherst County, VAVA31,9629.3%+117%

77Portsmouth, VAVA96,7778.9%+89%

78Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.9%+74%

79Giles County, VAVA16,5648.8%+78%

80Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.8%+73%

81Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018.7%+119%

82Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.7%+50%

83Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.7%+93%

84Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.7%+62%

85Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.6%+79%

86Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.4%+3%

87Danville, VAVA41,6478.3%+58%

88Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.3%+90%

89Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+117%

90Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.2%+34%

91Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.1%+106%

92Cumberland County, VAVA10,3527.9%+156%

93Halifax County, VAVA33,4477.9%+127%

94Craig County, VAVA4,8007.8%+165%

95Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.7%+71%

96Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+109%

97Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.6%+103%

98Galax, VAVA6,6707.3%+104%

99Essex County, VAVA10,6547.1%+32%

100King William County, VAVA19,6176.7%+38%

101Bath County, VAVA4,0766.6%+18%

102Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.5%+87%

103Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.3%+97%

104Smyth County, VAVA28,8826.3%+94%

105Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.3%+56%

106Sussex County, VAVA10,7556.2%+81%

107Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.0%+98%

108Emporia, VAVA5,4476.0%+39%

109Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.7%+55%

110Richmond County, VAVA9,2945.7%+141%

111Wise County, VAVA34,8245.6%+37%

112Charles City County, VAVA6,6235.6%+101%

113Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+80%

114Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+43%

115Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925.5%+77%

116Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.4%+47%

117Scott County, VAVA21,2005.3%+124%

118Bland County, VAVA6,1515.1%+64%

119Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+96%

120Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+47%

121Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+13%

122King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+50%

123Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+35%

124Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+52%

125Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+36%

126Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+11%

127Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+17%

128Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+221%

129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+49%

130Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+59%

131Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−20%

132Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−19%

133Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+54%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES