RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 4.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15925.6%–

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93124.0%–

03Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87320.3%–

04Williamsburg, VAVA15,86120.2%–

05Alexandria, VAVA160,66219.3%–

06Albemarle County, VAVA118,35617.5%–

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,38816.5%–

08Montgomery County, VAVA98,43416.2%–

09Lexington, VAVA7,76915.2%–

10Fairfax, VAVA26,77215.2%–

11James City County, VAVA83,32613.9%–

12Radford, VAVA17,24313.8%–

13Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83912.3%–

14York County, VAVA71,37412.2%–

15Poquoson, VAVA13,29211.2%–

16Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.2%–

17Prince William County, VAVA502,9669.3%–

18Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.9%–

19Richmond, VAVA237,2578.9%–

20Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1488.7%–

21Lynchburg, VAVA81,3478.3%–

22Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3938.0%–

23Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377.7%–

24Manassas, VAVA44,3327.1%–

25Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.9%–

26Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%–

27Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916.7%–

28Staunton, VAVA26,8016.6%–

29Stafford County, VAVA170,8036.6%–

30Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.6%–

31Goochland County, VAVA29,1876.5%–

32Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4396.5%–

33Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%–

34Lancaster County, VAVA10,9956.2%–

35King George County, VAVA29,6466.2%–

36Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6636.2%–

37Franklin, VAVA8,4786.0%–

38Emporia, VAVA5,4475.8%–

39Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3885.8%–

40Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7385.8%–

41Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.8%–

42Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%–

43Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.8%–

44Winchester, VAVA28,2725.7%–

45Bedford County, VAVA83,0595.6%–

46Nelson County, VAVA14,9205.6%–

47Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9755.5%–

48Orange County, VAVA40,0835.5%–

49Mathews County, VAVA8,5295.5%–

50Northumberland County, VAVA12,5575.5%–

51Rockingham County, VAVA89,3165.3%–

52Middlesex County, VAVA10,8415.3%–

53Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.3%–

54Chesapeake, VAVA255,3325.1%–

55Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665.1%–

56Clarke County, VAVA15,6095.0%–

57Bath County, VAVA4,0764.8%–

58New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%–

59Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514.7%–

60Prince George County, VAVA43,9364.7%–

61King William County, VAVA19,6174.5%–

62Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.5%–

63Danville, VAVA41,6474.5%–

64Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.5%–

65Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974.4%–

66Galax, VAVA6,6704.4%–

67Northampton County, VAVA11,8794.4%–

68Petersburg, VAVA33,7344.3%–

69Essex County, VAVA10,6544.3%–

70Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%–

71Washington County, VAVA53,8984.2%–

72Greene County, VAVA21,9584.2%–

73Norton, VAVA3,4774.2%–

74Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.1%–

75Warren County, VAVA42,7404.0%–

76Madison County, VAVA14,2374.0%–

77Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%–

78Botetourt County, VAVA34,1444.0%–

79Portsmouth, VAVA96,7773.9%–

80Bristol, VAVA16,4183.9%–

81Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.9%–

82Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.9%–

83Amherst County, VAVA31,9623.8%–

84Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463.8%–

85Franklin County, VAVA55,5263.8%–

86Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153.8%–

87Surry County, VAVA6,6033.7%–

88Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393.7%–

89Giles County, VAVA16,5643.6%–

90Suffolk, VAVA104,6993.6%–

91Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.6%–

92Highland County, VAVA2,3183.5%–

93Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.4%–

94Louisa County, VAVA42,9243.4%–

95Richmond County, VAVA9,2943.2%–

96Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.1%–

97Wise County, VAVA34,8243.0%–

98Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.0%–

99Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.9%–

100Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.8%–

101Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8%–

102Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.7%–

103Lee County, VAVA21,6422.7%–

104Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.7%–

105Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.7%–

106Accomack County, VAVA33,8592.7%–

107Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.6%–

108Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.6%–

109Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4902.5%–

110Covington, VAVA5,6802.5%–

111Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.5%–

112Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272.5%–

113Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.5%–

114Amelia County, VAVA13,6322.4%–

115Page County, VAVA23,7622.4%–

116Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.3%–

117Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.2%–

118King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.2%–

119Russell County, VAVA25,3322.1%–

120Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.0%–

121Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.0%–

122Halifax County, VAVA33,4472.0%–

123Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.0%–

124Craig County, VAVA4,8001.9%–

125Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.9%–

126Scott County, VAVA21,2001.7%–

127Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601.7%–

128Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.7%–

129Henry County, VAVA49,2421.7%–

130Greensville County, VAVA11,1811.6%–

131Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011.6%–

132Bland County, VAVA6,1511.2%–

133Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.2%–

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