RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15933.8%+8.2 pts

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93130.6%+6.6 pts

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66224.8%+5.5 pts

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87324.4%+4.1 pts

05Albemarle County, VAVA118,35623.1%+5.6 pts

06Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+6.4 pts

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.4%+4.8 pts

08Williamsburg, VAVA15,86121.4%+1.2 pts

09Fairfax, VAVA26,77220.8%+5.7 pts

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43418.6%+2.4 pts

11James City County, VAVA83,32616.7%+2.8 pts

12York County, VAVA71,37416.4%+4.2 pts

13Radford, VAVA17,24315.5%+1.7 pts

14Loudoun County, VAVA449,74915.2%+5.0 pts

15Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.9%+2.7 pts

16Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.6%+4.6 pts

17Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83911.7%−0.5 pts

18Henrico County, VAVA342,77511.7%+2.8 pts

19Goochland County, VAVA29,18711.5%+5.0 pts

20Prince William County, VAVA502,96611.2%+1.9 pts

21Richmond, VAVA237,25710.8%+1.9 pts

22Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.8%+4.2 pts

23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.4%+1.7 pts

24Manassas, VAVA44,33210.3%+3.2 pts

25Winchester, VAVA28,2729.6%+3.9 pts

26Lynchburg, VAVA81,3479.5%+1.2 pts

27Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.4%+2.4 pts

28Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.2%+3.0 pts

29Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9759.2%+3.7 pts

30Nelson County, VAVA14,9209.2%+3.6 pts

31Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.0%+3.5 pts

32Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.9%+3.1 pts

33Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.9%+1.2 pts

34Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.8%+2.3 pts

35Chesapeake, VAVA255,3328.8%+3.7 pts

36Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4398.6%+2.1 pts

37Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.5%+2.3 pts

38Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.4%+1.7 pts

39Hampton, VAVA137,3158.3%+1.9 pts

40Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.2%+2.6 pts

41King George County, VAVA29,6468.1%+1.9 pts

42Staunton, VAVA26,8018.0%+1.4 pts

43Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.7%+2.8 pts

44Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%+1.9 pts

45Bedford County, VAVA83,0597.2%+1.6 pts

46Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976.9%+2.5 pts

47Waynesboro, VAVA23,9516.8%+2.1 pts

48Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3886.8%+1.0 pts

49Madison County, VAVA14,2376.8%+2.8 pts

50Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%+0.0 pts

51Orange County, VAVA40,0836.7%+1.1 pts

52Roanoke, VAVA99,1116.6%+1.3 pts

53Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.5%+0.7 pts

54Newport News, VAVA183,2306.5%+0.7 pts

55Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166.4%+1.1 pts

56Middlesex County, VAVA10,8416.3%+1.0 pts

57Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.3%+2.3 pts

58Greene County, VAVA21,9586.2%+2.0 pts

59Washington County, VAVA53,8986.2%+2.0 pts

60Martinsville, VAVA13,8496.1%+1.6 pts

61Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.1%+2.0 pts

62Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.9%+4.2 pts

63Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665.8%+0.8 pts

64Highland County, VAVA2,3185.8%+2.3 pts

65Prince George County, VAVA43,9365.8%+1.1 pts

66Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.6%+2.0 pts

67Bath County, VAVA4,0765.6%+0.8 pts

68Accomack County, VAVA33,8595.4%+2.7 pts

69Essex County, VAVA10,6545.4%+1.1 pts

70Danville, VAVA41,6475.3%+0.8 pts

71Petersburg, VAVA33,7345.2%+0.9 pts

72Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.2%+0.8 pts

73New Kent County, VAVA28,0225.2%+0.5 pts

74Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3215.2%+2.7 pts

75Franklin, VAVA8,4785.1%−0.9 pts

76Franklin County, VAVA55,5265.1%+1.3 pts

77Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7155.1%+1.3 pts

78Giles County, VAVA16,5645.0%+1.3 pts

79King William County, VAVA19,6174.8%+0.3 pts

80Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%+1.2 pts

81Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.7%+0.8 pts

82Warren County, VAVA42,7404.7%+0.6 pts

83Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.6%+3.0 pts

84Louisa County, VAVA42,9244.6%+1.2 pts

85Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.5%+0.6 pts

86Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.5%+0.6 pts

87Bristol, VAVA16,4184.5%+0.5 pts

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7894.4%+1.0 pts

89Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.4%−0.1 pts

90Emporia, VAVA5,4474.3%−1.6 pts

91Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.3%+0.4 pts

92Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%−0.0 pts

93Wise County, VAVA34,8244.1%+1.0 pts

94Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.0%+0.2 pts

95Charlotte County, VAVA11,4014.0%+2.4 pts

96Lee County, VAVA21,6424.0%+1.3 pts

97Caroline County, VAVA34,4133.9%+1.6 pts

98Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.9%+1.0 pts

99Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723.9%+1.9 pts

100Page County, VAVA23,7623.9%+1.4 pts

101Buena Vista, VAVA6,6723.9%+2.2 pts

102Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.9%+0.9 pts

103Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.7%+0.1 pts

104Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.7%+1.0 pts

105Carroll County, VAVA29,2993.7%+1.1 pts

106Norton, VAVA3,4773.6%−0.5 pts

107Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.6%+0.5 pts

108Galax, VAVA6,6703.6%−0.8 pts

109Surry County, VAVA6,6033.6%−0.1 pts

110Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963.5%+0.8 pts

111Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.5%+1.5 pts

112Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.4%+0.9 pts

113Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.3%+0.9 pts

114Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4903.3%+0.8 pts

115Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.2%+0.5 pts

116Southampton County, VAVA18,1103.2%+0.4 pts

117Russell County, VAVA25,3323.2%+1.0 pts

118Bland County, VAVA6,1513.1%+1.9 pts

119Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.1%−0.8 pts

120Henry County, VAVA49,2423.1%+1.4 pts

121Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.1%+0.6 pts

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.0%+0.6 pts

123King and Queen County, VAVA6,7433.0%+0.8 pts

124Craig County, VAVA4,8002.9%+1.0 pts

125Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8%+0.1 pts

126Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.8%+0.7 pts

127Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.8%+0.8 pts

128Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.5%+1.4 pts

129Scott County, VAVA21,2002.4%+0.7 pts

130Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.4%+0.2 pts

131Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.4%−0.9 pts

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.7%−0.2 pts

133Covington, VAVA5,6801.3%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS