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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%+32%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93130.6%+27%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66224.8%+28%

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87324.4%+20%

05Albemarle County, VAVA118,35623.1%+32%

06Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+42%

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.4%+29%

08Williamsburg, VAVA15,86121.4%+6%

09Fairfax, VAVA26,77220.8%+37%

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43418.6%+15%

11James City County, VAVA83,32616.7%+20%

12York County, VAVA71,37416.4%+35%

13Radford, VAVA17,24315.5%+12%

14Loudoun County, VAVA449,74915.2%+49%

15Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.9%+24%

16Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.6%+57%

17Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83911.7%−4%

18Henrico County, VAVA342,77511.7%+31%

19Goochland County, VAVA29,18711.5%+77%

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

21Richmond, VAVA237,25710.8%+22%

22Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.8%+64%

23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.4%+20%

24Manassas, VAVA44,33210.3%+45%

25Winchester, VAVA28,2729.6%+69%

26Lynchburg, VAVA81,3479.5%+14%

27Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.4%+35%

28Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.2%+48%

29Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9759.2%+66%

30Nelson County, VAVA14,9209.2%+65%

31Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.0%+63%

32Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.9%+55%

33Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.9%+16%

34Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.8%+35%

35Chesapeake, VAVA255,3328.8%+72%

36Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4398.6%+33%

37Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.5%+38%

38Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.4%+26%

39Hampton, VAVA137,3158.3%+31%

40Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.2%+48%

41King George County, VAVA29,6468.1%+30%

42Staunton, VAVA26,8018.0%+21%

43Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.7%+55%

44Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%+33%

45Bedford County, VAVA83,0597.2%+29%

46Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976.9%+57%

47Waynesboro, VAVA23,9516.8%+45%

48Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3886.8%+18%

49Madison County, VAVA14,2376.8%+70%

50Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%+0%

51Orange County, VAVA40,0836.7%+20%

52Roanoke, VAVA99,1116.6%+25%

53Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.5%+13%

54Newport News, VAVA183,2306.5%+13%

55Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166.4%+20%

56Middlesex County, VAVA10,8416.3%+19%

57Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.3%+59%

58Greene County, VAVA21,9586.2%+49%

59Washington County, VAVA53,8986.2%+46%

60Martinsville, VAVA13,8496.1%+35%

61Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.1%+49%

62Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.9%+248%

63Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665.8%+15%

64Highland County, VAVA2,3185.8%+66%

65Prince George County, VAVA43,9365.8%+24%

66Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.6%+56%

67Bath County, VAVA4,0765.6%+16%

68Accomack County, VAVA33,8595.4%+103%

69Essex County, VAVA10,6545.4%+25%

70Danville, VAVA41,6475.3%+17%

71Petersburg, VAVA33,7345.2%+20%

72Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.2%+18%

73New Kent County, VAVA28,0225.2%+10%

74Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3215.2%+108%

75Franklin, VAVA8,4785.1%−15%

76Franklin County, VAVA55,5265.1%+35%

77Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7155.1%+34%

78Giles County, VAVA16,5645.0%+36%

79King William County, VAVA19,6174.8%+6%

80Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%+32%

81Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.7%+19%

82Warren County, VAVA42,7404.7%+16%

83Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.6%+183%

84Louisa County, VAVA42,9244.6%+37%

85Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.5%+14%

86Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.5%+15%

87Bristol, VAVA16,4184.5%+14%

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7894.4%+30%

89Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.4%−2%

90Emporia, VAVA5,4474.3%−27%

91Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.3%+11%

92Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%−0%

93Wise County, VAVA34,8244.1%+34%

94Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.0%+6%

95Charlotte County, VAVA11,4014.0%+153%

96Lee County, VAVA21,6424.0%+47%

97Caroline County, VAVA34,4133.9%+68%

98Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.9%+33%

99Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723.9%+98%

100Page County, VAVA23,7623.9%+60%

101Buena Vista, VAVA6,6723.9%+128%

102Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.9%+31%

103Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.7%+4%

104Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.7%+38%

105Carroll County, VAVA29,2993.7%+44%

106Norton, VAVA3,4773.6%−13%

107Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.6%+16%

108Galax, VAVA6,6703.6%−19%

109Surry County, VAVA6,6033.6%−3%

110Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963.5%+30%

111Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.5%+76%

112Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.4%+34%

113Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.3%+36%

114Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4903.3%+30%

115Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.2%+19%

116Southampton County, VAVA18,1103.2%+15%

117Russell County, VAVA25,3323.2%+49%

118Bland County, VAVA6,1513.1%+150%

119Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.1%−21%

120Henry County, VAVA49,2423.1%+87%

121Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.1%+25%

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.0%+23%

123King and Queen County, VAVA6,7433.0%+38%

124Craig County, VAVA4,8002.9%+54%

125Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8%+2%

126Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.8%+36%

127Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.8%+41%

128Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.5%+118%

129Scott County, VAVA21,2002.4%+38%

130Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.4%+7%

131Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.4%−27%

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.7%−11%

133Covington, VAVA5,6801.3%−47%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS