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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 (2023 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, VAVA15,15933.8%+0%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93130.6%+0%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66224.8%+0%

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87324.4%+0%

05Albemarle County, VAVA118,35623.1%+0%

06Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+0%

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.4%+0%

08Williamsburg, VAVA15,86121.4%+0%

09Fairfax, VAVA26,77220.8%+0%

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43418.6%+0%

11James City County, VAVA83,32616.7%+0%

12York County, VAVA71,37416.4%+0%

13Radford, VAVA17,24315.5%+0%

14Loudoun County, VAVA449,74915.2%+0%

15Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.9%+0%

16Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.6%+0%

17Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83911.7%+0%

18Henrico County, VAVA342,77511.7%+0%

19Goochland County, VAVA29,18711.5%+0%

20Prince William County, VAVA502,96611.2%+0%

21Richmond, VAVA237,25710.8%+0%

22Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.8%+0%

23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.4%+0%

24Manassas, VAVA44,33210.3%+0%

25Winchester, VAVA28,2729.6%+0%

26Lynchburg, VAVA81,3479.5%+0%

27Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.4%+0%

28Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.2%+0%

29Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9759.2%+0%

30Nelson County, VAVA14,9209.2%+0%

31Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.0%+0%

32Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.9%+0%

33Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.9%+0%

34Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.8%+0%

35Chesapeake, VAVA255,3328.8%+0%

36Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4398.6%+0%

37Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.5%+0%

38Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.4%+0%

39Hampton, VAVA137,3158.3%+0%

40Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.2%+0%

41King George County, VAVA29,6468.1%+0%

42Staunton, VAVA26,8018.0%+0%

43Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.7%+0%

44Norfolk, VAVA231,0137.7%+0%

45Bedford County, VAVA83,0597.2%+0%

46Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976.9%+0%

47Waynesboro, VAVA23,9516.8%+0%

48Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3886.8%+0%

49Madison County, VAVA14,2376.8%+0%

50Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%+0%

51Orange County, VAVA40,0836.7%+0%

52Roanoke, VAVA99,1116.6%+0%

53Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.5%+0%

54Newport News, VAVA183,2306.5%+0%

55Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166.4%+0%

56Middlesex County, VAVA10,8416.3%+0%

57Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.3%+0%

58Greene County, VAVA21,9586.2%+0%

59Washington County, VAVA53,8986.2%+0%

60Martinsville, VAVA13,8496.1%+0%

61Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.1%+0%

62Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.9%+0%

63Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665.8%+0%

64Highland County, VAVA2,3185.8%+0%

65Prince George County, VAVA43,9365.8%+0%

66Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.6%+0%

67Bath County, VAVA4,0765.6%+0%

68Accomack County, VAVA33,8595.4%+0%

69Essex County, VAVA10,6545.4%+0%

70Danville, VAVA41,6475.3%+0%

71Petersburg, VAVA33,7345.2%+0%

72Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.2%+0%

73New Kent County, VAVA28,0225.2%+0%

74Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3215.2%+0%

75Franklin, VAVA8,4785.1%+0%

76Franklin County, VAVA55,5265.1%+0%

77Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7155.1%+0%

78Giles County, VAVA16,5645.0%+0%

79King William County, VAVA19,6174.8%+0%

80Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%+0%

81Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.7%+0%

82Warren County, VAVA42,7404.7%+0%

83Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.6%+0%

84Louisa County, VAVA42,9244.6%+0%

85Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.5%+0%

86Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.5%+0%

87Bristol, VAVA16,4184.5%+0%

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7894.4%+0%

89Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.4%+0%

90Emporia, VAVA5,4474.3%+0%

91Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.3%+0%

92Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%+0%

93Wise County, VAVA34,8244.1%+0%

94Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.0%+0%

95Charlotte County, VAVA11,4014.0%+0%

96Lee County, VAVA21,6424.0%+0%

97Caroline County, VAVA34,4133.9%+0%

98Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.9%+0%

99Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723.9%+0%

100Page County, VAVA23,7623.9%+0%

101Buena Vista, VAVA6,6723.9%+0%

102Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.9%+0%

103Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.7%+0%

104Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.7%+0%

105Carroll County, VAVA29,2993.7%+0%

106Norton, VAVA3,4773.6%+0%

107Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.6%+0%

108Galax, VAVA6,6703.6%+0%

109Surry County, VAVA6,6033.6%+0%

110Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963.5%+0%

111Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.5%+0%

112Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.4%+0%

113Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.3%+0%

114Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4903.3%+0%

115Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.2%+0%

116Southampton County, VAVA18,1103.2%+0%

117Russell County, VAVA25,3323.2%+0%

118Bland County, VAVA6,1513.1%+0%

119Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.1%+0%

120Henry County, VAVA49,2423.1%+0%

121Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.1%+0%

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.0%+0%

123King and Queen County, VAVA6,7433.0%+0%

124Craig County, VAVA4,8002.9%+0%

125Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8%+0%

126Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.8%+0%

127Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.8%+0%

128Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.5%+0%

129Scott County, VAVA21,2002.4%+0%

130Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.4%+0%

131Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.4%+0%

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.7%+0%

133Covington, VAVA5,6801.3%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES