RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, VAVA15,15940.6%+6.8 pts

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93136.7%+6.1 pts

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66229.1%+4.3 pts

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327.4%+3.0 pts

05Albemarle County, VAVA118,35625.7%+2.6 pts

06Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.0%+3.7 pts

07Fairfax, VAVA26,77223.8%+3.0 pts

08Lexington, VAVA7,76923.7%+2.2 pts

09Loudoun County, VAVA449,74921.6%+6.4 pts

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43420.5%+1.9 pts

11James City County, VAVA83,32620.4%+3.7 pts

12Williamsburg, VAVA15,86119.6%−1.7 pts

13York County, VAVA71,37418.1%+1.6 pts

14Poquoson, VAVA13,29214.9%+1.0 pts

15Prince William County, VAVA502,96614.7%+3.5 pts

16Henrico County, VAVA342,77514.2%+2.5 pts

17Stafford County, VAVA170,80314.2%+3.3 pts

18Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.0%+2.3 pts

19Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.9%+5.4 pts

20Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.4%+0.8 pts

21Richmond, VAVA237,25713.0%+2.2 pts

22Winchester, VAVA28,27212.9%+3.2 pts

23Goochland County, VAVA29,18712.8%+1.3 pts

24Radford, VAVA17,24312.8%−2.7 pts

25Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14812.2%+1.8 pts

26Clarke County, VAVA15,60911.9%+4.2 pts

27Fauquier County, VAVA76,50311.9%+3.0 pts

28Roanoke County, VAVA97,15011.3%+1.9 pts

29Salem, VAVA25,81611.1%+4.4 pts

30Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.9%+2.0 pts

31Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.9%+2.0 pts

32Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38810.9%+4.1 pts

33Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.8%+1.3 pts

34Chesapeake, VAVA255,33210.4%+1.6 pts

35King George County, VAVA29,64610.3%+2.2 pts

36Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%+2.3 pts

37Middlesex County, VAVA10,84110.3%+4.0 pts

38Manassas, VAVA44,3329.7%−0.6 pts

39Norfolk, VAVA231,0139.7%+2.0 pts

40Manassas Park, VAVA16,5609.5%+3.5 pts

41Mathews County, VAVA8,5299.3%+1.2 pts

42Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3219.2%+4.0 pts

43Nelson County, VAVA14,9208.9%−0.3 pts

44Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9758.8%−0.4 pts

45Northumberland County, VAVA12,5578.8%−0.2 pts

46Suffolk, VAVA104,6998.7%+3.1 pts

47Frederick County, VAVA99,9558.7%+2.7 pts

48Lancaster County, VAVA10,9958.6%−0.6 pts

49Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.5%+1.3 pts

50Madison County, VAVA14,2378.5%+1.6 pts

51Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168.2%+1.8 pts

52Hampton, VAVA137,3158.2%−0.1 pts

53Warren County, VAVA42,7408.1%+3.5 pts

54Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668.0%+2.2 pts

55Newport News, VAVA183,2308.0%+1.5 pts

56Powhatan County, VAVA32,5918.0%+3.7 pts

57Waynesboro, VAVA23,9517.9%+1.1 pts

58Emporia, VAVA5,4477.9%+3.6 pts

59Highland County, VAVA2,3187.8%+2.0 pts

60Roanoke, VAVA99,1117.8%+1.2 pts

61Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.7%+2.3 pts

62Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3917.6%−0.8 pts

63Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+3.9 pts

64Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−1.0 pts

65Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7157.5%+2.4 pts

66Greene County, VAVA21,9587.3%+1.1 pts

67Washington County, VAVA53,8987.1%+1.0 pts

68Franklin, VAVA8,4787.1%+1.9 pts

69Northampton County, VAVA11,8797.0%+1.8 pts

70Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.8%+0.5 pts

71Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726.8%+2.9 pts

72Martinsville, VAVA13,8496.8%+0.7 pts

73Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.6%+0.1 pts

74Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396.5%+1.7 pts

75Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.4%+1.7 pts

76Orange County, VAVA40,0836.4%−0.3 pts

77Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976.3%−0.7 pts

78Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.2%+0.4 pts

79Danville, VAVA41,6476.1%+0.8 pts

80Bristol, VAVA16,4186.1%+1.6 pts

81Louisa County, VAVA42,9246.0%+1.4 pts

82Giles County, VAVA16,5646.0%+1.0 pts

83Halifax County, VAVA33,4476.0%+2.5 pts

84New Kent County, VAVA28,0225.9%+0.7 pts

85Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.8%+1.9 pts

86Surry County, VAVA6,6035.8%+2.2 pts

87Augusta County, VAVA78,9405.7%+1.2 pts

88Franklin County, VAVA55,5265.7%+0.6 pts

89Amherst County, VAVA31,9625.5%+1.2 pts

90King William County, VAVA19,6175.4%+0.6 pts

91Floyd County, VAVA15,7895.3%+0.9 pts

92Craig County, VAVA4,8005.2%+2.2 pts

93Alleghany County, VAVA14,5465.2%+1.2 pts

94Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7474.8%+1.0 pts

95Charlotte County, VAVA11,4014.7%+0.8 pts

96Wythe County, VAVA27,9834.6%+0.9 pts

97Smyth County, VAVA28,8824.6%+1.4 pts

98Charles City County, VAVA6,6234.6%+1.8 pts

99Caroline County, VAVA34,4134.5%+0.6 pts

100Petersburg, VAVA33,7344.5%−0.7 pts

101Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+1.1 pts

102Bland County, VAVA6,1514.4%+1.3 pts

103Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354.2%+0.5 pts

104Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.2%−0.3 pts

105Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.1%−0.3 pts

106Cumberland County, VAVA10,3524.1%+1.0 pts

107Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.1%+0.2 pts

108Bath County, VAVA4,0764.1%−1.5 pts

109Galax, VAVA6,6704.1%+0.5 pts

110Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.0%+0.7 pts

111Scott County, VAVA21,2003.9%+1.6 pts

112Covington, VAVA5,6803.9%+2.6 pts

113Henry County, VAVA49,2423.8%+0.7 pts

114Essex County, VAVA10,6543.8%−1.5 pts

115Lee County, VAVA21,6423.8%−0.2 pts

116Page County, VAVA23,7623.8%−0.1 pts

117Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.7%+0.1 pts

118Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.7%+0.3 pts

119Carroll County, VAVA29,2993.6%−0.1 pts

120Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363.5%+1.8 pts

121Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.5%+0.4 pts

122Southampton County, VAVA18,1103.5%+0.2 pts

123Wise County, VAVA34,8243.5%−0.6 pts

124Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.3%+0.3 pts

125Buckingham County, VAVA17,1373.1%+0.3 pts

126Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963.1%−0.4 pts

127Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.0%+0.2 pts

128Russell County, VAVA25,3323.0%−0.2 pts

129Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.8%+0.4 pts

130King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.6%−0.4 pts

131Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.3%−0.1 pts

132Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.1%−0.4 pts

133Greensville County, VAVA11,1811.5%−3.1 pts

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