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Most graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 2010

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, VAVA15,15940.6%+20%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93136.7%+20%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66229.1%+17%

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327.4%+12%

05Albemarle County, VAVA118,35625.7%+11%

06Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.0%+17%

07Fairfax, VAVA26,77223.8%+14%

08Lexington, VAVA7,76923.7%+10%

09Loudoun County, VAVA449,74921.6%+42%

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43420.5%+10%

11James City County, VAVA83,32620.4%+22%

12Williamsburg, VAVA15,86119.6%−8%

13York County, VAVA71,37418.1%+10%

14Poquoson, VAVA13,29214.9%+7%

15Prince William County, VAVA502,96614.7%+31%

16Henrico County, VAVA342,77514.2%+21%

17Stafford County, VAVA170,80314.2%+31%

18Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.0%+19%

19Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.9%+62%

20Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.4%+6%

21Richmond, VAVA237,25713.0%+20%

22Winchester, VAVA28,27212.9%+33%

23Goochland County, VAVA29,18712.8%+11%

24Radford, VAVA17,24312.8%−17%

25Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14812.2%+17%

26Clarke County, VAVA15,60911.9%+54%

27Fauquier County, VAVA76,50311.9%+34%

28Roanoke County, VAVA97,15011.3%+21%

29Salem, VAVA25,81611.1%+66%

30Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.9%+22%

31Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.9%+22%

32Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38810.9%+59%

33Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.8%+14%

34Chesapeake, VAVA255,33210.4%+19%

35King George County, VAVA29,64610.3%+28%

36Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%+28%

37Middlesex County, VAVA10,84110.3%+63%

38Manassas, VAVA44,3329.7%−6%

39Norfolk, VAVA231,0139.7%+26%

40Manassas Park, VAVA16,5609.5%+59%

41Mathews County, VAVA8,5299.3%+14%

42Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3219.2%+77%

43Nelson County, VAVA14,9208.9%−3%

44Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9758.8%−4%

45Northumberland County, VAVA12,5578.8%−2%

46Suffolk, VAVA104,6998.7%+56%

47Frederick County, VAVA99,9558.7%+44%

48Lancaster County, VAVA10,9958.6%−6%

49Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.5%+18%

50Madison County, VAVA14,2378.5%+24%

51Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168.2%+29%

52Hampton, VAVA137,3158.2%−1%

53Warren County, VAVA42,7408.1%+74%

54Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668.0%+37%

55Newport News, VAVA183,2308.0%+23%

56Powhatan County, VAVA32,5918.0%+89%

57Waynesboro, VAVA23,9517.9%+16%

58Emporia, VAVA5,4477.9%+84%

59Highland County, VAVA2,3187.8%+35%

60Roanoke, VAVA99,1117.8%+18%

61Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.7%+43%

62Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3917.6%−9%

63Norton, VAVA3,4777.6%+108%

64Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−11%

65Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7157.5%+47%

66Greene County, VAVA21,9587.3%+17%

67Washington County, VAVA53,8987.1%+16%

68Franklin, VAVA8,4787.1%+37%

69Northampton County, VAVA11,8797.0%+35%

70Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.8%+9%

71Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726.8%+76%

72Martinsville, VAVA13,8496.8%+11%

73Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.6%+2%

74Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396.5%+35%

75Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.4%+37%

76Orange County, VAVA40,0836.4%−5%

77Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976.3%−10%

78Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.2%+7%

79Danville, VAVA41,6476.1%+16%

80Bristol, VAVA16,4186.1%+36%

81Louisa County, VAVA42,9246.0%+31%

82Giles County, VAVA16,5646.0%+21%

83Halifax County, VAVA33,4476.0%+72%

84New Kent County, VAVA28,0225.9%+14%

85Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.8%+48%

86Surry County, VAVA6,6035.8%+62%

87Augusta County, VAVA78,9405.7%+26%

88Franklin County, VAVA55,5265.7%+11%

89Amherst County, VAVA31,9625.5%+28%

90King William County, VAVA19,6175.4%+12%

91Floyd County, VAVA15,7895.3%+19%

92Craig County, VAVA4,8005.2%+76%

93Alleghany County, VAVA14,5465.2%+29%

94Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7474.8%+26%

95Charlotte County, VAVA11,4014.7%+19%

96Wythe County, VAVA27,9834.6%+24%

97Smyth County, VAVA28,8824.6%+42%

98Charles City County, VAVA6,6234.6%+65%

99Caroline County, VAVA34,4134.5%+14%

100Petersburg, VAVA33,7344.5%−14%

101Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+34%

102Bland County, VAVA6,1514.4%+42%

103Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354.2%+14%

104Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.2%−8%

105Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.1%−6%

106Cumberland County, VAVA10,3524.1%+33%

107Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.1%+6%

108Bath County, VAVA4,0764.1%−27%

109Galax, VAVA6,6704.1%+13%

110Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.0%+22%

111Scott County, VAVA21,2003.9%+66%

112Covington, VAVA5,6803.9%+197%

113Henry County, VAVA49,2423.8%+24%

114Essex County, VAVA10,6543.8%−29%

115Lee County, VAVA21,6423.8%−5%

116Page County, VAVA23,7623.8%−3%

117Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.7%+3%

118Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.7%+7%

119Carroll County, VAVA29,2993.6%−3%

120Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363.5%+109%

121Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.5%+15%

122Southampton County, VAVA18,1103.5%+7%

123Wise County, VAVA34,8243.5%−15%

124Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.3%+8%

125Buckingham County, VAVA17,1373.1%+9%

126Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963.1%−12%

127Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.0%+8%

128Russell County, VAVA25,3323.0%−5%

129Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.8%+18%

130King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.6%−14%

131Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.3%−5%

132Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.1%−17%

133Greensville County, VAVA11,1811.5%−67%

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