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Most graduate degrees, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, VAVA15,15947.6%+41%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93140.5%+33%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66233.8%+37%

04Fairfax, VAVA26,77231.2%+50%

05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87331.1%+28%

06Charlottesville, VAVA44,38828.6%+34%

07Albemarle County, VAVA118,35628.3%+23%

08Loudoun County, VAVA449,74926.4%+74%

09Williamsburg, VAVA15,86124.9%+17%

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424.5%+32%

11James City County, VAVA83,32624.2%+45%

12Lexington, VAVA7,76924.2%+12%

13York County, VAVA71,37422.8%+39%

14Radford, VAVA17,24322.2%+43%

15Poquoson, VAVA13,29220.2%+46%

16Goochland County, VAVA29,18720.1%+74%

17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.0%+51%

18Henrico County, VAVA342,77517.4%+48%

19Richmond, VAVA237,25717.3%+60%

20Prince William County, VAVA502,96617.0%+52%

21Stafford County, VAVA170,80316.7%+55%

22Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516.6%+80%

23Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.2%+29%

24Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14815.2%+45%

25Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.0%+58%

26Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.8%+73%

27Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.8%+91%

28Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+64%

29Hanover County, VAVA116,42314.5%+63%

30Greene County, VAVA21,95814.3%+130%

31Staunton, VAVA26,80114.2%+76%

32Winchester, VAVA28,27214.1%+46%

33Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.9%+57%

34Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.7%+54%

35King George County, VAVA29,64613.6%+69%

36Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+43%

37Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.1%+43%

38Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.9%+89%

39Chesapeake, VAVA255,33212.8%+46%

40Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+48%

41Salem, VAVA25,81612.4%+85%

42Bedford County, VAVA83,05912.4%+71%

43Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.3%+31%

44Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.1%+77%

45Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.1%+115%

46Manassas, VAVA44,33211.7%+14%

47Norfolk, VAVA231,01311.7%+52%

48New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.6%+123%

49Frederick County, VAVA99,95511.4%+88%

50Bristol, VAVA16,41811.4%+154%

51Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.3%+119%

52Highland County, VAVA2,31811.1%+91%

53Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.0%+72%

54Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.9%+67%

55Northampton County, VAVA11,87910.8%+108%

56Hampton, VAVA137,31510.6%+29%

57Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39110.6%+26%

58Newport News, VAVA183,23010.4%+60%

59Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.3%+64%

60Roanoke, VAVA99,1119.9%+50%

61Louisa County, VAVA42,9249.8%+114%

62Orange County, VAVA40,0839.5%+42%

63Norton, VAVA3,4779.4%+158%

64Powhatan County, VAVA32,5919.3%+120%

65Middlesex County, VAVA10,8419.3%+47%

66Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.3%+59%

67Cumberland County, VAVA10,3529.2%+197%

68Washington County, VAVA53,8989.2%+48%

69Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.0%+132%

70Madison County, VAVA14,2379.0%+31%

71Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.8%+72%

72Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.4%+66%

73Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.4%+56%

74Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+116%

75Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.3%+19%

76Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.1%+83%

77Giles County, VAVA16,5648.0%+60%

78Floyd County, VAVA15,7897.9%+78%

79Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.8%+108%

80Portsmouth, VAVA96,7777.7%+62%

81Amherst County, VAVA31,9627.7%+80%

82Petersburg, VAVA33,7347.5%+45%

83Augusta County, VAVA78,9407.5%+67%

84Galax, VAVA6,6707.4%+106%

85Caroline County, VAVA34,4137.4%+88%

86Danville, VAVA41,6477.3%+38%

87Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.2%−11%

88Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.2%+60%

89King William County, VAVA19,6177.2%+49%

90Martinsville, VAVA13,8497.2%+17%

91Manassas Park, VAVA16,5607.2%+20%

92Warren County, VAVA42,7407.1%+51%

93Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396.9%+43%

94Amelia County, VAVA13,6326.9%+109%

95King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436.8%+128%

96Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.7%+16%

97Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.6%+117%

98Richmond County, VAVA9,2946.6%+179%

99Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.4%+85%

100Wise County, VAVA34,8246.4%+57%

101Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926.2%+101%

102Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.1%+53%

103Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.1%+89%

104Page County, VAVA23,7625.9%+53%

105Halifax County, VAVA33,4475.8%+69%

106Surry County, VAVA6,6035.8%+61%

107Franklin, VAVA8,4785.7%+10%

108Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375.6%+98%

109Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+81%

110Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.5%+43%

111Craig County, VAVA4,8005.4%+84%

112Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.4%+37%

113Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.4%+45%

114Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.3%+125%

115Scott County, VAVA21,2005.2%+121%

116Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.1%+28%

117Smyth County, VAVA28,8825.0%+53%

118Covington, VAVA5,6804.8%+267%

119Charles City County, VAVA6,6234.8%+72%

120Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.8%+45%

121Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.4%+74%

122Bath County, VAVA4,0764.3%−23%

123Carroll County, VAVA29,2994.1%+12%

124Bland County, VAVA6,1514.1%+32%

125Essex County, VAVA10,6544.1%−24%

126Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.0%+16%

127Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.0%−13%

128Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.9%+8%

129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.5%+26%

130Russell County, VAVA25,3323.3%+3%

131Emporia, VAVA5,4473.1%−28%

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.9%+71%

133Lee County, VAVA21,6422.4%−39%

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