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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Falls Church, VAVA15,15947.6%+13.9 pts
02Arlington County, VAVA243,93140.5%+10.0 pts
03Alexandria, VAVA160,66233.8%+9.1 pts
04Fairfax, VAVA26,77231.2%+10.4 pts
05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87331.1%+6.8 pts
06Charlottesville, VAVA44,38828.6%+7.3 pts
07Albemarle County, VAVA118,35628.3%+5.2 pts
08Loudoun County, VAVA449,74926.4%+11.2 pts
09Williamsburg, VAVA15,86124.9%+3.6 pts
10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424.5%+5.9 pts
11James City County, VAVA83,32624.2%+7.5 pts
12Lexington, VAVA7,76924.2%+2.6 pts
13York County, VAVA71,37422.8%+6.3 pts
14Radford, VAVA17,24322.2%+6.7 pts
15Poquoson, VAVA13,29220.2%+6.4 pts
16Goochland County, VAVA29,18720.1%+8.5 pts
17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.0%+6.4 pts
18Henrico County, VAVA342,77517.4%+5.7 pts
19Richmond, VAVA237,25717.3%+6.5 pts
20Prince William County, VAVA502,96617.0%+5.8 pts
21Stafford County, VAVA170,80316.7%+5.9 pts
22Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516.6%+7.4 pts
23Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.2%+3.5 pts
24Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14815.2%+4.7 pts
25Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.0%+5.5 pts
26Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.8%+6.3 pts
27Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.8%+7.0 pts
28Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts
29Hanover County, VAVA116,42314.5%+5.6 pts
30Greene County, VAVA21,95814.3%+8.1 pts
31Staunton, VAVA26,80114.2%+6.1 pts
32Winchester, VAVA28,27214.1%+4.4 pts
33Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.9%+5.0 pts
34Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.7%+4.8 pts
35King George County, VAVA29,64613.6%+5.6 pts
36Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts
37Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.1%+3.9 pts
38Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.9%+6.1 pts
39Chesapeake, VAVA255,33212.8%+4.1 pts
40Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+4.1 pts
41Salem, VAVA25,81612.4%+5.7 pts
42Bedford County, VAVA83,05912.4%+5.2 pts
43Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.3%+2.9 pts
44Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.1%+5.3 pts
45Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.1%+6.5 pts
46Manassas, VAVA44,33211.7%+1.4 pts
47Norfolk, VAVA231,01311.7%+4.0 pts
48New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.6%+6.4 pts
49Frederick County, VAVA99,95511.4%+5.3 pts
50Bristol, VAVA16,41811.4%+6.9 pts
51Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32111.3%+6.2 pts
52Highland County, VAVA2,31811.1%+5.3 pts
53Rockingham County, VAVA89,31611.0%+4.6 pts
54Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.9%+4.4 pts
55Northampton County, VAVA11,87910.8%+5.6 pts
56Hampton, VAVA137,31510.6%+2.4 pts
57Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39110.6%+2.2 pts
58Newport News, VAVA183,23010.4%+3.9 pts
59Botetourt County, VAVA34,14410.3%+4.0 pts
60Roanoke, VAVA99,1119.9%+3.3 pts
61Louisa County, VAVA42,9249.8%+5.2 pts
62Orange County, VAVA40,0839.5%+2.8 pts
63Norton, VAVA3,4779.4%+5.7 pts
64Powhatan County, VAVA32,5919.3%+5.1 pts
65Middlesex County, VAVA10,8419.3%+3.0 pts
66Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.3%+3.4 pts
67Cumberland County, VAVA10,3529.2%+6.1 pts
68Washington County, VAVA53,8989.2%+3.0 pts
69Buena Vista, VAVA6,6729.0%+5.1 pts
70Madison County, VAVA14,2379.0%+2.1 pts
71Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.8%+3.7 pts
72Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.4%+3.3 pts
73Accomack County, VAVA33,8598.4%+3.0 pts
74Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.3%+4.5 pts
75Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.3%+1.3 pts
76Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.1%+3.7 pts
77Giles County, VAVA16,5648.0%+3.0 pts
78Floyd County, VAVA15,7897.9%+3.5 pts
79Wythe County, VAVA27,9837.8%+4.0 pts
80Portsmouth, VAVA96,7777.7%+2.9 pts
81Amherst County, VAVA31,9627.7%+3.4 pts
82Petersburg, VAVA33,7347.5%+2.3 pts
83Augusta County, VAVA78,9407.5%+3.0 pts
84Galax, VAVA6,6707.4%+3.8 pts
85Caroline County, VAVA34,4137.4%+3.5 pts
86Danville, VAVA41,6477.3%+2.0 pts
87Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.2%−0.9 pts
88Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867.2%+2.7 pts
89King William County, VAVA19,6177.2%+2.4 pts
90Martinsville, VAVA13,8497.2%+1.1 pts
91Manassas Park, VAVA16,5607.2%+1.2 pts
92Warren County, VAVA42,7407.1%+2.4 pts
93Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396.9%+2.1 pts
94Amelia County, VAVA13,6326.9%+3.6 pts
95King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436.8%+3.8 pts
96Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.7%+0.9 pts
97Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.6%+3.6 pts
98Richmond County, VAVA9,2946.6%+4.2 pts
99Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.4%+3.0 pts
100Wise County, VAVA34,8246.4%+2.3 pts
101Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926.2%+3.1 pts
102Alleghany County, VAVA14,5466.1%+2.1 pts
103Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.1%+2.9 pts
104Page County, VAVA23,7625.9%+2.0 pts
105Halifax County, VAVA33,4475.8%+2.4 pts
106Surry County, VAVA6,6035.8%+2.2 pts
107Franklin, VAVA8,4785.7%+0.5 pts
108Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375.6%+2.8 pts
109Henry County, VAVA49,2425.6%+2.5 pts
110Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.5%+1.7 pts
111Craig County, VAVA4,8005.4%+2.5 pts
112Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.4%+1.5 pts
113Tazewell County, VAVA38,6355.4%+1.7 pts
114Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.3%+3.0 pts
115Scott County, VAVA21,2005.2%+2.9 pts
116Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.1%+1.1 pts
117Smyth County, VAVA28,8825.0%+1.7 pts
118Covington, VAVA5,6804.8%+3.5 pts
119Charles City County, VAVA6,6234.8%+2.0 pts
120Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.8%+1.5 pts
121Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.4%+1.9 pts
122Bath County, VAVA4,0764.3%−1.3 pts
123Carroll County, VAVA29,2994.1%+0.4 pts
124Bland County, VAVA6,1514.1%+1.0 pts
125Essex County, VAVA10,6544.1%−1.3 pts
126Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.0%+0.6 pts
127Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.0%−0.6 pts
128Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.9%+0.3 pts
129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.5%+0.7 pts
130Russell County, VAVA25,3323.3%+0.1 pts
131Emporia, VAVA5,4473.1%−1.2 pts
132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.9%+1.2 pts
133Lee County, VAVA21,6422.4%−1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS