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Most graduate degrees, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99126.7%+9.4 pts
02Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.3%+4.5 pts
03Cabell County, WVWV91,18313.7%+4.9 pts
04Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.6%+3.9 pts
05Kanawha County, WVWV172,38112.1%+4.0 pts
06Mineral County, WVWV26,79211.4%+6.2 pts
07Tucker County, WVWV6,54011.3%+6.9 pts
08Putnam County, WVWV56,88511.2%+4.3 pts
09Harrison County, WVWV64,22110.4%+4.8 pts
10Marion County, WVWV55,5849.9%+4.0 pts
11Morgan County, WVWV18,0279.4%+4.6 pts
12Nicholas County, WVWV23,8489.3%+5.1 pts
13Wood County, WVWV82,3859.1%+3.5 pts
14Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5789.0%+3.1 pts
15Taylor County, WVWV16,2878.8%+4.8 pts
16Berkeley County, WVWV139,5228.7%+2.8 pts
17Brooke County, WVWV21,1428.7%+4.6 pts
18Wayne County, WVWV37,3098.7%+4.0 pts
19Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.7%+4.3 pts
20Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.3%+3.6 pts
21Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6028.3%+4.5 pts
22Mercer County, WVWV57,5038.2%+3.0 pts
23Summers County, WVWV11,5327.9%+4.3 pts
24Upshur County, WVWV23,7587.7%+2.6 pts
25Hampshire County, WVWV24,1057.0%+2.0 pts
26Wetzel County, WVWV13,7346.8%+2.5 pts
27Marshall County, WVWV29,1596.8%+2.9 pts
28Hardy County, WVWV14,3376.8%+3.0 pts
29Logan County, WVWV30,3756.7%+2.5 pts
30Pleasants County, WVWV7,3386.5%+2.9 pts
31Preston County, WVWV34,0046.4%+1.8 pts
32Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.1%+2.1 pts
33Lewis County, WVWV16,3946.0%+1.8 pts
34Tyler County, WVWV7,8815.9%+2.9 pts
35Mason County, WVWV24,7075.9%+2.0 pts
36Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.8%+1.0 pts
37Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.8%+2.7 pts
38Hancock County, WVWV27,7295.7%+2.0 pts
39Roane County, WVWV13,3175.6%+1.4 pts
40Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.5%+1.5 pts
41Gilmer County, WVWV7,0855.1%−1.4 pts
42Grant County, WVWV11,0415.1%+1.2 pts
43Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.5%+1.6 pts
44Clay County, WVWV7,5384.5%+1.5 pts
45Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%+1.3 pts
46Doddridge County, WVWV7,6344.1%+1.9 pts
47Barbour County, WVWV15,4144.1%−1.0 pts
48Boone County, WVWV20,2514.0%+1.7 pts
49Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.7%+0.2 pts
50Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.4%+0.1 pts
51Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.3%−0.6 pts
52Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+0.1 pts
53Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.9%+0.2 pts
54Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.9%+0.4 pts
55McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES