RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99115.1%–

02Cabell County, WVWV91,1837.9%–

03Ohio County, WVWV40,4967.1%–

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026.1%–

05Kanawha County, WVWV172,3816.0%–

06Brooke County, WVWV21,1425.5%–

07Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.2%–

08Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.2%–

09Putnam County, WVWV56,8855.1%–

10Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.0%–

11Wood County, WVWV82,3854.9%–

12Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.7%–

13Gilmer County, WVWV7,0854.5%–

14Mineral County, WVWV26,7924.4%–

15Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.3%–

16Marion County, WVWV55,5844.2%–

17Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.1%–

18Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.1%–

19Wayne County, WVWV37,3093.9%–

20Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.9%–

21Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.8%–

22Barbour County, WVWV15,4143.8%–

23Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.7%–

24Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343.7%–

25Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.6%–

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.5%–

27Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.4%–

28Preston County, WVWV34,0043.4%–

29Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343.4%–

30Grant County, WVWV11,0413.4%–

31Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4%–

32Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483.3%–

33Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.3%–

34Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%–

35Logan County, WVWV30,3753.1%–

36Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.1%–

37Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.1%–

38Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.0%–

39Monroe County, WVWV12,4913.0%–

40Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.9%–

41Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.8%–

42Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.8%–

43Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%–

44Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.8%–

45Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.8%–

46Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.7%–

47Boone County, WVWV20,2512.6%–

48Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.4%–

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.4%–

50Clay County, WVWV7,5382.3%–

51Mason County, WVWV24,7072.1%–

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.0%–

53Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9%–

54McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.9%–

55Webster County, WVWV7,7601.8%–

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