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Most graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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 2000

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99115.1%−13%

02Cabell County, WVWV91,1837.9%−11%

03Ohio County, WVWV40,4967.1%−27%

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026.1%−30%

05Kanawha County, WVWV172,3816.0%−26%

06Brooke County, WVWV21,1425.5%+32%

07Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.2%+2%

08Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.2%−12%

09Putnam County, WVWV56,8855.1%−26%

10Randolph County, WVWV26,8825.0%+4%

11Wood County, WVWV82,3854.9%−12%

12Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.7%−15%

13Gilmer County, WVWV7,0854.5%−31%

14Mineral County, WVWV26,7924.4%−16%

15Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.3%−18%

16Marion County, WVWV55,5844.2%−29%

17Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.1%−32%

18Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.1%−12%

19Wayne County, WVWV37,3093.9%−16%

20Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.9%−21%

21Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.8%−21%

22Barbour County, WVWV15,4143.8%−26%

23Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.7%−15%

24Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343.7%−13%

25Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.6%−6%

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.5%−2%

27Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.4%−18%

28Preston County, WVWV34,0043.4%−26%

29Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343.4%+54%

30Grant County, WVWV11,0413.4%−12%

31Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4%−7%

32Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483.3%−21%

33Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.3%−11%

34Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%+2%

35Logan County, WVWV30,3753.1%−26%

36Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.1%−23%

37Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.1%−30%

38Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.0%−14%

39Monroe County, WVWV12,4913.0%+2%

40Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.9%−27%

41Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.8%−25%

42Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.8%−25%

43Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%−32%

44Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.8%−4%

45Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.8%−10%

46Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.7%−33%

47Boone County, WVWV20,2512.6%+12%

48Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.4%−25%

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.4%−39%

50Clay County, WVWV7,5382.3%−23%

51Mason County, WVWV24,7072.1%−45%

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.0%−28%

53Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9%−22%

54McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.9%−21%

55Webster County, WVWV7,7601.8%−40%

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