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Most graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 2000

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, WVWV107,99117.4%+0%

02Ohio County, WVWV40,4969.8%+0%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,1838.8%+0%

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%+0%

05Kanawha County, WVWV172,3818.1%+0%

06Putnam County, WVWV56,8856.9%+0%

07Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.5%+0%

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.0%+0%

09Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.9%+0%

10Marion County, WVWV55,5845.9%+0%

11Wood County, WVWV82,3855.6%+0%

12Harrison County, WVWV64,2215.6%+0%

13Mineral County, WVWV26,7925.3%+0%

14Mercer County, WVWV57,5035.2%+0%

15Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.1%+0%

16Barbour County, WVWV15,4145.1%+0%

17Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055.0%+0%

18Morgan County, WVWV18,0274.8%+0%

19Randolph County, WVWV26,8824.8%+0%

20Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.7%+0%

21Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.7%+0%

22Preston County, WVWV34,0044.6%+0%

23Tucker County, WVWV6,5404.4%+0%

24Jackson County, WVWV27,4504.4%+0%

25Wetzel County, WVWV13,7344.3%+0%

26Logan County, WVWV30,3754.2%+0%

27Lewis County, WVWV16,3944.2%+0%

28Roane County, WVWV13,3174.2%+0%

29Brooke County, WVWV21,1424.2%+0%

30Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484.1%+0%

31Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.0%+0%

32Pendleton County, WVWV5,8264.0%+0%

33Taylor County, WVWV16,2874.0%+0%

34Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.9%+0%

35Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.9%+0%

36Mason County, WVWV24,7073.9%+0%

37Grant County, WVWV11,0413.8%+0%

38Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.8%+0%

39Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.8%+0%

40Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.7%+0%

41Summers County, WVWV11,5323.6%+0%

42Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.6%+0%

43Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.5%+0%

44Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.2%+0%

45Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%+0%

46Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013.1%+0%

47Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+0%

48Clay County, WVWV7,5382.9%+0%

49Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.9%+0%

50Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.9%+0%

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.8%+0%

52Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.5%+0%

53McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%+0%

54Boone County, WVWV20,2512.3%+0%

55Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.2%+0%

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