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Most graduate degrees, West Virginia counties · 2010

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, WVWV107,99118.3%+6%

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.9%+26%

03Ohio County, WVWV40,49610.3%+5%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,1839.7%+10%

05Kanawha County, WVWV172,3819.2%+14%

06Putnam County, WVWV56,8858.9%+29%

07Berkeley County, WVWV139,5227.5%+25%

08Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.2%+52%

09Marion County, WVWV55,5847.1%+21%

10Wood County, WVWV82,3857.1%+26%

11Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5786.7%+12%

12Mineral County, WVWV26,7926.3%+19%

13Harrison County, WVWV64,2216.0%+9%

14Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.9%+44%

15Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755.8%+25%

16Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.8%+13%

17Brooke County, WVWV21,1425.7%+38%

18Mercer County, WVWV57,5035.7%+9%

19Tucker County, WVWV6,5405.1%+16%

20Hancock County, WVWV27,7295.0%+37%

21Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.0%+16%

22Barbour County, WVWV15,4144.9%−4%

23Pendleton County, WVWV5,8264.7%+16%

24Marshall County, WVWV29,1594.5%+16%

25Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.4%−5%

26Grant County, WVWV11,0414.4%+15%

27Ritchie County, WVWV8,0344.3%+77%

28Gilmer County, WVWV7,0854.3%−34%

29Jackson County, WVWV27,4504.2%−4%

30Clay County, WVWV7,5384.2%+42%

31Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.1%+43%

32Wirt County, WVWV4,8793.9%+36%

33Mason County, WVWV24,7073.9%+1%

34Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013.8%+25%

35Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.8%+8%

36Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.8%+6%

37Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.7%−2%

38Preston County, WVWV34,0043.6%−21%

39Summers County, WVWV11,5323.6%−1%

40Fayette County, WVWV38,1653.5%−12%

41Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.5%−16%

42Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.5%−30%

43Roane County, WVWV13,3173.4%−18%

44Taylor County, WVWV16,2873.4%−15%

45Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3%−30%

46Logan County, WVWV30,3753.3%−21%

47Boone County, WVWV20,2513.3%+42%

48Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.2%−15%

49Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.1%−5%

50Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%−0%

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.9%+4%

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.7%−31%

53Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.5%−19%

54McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.0%−13%

55Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341.6%−26%

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