Virginia Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 133 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1	Falls Church city, Virginia	79.7%
2	Arlington County, Virginia	77.1%
3	Fairfax County, Virginia	64.3%
4	Loudoun County, Virginia	64.0%
5	Fairfax city, Virginia	62.3%
6	Lexington city, Virginia	57.3%
7	James City County, Virginia	50.2%
8	York County, Virginia	50.0%
9	Williamsburg city, Virginia	48.5%
10	Montgomery County, Virginia	48.4%
11	Goochland County, Virginia	47.0%
12	Henrico County, Virginia	45.7%
13	Prince William County, Virginia	44.5%
14	Richmond city, Virginia	44.1%
15	Stafford County, Virginia	43.3%
16	Hanover County, Virginia	42.4%
17	Chesterfield County, Virginia	40.8%
18	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	40.4%
19	Poquoson city, Virginia	40.1%
20	Radford city, Virginia	39.8%
21	Lynchburg city, Virginia	38.5%
22	Roanoke County, Virginia	37.4%
23	Clarke County, Virginia	37.3%
24	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	36.7%
25	King George County, Virginia	35.8%
26	Rappahannock County, Virginia	35.6%
27	Fluvanna County, Virginia	35.6%
28	New Kent County, Virginia	35.5%
29	Highland County, Virginia	35.5%
30	Staunton city, Virginia	35.1%
31	Powhatan County, Virginia	34.2%
32	Northumberland County, Virginia	33.9%
33	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	33.8%
34	Nelson County, Virginia	33.7%
35	Manassas city, Virginia	33.2%
36	Norfolk city, Virginia	32.7%
37	Northampton County, Virginia	32.5%
38	Suffolk city, Virginia	32.4%
39	Winchester city, Virginia	31.6%
40	Middlesex County, Virginia	31.6%
41	Rockbridge County, Virginia	31.5%
42	Salem city, Virginia	31.1%
43	Frederick County, Virginia	30.3%
44	Amelia County, Virginia	30.3%
45	Mathews County, Virginia	30.1%
46	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	29.9%
47	Brunswick County, Virginia	29.5%
48	Orange County, Virginia	29.4%
49	Newport News city, Virginia	29.1%
50	Roanoke city, Virginia	28.9%
51	Charlotte County, Virginia	28.7%
52	Carroll County, Virginia	28.6%
53	Greene County, Virginia	28.5%
54	Rockingham County, Virginia	28.4%
55	Floyd County, Virginia	28.4%
56	Buena Vista city, Virginia	28.0%
57	Madison County, Virginia	27.6%
58	Alleghany County, Virginia	26.9%
59	Albemarle County, Virginia	26.6%
60	Washington County, Virginia	26.5%
61	Franklin city, Virginia	26.4%
62	Waynesboro city, Virginia	26.3%
63	Accomack County, Virginia	26.0%
64	Gloucester County, Virginia	25.9%
65	Manassas Park city, Virginia	25.5%
66	Surry County, Virginia	25.4%
67	Culpeper County, Virginia	25.3%
68	Buchanan County, Virginia	25.3%
69	Petersburg city, Virginia	25.0%
70	Campbell County, Virginia	24.8%
71	Warren County, Virginia	24.5%
72	Franklin County, Virginia	24.3%
73	Prince Edward County, Virginia	24.2%
74	Prince George County, Virginia	24.0%
75	Portsmouth city, Virginia	23.2%
76	Pulaski County, Virginia	21.4%
77	Shenandoah County, Virginia	21.4%
78	Martinsville city, Virginia	21.2%
79	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	21.2%
80	Botetourt County, Virginia	20.4%
81	Charles City County, Virginia	20.2%
82	Augusta County, Virginia	20.0%
83	Wythe County, Virginia	19.7%
84	Westmoreland County, Virginia	19.7%
85	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	19.5%
86	King and Queen County, Virginia	19.5%
87	Southampton County, Virginia	18.6%
88	Danville city, Virginia	18.3%
89	Halifax County, Virginia	18.2%
90	Smyth County, Virginia	18.1%
91	Giles County, Virginia	18.0%
92	Craig County, Virginia	18.0%
93	Essex County, Virginia	17.5%
94	Richmond County, Virginia	17.4%
95	Amherst County, Virginia	17.3%
96	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	17.3%
97	Lancaster County, Virginia	17.1%
98	Nottoway County, Virginia	16.8%
99	Norton city, Virginia	16.6%
100	Caroline County, Virginia	16.4%