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West 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 55 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 Monongalia County, West Virginia 47.9%
2 Gilmer County, West Virginia 36.7%
3 Doddridge County, West Virginia 34.2%
4 Jefferson County, West Virginia 33.7%
5 Clay County, West Virginia 33.2%
6 Ohio County, West Virginia 32.5%
7 Grant County, West Virginia 31.8%
8 Kanawha County, West Virginia 29.3%
9 Putnam County, West Virginia 28.4%
10 Harrison County, West Virginia 25.9%
11 Marion County, West Virginia 25.8%
12 Barbour County, West Virginia 25.7%
13 Hampshire County, West Virginia 24.6%
14 Cabell County, West Virginia 24.5%
15 Tucker County, West Virginia 24.2%
16 Greenbrier County, West Virginia 23.7%
17 Braxton County, West Virginia 23.1%
18 Mineral County, West Virginia 22.8%
19 Berkeley County, West Virginia 22.6%
20 Wetzel County, West Virginia 21.9%
21 Raleigh County, West Virginia 21.6%
22 Calhoun County, West Virginia 21.1%
23 Mercer County, West Virginia 20.7%
24 Pendleton County, West Virginia 20.5%
25 Brooke County, West Virginia 20.3%
26 Hancock County, West Virginia 20.2%
27 Boone County, West Virginia 19.9%
28 Jackson County, West Virginia 19.4%
29 Marshall County, West Virginia 19.1%
30 Nicholas County, West Virginia 19.0%
31 Randolph County, West Virginia 19.0%
32 Webster County, West Virginia 18.8%
33 Preston County, West Virginia 17.9%
34 Wayne County, West Virginia 17.7%
35 Morgan County, West Virginia 17.6%
36 Lewis County, West Virginia 17.5%
37 Taylor County, West Virginia 17.4%
38 Upshur County, West Virginia 17.4%
39 Wood County, West Virginia 17.3%
40 Wirt County, West Virginia 16.2%
41 Mason County, West Virginia 16.2%
42 Fayette County, West Virginia 16.1%
43 Summers County, West Virginia 16.0%
44 Pocahontas County, West Virginia 15.8%
45 Hardy County, West Virginia 15.7%
46 Tyler County, West Virginia 15.7%
47 Monroe County, West Virginia 15.4%
48 Pleasants County, West Virginia 14.6%
49 Roane County, West Virginia 14.2%
50 Logan County, West Virginia 13.8%
51 Ritchie County, West Virginia 12.8%
52 Wyoming County, West Virginia 12.0%
53 Lincoln County, West Virginia 8.4%
54 Mingo County, West Virginia 8.3%
55 McDowell County, West Virginia 5.7%