Counties in Virginia by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Falls Church city had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 133 counties in 2024, at 80.5%. Covington city had the lowest, at 9.5%. The median was 27% and the figure for Virginia was 42.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median27133 counties
Virginia42.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 80.5 %80.5Arlington CountyArlington County: 77.1 %77.1Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 66.2 %66.2Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 65 %65Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 64.6 %64.6Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 62.5 %62.5Fairfax cityFairfax city: 62.4 %62.4Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 61.1 %61.1James City CountyJames City County: 51.1 %51.1Lexington cityLexington city: 50.7 %50.7York CountyYork County: 50 %50Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 48.8 %48.8Henrico CountyHenrico County: 46.5 %46.5Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 46.1 %46.1Goochland CountyGoochland County: 45.8 %45.8Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 45.8 %45.8Richmond cityRichmond city: 45.6 %45.6Prince William CountyPrince William County: 44.9 %44.9Stafford CountyStafford County: 43.8 %43.8Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 43.8 %43.8Hanover CountyHanover County: 42.7 %42.7Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 41.7 %41.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 41.3 %41.3Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 40.9 %40.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 39.8 %39.8Lynchburg cityLynchburg city: 38.5 %38.5New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 38.4 %38.4Radford cityRadford city: 37.9 %37.9Staunton cityStaunton city: 37.7 %37.7Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 37.5 %37.5Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 37.3 %37.3Roanoke CountyRoanoke County: 37.2 %37.2Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 36.9 %36.9Poquoson cityPoquoson city: 36.3 %36.3Nelson CountyNelson County: 36.3 %36.3Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 35 %35Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 35 %35King George CountyKing George County: 34.7 %34.7Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 33.8 %33.8Bedford CountyBedford County: 33.7 %33.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Falls Church city80.5+0.8 pts
2Arlington County77.1-0 pts
3Alexandria city66.2+0.4 pts
4Fairfax County65+0.7 pts
5Loudoun County64.6+0.5 pts
6Charlottesville city62.5+1.9 pts
7Fairfax city62.40 pts
8Albemarle County61.1+0.5 pts
9James City County51.1+0.9 pts
10Lexington city50.7-6.6 pts
11York County50-0 pts
12Montgomery County48.8+0.4 pts
13Henrico County46.5+0.8 pts
14Fredericksburg city46.1-0.7 pts
15Goochland County45.8-1.1 pts
16Williamsburg city45.8-2.7 pts
17Richmond city45.6+1.6 pts
18Prince William County44.9+0.4 pts
19Stafford County43.8+0.5 pts
20Chesterfield County43.8+1.1 pts
21Hanover County42.7+0.3 pts
22Fauquier County41.7+2 pts
23Lancaster County41.3+3.9 pts
24Virginia Beach city40.9+0.5 pts
25Clarke County39.8+2.5 pts
26Lynchburg city38.5-0 pts
27New Kent County38.4+2.9 pts
28Radford city37.9-1.8 pts
29Staunton city37.7+2.6 pts
30Harrisonburg city37.5+0.7 pts
31Fluvanna County37.3+1.7 pts
32Roanoke County37.2-0.2 pts
33Chesapeake city36.9+0.5 pts
34Poquoson city36.3-3.8 pts
35Nelson County36.3+2.5 pts
36Powhatan County35+0.7 pts
37Spotsylvania County35+1.2 pts
38King George County34.7-1.1 pts
39Middlesex County33.8+2.2 pts
40Bedford County33.70 pts
41Northumberland County33.6-0.3 pts
42Norfolk city33.5+0.8 pts
43Suffolk city33.3+0.9 pts
44Rappahannock County33.3-2.3 pts
45Salem city33.1+1.9 pts
46Rockbridge County32.8+1.3 pts
47Manassas city32.7-0.6 pts
48Northampton County32-0.6 pts
49Frederick County31.9+1.6 pts
50Greene County31.5+3 pts
51Winchester city31.3-0.3 pts
52Highland County30.8-4.6 pts
53Isle of Wight County30.8+0.9 pts
54Newport News city30.6+1.5 pts
55Roanoke city30+1.1 pts
56Louisa County29.7+2 pts
57Orange County29.6+0.1 pts
58Rockingham County29+0.6 pts
59Hampton city28.5+1.1 pts
60Botetourt County28.5+1 pts
61Mathews County28.4-1.7 pts
62Colonial Heights city28-1.4 pts
63Culpeper County27.4+0.9 pts
64Franklin city27.3+0.9 pts
65Prince Edward County27.3+3.1 pts
66Surry County27.1+1.7 pts
67Madison County27-0.6 pts
68Manassas Park city26.9+1.4 pts
69Washington County26.7+0.1 pts
70Campbell County26.1+0.4 pts
71Waynesboro city25.7-0.6 pts
72Petersburg city25.4+0.4 pts
73Gloucester County25.3-0.6 pts
74Franklin County25.2+0.8 pts
75Augusta County25.1+1.8 pts
76Warren County25+0.4 pts
77Prince George County25+1 pts
78Bristol city24.8+0.9 pts
79Amherst County24.7+1.7 pts
80Floyd County24.4+1.3 pts
81Portsmouth city24.3+1.1 pts
82Buena Vista city23.3-1.4 pts
83King William County23-1.3 pts
84Westmoreland County22.5+2.8 pts
85Martinsville city22.1+0.8 pts
86Caroline County21.9-1.4 pts
87Accomack County21.7-0.1 pts
88Shenandoah County21.6+0.2 pts
89Cumberland County20.9+2.7 pts
90Pulaski County20.8-0.6 pts
91Mecklenburg County20.7-0.5 pts
92Southampton County20.1+1.5 pts
93Charlotte County20+1.3 pts
94Halifax County19.7+1.5 pts
95Danville city19.6+1.3 pts
96Wythe County19.4-0.3 pts
97Dinwiddie County19.4-1.1 pts
98Appomattox County19.2-1.3 pts
99Craig County19.2+1.8 pts
100Galax city19.1+0.8 pts
101King and Queen County18.6-0.9 pts
102Amelia County18.6+1.8 pts
103Bland County18.4+2.9 pts
104Giles County17.6-0.4 pts
105Charles City County17.3+1.3 pts
106Carroll County16.9+0.2 pts
107Richmond County16.9-0.5 pts
108Smyth County16.8-1.3 pts
109Bath County16.7+1.1 pts
110Tazewell County16.6+0.2 pts
111Brunswick County16.6+1 pts
112Essex County16.6-0.9 pts
113Sussex County16.5+0.7 pts
114Pittsylvania County16.1+0.7 pts
115Emporia city16+0.8 pts
116Wise County15.8+0.2 pts
117Scott County15.6+1.4 pts
118Grayson County15.5+1.5 pts
118Henry County15.5-0.2 pts
120Page County15.30 pts
121Patrick County15.1-0.1 pts
122Greensville County14.7+0.9 pts
123Alleghany County14.7-0.9 pts
124Buckingham County14.5+1 pts
125Lee County14.1+1.4 pts
126Nottoway County14.1-2.7 pts
127Hopewell city13.7+1.3 pts
128Norton city13.7-3 pts
129Russell County13.1-1 pts
130Lunenburg County11.6+0.4 pts
131Buchanan County11.5+0.6 pts
132Dickenson County10.1-0.7 pts
133Covington city9.5-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Falls Church city, with 80.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Covington city, with 9.5% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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