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

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/virginia-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/virginia-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Falls Church city | 80.5 |
| 2 | Arlington County | 77.1 |
| 3 | Alexandria city | 66.2 |
| 4 | Fairfax County | 65 |
| 5 | Loudoun County | 64.6 |
| 6 | Charlottesville city | 62.5 |
| 7 | Fairfax city | 62.4 |
| 8 | Albemarle County | 61.1 |
| 9 | James City County | 51.1 |
| 10 | Lexington city | 50.7 |
| 11 | York County | 50 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 48.8 |
| 13 | Henrico County | 46.5 |
| 14 | Fredericksburg city | 46.1 |
| 15 | Goochland County | 45.8 |
| 16 | Williamsburg city | 45.8 |
| 17 | Richmond city | 45.6 |
| 18 | Prince William County | 44.9 |
| 19 | Stafford County | 43.8 |
| 20 | Chesterfield County | 43.8 |
| 21 | Hanover County | 42.7 |
| 22 | Fauquier County | 41.7 |
| 23 | Lancaster County | 41.3 |
| 24 | Virginia Beach city | 40.9 |
| 25 | Clarke County | 39.8 |
| 26 | Lynchburg city | 38.5 |
| 27 | New Kent County | 38.4 |
| 28 | Radford city | 37.9 |
| 29 | Staunton city | 37.7 |
| 30 | Harrisonburg city | 37.5 |
| 31 | Fluvanna County | 37.3 |
| 32 | Roanoke County | 37.2 |
| 33 | Chesapeake city | 36.9 |
| 34 | Poquoson city | 36.3 |
| 35 | Nelson County | 36.3 |
| 36 | Powhatan County | 35 |
| 37 | Spotsylvania County | 35 |
| 38 | King George County | 34.7 |
| 39 | Middlesex County | 33.8 |
| 40 | Bedford County | 33.7 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 33.6 |
| 42 | Norfolk city | 33.5 |
| 43 | Suffolk city | 33.3 |
| 44 | Rappahannock County | 33.3 |
| 45 | Salem city | 33.1 |
| 46 | Rockbridge County | 32.8 |
| 47 | Manassas city | 32.7 |
| 48 | Northampton County | 32 |
| 49 | Frederick County | 31.9 |
| 50 | Greene County | 31.5 |
| 51 | Winchester city | 31.3 |
| 52 | Highland County | 30.8 |
| 53 | Isle of Wight County | 30.8 |
| 54 | Newport News city | 30.6 |
| 55 | Roanoke city | 30 |
| 56 | Louisa County | 29.7 |
| 57 | Orange County | 29.6 |
| 58 | Rockingham County | 29 |
| 59 | Hampton city | 28.5 |
| 60 | Botetourt County | 28.5 |
| 61 | Mathews County | 28.4 |
| 62 | Colonial Heights city | 28 |
| 63 | Culpeper County | 27.4 |
| 64 | Franklin city | 27.3 |
| 65 | Prince Edward County | 27.3 |
| 66 | Surry County | 27.1 |
| 67 | Madison County | 27 |
| 68 | Manassas Park city | 26.9 |
| 69 | Washington County | 26.7 |
| 70 | Campbell County | 26.1 |
| 71 | Waynesboro city | 25.7 |
| 72 | Petersburg city | 25.4 |
| 73 | Gloucester County | 25.3 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 25.2 |
| 75 | Augusta County | 25.1 |
| 76 | Warren County | 25 |
| 77 | Prince George County | 25 |
| 78 | Bristol city | 24.8 |
| 79 | Amherst County | 24.7 |
| 80 | Floyd County | 24.4 |
| 81 | Portsmouth city | 24.3 |
| 82 | Buena Vista city | 23.3 |
| 83 | King William County | 23 |
| 84 | Westmoreland County | 22.5 |
| 85 | Martinsville city | 22.1 |
| 86 | Caroline County | 21.9 |
| 87 | Accomack County | 21.7 |
| 88 | Shenandoah County | 21.6 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | 20.9 |
| 90 | Pulaski County | 20.8 |
| 91 | Mecklenburg County | 20.7 |
| 92 | Southampton County | 20.1 |
| 93 | Charlotte County | 20 |
| 94 | Halifax County | 19.7 |
| 95 | Danville city | 19.6 |
| 96 | Wythe County | 19.4 |
| 97 | Dinwiddie County | 19.4 |
| 98 | Appomattox County | 19.2 |
| 99 | Craig County | 19.2 |
| 100 | Galax city | 19.1 |
| 101 | King and Queen County | 18.6 |
| 102 | Amelia County | 18.6 |
| 103 | Bland County | 18.4 |
| 104 | Giles County | 17.6 |
| 105 | Charles City County | 17.3 |
| 106 | Carroll County | 16.9 |
| 107 | Richmond County | 16.9 |
| 108 | Smyth County | 16.8 |
| 109 | Bath County | 16.7 |
| 110 | Tazewell County | 16.6 |
| 111 | Brunswick County | 16.6 |
| 112 | Essex County | 16.6 |
| 113 | Sussex County | 16.5 |
| 114 | Pittsylvania County | 16.1 |
| 115 | Emporia city | 16 |
| 116 | Wise County | 15.8 |
| 117 | Scott County | 15.6 |
| 118 | Grayson County | 15.5 |
| 118 | Henry County | 15.5 |
| 120 | Page County | 15.3 |
| 121 | Patrick County | 15.1 |
| 122 | Greensville County | 14.7 |
| 123 | Alleghany County | 14.7 |
| 124 | Buckingham County | 14.5 |
| 125 | Lee County | 14.1 |
| 126 | Nottoway County | 14.1 |
| 127 | Hopewell city | 13.7 |
| 128 | Norton city | 13.7 |
| 129 | Russell County | 13.1 |
| 130 | Lunenburg County | 11.6 |
| 131 | Buchanan County | 11.5 |
| 132 | Dickenson County | 10.1 |
| 133 | Covington city | 9.5 |