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

Monongalia County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 55 counties in 2024, at 48.9%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 6.8%. The median was 18.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 24.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.9Monongalia County
Lowest6.8McDowell County
Median18.555 counties
West Virginia24.1History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 48.9 %48.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 33.9 %33.9Ohio CountyOhio County: 33.9 %33.9Cabell CountyCabell County: 32.6 %32.6Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 29.7 %29.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 29.1 %29.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 27.2 %27.2Marion CountyMarion County: 27.2 %27.2Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 25.1 %25.1Wood CountyWood County: 24.1 %24.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 23.7 %23.7Tucker CountyTucker County: 23.6 %23.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 23.4 %23.4Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 23.3 %23.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 22.9 %22.9Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 22.5 %22.5Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 22.2 %22.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 20.5 %20.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 20.5 %20.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 19.9 %19.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 19.8 %19.8Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 19.7 %19.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 19.6 %19.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 19.2 %19.2Lewis CountyLewis County: 18.9 %18.9Summers CountySummers County: 18.8 %18.8Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 18.5 %18.5Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 18.5 %18.5Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 18.3 %18.3Upshur CountyUpshur County: 18.2 %18.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 18 %18Preston CountyPreston County: 17.6 %17.6Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 17.1 %17.1Mason CountyMason County: 16.3 %16.3Tyler CountyTyler County: 15.9 %15.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 15.8 %15.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 15.7 %15.7Wirt CountyWirt County: 15.5 %15.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 15.4 %15.4Roane CountyRoane County: 15.2 %15.2Logan CountyLogan County: 14.7 %14.7Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 14.4 %14.4Braxton CountyBraxton County: 14.4 %14.4Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 14.1 %14.1Grant CountyGrant County: 14 %14Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 13.9 %13.9Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 13.1 %13.1Webster CountyWebster County: 12.9 %12.9Barbour CountyBarbour County: 12.5 %12.5Boone CountyBoone County: 11.5 %11.5Clay CountyClay County: 11.3 %11.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.1 %10.1Mingo CountyMingo County: 9.5 %9.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.1 %8.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 6.8 %6.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Monongalia County48.9+1 pts
2Jefferson County33.9+0.1 pts
2Ohio County33.9+1.3 pts
4Cabell County32.6+0.1 pts
5Kanawha County29.7+0.4 pts
6Putnam County29.1+0.7 pts
7Harrison County27.2+1.3 pts
7Marion County27.2+1.4 pts
9Berkeley County25.1+0.8 pts
10Wood County24.1+1.2 pts
11Mineral County23.7+0.9 pts
12Tucker County23.6-0.6 pts
13Brooke County23.4+1.5 pts
14Nicholas County23.3+4.3 pts
15Mercer County22.9+2.2 pts
16Raleigh County22.5+0.9 pts
17Greenbrier County22.2+0.1 pts
18Marshall County20.5+1.4 pts
18Taylor County20.5+3.1 pts
20Hancock County19.9-0.3 pts
21Randolph County19.8+0.8 pts
22Pocahontas County19.7+3.9 pts
23Jackson County19.6+0.2 pts
24Wayne County19.2+1.5 pts
25Lewis County18.9+1.4 pts
26Summers County18.8+2.8 pts
27Gilmer County18.5-1.3 pts
28Pendleton County18.5-2 pts
29Hampshire County18.3+2.1 pts
30Upshur County18.2+0.7 pts
31Morgan County18+0.4 pts
32Preston County17.6-0.3 pts
33Wetzel County17.1+3.6 pts
34Mason County16.3+0.1 pts
35Tyler County15.9+0.3 pts
36Fayette County15.8-0.3 pts
37Hardy County15.70 pts
38Wirt County15.5-0.8 pts
39Monroe County15.4-0 pts
40Roane County15.2+1 pts
41Logan County14.7+0.9 pts
42Ritchie County14.4+1.6 pts
43Braxton County14.4+2.5 pts
44Pleasants County14.1-0.6 pts
45Grant County14-4 pts
46Doddridge County13.9+1.2 pts
47Wyoming County13.1+1 pts
48Webster County12.9+0.4 pts
49Barbour County12.5+0.3 pts
50Boone County11.5-0.4 pts
51Clay County11.3-0.4 pts
52Calhoun County10.10 pts
53Mingo County9.5+1.2 pts
54Lincoln County8.1-0.3 pts
55McDowell County6.8+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?

Monongalia County, with 48.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McDowell County, with 6.8% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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