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

Monongalia County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 55 counties in 2021, at 46.4%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 21.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest46.4Monongalia County
Lowest6.4McDowell County
Median16.355 counties
West Virginia21.8History

All counties, 2021

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Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 46.4 %46.4Ohio CountyOhio County: 33.3 %33.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 31.2 %31.2Cabell CountyCabell County: 28.3 %28.3Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 27.4 %27.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 26.7 %26.7Marion CountyMarion County: 24 %24Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 23.4 %23.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 23.3 %23.3Wood CountyWood County: 21.8 %21.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 20.8 %20.8Mineral CountyMineral County: 20.7 %20.7Tucker CountyTucker County: 20.6 %20.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 20.5 %20.5Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 20.2 %20.2Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 19.8 %19.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: 19.5 %19.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 19.4 %19.4Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 19 %19Hancock CountyHancock County: 17.8 %17.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.3 %17.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 17.3 %17.3Summers CountySummers County: 17.2 %17.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 17.2 %17.2Preston CountyPreston County: 16.8 %16.8Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 16.5 %16.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 16.4 %16.4Upshur CountyUpshur County: 16.3 %16.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 16 %16Taylor CountyTaylor County: 16 %16Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 15.9 %15.9Tyler CountyTyler County: 15.3 %15.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 14.9 %14.9Mason CountyMason County: 14.7 %14.7Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 14.5 %14.5Wirt CountyWirt County: 14.1 %14.1Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 13.9 %13.9Braxton CountyBraxton County: 13.8 %13.8Roane CountyRoane County: 13.4 %13.4Hardy CountyHardy County: 13.2 %13.2Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 13.1 %13.1Barbour CountyBarbour County: 13 %13Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 12.6 %12.6Webster CountyWebster County: 12.5 %12.5Clay CountyClay County: 12 %12Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 11.9 %11.9Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 11.6 %11.6Grant CountyGrant County: 11.4 %11.4Boone CountyBoone County: 11.3 %11.3Logan CountyLogan County: 11.2 %11.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.2 %10.2Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 9.7 %9.7Mingo CountyMingo County: 9 %9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 7.8 %7.8McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 6.4 %6.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Monongalia County46.4
2Ohio County33.3
3Jefferson County31.2
4Cabell County28.3
5Kanawha County27.4
6Putnam County26.7
7Marion County24
8Berkeley County23.4
9Harrison County23.3
10Wood County21.8
11Mercer County20.8
12Mineral County20.7
13Tucker County20.6
14Brooke County20.5
15Gilmer County20.2
16Raleigh County19.8
17Morgan County19.5
18Marshall County19.4
19Greenbrier County19
20Hancock County17.8
21Jackson County17.3
22Randolph County17.3
23Summers County17.2
24Wayne County17.2
25Preston County16.8
26Pendleton County16.5
27Fayette County16.4
28Upshur County16.3
29Lewis County16
30Taylor County16
31Nicholas County15.9
32Tyler County15.3
33Monroe County14.9
34Mason County14.7
35Wetzel County14.5
36Wirt County14.1
37Pocahontas County13.9
38Braxton County13.8
39Roane County13.4
40Hardy County13.2
41Doddridge County13.1
42Barbour County13
43Hampshire County12.6
44Webster County12.5
45Clay County12
46Pleasants County11.9
47Wyoming County11.6
48Grant County11.4
49Boone County11.3
50Logan County11.2
51Calhoun County10.2
52Ritchie County9.7
53Mingo County9
54Lincoln County7.8
55McDowell County6.4

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 46.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McDowell County, with 6.4% in 2021.

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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