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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 2022, at 48.3%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 17.6% and the figure for West Virginia was 22.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.3Monongalia County
Lowest6.7McDowell County
Median17.655 counties
West Virginia22.7History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 48.3 %48.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 33.2 %33.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 32.2 %32.2Cabell CountyCabell County: 30.3 %30.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 29.5 %29.5Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 28.2 %28.2Marion CountyMarion County: 25.1 %25.1Tucker CountyTucker County: 24.8 %24.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: 24.7 %24.7Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 24.3 %24.3Mineral CountyMineral County: 23.1 %23.1Wood CountyWood County: 22 %22Brooke CountyBrooke County: 21.9 %21.9Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 20.9 %20.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 20.6 %20.6Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 20.6 %20.6Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 20.2 %20.2Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 19.2 %19.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 19.1 %19.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 19 %19Morgan CountyMorgan County: 18.7 %18.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 18.6 %18.6Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 18.4 %18.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 18.4 %18.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 18.3 %18.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 17.6 %17.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 17.6 %17.6Preston CountyPreston County: 17.6 %17.6Upshur CountyUpshur County: 16.7 %16.7Summers CountySummers County: 16.5 %16.5Tyler CountyTyler County: 16.4 %16.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 15.8 %15.8Mason CountyMason County: 15.5 %15.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 15.2 %15.2Wirt CountyWirt County: 15.2 %15.2Hardy CountyHardy County: 14.9 %14.9Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 14.8 %14.8Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 14.6 %14.6Roane CountyRoane County: 13.6 %13.6Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 13.4 %13.4Logan CountyLogan County: 13.3 %13.3Grant CountyGrant County: 13.2 %13.2Clay CountyClay County: 12.6 %12.6Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 12.3 %12.3Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 12.1 %12.1Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 12 %12Barbour CountyBarbour County: 11.8 %11.8Braxton CountyBraxton County: 11.7 %11.7Boone CountyBoone County: 11.7 %11.7Webster CountyWebster County: 11.5 %11.5Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 11.4 %11.4Mingo CountyMingo County: 9.6 %9.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 8.3 %8.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.1 %8.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 6.7 %6.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Monongalia County48.3+1.9 pts
2Ohio County33.2-0.1 pts
3Jefferson County32.2+1 pts
4Cabell County30.3+2 pts
5Putnam County29.5+2.9 pts
6Kanawha County28.2+0.8 pts
7Marion County25.1+1.1 pts
8Tucker County24.8+4.2 pts
9Harrison County24.7+1.4 pts
10Berkeley County24.3+0.9 pts
11Mineral County23.1+2.4 pts
12Wood County22+0.3 pts
13Brooke County21.9+1.4 pts
14Greenbrier County20.9+1.9 pts
15Mercer County20.6-0.2 pts
16Raleigh County20.6+0.7 pts
17Gilmer County20.2-0 pts
18Pendleton County19.2+2.7 pts
19Hancock County19.1+1.3 pts
20Marshall County19-0.3 pts
21Morgan County18.7-0.8 pts
22Jackson County18.6+1.3 pts
23Nicholas County18.4+2.5 pts
24Taylor County18.4+2.3 pts
25Wayne County18.3+1.1 pts
26Randolph County17.6+0.4 pts
27Lewis County17.6+1.6 pts
28Preston County17.6+0.8 pts
29Upshur County16.7+0.4 pts
30Summers County16.5-0.7 pts
31Tyler County16.4+1.1 pts
32Fayette County15.8-0.6 pts
33Mason County15.5+0.7 pts
34Monroe County15.2+0.3 pts
35Wirt County15.2+1.1 pts
36Hardy County14.9+1.8 pts
37Pocahontas County14.8+0.8 pts
38Hampshire County14.6+2 pts
39Roane County13.6+0.2 pts
40Wetzel County13.4-1.1 pts
41Logan County13.3+2 pts
42Grant County13.2+1.8 pts
43Clay County12.6+0.6 pts
44Ritchie County12.3+2.7 pts
45Pleasants County12.1+0.1 pts
46Doddridge County12-1.1 pts
47Barbour County11.8-1.3 pts
48Braxton County11.7-2.1 pts
49Boone County11.7+0.4 pts
50Webster County11.5-1 pts
51Wyoming County11.4-0.2 pts
52Mingo County9.6+0.5 pts
53Calhoun County8.3-1.9 pts
54Lincoln County8.1+0.3 pts
55McDowell County6.7+0.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 48.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McDowell County, with 6.7% in 2022.

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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