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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 2023, at 47.9%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 17.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 23.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.9Monongalia County
Lowest5.8McDowell County
Median17.555 counties
West Virginia23.3History

All counties, 2023

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Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 47.9 %47.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 33.7 %33.7Ohio CountyOhio County: 32.5 %32.5Cabell CountyCabell County: 32.5 %32.5Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 29.3 %29.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 28.4 %28.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 25.9 %25.9Marion CountyMarion County: 25.8 %25.8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 24.4 %24.4Tucker CountyTucker County: 24.2 %24.2Wood CountyWood County: 23 %23Mineral CountyMineral County: 22.8 %22.8Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 22.1 %22.1Brooke CountyBrooke County: 21.9 %21.9Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 21.6 %21.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 20.7 %20.7Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 20.5 %20.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 20.2 %20.2Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 19.9 %19.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 19.4 %19.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 19.1 %19.1Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 19 %19Randolph CountyRandolph County: 19 %19Grant CountyGrant County: 17.9 %17.9Preston CountyPreston County: 17.9 %17.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 17.7 %17.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 17.6 %17.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 17.5 %17.5Upshur CountyUpshur County: 17.4 %17.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 17.4 %17.4Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 16.3 %16.3Wirt CountyWirt County: 16.2 %16.2Mason CountyMason County: 16.2 %16.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 16.1 %16.1Summers CountySummers County: 16 %16Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 15.8 %15.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 15.7 %15.7Tyler CountyTyler County: 15.7 %15.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 15.4 %15.4Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 14.6 %14.6Roane CountyRoane County: 14.2 %14.2Logan CountyLogan County: 13.8 %13.8Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 13.5 %13.5Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 12.8 %12.8Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 12.7 %12.7Webster CountyWebster County: 12.6 %12.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: 12.3 %12.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 12.1 %12.1Boone CountyBoone County: 11.9 %11.9Braxton CountyBraxton County: 11.9 %11.9Clay CountyClay County: 11.8 %11.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.1 %10.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.4 %8.4Mingo CountyMingo County: 8.3 %8.3McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 5.8 %5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monongalia County47.9-0.3 pts
2Jefferson County33.7+1.5 pts
3Ohio County32.5-0.6 pts
4Cabell County32.5+2.2 pts
5Kanawha County29.3+1.1 pts
6Putnam County28.4-1.1 pts
7Harrison County25.9+1.2 pts
8Marion County25.8+0.8 pts
9Berkeley County24.40 pts
10Tucker County24.2-0.6 pts
11Wood County23+0.9 pts
12Mineral County22.8-0.3 pts
13Greenbrier County22.1+1.2 pts
14Brooke County21.90 pts
15Raleigh County21.6+1.1 pts
16Mercer County20.7+0.1 pts
17Pendleton County20.5+1.2 pts
18Hancock County20.2+1.1 pts
19Gilmer County19.9-0.3 pts
20Jackson County19.4+0.8 pts
21Marshall County19.10 pts
22Nicholas County19+0.6 pts
23Randolph County19+1.3 pts
24Grant County17.9+4.7 pts
25Preston County17.9+0.3 pts
26Wayne County17.7-0.6 pts
27Morgan County17.6-1.1 pts
28Lewis County17.5-0.1 pts
29Upshur County17.4+0.8 pts
30Taylor County17.4-1 pts
31Hampshire County16.3+1.7 pts
32Wirt County16.2+1.1 pts
33Mason County16.2+0.8 pts
34Fayette County16.1+0.3 pts
35Summers County16-0.5 pts
36Pocahontas County15.8+1 pts
37Hardy County15.7+0.8 pts
37Tyler County15.7-0.7 pts
39Monroe County15.4+0.2 pts
40Pleasants County14.6+2.6 pts
41Roane County14.2+0.6 pts
42Logan County13.8+0.6 pts
43Wetzel County13.5+0.1 pts
44Ritchie County12.8+0.5 pts
45Doddridge County12.7+0.7 pts
46Webster County12.6+1.1 pts
47Barbour County12.3+0.5 pts
48Wyoming County12.1+0.6 pts
49Boone County11.9+0.3 pts
50Braxton County11.9+0.1 pts
51Clay County11.8-0.8 pts
52Calhoun County10.1+1.8 pts
53Lincoln County8.4+0.3 pts
54Mingo County8.3-1.2 pts
55McDowell County5.8-0.9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 47.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McDowell County, with 5.8% in 2023.

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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