# Counties in Virginia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Falls Church city | 51.8 |
| 2 | Arlington County | 41.7 |
| 3 | Charlottesville city | 35.7 |
| 4 | Alexandria city | 34.8 |
| 5 | Fairfax County | 33 |
| 6 | Albemarle County | 31.3 |
| 7 | Lexington city | 30.1 |
| 8 | Fairfax city | 29.5 |
| 9 | Loudoun County | 28.6 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 26 |
| 11 | James City County | 24.8 |
| 12 | York County | 23.3 |
| 13 | Williamsburg city | 22.5 |
| 14 | Fredericksburg city | 20.3 |
| 15 | Goochland County | 19.8 |
| 16 | Henrico County | 19.4 |
| 17 | Richmond city | 18.9 |
| 18 | Harrisonburg city | 18.7 |
| 19 | Radford city | 18.7 |
| 20 | Stafford County | 18.2 |
| 21 | Prince William County | 18.1 |
| 22 | Lancaster County | 17.3 |
| 23 | Chesterfield County | 16.9 |
| 24 | Fauquier County | 16.5 |
| 25 | Poquoson city | 16.4 |
| 26 | Rockbridge County | 16.4 |
| 27 | Staunton city | 16.3 |
| 28 | Hanover County | 16 |
| 29 | Lynchburg city | 15.5 |
| 29 | Virginia Beach city | 15.5 |
| 31 | Clarke County | 15.3 |
| 32 | Northumberland County | 14.8 |
| 33 | Chesapeake city | 14.4 |
| 34 | Prince Edward County | 14.4 |
| 35 | King George County | 14.2 |
| 36 | Norfolk city | 14.1 |
| 37 | Spotsylvania County | 13.7 |
| 38 | Salem city | 13.6 |
| 39 | Winchester city | 13.5 |
| 40 | Nelson County | 13.5 |
| 41 | Rappahannock County | 13.3 |
| 42 | Fluvanna County | 13.2 |
| 43 | Bedford County | 13.1 |
| 44 | Suffolk city | 13.1 |
| 45 | Roanoke County | 13 |
| 46 | Frederick County | 12.8 |
| 47 | Northampton County | 12.7 |
| 48 | Manassas city | 12.6 |
| 49 | Louisa County | 12.2 |
| 50 | New Kent County | 11.9 |
| 51 | Manassas Park city | 11.9 |
| 52 | Greene County | 11.8 |
| 53 | Madison County | 11.8 |
| 54 | Rockingham County | 11.7 |
| 55 | Roanoke city | 11.5 |
| 56 | Newport News city | 11.5 |
| 57 | Isle of Wight County | 11.4 |
| 58 | Botetourt County | 11.4 |
| 59 | Middlesex County | 11.3 |
| 60 | Hampton city | 11 |
| 61 | Powhatan County | 10.9 |
| 62 | Orange County | 10.8 |
| 63 | Franklin city | 10.6 |
| 64 | Colonial Heights city | 10.2 |
| 64 | Highland County | 10.2 |
| 66 | Petersburg city | 10.2 |
| 67 | Washington County | 9.8 |
| 68 | Warren County | 9.7 |
| 69 | Gloucester County | 9.6 |
| 70 | Buena Vista city | 9.6 |
| 71 | Waynesboro city | 9.6 |
| 72 | Culpeper County | 9.5 |
| 73 | Surry County | 9.4 |
| 74 | Floyd County | 9.3 |
| 75 | Amherst County | 9.3 |
| 75 | Bristol city | 9.3 |
| 77 | Portsmouth city | 8.9 |
| 78 | Franklin County | 8.9 |
| 79 | Giles County | 8.8 |
| 80 | Westmoreland County | 8.8 |
| 81 | Charlotte County | 8.7 |
| 81 | Prince George County | 8.7 |
| 83 | Accomack County | 8.7 |
| 83 | Augusta County | 8.7 |
| 85 | Shenandoah County | 8.6 |
| 86 | Mathews County | 8.4 |
| 87 | Campbell County | 8.4 |
| 87 | Danville city | 8.4 |
| 89 | Mecklenburg County | 8.3 |
| 90 | Martinsville city | 8.2 |
| 91 | Caroline County | 8.1 |
| 92 | Cumberland County | 8 |
| 93 | Halifax County | 7.9 |
| 94 | Craig County | 7.8 |
| 95 | Pulaski County | 7.7 |
| 96 | Norton city | 7.6 |
| 97 | Wythe County | 7.6 |
| 98 | Galax city | 7.3 |
| 99 | Essex County | 7.1 |
| 100 | King William County | 6.7 |
| 101 | Bath County | 6.6 |
| 102 | Dinwiddie County | 6.5 |
| 103 | Southampton County | 6.3 |
| 104 | Alleghany County | 6.3 |
| 104 | Smyth County | 6.3 |
| 106 | Sussex County | 6.2 |
| 107 | Brunswick County | 6 |
| 108 | Emporia city | 6 |
| 109 | Tazewell County | 5.8 |
| 110 | Richmond County | 5.7 |
| 111 | Wise County | 5.6 |
| 112 | Charles City County | 5.6 |
| 113 | Henry County | 5.6 |
| 114 | Page County | 5.5 |
| 115 | Buchanan County | 5.5 |
| 116 | Carroll County | 5.4 |
| 117 | Scott County | 5.3 |
| 118 | Bland County | 5.1 |
| 119 | Grayson County | 4.9 |
| 120 | Pittsylvania County | 4.9 |
| 121 | Lee County | 4.5 |
| 122 | King and Queen County | 4.5 |
| 123 | Amelia County | 4.4 |
| 124 | Buckingham County | 4.3 |
| 125 | Russell County | 4.3 |
| 126 | Appomattox County | 4.3 |
| 127 | Hopewell city | 4.2 |
| 128 | Covington city | 4.2 |
| 129 | Lunenburg County | 4.2 |
| 130 | Patrick County | 3.8 |
| 131 | Greensville County | 3.7 |
| 132 | Nottoway County | 3.2 |
| 133 | Dickenson County | 2.6 |