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

Monongalia County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 55 counties in 2021, at 24.7%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 6% and the figure for West Virginia was 8.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.7Monongalia County
Lowest1.8McDowell County
Median655 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 5.3 %Berkeley County: 7.9 %Boone County: 5.3 %Braxton County: 4.6 %Brooke County: 8 %Cabell County: 12 %Calhoun County: 2.6 %Clay County: 5.8 %Doddridge County: 4.7 %Fayette County: 4.5 %Gilmer County: 8.4 %Grant County: 3.2 %Greenbrier County: 7.9 %Hampshire County: 4.6 %Hancock County: 6.4 %Hardy County: 6.3 %Harrison County: 9.2 %Jackson County: 6.6 %Jefferson County: 12.3 %Kanawha County: 11 %Lewis County: 5.7 %Lincoln County: 2.4 %Logan County: 5.2 %McDowell County: 1.8 %Marion County: 9.3 %Marshall County: 7.9 %Mason County: 4.2 %Mercer County: 7.3 %Mineral County: 9 %Mingo County: 4.4 %Monongalia County: 24.7 %Monroe County: 5.3 %Morgan County: 9.9 %Nicholas County: 7.7 %Ohio County: 13.8 %Pendleton County: 4.7 %Pleasants County: 6.3 %Pocahontas County: 4.6 %Preston County: 5.9 %Putnam County: 10.4 %Raleigh County: 7.5 %Randolph County: 5.6 %Ritchie County: 3.5 %Roane County: 5.6 %Summers County: 7 %Taylor County: 6 %Tucker County: 8.7 %Tyler County: 5.1 %Upshur County: 6.4 %Wayne County: 7.5 %Webster County: 3.4 %Wetzel County: 4.2 %Wirt County: 4.8 %Wood County: 8.1 %Wyoming County: 5.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Monongalia County: 24.7 %Monongalia County24.7Ohio County: 13.8 %Ohio County13.8Jefferson County: 12.3 %Jefferson County12.3Cabell County: 12 %Cabell County12Kanawha County: 11 %Kanawha County11Putnam County: 10.4 %Putnam County10.4Morgan County: 9.9 %Morgan County9.9Marion County: 9.3 %Marion County9.3Harrison County: 9.2 %Harrison County9.2Mineral County: 9 %Mineral County9Tucker County: 8.7 %Tucker County8.7Gilmer County: 8.4 %Gilmer County8.4Wood County: 8.1 %Wood County8.1Brooke County: 8 %Brooke County8Berkeley County: 7.9 %Berkeley County7.9Greenbrier County: 7.9 %Greenbrier County7.9Marshall County: 7.9 %Marshall County7.9Nicholas County: 7.7 %Nicholas County7.7Wayne County: 7.5 %Wayne County7.5Raleigh County: 7.5 %Raleigh County7.5Mercer County: 7.3 %Mercer County7.3Summers County: 7 %Summers County7Jackson County: 6.6 %Jackson County6.6Hancock County: 6.4 %Hancock County6.4Upshur County: 6.4 %Upshur County6.4Pleasants County: 6.3 %Pleasants County6.3Hardy County: 6.3 %Hardy County6.3Taylor County: 6 %Taylor County6Preston County: 5.9 %Preston County5.9Clay County: 5.8 %Clay County5.8Lewis County: 5.7 %Lewis County5.7Roane County: 5.6 %Roane County5.6Randolph County: 5.6 %Randolph County5.6Boone County: 5.3 %Boone County5.3Monroe County: 5.3 %Monroe County5.3Barbour County: 5.3 %Barbour County5.3Wyoming County: 5.3 %Wyoming County5.3Logan County: 5.2 %Logan County5.2Tyler County: 5.1 %Tyler County5.1Wirt County: 4.8 %Wirt County4.8Doddridge County: 4.7 %Doddridge County4.7Pendleton County: 4.7 %Pendleton County4.7Braxton County: 4.6 %Braxton County4.6Hampshire County: 4.6 %Hampshire County4.6Pocahontas County: 4.6 %Pocahontas County4.6Fayette County: 4.5 %Fayette County4.5Mingo County: 4.4 %Mingo County4.4Mason County: 4.2 %Mason County4.2Wetzel County: 4.2 %Wetzel County4.2Ritchie County: 3.5 %Ritchie County3.5Webster County: 3.4 %Webster County3.4Grant County: 3.2 %Grant County3.2Calhoun County: 2.6 %Calhoun County2.6Lincoln County: 2.4 %Lincoln County2.4McDowell County: 1.8 %McDowell County1.8Monongalia County: 24.7 %Monongalia County24.7Ohio County: 13.8 %Ohio County13.8Jefferson County: 12.3 %Jefferson County12.3Cabell County: 12 %Cabell County12Kanawha County: 11 %Kanawha County11Putnam County: 10.4 %Putnam County10.4Morgan County: 9.9 %Morgan County9.9Marion County: 9.3 %Marion County9.3Harrison County: 9.2 %Harrison County9.2Mineral County: 9 %Mineral County9Tucker County: 8.7 %Tucker County8.7Gilmer County: 8.4 %Gilmer County8.4Wood County: 8.1 %Wood County8.1Brooke County: 8 %Brooke County8Berkeley County: 7.9 %Berkeley County7.9Greenbrier County: 7.9 %Greenbrier County7.9Marshall County: 7.9 %Marshall County7.9Nicholas County: 7.7 %Nicholas County7.7Wayne County: 7.5 %Wayne County7.5Raleigh County: 7.5 %Raleigh County7.5Mercer County: 7.3 %Mercer County7.3Summers County: 7 %Summers County7Jackson County: 6.6 %Jackson County6.6Hancock County: 6.4 %Hancock County6.4Upshur County: 6.4 %Upshur County6.4Pleasants County: 6.3 %Pleasants County6.3Hardy County: 6.3 %Hardy County6.3Taylor County: 6 %Taylor County6Preston County: 5.9 %Preston County5.9Clay County: 5.8 %Clay County5.8Lewis County: 5.7 %Lewis County5.7Roane County: 5.6 %Roane County5.6Randolph County: 5.6 %Randolph County5.6Boone County: 5.3 %Boone County5.3Monroe County: 5.3 %Monroe County5.3Barbour County: 5.3 %Barbour County5.3Wyoming County: 5.3 %Wyoming County5.3Logan County: 5.2 %Logan County5.2Tyler County: 5.1 %Tyler County5.1Wirt County: 4.8 %Wirt County4.8Doddridge County: 4.7 %Doddridge County4.7Pendleton County: 4.7 %Pendleton County4.7Braxton County: 4.6 %Braxton County4.6Hampshire County: 4.6 %Hampshire County4.6Pocahontas County: 4.6 %Pocahontas County4.6Fayette County: 4.5 %Fayette County4.5Mingo County: 4.4 %Mingo County4.4Mason County: 4.2 %Mason County4.2Wetzel County: 4.2 %Wetzel County4.2Ritchie County: 3.5 %Ritchie County3.5Webster County: 3.4 %Webster County3.4Grant County: 3.2 %Grant County3.2Calhoun County: 2.6 %Calhoun County2.6Lincoln County: 2.4 %Lincoln County2.4McDowell County: 1.8 %McDowell County1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Monongalia County24.7
2Ohio County13.8
3Jefferson County12.3
4Cabell County12
5Kanawha County11
6Putnam County10.4
7Morgan County9.9
8Marion County9.3
9Harrison County9.2
10Mineral County9
11Tucker County8.7
12Gilmer County8.4
13Wood County8.1
14Brooke County8
15Berkeley County7.9
16Greenbrier County7.9
16Marshall County7.9
18Nicholas County7.7
19Wayne County7.5
20Raleigh County7.5
21Mercer County7.3
22Summers County7
23Jackson County6.6
24Hancock County6.4
25Upshur County6.4
26Pleasants County6.3
27Hardy County6.3
28Taylor County6
29Preston County5.9
30Clay County5.8
31Lewis County5.7
32Roane County5.6
33Randolph County5.6
34Boone County5.3
35Monroe County5.3
36Barbour County5.3
37Wyoming County5.3
38Logan County5.2
39Tyler County5.1
40Wirt County4.8
41Doddridge County4.7
41Pendleton County4.7
43Braxton County4.6
44Hampshire County4.6
45Pocahontas County4.6
46Fayette County4.5
47Mingo County4.4
48Mason County4.2
48Wetzel County4.2
50Ritchie County3.5
51Webster County3.4
52Grant County3.2
53Calhoun County2.6
54Lincoln County2.4
55McDowell County1.8

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About this ranking

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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in West Virginia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat

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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, Counties in West Virginia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in West Virginia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in West Virginia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Monongalia County, with 24.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with 1.8% in 2021.

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