Cities in Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Blacksburg, VA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 39 cities in 2024, at 98%. Manassas Park, VA had the lowest, at 77.2%. The median was 91% and the figure for Virginia was 91.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest98Blacksburg, VA

Lowest77.2Manassas Park, VA

Median9139 cities

Virginia91.6History

All cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Blacksburg, VA	98	-0.2 pts
2	Poquoson, VA	97.5	+0.3 pts
3	Vienna, VA	96.2	+0.5 pts
4	Falls Church, VA	95.4	-2 pts
5	Christiansburg, VA	94.8	+0.4 pts
6	Virginia Beach, VA	94.7	0 pts
7	Chesapeake, VA	94.2	+0.7 pts
8	Salem, VA	94.2	-0.1 pts
9	Staunton, VA	93.9	+0.2 pts
10	Radford, VA	93.8	+0.6 pts
11	Williamsburg, VA	93.5	+0.4 pts
12	Charlottesville, VA	93.5	+0.9 pts
13	Alexandria, VA	93	+0.2 pts
14	Hampton, VA	93	+0.3 pts
15	Fredericksburg, VA	92.2	-0.4 pts
16	Newport News, VA	92	+0.2 pts
17	Leesburg, VA	91.6	-1.4 pts
18	Suffolk, VA	91.2	-0.6 pts
19	Warrenton, VA	91	-0.7 pts
20	Lynchburg, VA	91	+0.5 pts
21	Colonial Heights, VA	90.8	-1 pts
22	Fairfax, VA	90.7	-1.1 pts
23	Bristol, VA	90.3	+0.8 pts
24	Norfolk, VA	90.2	+0.6 pts
25	Richmond, VA	90.2	+0.9 pts
26	Roanoke, VA	89.7	+0.1 pts
27	Waynesboro, VA	89.1	+0.1 pts
28	Portsmouth, VA	89	-0.2 pts
29	Hopewell, VA	88.7	+1 pts
29	Martinsville, VA	88.7	+2.6 pts
31	Winchester, VA	87.6	+1 pts
32	Danville, VA	87.1	+2.1 pts
33	Petersburg, VA	86.8	-0.2 pts
34	Herndon, VA	85.3	+1.7 pts
35	Harrisonburg, VA	84.3	+1 pts
36	Culpeper, VA	84	-2.9 pts
37	Front Royal, VA	84	+0.4 pts
38	Manassas, VA	81	-0.6 pts
39	Manassas Park, VA	77.2	-1.7 pts

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/virginia-cities. 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/virginia-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/virginia-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Blacksburg, VA, with 98% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Manassas Park, VA, with 77.2% in 2024.

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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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.