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

Monongalia County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 55 counties in 2024, at 94.7%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 75.5%. The median was 88.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 89.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94.7Monongalia County
Lowest75.5McDowell County
Median88.555 counties
West Virginia89.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 88.5 %Berkeley County: 90.9 %Boone County: 86.6 %Braxton County: 84.5 %Brooke County: 93.8 %Cabell County: 90.6 %Calhoun County: 82.9 %Clay County: 84.9 %Doddridge County: 84.5 %Fayette County: 86.9 %Gilmer County: 85.4 %Grant County: 89.6 %Greenbrier County: 87.3 %Hampshire County: 88.5 %Hancock County: 90.9 %Hardy County: 84.9 %Harrison County: 89.8 %Jackson County: 89.6 %Jefferson County: 90.1 %Kanawha County: 91.5 %Lewis County: 88.5 %Lincoln County: 82 %Logan County: 83.8 %McDowell County: 75.5 %Marion County: 92.8 %Marshall County: 92.5 %Mason County: 87.2 %Mercer County: 88.6 %Mineral County: 94.2 %Mingo County: 79 %Monongalia County: 94.7 %Monroe County: 87.6 %Morgan County: 89 %Nicholas County: 90.3 %Ohio County: 92.7 %Pendleton County: 89.2 %Pleasants County: 89.4 %Pocahontas County: 85.7 %Preston County: 86.2 %Putnam County: 94 %Raleigh County: 85.9 %Randolph County: 88.3 %Ritchie County: 85.3 %Roane County: 84.5 %Summers County: 83.2 %Taylor County: 87.9 %Tucker County: 90.6 %Tyler County: 90.5 %Upshur County: 88.5 %Wayne County: 87.5 %Webster County: 81.6 %Wetzel County: 91.1 %Wirt County: 89.9 %Wood County: 91.2 %Wyoming County: 77.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Monongalia County: 94.7 %Monongalia County94.7Mineral County: 94.2 %Mineral County94.2Putnam County: 94 %Putnam County94Brooke County: 93.8 %Brooke County93.8Marion County: 92.8 %Marion County92.8Ohio County: 92.7 %Ohio County92.7Marshall County: 92.5 %Marshall County92.5Kanawha County: 91.5 %Kanawha County91.5Wood County: 91.2 %Wood County91.2Wetzel County: 91.1 %Wetzel County91.1Berkeley County: 90.9 %Berkeley County90.9Hancock County: 90.9 %Hancock County90.9Cabell County: 90.6 %Cabell County90.6Tucker County: 90.6 %Tucker County90.6Tyler County: 90.5 %Tyler County90.5Nicholas County: 90.3 %Nicholas County90.3Jefferson County: 90.1 %Jefferson County90.1Wirt County: 89.9 %Wirt County89.9Harrison County: 89.8 %Harrison County89.8Jackson County: 89.6 %Jackson County89.6Grant County: 89.6 %Grant County89.6Pleasants County: 89.4 %Pleasants County89.4Pendleton County: 89.2 %Pendleton County89.2Morgan County: 89 %Morgan County89Mercer County: 88.6 %Mercer County88.6Hampshire County: 88.5 %Hampshire County88.5Upshur County: 88.5 %Upshur County88.5Barbour County: 88.5 %Barbour County88.5Lewis County: 88.5 %Lewis County88.5Randolph County: 88.3 %Randolph County88.3Taylor County: 87.9 %Taylor County87.9Monroe County: 87.6 %Monroe County87.6Wayne County: 87.5 %Wayne County87.5Greenbrier County: 87.3 %Greenbrier County87.3Mason County: 87.2 %Mason County87.2Fayette County: 86.9 %Fayette County86.9Boone County: 86.6 %Boone County86.6Preston County: 86.2 %Preston County86.2Raleigh County: 85.9 %Raleigh County85.9Pocahontas County: 85.7 %Pocahontas County85.7Gilmer County: 85.4 %Gilmer County85.4Ritchie County: 85.3 %Ritchie County85.3Hardy County: 84.9 %Hardy County84.9Clay County: 84.9 %Clay County84.9Doddridge County: 84.5 %Doddridge County84.5Roane County: 84.5 %Roane County84.5Braxton County: 84.5 %Braxton County84.5Logan County: 83.8 %Logan County83.8Summers County: 83.2 %Summers County83.2Calhoun County: 82.9 %Calhoun County82.9Lincoln County: 82 %Lincoln County82Webster County: 81.6 %Webster County81.6Mingo County: 79 %Mingo County79Wyoming County: 77.9 %Wyoming County77.9McDowell County: 75.5 %McDowell County75.5Monongalia County: 94.7 %Monongalia County94.7Mineral County: 94.2 %Mineral County94.2Putnam County: 94 %Putnam County94Brooke County: 93.8 %Brooke County93.8Marion County: 92.8 %Marion County92.8Ohio County: 92.7 %Ohio County92.7Marshall County: 92.5 %Marshall County92.5Kanawha County: 91.5 %Kanawha County91.5Wood County: 91.2 %Wood County91.2Wetzel County: 91.1 %Wetzel County91.1Berkeley County: 90.9 %Berkeley County90.9Hancock County: 90.9 %Hancock County90.9Cabell County: 90.6 %Cabell County90.6Tucker County: 90.6 %Tucker County90.6Tyler County: 90.5 %Tyler County90.5Nicholas County: 90.3 %Nicholas County90.3Jefferson County: 90.1 %Jefferson County90.1Wirt County: 89.9 %Wirt County89.9Harrison County: 89.8 %Harrison County89.8Jackson County: 89.6 %Jackson County89.6Grant County: 89.6 %Grant County89.6Pleasants County: 89.4 %Pleasants County89.4Pendleton County: 89.2 %Pendleton County89.2Morgan County: 89 %Morgan County89Mercer County: 88.6 %Mercer County88.6Hampshire County: 88.5 %Hampshire County88.5Upshur County: 88.5 %Upshur County88.5Barbour County: 88.5 %Barbour County88.5Lewis County: 88.5 %Lewis County88.5Randolph County: 88.3 %Randolph County88.3Taylor County: 87.9 %Taylor County87.9Monroe County: 87.6 %Monroe County87.6Wayne County: 87.5 %Wayne County87.5Greenbrier County: 87.3 %Greenbrier County87.3Mason County: 87.2 %Mason County87.2Fayette County: 86.9 %Fayette County86.9Boone County: 86.6 %Boone County86.6Preston County: 86.2 %Preston County86.2Raleigh County: 85.9 %Raleigh County85.9Pocahontas County: 85.7 %Pocahontas County85.7Gilmer County: 85.4 %Gilmer County85.4Ritchie County: 85.3 %Ritchie County85.3Hardy County: 84.9 %Hardy County84.9Clay County: 84.9 %Clay County84.9Doddridge County: 84.5 %Doddridge County84.5Roane County: 84.5 %Roane County84.5Braxton County: 84.5 %Braxton County84.5Logan County: 83.8 %Logan County83.8Summers County: 83.2 %Summers County83.2Calhoun County: 82.9 %Calhoun County82.9Lincoln County: 82 %Lincoln County82Webster County: 81.6 %Webster County81.6Mingo County: 79 %Mingo County79Wyoming County: 77.9 %Wyoming County77.9McDowell County: 75.5 %McDowell County75.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Monongalia County94.7+0.6 pts
2Mineral County94.2+0.9 pts
3Putnam County94+0.8 pts
4Brooke County93.8+1.4 pts
5Marion County92.8+0.5 pts
6Ohio County92.7+0.1 pts
7Marshall County92.5-0.2 pts
8Kanawha County91.5+0.7 pts
9Wood County91.2+0.7 pts
10Wetzel County91.1+1.2 pts
11Berkeley County90.9+0.4 pts
12Hancock County90.9+1 pts
13Cabell County90.6+0.6 pts
14Tucker County90.6+1.7 pts
15Tyler County90.5-1.1 pts
16Nicholas County90.3+2.3 pts
17Jefferson County90.1+0.1 pts
18Wirt County89.9+1 pts
19Harrison County89.8+1 pts
20Jackson County89.6+0.3 pts
21Grant County89.6-0.8 pts
22Pleasants County89.4+1.3 pts
23Pendleton County89.2+2.1 pts
24Morgan County89+1.1 pts
25Mercer County88.6+2 pts
26Hampshire County88.5-0.1 pts
27Upshur County88.5+0.1 pts
28Barbour County88.5-0.1 pts
29Lewis County88.5+0.1 pts
30Randolph County88.3+0.5 pts
31Taylor County87.9+1.6 pts
32Monroe County87.6-0.3 pts
33Wayne County87.5+2.2 pts
34Greenbrier County87.30 pts
35Mason County87.2+0.1 pts
36Fayette County86.9+0.8 pts
37Boone County86.6+1.8 pts
38Preston County86.2+0.4 pts
39Raleigh County85.9+0.4 pts
40Pocahontas County85.7+1.8 pts
41Gilmer County85.4+3.9 pts
42Ritchie County85.3+0.9 pts
43Hardy County84.9-1.7 pts
44Clay County84.9+0.8 pts
45Doddridge County84.5+2 pts
46Roane County84.5+1.6 pts
47Braxton County84.5+0.8 pts
48Logan County83.8+1.2 pts
49Summers County83.2+0.3 pts
50Calhoun County82.9-2.9 pts
51Lincoln County82+0.2 pts
52Webster County81.6+1.5 pts
53Mingo County79+2.6 pts
54Wyoming County77.9-0.1 pts
55McDowell County75.5-0.4 pts

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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 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 high school diploma, GED 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/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 (Counties in West 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, Counties in West 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/west-virginia-counties. 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. Counties in West 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/west-virginia-counties.

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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, Counties in West 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/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Monongalia County, with 94.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with 75.5% in 2024.

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