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

Monongalia County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 55 counties in 2023, at 94%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 75.9%. The median was 87.9% and the figure for West Virginia was 88.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94Monongalia County
Lowest75.9McDowell County
Median87.955 counties
West Virginia88.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 88.6 %Berkeley County: 90.6 %Boone County: 84.8 %Braxton County: 83.7 %Brooke County: 92.4 %Cabell County: 90 %Calhoun County: 85.9 %Clay County: 84.1 %Doddridge County: 82.5 %Fayette County: 86.1 %Gilmer County: 81.5 %Grant County: 90.4 %Greenbrier County: 87.3 %Hampshire County: 88.7 %Hancock County: 89.9 %Hardy County: 86.6 %Harrison County: 88.8 %Jackson County: 89.4 %Jefferson County: 90 %Kanawha County: 90.8 %Lewis County: 88.4 %Lincoln County: 81.8 %Logan County: 82.7 %McDowell County: 75.9 %Marion County: 92.2 %Marshall County: 92.7 %Mason County: 87.1 %Mercer County: 86.6 %Mineral County: 93.3 %Mingo County: 76.5 %Monongalia County: 94 %Monroe County: 87.9 %Morgan County: 87.9 %Nicholas County: 88 %Ohio County: 92.6 %Pendleton County: 87.2 %Pleasants County: 88.1 %Pocahontas County: 83.8 %Preston County: 85.8 %Putnam County: 93.2 %Raleigh County: 85.5 %Randolph County: 87.8 %Ritchie County: 84.4 %Roane County: 82.9 %Summers County: 82.9 %Taylor County: 86.4 %Tucker County: 88.9 %Tyler County: 91.6 %Upshur County: 88.4 %Wayne County: 85.3 %Webster County: 80.1 %Wetzel County: 89.9 %Wirt County: 88.9 %Wood County: 90.5 %Wyoming County: 78 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Monongalia County: 94 %Monongalia County94Mineral County: 93.3 %Mineral County93.3Putnam County: 93.2 %Putnam County93.2Marshall County: 92.7 %Marshall County92.7Ohio County: 92.6 %Ohio County92.6Brooke County: 92.4 %Brooke County92.4Marion County: 92.2 %Marion County92.2Tyler County: 91.6 %Tyler County91.6Kanawha County: 90.8 %Kanawha County90.8Berkeley County: 90.6 %Berkeley County90.6Wood County: 90.5 %Wood County90.5Grant County: 90.4 %Grant County90.4Cabell County: 90 %Cabell County90Jefferson County: 90 %Jefferson County90Hancock County: 89.9 %Hancock County89.9Wetzel County: 89.9 %Wetzel County89.9Jackson County: 89.4 %Jackson County89.4Tucker County: 88.9 %Tucker County88.9Wirt County: 88.9 %Wirt County88.9Harrison County: 88.8 %Harrison County88.8Hampshire County: 88.7 %Hampshire County88.7Barbour County: 88.6 %Barbour County88.6Upshur County: 88.4 %Upshur County88.4Lewis County: 88.4 %Lewis County88.4Pleasants County: 88.1 %Pleasants County88.1Nicholas County: 88 %Nicholas County88Morgan County: 87.9 %Morgan County87.9Monroe County: 87.9 %Monroe County87.9Randolph County: 87.8 %Randolph County87.8Greenbrier County: 87.3 %Greenbrier County87.3Pendleton County: 87.2 %Pendleton County87.2Mason County: 87.1 %Mason County87.1Mercer County: 86.6 %Mercer County86.6Hardy County: 86.6 %Hardy County86.6Taylor County: 86.4 %Taylor County86.4Fayette County: 86.1 %Fayette County86.1Calhoun County: 85.9 %Calhoun County85.9Preston County: 85.8 %Preston County85.8Raleigh County: 85.5 %Raleigh County85.5Wayne County: 85.3 %Wayne County85.3Boone County: 84.8 %Boone County84.8Ritchie County: 84.4 %Ritchie County84.4Clay County: 84.1 %Clay County84.1Pocahontas County: 83.8 %Pocahontas County83.8Braxton County: 83.7 %Braxton County83.7Summers County: 82.9 %Summers County82.9Roane County: 82.9 %Roane County82.9Logan County: 82.7 %Logan County82.7Doddridge County: 82.5 %Doddridge County82.5Lincoln County: 81.8 %Lincoln County81.8Gilmer County: 81.5 %Gilmer County81.5Webster County: 80.1 %Webster County80.1Wyoming County: 78 %Wyoming County78Mingo County: 76.5 %Mingo County76.5McDowell County: 75.9 %McDowell County75.9Monongalia County: 94 %Monongalia County94Mineral County: 93.3 %Mineral County93.3Putnam County: 93.2 %Putnam County93.2Marshall County: 92.7 %Marshall County92.7Ohio County: 92.6 %Ohio County92.6Brooke County: 92.4 %Brooke County92.4Marion County: 92.2 %Marion County92.2Tyler County: 91.6 %Tyler County91.6Kanawha County: 90.8 %Kanawha County90.8Berkeley County: 90.6 %Berkeley County90.6Wood County: 90.5 %Wood County90.5Grant County: 90.4 %Grant County90.4Cabell County: 90 %Cabell County90Jefferson County: 90 %Jefferson County90Hancock County: 89.9 %Hancock County89.9Wetzel County: 89.9 %Wetzel County89.9Jackson County: 89.4 %Jackson County89.4Tucker County: 88.9 %Tucker County88.9Wirt County: 88.9 %Wirt County88.9Harrison County: 88.8 %Harrison County88.8Hampshire County: 88.7 %Hampshire County88.7Barbour County: 88.6 %Barbour County88.6Upshur County: 88.4 %Upshur County88.4Lewis County: 88.4 %Lewis County88.4Pleasants County: 88.1 %Pleasants County88.1Nicholas County: 88 %Nicholas County88Morgan County: 87.9 %Morgan County87.9Monroe County: 87.9 %Monroe County87.9Randolph County: 87.8 %Randolph County87.8Greenbrier County: 87.3 %Greenbrier County87.3Pendleton County: 87.2 %Pendleton County87.2Mason County: 87.1 %Mason County87.1Mercer County: 86.6 %Mercer County86.6Hardy County: 86.6 %Hardy County86.6Taylor County: 86.4 %Taylor County86.4Fayette County: 86.1 %Fayette County86.1Calhoun County: 85.9 %Calhoun County85.9Preston County: 85.8 %Preston County85.8Raleigh County: 85.5 %Raleigh County85.5Wayne County: 85.3 %Wayne County85.3Boone County: 84.8 %Boone County84.8Ritchie County: 84.4 %Ritchie County84.4Clay County: 84.1 %Clay County84.1Pocahontas County: 83.8 %Pocahontas County83.8Braxton County: 83.7 %Braxton County83.7Summers County: 82.9 %Summers County82.9Roane County: 82.9 %Roane County82.9Logan County: 82.7 %Logan County82.7Doddridge County: 82.5 %Doddridge County82.5Lincoln County: 81.8 %Lincoln County81.8Gilmer County: 81.5 %Gilmer County81.5Webster County: 80.1 %Webster County80.1Wyoming County: 78 %Wyoming County78Mingo County: 76.5 %Mingo County76.5McDowell County: 75.9 %McDowell County75.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monongalia County94+0.1 pts
2Mineral County93.3-0.6 pts
3Putnam County93.2-0.5 pts
4Marshall County92.7+0.3 pts
5Ohio County92.6-0.4 pts
6Brooke County92.4-0.1 pts
7Marion County92.2+0.9 pts
8Tyler County91.6+0.6 pts
9Kanawha County90.8+0.2 pts
10Berkeley County90.60 pts
11Wood County90.5-0.4 pts
12Grant County90.4+2.7 pts
13Cabell County90+0.2 pts
14Jefferson County90-0.4 pts
15Hancock County89.9-0.6 pts
15Wetzel County89.9-0.1 pts
17Jackson County89.4-1 pts
18Tucker County88.90 pts
19Wirt County88.9+3 pts
20Harrison County88.8+0.2 pts
21Hampshire County88.7+0.9 pts
22Barbour County88.6+0.7 pts
23Upshur County88.4+1.1 pts
24Lewis County88.4+0.6 pts
25Pleasants County88.1+0.5 pts
26Nicholas County88-1 pts
27Morgan County87.9-0.3 pts
28Monroe County87.9-0.7 pts
29Randolph County87.8+0.1 pts
30Greenbrier County87.3-0.8 pts
31Pendleton County87.2+4 pts
32Mason County87.1+1.5 pts
33Mercer County86.6+0.2 pts
34Hardy County86.6+0.1 pts
35Taylor County86.4-0.6 pts
36Fayette County86.1+1.1 pts
37Calhoun County85.9-0.9 pts
38Preston County85.8-0.9 pts
39Raleigh County85.5+0.2 pts
40Wayne County85.3+1.1 pts
41Boone County84.8+0.3 pts
42Ritchie County84.4+0.8 pts
43Clay County84.1+0.8 pts
44Pocahontas County83.8+0.7 pts
45Braxton County83.7+1.1 pts
46Summers County82.9+0.1 pts
47Roane County82.9+2.3 pts
48Logan County82.7+1.6 pts
49Doddridge County82.5+0.5 pts
50Lincoln County81.8-0.4 pts
51Gilmer County81.5-1.5 pts
52Webster County80.1+0.2 pts
53Wyoming County78+1.6 pts
54Mingo County76.5-0.2 pts
55McDowell County75.9-1.6 pts

Other periods

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.

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/west-virginia-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (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% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with 75.9% in 2023.

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