Most college-educated in Virginia

Virginia counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Virginia by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Falls Church city leads at 79.7%.

Among cities & places, Franktown leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Falls Church city	79.7%
2	Arlington County	77.1%
3	Alexandria city	65.8%
4	Fairfax County	64.3%
5	Loudoun County	64.0%
6	Fairfax city	62.3%
7	Albemarle County	60.6%
8	Charlottesville city	60.6%
9	Lexington city	57.3%
10	James City County	50.2%
11	York County	50.0%
12	Williamsburg city	48.5%
13	Montgomery County	48.4%
14	Goochland County	47.0%
15	Fredericksburg city	46.8%
16	Henrico County	45.7%
17	Prince William County	44.5%
18	Richmond city	44.1%
19	Stafford County	43.3%
20	Chesterfield County	42.7%
21	Hanover County	42.4%
22	Virginia Beach city	40.4%
23	Poquoson city	40.1%
24	Radford city	39.8%
25	Fauquier County	39.7%
26	Lynchburg city	38.5%
27	Lancaster County	37.4%
28	Roanoke County	37.4%
29	Clarke County	37.3%
30	Harrisonburg city	36.7%
31	Chesapeake city	36.4%
32	King George County	35.8%
33	Rappahannock County	35.6%
34	Fluvanna County	35.6%
35	New Kent County	35.5%
36	Highland County	35.5%
37	Staunton city	35.1%
38	Powhatan County	34.2%
39	Northumberland County	33.9%
40	Spotsylvania County	33.8%
41	Nelson County	33.7%
42	Bedford County	33.6%
43	Manassas city	33.2%
44	Norfolk city	32.7%
45	Northampton County	32.5%
46	Suffolk city	32.4%
47	Winchester city	31.6%
48	Middlesex County	31.6%
49	Rockbridge County	31.5%
50	Salem city	31.1%
51	Frederick County	30.3%
52	Mathews County	30.1%
53	Isle of Wight County	29.9%
54	Colonial Heights city	29.5%
55	Orange County	29.4%
56	Newport News city	29.1%
57	Roanoke city	28.9%
58	Greene County	28.5%
59	Rockingham County	28.4%
60	Louisa County	27.7%
61	Madison County	27.6%
62	Botetourt County	27.5%
63	Hampton city	27.5%
64	Washington County	26.5%
65	Franklin city	26.4%
66	Culpeper County	26.4%
67	Waynesboro city	26.3%
68	Gloucester County	25.9%
69	Campbell County	25.7%
70	Manassas Park city	25.5%
71	Surry County	25.4%
72	Petersburg city	25.0%
73	Buena Vista city	24.7%
74	Warren County	24.5%
75	Franklin County	24.3%
76	King William County	24.3%
77	Prince Edward County	24.2%
78	Prince George County	24.0%
79	Bristol city	23.9%
80	Augusta County	23.3%
81	Caroline County	23.2%
82	Portsmouth city	23.2%
83	Floyd County	23.0%
84	Amherst County	23.0%
85	Accomack County	21.8%
86	Pulaski County	21.4%
87	Shenandoah County	21.4%
88	Martinsville city	21.2%
89	Mecklenburg County	21.2%
90	Appomattox County	20.5%
91	Dinwiddie County	20.5%
92	Wythe County	19.7%
93	Westmoreland County	19.7%
94	King and Queen County	19.5%
95	Charlotte County	18.7%
96	Southampton County	18.6%
97	Danville city	18.3%
98	Galax city	18.3%
99	Halifax County	18.2%
100	Cumberland County	18.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Franktown	100.0%
2	Free Union	100.0%
3	Rocky Gap	100.0%
4	Saumsville	100.0%
5	Ivy	96.4%
6	Aldie	93.9%
7	Waterford	93.4%
8	Yorktown	92.0%
9	Great Falls Crossing	89.0%
10	Keswick	87.8%
11	Navy	86.5%
12	Great Falls	85.7%
13	Mount Olive	85.3%
14	McLean	85.1%
15	Wyndham	84.9%
16	Sully Square	84.7%
17	Wolf Trap	84.2%
18	Difficult Run	83.1%
19	Kincora	82.9%
20	South Run	81.9%
21	Rivanna	81.6%
22	Templeton	81.6%
23	Camp Barrett	80.9%
24	Goose Creek Village	80.3%
25	Dunn Loring	79.8%
26	Falls Church	79.7%
27	Tysons	79.7%
28	Clifton	79.1%
29	Fort Hunt	78.8%
30	Broadlands	78.7%
31	Brambleton	78.7%
32	Loudoun Valley Estates	78.6%
33	Bobtown	78.1%
34	Crosspointe	78.0%
35	Franklin Farm	78.0%
36	Floris	77.6%
37	Arlington	77.1%
38	Belmont	76.8%
39	Wintergreen	76.3%
40	Merrifield	76.0%
41	Dranesville	75.8%
42	Crozet	75.6%
43	Earlysville	75.5%
44	Mantua	75.5%
45	Monterey	75.3%
46	Fairfax Station	75.2%
47	Oakton	74.7%
48	Short Pump	73.9%
49	Wakefield	73.8%
50	One Loudoun	73.7%
51	Lowes Island	73.7%
52	Union Mill	73.7%
53	Vienna	73.6%
54	Pantops	73.6%
55	Yogaville	73.4%
56	Hayfield	73.3%
57	Bull Run Mountain Estates	73.1%
58	Pimmit Hills	72.9%
59	Oak Grove	72.2%
60	Bull Run	71.7%
61	Braddock	71.5%
62	Belle Haven	71.2%
63	Reston	70.8%
64	Nellysford	70.3%
65	Blacksburg	69.7%
66	Fair Oaks	69.5%
67	Stone Ridge	69.4%
68	George Mason	69.2%
69	Kingstowne	69.2%
70	Burke	68.3%
71	Moorefield	68.2%
72	Cascades	68.2%
73	Long Branch	66.7%
74	Arcola	66.5%
75	Burke Centre	66.5%
76	South Riding	66.5%
77	McNair	66.1%
78	Ashburn	65.9%
79	Irvington	65.8%
80	Fair Lakes	65.8%
81	Alexandria	65.8%
82	Innsbrook	65.7%
83	Franconia	65.3%
84	Charles City	65.2%
85	Lansdowne	64.8%
86	Huntington	64.6%
87	Kings Park West	64.3%
88	Middlebrook	64.2%
89	Lake Barcroft	64.0%
90	Mount Vernon	63.8%
91	University of Virginia	63.7%
92	Woodburn	62.9%
93	Newington Forest	62.9%
94	West Springfield	62.8%
95	New River	62.6%
96	Weems	62.6%
97	Fairfax	62.3%
98	Idylwood	61.9%
99	Countryside	61.8%
100	New Baltimore	61.8%

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