Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Virginia (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 2,372,397. Among all Virginia cities and places, Arlington CDP had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (132,370), followed by Virginia Beach city (121,382), and Alexandria city (78,147).

The chart below shows the top 10 Virginia cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia cities and places.

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Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Arlington CDP
Virginia Beach city
Alexandria city
Richmond city
Chesapeake city
Norfolk city
Newport News city
Reston CDP
Centreville CDP
McLean CDP
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Arlington CDP 132370
2 Virginia Beach city 121382
3 Alexandria city 78147
4 Richmond city 68920
5 Chesapeake city 59004
6 Norfolk city 47663
7 Newport News city 33786
8 Reston CDP 32597
9 Centreville CDP 28228
10 McLean CDP 28194
11 Hampton city 25036
12 Ashburn CDP 19999
13 Suffolk city 19653
14 Burke CDP 18971
15 Tuckahoe CDP 18933
16 Roanoke city 18751
17 Oakton CDP 18519
18 Charlottesville city 17437
19 Lynchburg city 16930
20 Leesburg town 16868
21 Fair Oaks CDP 16799
22 Tysons CDP 16089
23 Dale City CDP 15314
24 South Riding CDP 14646
25 Short Pump CDP 14153
26 Lake Ridge CDP 14020
27 Linton Hall CDP 13825
28 Portsmouth city 13766
29 Annandale CDP 13373
30 Merrifield CDP 11298
31 Blacksburg town 10854
32 Brambleton CDP 10599
33 West Falls Church CDP 10538
34 Springfield CDP 10196
35 Fairfax city 10038
36 Franklin Farm CDP 9822
37 West Springfield CDP 9634
38 McNair CDP 9543
39 Wolf Trap CDP 9327
40 Mechanicsville CDP 9256
41 Harrisonburg city 9172
42 Cave Spring CDP 9113
43 Fort Hunt CDP 8921
44 Chantilly CDP 8900
45 Manassas city 8889
46 Great Falls CDP 8766
47 Franconia CDP 8640
48 Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) 8535
49 Montclair CDP 8326
50 Herndon town 8195
51 Woodbridge CDP 8031
52 Vienna town 8016
53 Kingstowne CDP 7901
54 Burke Centre CDP 7877
55 Sterling CDP 7757
56 Leesylvania CDP 7702
57 Idylwood CDP 7689
58 Falls Church city 7681
59 Lincolnia CDP 7557
60 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 7548
61 Fredericksburg city 7211
62 Huntington CDP 7045
63 Christiansburg town 7010
64 Lorton CDP 6825
65 Broadlands CDP 6754
66 Midlothian CDP 6703
67 Stone Ridge CDP 6580
68 Buckhall CDP 6389
69 Winchester city 6345
70 Wyndham CDP 6343
71 Fairfax Station CDP 6310
72 Bon Air CDP 6179
73 Dranesville CDP 6129
74 Mount Vernon CDP 5874
75 Kings Park West CDP 5853
76 Lansdowne CDP 5798
77 Newington CDP 5795
78 Gainesville CDP 5751
79 Difficult Run CDP 5725
80 Cascades CDP 5640
81 Wakefield CDP 5633
82 Staunton city 5528
83 Salem city 5516
84 Cherry Hill CDP 5422
85 Danville city 5358
86 Newington Forest CDP 5293
87 Lowes Island CDP 5157
88 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 5113
89 Petersburg city 5072
90 Lake Barcroft CDP 5010
91 Brandermill CDP 4992
92 Groveton CDP 4911
93 Chester CDP 4899
94 Dunn Loring CDP 4670
95 Belmont CDP 4592
96 Glen Allen CDP 4452
97 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) 4404
98 Waynesboro city 4342
99 Fair Lakes CDP 4319
100 Sugarland Run CDP 4023
101 Williamsburg city 4016
102 Floris CDP 4004
103 New Baltimore CDP 3958
104 Mantua CDP 3923
105 Innsbrook CDP 3840
106 Woodburn CDP 3816
107 Culpeper town 3806
108 Lake Monticello CDP 3799
109 Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) 3775
110 Countryside CDP 3768
111 Laurel CDP 3757
112 Long Branch CDP 3662
113 Poquoson city 3570
114 Independent Hill CDP 3565
115 South Run CDP 3562
116 Forest CDP 3545
117 Crozet CDP 3472
118 Hybla Valley CDP 3467
119 Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County) 3464
120 Sudley CDP 3311
121 Colonial Heights city 3303
122 Laurel Hill CDP 3211
123 Belle Haven CDP 3203
124 Braddock CDP 3167
125 Greenbriar CDP 3153
126 Lakeside CDP 3145
127 Hollymead CDP 3135
128 Manchester CDP 3118
129 Hollins CDP 3074
130 Radford city 3022
131 Purcellville town 2990
132 Woodlake CDP 2971
133 Timberlake CDP 2948
134 Bristol city 2880
135 Pimmit Hills CDP 2878
136 Manassas Park city 2865
137 Meadowbrook CDP 2851
138 Triangle CDP 2774
139 Lake of the Woods CDP 2691
140 Warrenton town 2625
141 Rockwood CDP 2609
142 Crosspointe CDP 2606
143 Massanetta Springs CDP 2551
144 Pantops CDP 2550
145 Union Mill CDP 2451
146 North Springfield CDP 2390
147 Navy CDP 2376
148 Seven Corners CDP 2354
149 George Mason CDP 2309
150 East Highland Park CDP 2297
151 Moorefield CDP 2274
152 Abingdon town 2239
153 Fishersville CDP 2230
154 Gloucester Point CDP 2209
155 Hutchison CDP 2094
156 Chamberlayne CDP 2091
157 Hayfield CDP 2050
158 Aquia Harbour CDP 2014
159 Dumbarton CDP 1987
160 Smithfield town 1973
161 Martinsville city 1971
162 Front Royal town 1934
163 Lexington city 1929
164 Dulles Town Center CDP 1886
165 Carrollton CDP 1829
166 Hopewell city 1726
167 Stuarts Draft CDP 1682
168 Fort Belvoir CDP 1668
169 Bridgewater town 1652
170 Kings Park CDP 1637
171 Potomac Mills CDP 1586
172 Wytheville town 1546
173 University of Virginia CDP 1539
174 Highland Springs CDP 1482
175 Falmouth CDP 1445
176 North Shore CDP 1373
177 Madison Heights CDP 1350
178 Ashland town 1334
179 University Center CDP 1333
180 Collinsville CDP 1266
181 Oak Grove CDP 1265
182 Franklin city 1214
183 Enon CDP 1199
184 County Center CDP 1193
184 Goose Creek Village CDP 1193
185 Sully Square CDP 1183
186 One Loudoun CDP 1173
187 Farmville town 1103
188 Rivanna CDP 1099
189 Stafford Courthouse CDP 1097
190 Fort Lee CDP 1091
191 Rocky Mount town 1085
192 Vinton town 1074
193 Yorkshire CDP 1053
194 Chincoteague town 1052
195 Great Falls Crossing CDP 1005
196 Quantico Base CDP 977
197 South Boston town 970
198 Pulaski town 967
198 Woodstock town 967
199 Strasburg town 962
200 Berryville town 950
201 South Hill town 925
202 Bealeton CDP 920
203 Bluefield town 906
204 Spotsylvania Courthouse CDP 883
205 King George CDP 876
206 Mount Hermon CDP 859
207 Montrose CDP 857
208 Massanutten CDP 847
209 Galax city 814
210 Merrimac CDP 802
211 Bedford town 801
212 Buena Vista city 798
213 Arcola CDP 787
213 Cloverdale CDP 787
214 Marion town 778
215 Mason Neck CDP 753
215 Nellysford CDP 753
216 Luray town 750
217 Tazewell town 740
218 West Point town 739
219 Fairlawn CDP 734
220 Daleville CDP 720
221 Dahlgren CDP 702
222 Ravensworth CDP 697
223 Big Stone Gap town 694
223 Dumfries town 694
224 Lovettsville town 691
225 Colonial Beach town 677
226 Gloucester Courthouse CDP 670
227 Orange town 660
228 Lake Land'Or CDP 657
229 Lake Wilderness CDP 653
230 Bellwood CDP 646
231 Ettrick CDP 643
232 Earlysville CDP 623
233 Altavista town 606
234 Sandston CDP 600
235 Broadway town 590
236 Norton city 583
237 Amherst town 565
237 Richlands town 565
238 Covington city 563
238 Ivy CDP 563
239 Shenandoah Farms CDP 555
240 Wise town 546
241 Bethel Manor CDP 535
242 Blue Ridge CDP 528
243 Southern Gateway CDP 523
244 Bull Run Mountain Estates CDP 511
245 Verona CDP 486
246 Emporia city 473
247 Marshall CDP 472
247 Weyers Cave CDP 472
248 Haymarket town 471
249 Bensley CDP 470
250 Laymantown CDP 467
251 Cape Charles town 463
252 Occoquan town 460
253 Blackstone town 457
254 Piney Mountain CDP 456
255 Gate City town 455
256 Lake Holiday CDP 454
257 Dayton town 442
258 Nokesville CDP 440
259 Matoaca CDP 431
260 Union Hall CDP 428
261 Pearisburg town 427
262 Chilhowie town 423
262 Hillsville town 423
263 Clifton Forge town 401
264 Innovation CDP 389
265 Grottoes town 384
266 Halifax town 374
267 Stephens City town 372
268 Penhook CDP 368
269 Glade Spring town 366
270 Clarksville town 361
271 New Market town 359
271 Rustburg CDP 359
272 Chatmoss CDP 355
273 Belmont Estates CDP 354
274 Crewe town 350
275 Lake Caroline CDP 348
276 Louisa town 347
277 Chase City town 333
278 Westlake Corner CDP 332
279 Elkton town 326
280 Windsor town 324
281 Riner CDP 319
282 Wintergreen CDP 313
283 Chatham town 312
284 Patrick Springs CDP 311
285 Onancock town 305
285 Rio CDP 305
286 Bracey CDP 301
287 Keswick CDP 299
288 Prince George CDP 296
289 Grundy town 294
289 Tappahannock town 294
290 Kilmarnock town 290
291 Round Hill town 289
292 Warsaw town 279
293 Gwynn CDP 278
294 Bowling Green town 277
295 Middleburg town 265
296 Lebanon town 263
297 Ruckersville CDP 262
298 New River CDP 260
299 Basye CDP 255
300 Horse Pasture CDP 253
301 Lyndhurst CDP 252
302 Captains Cove CDP 247
303 Gordonsville town 245
304 Central Garage CDP 242
305 Brightwood CDP 231
306 Apple Mountain Lake CDP 230
307 Loch Lomond CDP 228
307 Narrows town 228
308 Hamilton town 227
309 Edinburg town 226
309 Rural Retreat town 226
310 East Lexington CDP 220
311 Dublin town 217
312 Middletown town 213
313 Waverly town 209
314 Timberville town 207
314 Twin Lakes CDP 207
315 Wattsville CDP 205
316 Prices Fork CDP 203
316 Stuart town 203
317 Shawneeland CDP 202
318 Waterford CDP 201
319 Appomattox town 196
320 Mount Sidney CDP 189
320 Yorktown CDP 189
321 Hurt town 188
322 Irvington town 187
322 Sedley CDP 187
323 Buchanan town 186
324 Aldie CDP 185
324 St. Paul town 185
325 Arrington CDP 182
326 Adwolf CDP 177
326 Kenbridge town 177
327 Passapatanzy CDP 175
327 Remington town 175
328 Dinwiddie CDP 174
329 Mount Jackson town 171
330 Rushmere CDP 170
330 Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County) 170
331 McGaheysville CDP 166
332 Gasburg CDP 165
333 Independence town 163
334 Weber City town 162
335 Clifton town 160
335 Fincastle town 160
335 Lawrenceville town 160
336 Deltaville CDP 158
337 Clintwood town 155
338 Shenandoah town 153
339 Quantico town 152
340 Boyce town 150
341 Cana CDP 149
341 Floyd town 149
342 Scottsville town 148
343 Stanley town 147
344 Goochland CDP 145
345 Courtland town 142
346 Bassett CDP 141
346 Shenandoah Shores CDP 141
347 Saltville town 139
348 Bobtown CDP 138
348 Claypool Hill CDP 138
348 Gretna town 138
349 Jonesville town 136
350 Charlotte Court House town 135
351 Stewartsville CDP 133
352 Mathews CDP 131
353 Mount Crawford town 130
354 Gargatha CDP 128
354 Heathsville CDP 128
355 New Kent CDP 127
356 Cedar Bluff town 126
357 Exmore town 124
358 Coeburn town 123
359 Ridgeway town 121
359 Saluda CDP 121
360 Dahlgren Center CDP 120
360 Port Republic CDP 120
361 Pennington Gap town 119
362 Blairs CDP 117
362 Glasgow town 117
363 Chester Gap CDP 116
363 Horntown CDP 116
364 Belle Haven town 115
364 North Garden CDP 115
364 Pembroke town 115
365 Skyland Estates CDP 113
365 Victoria town 113
366 Camp Barrett CDP 112
366 Jarratt town 112
366 Weems CDP 112
367 Castlewood CDP 111
367 Maurertown CDP 111
367 Meadowview CDP 111
367 Parksley town 111
367 Urbanna town 111
368 Cluster Springs CDP 110
369 Afton CDP 108
369 Honaker town 108
369 Onley town 108
370 Eastville town 107
370 Stanleytown CDP 107
371 Accomac town 106
371 Emory CDP 106
371 Riverdale CDP 106
372 Glenvar CDP 104
372 Laurel Park CDP 104
372 Sperryville CDP 104
373 Big Stone Gap East CDP 103
373 Damascus town 103
373 Monterey town 103
373 Yogaville CDP 103
374 Raven CDP 102
374 Wakefield town 102
375 Churchville CDP 99
375 Sussex CDP 99
376 Concord CDP 98
376 Montross town 98
377 Fairfield CDP 97
377 Keezletown CDP 97
378 Boydton town 95
378 New Hope CDP 95
378 Powhatan CDP 95
378 Stanardsville town 95
379 Quinby CDP 94
380 Crimora CDP 91
381 Free Union CDP 90
382 Claremont town 88
382 Keysville town 88
382 Temperanceville CDP 88
383 Fort Chiswell CDP 87
383 Jolivue CDP 87
384 Amelia Court House CDP 86
385 Boykins town 85
386 Atkins CDP 84
386 Boissevain CDP 84
386 Shenandoah Retreat CDP 84
387 Hampden-Sydney CDP 83
388 Dryden CDP 81
388 Springville CDP 81
389 Dillwyn town 80
389 New Castle town 80
390 Appalachia town 79
390 Boswell's Corner CDP 79
391 Opal CDP 78
392 Nassawadox town 77
392 Plum Creek CDP 77
393 Vansant CDP 76
394 Max Meadows CDP 74
394 Rich Creek town 74
395 Benns Church CDP 72
395 Cumberland CDP 72
395 Fairview Beach CDP 72
395 Villa Heights CDP 72
396 Dendron town 71
396 Flint Hill CDP 71
397 Belview CDP 70
398 Savageville CDP 69
399 Pound town 68
400 Fries town 67
401 Wachapreague town 65
402 Drakes Branch town 64
402 Ewing CDP 64
403 Hot Springs CDP 63
404 Ferrum CDP 62
404 Hillsboro town 62
404 Nottoway Court House CDP 62
405 Pungoteague CDP 60
406 Bland CDP 59
406 Hanover CDP 59
407 Nelsonia CDP 58
408 Cheriton town 57
409 Oak Level CDP 56
410 Dooms CDP 55
410 Troutville town 55
411 Brookneal town 53
412 Clover CDP 52
412 Henry Fork CDP 52
413 Surry town 49
414 Melfa town 48
414 Newsoms town 48
414 Phenix town 48
415 Moneta CDP 47
416 Bastian CDP 46
416 Craigsville town 46
416 Pastoria CDP 46
417 Upperville CDP 45
418 Esmont CDP 44
418 Motley CDP 44
418 Nickelsville town 44
419 Deerfield CDP 43
419 Fieldale CDP 43
420 Greenville CDP 42
421 Brucetown CDP 41
421 Elliston CDP 41
421 King William CDP 41
422 Alberta town 40
422 Brodnax town 40
423 White Stone town 39
424 Madison town 37
425 Stony Creek town 36
426 Ivanhoe CDP 35
426 Ripplemead CDP 35
426 Sugar Grove CDP 35
427 Blue Ridge Shores CDP 34
427 McKenney town 34
427 Riverview CDP 34
428 Callaghan CDP 33
428 Keller town 33
429 Burkeville town 32
429 Camptown CDP 32
429 La Crosse town 32
429 Mallow CDP 32
429 Seven Mile Ford CDP 32
429 Shipman CDP 32
430 Boones Mill town 31
431 Draper CDP 30
431 Gratton CDP 30
431 Paris CDP 30
432 Shawsville CDP 29
433 Harriston CDP 28
433 Painter town 28
433 Singers Glen CDP 28
434 Buckingham Courthouse CDP 27
434 Port Royal town 27
434 Pounding Mill CDP 27
434 Rectortown CDP 27
434 Templeton CDP 27
434 The Plains town 27
435 Mineral town 26
435 Washington town 26
436 Iron Gate town 25
436 Ivor town 25
436 Montvale CDP 25
436 Palmyra CDP 25
436 Scotland CDP 25
436 Stickleyville CDP 25
437 Haysi town 24
437 Lancaster CDP 24
437 Toms Brook town 24
438 Modest Town CDP 23
439 Selma CDP 22
440 Kincora CDP 21
440 King and Queen Court House CDP 21
441 McMullin CDP 20
441 Snowville CDP 20
441 The University of Virginia's College at Wise CDP 20
442 Bloxom town 19
443 Charles City CDP 18
443 Schooner Bay CDP 18
444 Catlett CDP 17
444 Mount Clifton CDP 17
444 New Church CDP 17
444 Virgilina town 17
445 Dungannon town 16
446 Capron town 15
446 Hallwood town 15
446 Tangier town 15
446 Troutdale town 15
447 Calverton CDP 14
447 Fairview CDP 14
447 Mendota CDP 14
448 Allison Gap CDP 13
448 Bayside CDP 13
448 Big Rock CDP 13
448 Goshen town 13
448 Pocahontas town 13
449 Baywood CDP 12
449 Breaks CDP 12
449 Tacoma CDP 12
449 Warfield CDP 12
450 Harborton CDP 11
450 Midland CDP 11
451 Hiwassee CDP 10
451 Keokee CDP 10
451 Mappsburg CDP 10
451 Metompkin CDP 10
452 Lovingston CDP 9
452 Saxis town 9
453 Carrsville CDP 8
453 Cliftondale Park CDP 8
453 Disputanta CDP 8
453 Doran CDP 8
453 Greenbush CDP 8
453 McDowell CDP 8
453 Stevens Creek CDP 8
453 Union Level CDP 8
454 Branchville town 7
454 Columbia CDP 7
454 Hiltons CDP 7
454 Linville CDP 7
455 Duffield town 6
455 Low Moor CDP 6
455 Sandy Level CDP 6
455 Sherando CDP 6
456 Clinchco town 5
456 Jewell Ridge CDP 5
456 Millboro CDP 5
457 Cats Bridge CDP 3
458 Lunenburg CDP 2
458 Scottsburg town 2
459 Pamplin City town 1
460 Abbs Valley CDP 0
460 Allisonia CDP 0
460 Amonate CDP 0
460 Atlantic CDP 0
460 Augusta Springs CDP 0
460 Austinville CDP 0
460 Barboursville CDP 0
460 Baskerville CDP 0
460 Belspring CDP 0
460 Big Island CDP 0
460 Boston CDP 0
460 Brandy Station CDP 0
460 Chase Crossing CDP 0
460 Cleveland town 0
460 Clinchport town 0
460 Dante CDP 0
460 Deep Creek CDP 0
460 Dunbar CDP 0
460 Eagle Rock CDP 0
460 East Stone Gap CDP 0
460 Ebony CDP 0
460 Eggleston CDP 0
460 Falls Mills CDP 0
460 Fancy Gap CDP 0
460 Franktown CDP 0
460 Glen Lyn town 0
460 Glen Wilton CDP 0
460 Gore CDP 0
460 Greenbackville CDP 0
460 Hilltown CDP 0
460 Lafayette CDP 0
460 Lee Mont CDP 0
460 Locust Mount CDP 0
460 Makemie Park CDP 0
460 Mappsville CDP 0
460 Meadows of Dan CDP 0
460 Mechanicsburg CDP 0
460 Middlebrook CDP 0
460 Mountain Road CDP 0
460 Nathalie CDP 0
460 Oak Hall CDP 0
460 Osaka CDP 0
460 Parrott CDP 0
460 Rocky Gap CDP 0
460 Rose Hill CDP (Lee County) 0
460 St. Charles town 0
460 Sanford CDP 0
460 Savage Town CDP 0
460 Schuyler CDP 0
460 Southampton Meadows CDP 0
460 Southside Chesconessex CDP 0
460 Stonega CDP 0
460 Tasley CDP 0
460 Thynedale CDP 0
460 Warm Springs CDP 0
460 Whitesville CDP 0
460 Willis Wharf CDP 0