Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Virginia (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.84%. Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Stuarts Draft CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (43.75%), followed by Highland Springs CDP (43.06%), and Madison Heights CDP (40.68%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Virginia cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia cities and places (with a population of 10K+).
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Related Topics: Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | Stuarts Draft CDP | 43.75 |
| 2 | Highland Springs CDP | 43.06 |
| 3 | Madison Heights CDP | 40.68 |
| 4 | Hopewell city | 39.02 |
| 5 | East Highland Park CDP | 37.01 |
| 6 | Danville city | 36.96 |
| 7 | Waynesboro city | 35.46 |
| 8 | Front Royal town | 35.04 |
| 9 | Meadowbrook CDP | 34.77 |
| 10 | Petersburg city | 34.23 |
| 11 | Roanoke city | 34.19 |
| 12 | Hollins CDP | 33.08 |
| 13 | Yorkshire CDP | 32.50 |
| 14 | Colonial Heights city | 32.44 |
| 15 | Staunton city | 32.38 |
| 16 | Portsmouth city | 31.73 |
| 17 | Bristol city | 30.89 |
| 18 | Martinsville city | 30.63 |
| 19 | Sudley CDP | 30.18 |
| 20 | Culpeper town | 29.76 |
| 21 | Hampton city | 29.13 |
| 22 | Timberlake CDP | 28.92 |
| 23 | Newport News city | 28.85 |
| 24 | Laurel CDP | 28.75 |
| 25 | Woodbridge CDP | 28.56 |
| 26 | Manassas Park city | 28.26 |
| 27 | Manassas city | 27.85 |
| 28 | Mechanicsville CDP | 27.80 |
| 29 | Chester CDP | 27.70 |
| 30 | Salem city | 27.65 |
| 31 | Hybla Valley CDP | 26.95 |
| 31 | Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) | 26.95 |
| 32 | Winchester city | 26.51 |
| 33 | Harrisonburg city | 26.48 |
| 34 | Suffolk city | 26.46 |
| 35 | Gloucester Point CDP | 25.56 |
| 36 | Poquoson city | 25.26 |
| 37 | Warrenton town | 24.85 |
| 38 | Lakeside CDP | 24.13 |
| 39 | Norfolk city | 24.08 |
| 40 | Lynchburg city | 23.79 |
| 41 | Chesapeake city | 23.52 |
| 42 | Dale City CDP | 23.28 |
| 43 | Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) | 22.72 |
| 44 | Christiansburg town | 22.51 |
| 45 | Fredericksburg city | 20.99 |
| 46 | Lincolnia CDP | 20.94 |
| 47 | Virginia Beach city | 20.78 |
| 48 | Richmond city | 20.45 |
| 49 | Williamsburg city | 20.26 |
| 50 | Manchester CDP | 20.21 |
| 51 | Radford city | 19.97 |
| 52 | Forest CDP | 19.76 |
| 53 | Springfield CDP | 19.61 |
| 54 | Sterling CDP | 19.60 |
| 55 | Annandale CDP | 19.57 |
| 56 | Glen Allen CDP | 18.59 |
| 57 | Cave Spring CDP | 18.56 |
| 58 | Triangle CDP | 18.08 |
| 59 | Lorton CDP | 17.45 |
| 60 | Buckhall CDP | 16.90 |
| 61 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | 16.72 |
| 62 | Leesburg town | 16.64 |
| 63 | West Falls Church CDP | 16.61 |
| 64 | Lake Ridge CDP | 16.57 |
| 65 | Chantilly CDP | 16.37 |
| 65 | Gainesville CDP | 16.37 |
| 66 | Centreville CDP | 16.36 |
| 67 | Linton Hall CDP | 16.23 |
| 68 | Herndon town | 16.15 |
| 69 | Cherry Hill CDP | 16.12 |
| 70 | Mount Vernon CDP | 16.09 |
| 71 | New Baltimore CDP | 15.92 |
| 72 | Charlottesville city | 15.86 |
| 73 | Kingstowne CDP | 15.85 |
| 74 | Bon Air CDP | 15.81 |
| 75 | Midlothian CDP | 15.79 |
| 76 | Tuckahoe CDP | 15.52 |
| 77 | Brandermill CDP | 15.15 |
| 78 | Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) | 14.46 |
| 79 | Groveton CDP | 14.45 |
| 80 | Sugarland Run CDP | 14.36 |
| 81 | Leesylvania CDP | 14.12 |
| 82 | West Springfield CDP | 13.65 |
| 83 | Fairfax city | 13.51 |
| 84 | Kings Park West CDP | 13.29 |
| 85 | Montclair CDP | 13.25 |
| 86 | Idylwood CDP | 12.61 |
| 87 | Lake Monticello CDP | 11.64 |
| 88 | Burke Centre CDP | 11.57 |
| 89 | Woodburn CDP | 11.49 |
| 90 | Newington CDP | 11.42 |
| 91 | Blacksburg town | 11.40 |
| 92 | McNair CDP | 11.39 |
| 93 | Huntington CDP | 11.27 |
| 94 | Burke CDP | 11.14 |
| 95 | South Riding CDP | 11.10 |
| 96 | Franconia CDP | 10.89 |
| 97 | Wakefield CDP | 10.64 |
| 98 | Lansdowne CDP | 10.57 |
| 99 | Alexandria city | 10.43 |
| 99 | Vienna town | 10.43 |
| 100 | Ashburn CDP | 10.27 |
| 101 | Cascades CDP | 9.95 |
| 102 | Lake Barcroft CDP | 9.76 |
| 103 | Newington Forest CDP | 9.21 |
| 104 | Reston CDP | 8.89 |
| 105 | Stone Ridge CDP | 8.30 |
| 106 | Fair Oaks CDP | 8.21 |
| 107 | Lowes Island CDP | 7.85 |
| 108 | Oakton CDP | 7.78 |
| 109 | Franklin Farm CDP | 7.68 |
| 110 | Short Pump CDP | 7.47 |
| 111 | Arlington CDP | 7.42 |
| 112 | Fairfax Station CDP | 7.34 |
| 113 | Fort Hunt CDP | 6.83 |
| 114 | Falls Church city | 6.55 |
| 115 | Merrifield CDP | 6.37 |
| 116 | Brambleton CDP | 6.28 |
| 117 | Broadlands CDP | 6.27 |
| 118 | Difficult Run CDP | 5.67 |
| 119 | Dranesville CDP | 5.00 |
| 119 | Tysons CDP | 5.00 |
| 120 | McLean CDP | 4.75 |
| 121 | Great Falls CDP | 4.71 |
| 122 | Loudoun Valley Estates CDP | 4.16 |
| 123 | Wolf Trap CDP | 3.85 |
| 124 | Wyndham CDP | 3.80 |