Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 26.66%. Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Portsmouth city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (37.53%), followed by Gloucester Point CDP (37.44%), and Hampton city (36.12%).
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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | Portsmouth city | 37.53 |
| 2 | Gloucester Point CDP | 37.44 |
| 3 | Hampton city | 36.12 |
| 4 | Martinsville city | 35.57 |
| 5 | Lake Monticello CDP | 35.14 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach city | 35.06 |
| 7 | Hopewell city | 34.79 |
| 8 | Newport News city | 34.59 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 34.49 |
| 10 | Cherry Hill CDP | 34.39 |
| 11 | Hollins CDP | 34.18 |
| 12 | Timberlake CDP | 33.77 |
| 13 | Salem city | 33.40 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 33.36 |
| 15 | Colonial Heights city | 33.20 |
| 16 | Brandermill CDP | 33.16 |
| 17 | East Highland Park CDP | 33.14 |
| 18 | Norfolk city | 32.98 |
| 19 | Forest CDP | 32.77 |
| 20 | Bristol city | 32.46 |
| 21 | Highland Springs CDP | 32.32 |
| 22 | Radford city | 31.82 |
| 23 | Glen Allen CDP | 31.63 |
| 23 | Lakeside CDP | 31.63 |
| 24 | Triangle CDP | 31.56 |
| 25 | Mechanicsville CDP | 31.54 |
| 26 | Chester CDP | 31.44 |
| 27 | Laurel CDP | 31.05 |
| 28 | Manchester CDP | 30.92 |
| 29 | Warrenton town | 30.88 |
| 30 | Stuarts Draft CDP | 30.34 |
| 31 | Madison Heights CDP | 30.18 |
| 32 | Meadowbrook CDP | 30.11 |
| 33 | Bon Air CDP | 29.73 |
| 34 | Culpeper town | 29.41 |
| 34 | Poquoson city | 29.41 |
| 35 | Lake Ridge CDP | 29.35 |
| 36 | Danville city | 29.12 |
| 37 | Dale City CDP | 29.02 |
| 38 | Staunton city | 28.95 |
| 39 | Petersburg city | 28.59 |
| 40 | Christiansburg town | 28.48 |
| 41 | New Baltimore CDP | 28.42 |
| 42 | Front Royal town | 28.23 |
| 43 | Leesylvania CDP | 27.84 |
| 44 | Lynchburg city | 27.76 |
| 45 | Fredericksburg city | 27.39 |
| 46 | Roanoke city | 27.28 |
| 47 | Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) | 27.23 |
| 48 | Winchester city | 27.07 |
| 49 | Cave Spring CDP | 26.98 |
| 50 | Buckhall CDP | 26.35 |
| 51 | Midlothian CDP | 26.29 |
| 52 | Woodburn CDP | 26.16 |
| 53 | Manassas city | 25.88 |
| 54 | Montclair CDP | 25.72 |
| 55 | Manassas Park city | 25.70 |
| 56 | Groveton CDP | 25.37 |
| 57 | Gainesville CDP | 25.01 |
| 58 | Linton Hall CDP | 24.53 |
| 59 | Hybla Valley CDP | 24.29 |
| 60 | Waynesboro city | 24.27 |
| 61 | Richmond city | 24.20 |
| 62 | Woodbridge CDP | 23.40 |
| 63 | Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) | 23.29 |
| 64 | Lorton CDP | 22.98 |
| 65 | Springfield CDP | 22.85 |
| 66 | Sudley CDP | 22.74 |
| 67 | Yorkshire CDP | 22.72 |
| 68 | Williamsburg city | 22.66 |
| 69 | Sugarland Run CDP | 22.56 |
| 70 | Harrisonburg city | 22.34 |
| 71 | Newington CDP | 22.33 |
| 72 | Stone Ridge CDP | 22.11 |
| 73 | Leesburg town | 21.16 |
| 74 | Ashburn CDP | 21.06 |
| 75 | Newington Forest CDP | 21.03 |
| 76 | Sterling CDP | 20.99 |
| 77 | Lansdowne CDP | 20.85 |
| 78 | Tuckahoe CDP | 20.83 |
| 79 | Kingstowne CDP | 20.58 |
| 80 | Kings Park West CDP | 20.51 |
| 81 | Burke CDP | 20.50 |
| 82 | Cascades CDP | 20.47 |
| 83 | Centreville CDP | 20.44 |
| 84 | Franconia CDP | 20.20 |
| 85 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | 20.07 |
| 86 | Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) | 19.99 |
| 87 | Fair Oaks CDP | 19.72 |
| 88 | West Springfield CDP | 19.58 |
| 89 | Annandale CDP | 19.57 |
| 90 | Lincolnia CDP | 19.40 |
| 91 | Mount Vernon CDP | 19.05 |
| 92 | Charlottesville city | 18.55 |
| 93 | McNair CDP | 18.41 |
| 94 | Burke Centre CDP | 18.10 |
| 95 | Herndon town | 18.07 |
| 96 | West Falls Church CDP | 17.99 |
| 97 | Fairfax city | 17.92 |
| 98 | Fairfax Station CDP | 17.91 |
| 99 | Blacksburg town | 17.85 |
| 100 | Dranesville CDP | 17.68 |
| 101 | Alexandria city | 17.53 |
| 102 | Huntington CDP | 17.29 |
| 103 | Chantilly CDP | 17.04 |
| 104 | Loudoun Valley Estates CDP | 16.82 |
| 105 | South Riding CDP | 16.70 |
| 106 | Lowes Island CDP | 16.23 |
| 107 | Lake Barcroft CDP | 16.19 |
| 108 | Short Pump CDP | 15.98 |
| 109 | Reston CDP | 15.56 |
| 110 | Idylwood CDP | 14.66 |
| 111 | Oakton CDP | 14.37 |
| 112 | Broadlands CDP | 13.64 |
| 113 | Franklin Farm CDP | 13.16 |
| 114 | Wakefield CDP | 13.08 |
| 115 | Vienna town | 12.38 |
| 116 | Fort Hunt CDP | 12.27 |
| 117 | Falls Church city | 12.07 |
| 118 | Tysons CDP | 12.00 |
| 119 | Brambleton CDP | 11.89 |
| 120 | Wyndham CDP | 11.46 |
| 121 | Difficult Run CDP | 11.29 |
| 122 | Arlington CDP | 11.17 |
| 123 | Great Falls CDP | 9.83 |
| 124 | Wolf Trap CDP | 9.60 |
| 125 | Merrifield CDP | 9.35 |
| 126 | McLean CDP | 8.13 |