Ranking of West 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 West Virginia (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 40.08%. Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Parkersburg city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (40.39%), followed by Weirton city (37.35%), and St. Albans city (36.70%).

The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Parkersburg city
Weirton city
St. Albans city
Beckley city
Clarksburg city
Wheeling city
Martinsburg city
Fairmont city
South Charleston city
Vienna city
Ranking of West 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+) (%)
1 Parkersburg city 40.39
2 Weirton city 37.35
3 St. Albans city 36.70
4 Beckley city 36.61
5 Clarksburg city 35.10
6 Wheeling city 35.06
7 Martinsburg city 34.74
8 Fairmont city 34.16
9 South Charleston city 31.69
10 Vienna city 29.72
11 Huntington city 28.41
12 Charleston city 24.02
13 Teays Valley CDP 20.72
14 Morgantown city 18.49
15 Cheat Lake CDP 14.02