Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Virginia White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.37%. Among all Virginia counties, Covington city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (48.75%), followed by Page County (45.86%), and Bland County (44.12%).

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

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Covington city
Page County
Bland County
Buckingham County
Alleghany County
Highland County
Shenandoah County
Dinwiddie County
Hopewell city
Augusta County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Covington city 48.75
2 Page County 45.86
3 Bland County 44.12
4 Buckingham County 43.22
5 Alleghany County 41.35
6 Highland County 41.30
7 Shenandoah County 40.87
8 Dinwiddie County 40.85
9 Hopewell city 40.81
10 Augusta County 40.70
11 Dickenson County 40.08
12 Greensville County 39.85
13 Sussex County 39.42
14 Westmoreland County 39.32
15 Smyth County 39.13
16 Amelia County 38.73
17 Russell County 38.68
18 Craig County 38.38
19 Giles County 38.14
20 Buchanan County 38.03
21 Carroll County 37.45
22 Floyd County 37.40
23 Grayson County 37.13
24 Tazewell County 37.12
25 Charles City County 37.07
26 Appomattox County 37.05
27 Pittsylvania County 36.94
28 Caroline County 36.88
28 Cumberland County 36.88
28 Wythe County 36.88
29 Nottoway County 36.72
30 Scott County 36.69
31 Amherst County 36.20
32 Orange County 36.15
33 King and Queen County 36.12
34 Charlotte County 36.07
35 Rockingham County 36.05
36 Bath County 35.75
37 Essex County 35.64
38 Louisa County 35.58
39 Waynesboro city 35.57
40 Warren County 35.15
41 Rockbridge County 35.04
42 Patrick County 35.01
43 Botetourt County 34.65
44 King William County 34.64
45 Washington County 34.54
46 Halifax County 34.51
47 Franklin County 34.26
48 Lunenburg County 34.19
49 Lee County 34.16
50 Madison County 34.14
51 Colonial Heights city 33.88
52 Culpeper County 33.85
53 Accomack County 33.81
54 Emporia city 33.77
55 Henry County 33.45
56 Wise County 33.17
57 Campbell County 32.90
58 Norton city 32.74
59 Richmond County 32.70
60 Pulaski County 32.65
61 Brunswick County 32.57
62 Nelson County 32.47
63 Mecklenburg County 32.37
64 Buena Vista city 31.95
65 Southampton County 31.94
66 Prince George County 31.86
67 Prince Edward County 31.76
68 Frederick County 31.74
69 Portsmouth city 31.53
70 Staunton city 31.43
71 Roanoke city 31.16
72 Rappahannock County 31.00
73 Danville city 30.61
74 Surry County 30.43
75 Bristol city 30.10
76 Hampton city 29.96
77 Clarke County 29.77
78 Middlesex County 29.72
78 Northampton County 29.72
79 King George County 29.67
80 Greene County 29.27
81 Powhatan County 29.09
82 Gloucester County 29.03
83 Bedford County 28.47
84 Spotsylvania County 28.05
85 New Kent County 27.77
86 Manassas city 27.71
87 Newport News city 27.69
88 Isle of Wight County 27.49
88 Roanoke County 27.49
89 Salem city 26.99
90 Lancaster County 26.80
91 Northumberland County 26.39
92 Galax city 26.33
93 Poquoson city 26.13
94 Suffolk city 25.75
95 Hanover County 25.31
96 Mathews County 25.20
97 Winchester city 24.94
98 Harrisonburg city 24.72
99 Montgomery County 24.68
100 Fauquier County 24.28
101 Stafford County 23.93
102 Chesapeake city 23.73
103 Martinsville city 23.60
104 Franklin city 23.19
105 Manassas Park city 23.12
106 Petersburg city 21.55
107 Chesterfield County 21.51
108 Lexington city 21.42
109 Norfolk city 20.90
110 Virginia Beach city 20.44
111 Radford city 20.20
112 Fluvanna County 19.86
113 Henrico County 19.13
114 Prince William County 19.09
115 Lynchburg city 18.79
116 York County 17.57
117 Goochland County 17.35
118 Fredericksburg city 16.19
119 James City County 16.16
120 Williamsburg city 14.20
121 Albemarle County 13.99
122 Fairfax city 11.80
123 Loudoun County 11.69
124 Charlottesville city 11.09
125 Fairfax County 10.03
126 Richmond city 8.92
127 Alexandria city 5.70
128 Falls Church city 4.76
129 Arlington County 4.50