Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Virginia Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 31.38%. Among all Virginia counties, Poquoson city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (56.35%), followed by Dickenson County (55.05%), and Greene County (51.15%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Poquoson city
Dickenson County
Greene County
Radford city
Colonial Heights city
Bristol city
Madison County
Portsmouth city
Virginia Beach city
Roanoke County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Poquoson city 56.35
2 Dickenson County 55.05
3 Greene County 51.15
4 Radford city 49.77
5 Colonial Heights city 46.67
6 Bristol city 42.17
7 Madison County 40.86
8 Portsmouth city 39.71
9 Virginia Beach city 39.25
10 Roanoke County 39.13
11 Hopewell city 37.90
12 King George County 37.75
13 Spotsylvania County 37.55
14 Lexington city 37.50
15 Cumberland County 37.36
16 Newport News city 37.09
17 Hampton city 36.90
18 Manassas Park city 36.73
19 Frederick County 36.28
20 Chesapeake city 36.20
21 Stafford County 35.83
22 Tazewell County 35.62
23 Gloucester County 35.23
24 Martinsville city 35.14
25 Norfolk city 34.69
26 York County 33.85
27 Dinwiddie County 33.82
28 Chesterfield County 33.46
29 Henrico County 33.40
30 Franklin County 32.79
31 Prince George County 32.58
32 Harrisonburg city 32.42
33 Charlottesville city 32.15
34 Norton city 32.14
35 Richmond city 32.02
36 Albemarle County 31.92
37 Manassas city 31.82
38 Campbell County 31.69
39 Shenandoah County 31.62
40 Lynchburg city 31.25
41 Roanoke city 30.70
42 Prince William County 30.59
43 Culpeper County 30.40
44 Suffolk city 30.22
45 Alexandria city 30.08
45 Fredericksburg city 30.08
46 Page County 29.89
47 Rappahannock County 29.86
48 Washington County 29.45
49 Petersburg city 28.80
50 Danville city 28.76
51 Prince Edward County 28.66
52 Henry County 28.55
53 Fluvanna County 28.13
54 Rockingham County 28.09
55 Southampton County 27.85
56 Wythe County 27.68
57 Middlesex County 27.15
58 Staunton city 27.07
59 Fairfax County 27.00
60 Pittsylvania County 26.83
61 Orange County 26.68
62 Mecklenburg County 26.53
63 Appomattox County 26.44
64 Bland County 26.06
65 Essex County 25.98
66 Charles City County 25.97
67 King William County 25.95
68 Northumberland County 25.86
69 Northampton County 25.79
70 Charlotte County 25.52
71 Hanover County 25.26
72 Isle of Wight County 24.95
73 Williamsburg city 24.92
74 Salem city 24.61
75 Fauquier County 24.54
75 Russell County 24.54
76 Sussex County 24.52
77 Emporia city 24.46
78 Louisa County 24.31
79 Augusta County 24.27
80 Brunswick County 24.20
81 New Kent County 24.16
82 Surry County 24.04
83 Loudoun County 24.00
84 Lancaster County 23.63
85 Greensville County 23.53
86 Halifax County 23.35
87 Accomack County 22.87
88 Caroline County 22.57
89 Warren County 22.53
90 Bedford County 22.50
91 Rockbridge County 22.26
92 Goochland County 22.20
93 Botetourt County 21.80
94 Pulaski County 21.69
95 Winchester city 21.64
96 Patrick County 21.61
97 James City County 21.32
98 Franklin city 20.91
99 Lunenburg County 20.89
100 Nelson County 20.62
101 Arlington County 20.17
102 Buckingham County 20.16
103 Fairfax city 19.87
104 Covington city 19.52
105 Richmond County 19.30
106 Nottoway County 19.27
107 King and Queen County 19.26
108 Amherst County 19.15
109 Montgomery County 19.12
110 Giles County 18.89
111 Alleghany County 18.26
112 Waynesboro city 17.73
113 Westmoreland County 17.66
114 Lee County 17.21
115 Wise County 16.84
116 Falls Church city 16.48
117 Powhatan County 16.06
118 Smyth County 15.25
119 Mathews County 15.00
120 Amelia County 14.59
121 Grayson County 14.21
122 Carroll County 12.30
123 Floyd County 11.56
124 Buchanan County 11.41
125 Galax city 11.38
126 Clarke County 8.35
127 Buena Vista city 8.15
128 Scott County 5.22
129 Bath County 0.00