Ranking of Virginia Counties 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 counties, Covington city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (47.38%), followed by Page County (45.65%), and Buckingham County (45.54%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Covington city
Page County
Buckingham County
Bland County
Amelia County
Alleghany County
Augusta County
Greensville County
Highland County
Shenandoah County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of 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 47.38
2 Page County 45.65
3 Buckingham County 45.54
4 Bland County 45.16
5 Amelia County 43.93
6 Alleghany County 42.09
7 Augusta County 40.81
8 Greensville County 40.74
9 Highland County 40.64
10 Shenandoah County 40.33
11 Sussex County 40.31
12 Dickenson County 40.25
13 Charles City County 39.82
14 Westmoreland County 39.77
15 Smyth County 39.27
16 Lunenburg County 39.22
17 Hopewell city 39.02
18 Dinwiddie County 38.83
19 Caroline County 38.51
20 Buchanan County 38.49
21 Floyd County 38.45
22 Nottoway County 38.44
23 Russell County 38.43
24 Appomattox County 38.42
25 Giles County 38.35
26 Amherst County 38.28
27 King and Queen County 37.94
28 Bath County 37.79
29 Pittsylvania County 37.74
30 Craig County 37.66
31 Grayson County 37.54
32 Carroll County 37.50
33 Essex County 37.45
34 Tazewell County 37.38
35 Cumberland County 37.33
36 Wythe County 37.09
37 Charlotte County 37.08
38 Danville city 36.96
39 Rockingham County 36.58
39 Scott County 36.58
40 Halifax County 36.50
41 Orange County 36.39
42 Brunswick County 35.73
43 Patrick County 35.62
44 Rockbridge County 35.49
45 Waynesboro city 35.46
46 Madison County 35.37
47 Lee County 35.35
48 Louisa County 35.16
49 Botetourt County 34.97
50 Accomack County 34.72
51 Mecklenburg County 34.54
52 Emporia city 34.45
53 Washington County 34.44
54 Prince Edward County 34.35
55 Henry County 34.29
56 Warren County 34.23
56 Petersburg city 34.23
57 Roanoke city 34.19
58 Franklin County 34.17
59 Buena Vista city 34.15
60 Campbell County 33.96
61 Wise County 33.81
62 Pulaski County 33.55
63 King William County 33.14
64 Nelson County 32.93
65 Norton city 32.78
66 Culpeper County 32.65
67 Colonial Heights city 32.44
68 Richmond County 32.41
69 Staunton city 32.38
70 Surry County 32.10
71 Rappahannock County 32.03
72 Portsmouth city 31.73
73 Frederick County 31.67
74 Northampton County 31.61
75 Southampton County 31.55
76 Lancaster County 31.07
77 Bristol city 30.89
78 Martinsville city 30.63
79 Greene County 30.22
80 Prince George County 30.18
81 New Kent County 29.91
82 Powhatan County 29.90
83 Bedford County 29.76
84 Franklin city 29.62
85 Isle of Wight County 29.45
86 Middlesex County 29.27
87 Hampton city 29.13
88 Mathews County 29.04
89 Northumberland County 28.97
90 Clarke County 28.86
91 Newport News city 28.85
92 Gloucester County 28.77
93 King George County 28.41
94 Manassas Park city 28.26
95 Manassas city 27.85
96 Salem city 27.65
97 Spotsylvania County 27.10
98 Roanoke County 27.06
99 Winchester city 26.51
100 Harrisonburg city 26.48
101 Suffolk city 26.46
102 Galax city 26.28
103 Fauquier County 25.62
104 Poquoson city 25.26
105 Hanover County 25.20
106 Norfolk city 24.08
107 Lynchburg city 23.79
108 Chesapeake city 23.52
109 Montgomery County 23.48
110 Fluvanna County 23.15
111 Chesterfield County 22.69
112 Stafford County 22.07
113 Henrico County 21.86
114 Goochland County 21.62
115 Fredericksburg city 20.99
116 Virginia Beach city 20.78
117 Richmond city 20.45
118 Lexington city 20.26
118 Williamsburg city 20.26
119 Prince William County 20.06
120 Radford city 19.97
121 James City County 19.32
122 York County 17.69
123 Charlottesville city 15.86
124 Albemarle County 14.69
125 Fairfax city 13.51
126 Fairfax County 12.30
127 Loudoun County 11.58
128 Alexandria city 10.43
129 Arlington County 7.42
130 Falls Church city 6.55