Ranking of Virginia Counties 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 counties, 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 Pulaski County (36.22%), and Hampton city (36.12%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Portsmouth city
Pulaski County
Hampton city
Martinsville city
Gloucester County
Virginia Beach city
Hopewell city
Southampton County
Newport News city
King William County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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1 Portsmouth city 37.53
2 Pulaski County 36.22
3 Hampton city 36.12
4 Martinsville city 35.57
5 Gloucester County 35.38
6 Virginia Beach city 35.06
7 Hopewell city 34.79
8 Southampton County 34.67
9 Newport News city 34.59
10 King William County 34.53
11 Galax city 34.51
12 Chesapeake city 34.49
13 Prince George County 34.15
14 Norton city 34.10
15 Fluvanna County 34.07
16 Mathews County 33.71
17 Lee County 33.66
18 Salem city 33.40
19 Cumberland County 33.36
19 Suffolk city 33.36
20 Colonial Heights city 33.20
21 Franklin city 33.09
22 Giles County 33.02
23 Norfolk city 32.98
24 Bristol city 32.46
25 Franklin County 32.40
26 Isle of Wight County 32.38
27 Dinwiddie County 32.29
28 Charlotte County 32.28
29 Wythe County 32.15
30 Pittsylvania County 32.08
31 Alleghany County 31.91
32 Radford city 31.82
33 Warren County 31.61
34 Bedford County 31.60
35 Middlesex County 31.55
36 Botetourt County 31.47
37 Campbell County 31.46
38 Henry County 31.43
39 Scott County 31.37
40 Essex County 31.35
41 Tazewell County 31.20
42 Patrick County 31.19
43 Russell County 31.15
44 Spotsylvania County 31.03
45 Appomattox County 30.97
46 Surry County 30.65
47 New Kent County 30.61
48 Floyd County 30.60
49 Bland County 30.40
50 Powhatan County 30.39
51 Craig County 30.23
52 Halifax County 29.87
53 Wise County 29.75
54 Culpeper County 29.69
55 Greene County 29.58
55 Mecklenburg County 29.58
56 Fauquier County 29.53
57 Grayson County 29.52
58 Poquoson city 29.41
59 Dickenson County 29.33
60 Danville city 29.12
61 Frederick County 29.08
62 King and Queen County 29.05
63 Roanoke County 29.04
64 York County 29.02
65 King George County 28.97
66 Staunton city 28.95
67 Smyth County 28.92
68 Carroll County 28.87
69 Stafford County 28.83
70 Washington County 28.80
71 Lunenburg County 28.75
72 Bath County 28.73
73 Petersburg city 28.59
74 Nottoway County 28.58
75 Chesterfield County 28.52
76 Shenandoah County 28.26
77 Louisa County 28.18
78 Caroline County 28.17
79 Hanover County 28.07
80 Richmond County 27.94
81 Rappahannock County 27.88
82 Emporia city 27.84
83 Covington city 27.80
84 Lynchburg city 27.76
85 Clarke County 27.61
85 Madison County 27.61
86 Northumberland County 27.58
87 Amherst County 27.57
88 Charles City County 27.49
89 Fredericksburg city 27.39
90 Roanoke city 27.28
91 Orange County 27.12
92 Winchester city 27.07
93 Westmoreland County 27.06
94 Prince William County 26.82
95 Brunswick County 26.57
96 Accomack County 26.55
97 Prince Edward County 26.34
97 Sussex County 26.34
98 Goochland County 26.32
99 Buena Vista city 26.21
100 Northampton County 26.17
101 Augusta County 26.06
102 Henrico County 25.91
103 Manassas city 25.88
104 James City County 25.78
105 Manassas Park city 25.70
106 Greensville County 25.53
107 Rockbridge County 25.52
108 Lancaster County 25.50
109 Montgomery County 24.81
110 Waynesboro city 24.27
111 Richmond city 24.20
112 Buchanan County 23.88
113 Amelia County 23.84
114 Buckingham County 23.54
115 Highland County 23.40
116 Page County 22.77
117 Williamsburg city 22.66
118 Harrisonburg city 22.34
119 Rockingham County 21.94
120 Nelson County 21.28
121 Albemarle County 19.72
122 Loudoun County 19.51
123 Charlottesville city 18.55
124 Fairfax city 17.92
125 Fairfax County 17.54
126 Alexandria city 17.53
127 Lexington city 15.68
128 Falls Church city 12.07
129 Arlington County 11.17