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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in West Virginia, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in West Virginia, ranked. The highest is Monongalia County at 48.9% and the lowest is McDowell County at 6.8%.

West Virginia: 24.1% · United States: 35.7% · median county in West Virginia: 18.5%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Monongalia County48.9%
2Jefferson County33.9%
3Ohio County33.9%
4Cabell County32.6%
5Kanawha County29.7%
6Putnam County29.1%
7Harrison County27.2%
8Marion County27.2%
9Berkeley County25.1%
10Wood County24.1%
11Mineral County23.7%
12Tucker County23.6%
13Brooke County23.4%
14Nicholas County23.3%
15Mercer County22.9%
16Raleigh County22.5%
17Greenbrier County22.2%
18Marshall County20.5%
19Taylor County20.5%
20Hancock County19.9%
21Randolph County19.8%
22Pocahontas County19.7%
23Jackson County19.6%
24Wayne County19.2%
25Lewis County18.9%
26Summers County18.8%
27Gilmer County18.5%
28Pendleton County18.5%
29Hampshire County18.3%
30Upshur County18.2%
31Morgan County18.0%
32Preston County17.5%
33Wetzel County17.1%
34Mason County16.3%
35Tyler County15.9%
36Fayette County15.8%
37Hardy County15.7%
38Wirt County15.5%
39Monroe County15.4%
40Roane County15.2%
41Logan County14.7%
42Braxton County14.4%
43Ritchie County14.4%
44Pleasants County14.1%
45Grant County14.0%
46Doddridge County13.9%
47Wyoming County13.1%
48Webster County12.9%
49Barbour County12.5%
50Boone County11.5%
51Clay County11.3%
52Calhoun County10.1%
53Mingo County9.5%
54Lincoln County8.1%
55McDowell County6.8%

Small populations produce wide margins: McDowell County is 6.8% with a margin of error of ±2.2%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

West Virginia ranks 52nd of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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