Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the West Virginia Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 21.60%. Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Cheat Lake CDP had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (61.27%), followed by Morgantown city (57.31%), and Teays Valley CDP (47.07%).

The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Cheat Lake CDP
Morgantown city
Teays Valley CDP
Charleston city
South Charleston city
Fairmont city
Wheeling city
Vienna city
Huntington city
St. Albans city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Cheat Lake CDP 61.27
2 Morgantown city 57.31
3 Teays Valley CDP 47.07
4 Charleston city 45.32
5 South Charleston city 31.16
6 Fairmont city 31.08
7 Wheeling city 30.96
8 Vienna city 30.83
9 Huntington city 30.10
10 St. Albans city 28.78
11 Martinsburg city 25.61
12 Beckley city 24.46
13 Clarksburg city 23.95
14 Weirton city 23.02
15 Parkersburg city 16.32