Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Virginia Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.36%. Among all Virginia counties, Covington city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (49.27%), followed by Page County (45.74%), and Bland County (44.12%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Covington city
Page County
Bland County
Buckingham County
Alleghany County
Dinwiddie County
Highland County
Shenandoah County
Hopewell city
Augusta County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone 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 49.27
2 Page County 45.74
3 Bland County 44.12
4 Buckingham County 43.17
5 Alleghany County 41.62
6 Dinwiddie County 41.48
7 Highland County 41.30
8 Shenandoah County 41.29
8 Hopewell city 41.29
9 Augusta County 41.07
10 Dickenson County 40.20
11 Greensville County 40.05
12 Sussex County 39.74
13 Westmoreland County 39.62
14 Smyth County 39.12
15 Russell County 38.69
16 Amelia County 38.66
17 Craig County 38.38
18 Giles County 38.19
19 Buchanan County 38.06
20 Carroll County 37.68
21 Grayson County 37.61
22 Charles City County 37.33
23 Tazewell County 37.10
24 Pittsylvania County 37.09
25 Caroline County 37.07
26 Cumberland County 36.99
27 Appomattox County 36.87
28 Wythe County 36.86
29 Orange County 36.78
30 Scott County 36.68
31 Floyd County 36.67
32 Amherst County 36.26
33 Nottoway County 36.20
34 Rockingham County 36.18
35 Emporia city 36.08
36 Essex County 36.00
37 Charlotte County 35.86
38 King and Queen County 35.75
39 Louisa County 35.67
40 Warren County 35.37
41 Bath County 35.36
42 Patrick County 35.19
43 Rockbridge County 34.93
44 King William County 34.74
45 Botetourt County 34.65
45 Washington County 34.65
46 Waynesboro city 34.62
47 Halifax County 34.61
48 Colonial Heights city 34.56
49 Lee County 34.45
50 Culpeper County 34.28
51 Franklin County 34.26
52 Madison County 34.24
53 Accomack County 33.50
54 Lunenburg County 33.48
55 Wise County 33.22
56 Campbell County 32.86
57 Pulaski County 32.80
58 Henry County 32.78
59 Norton city 32.74
60 Brunswick County 32.64
61 Nelson County 32.39
62 Richmond County 32.25
63 Buena Vista city 32.20
64 Southampton County 32.19
65 Frederick County 32.14
66 Prince George County 31.96
67 Prince Edward County 31.92
68 Portsmouth city 31.91
69 Mecklenburg County 31.78
70 Staunton city 31.61
71 Roanoke city 31.46
72 Rappahannock County 31.25
73 Surry County 30.74
74 Danville city 30.31
75 King George County 30.09
75 Hampton city 30.09
76 Bristol city 29.91
77 Middlesex County 29.70
78 Northampton County 29.61
79 Greene County 29.28
80 Powhatan County 29.23
81 Clarke County 29.22
82 Gloucester County 29.04
83 Bedford County 28.55
84 Spotsylvania County 28.39
85 New Kent County 28.31
86 Isle of Wight County 27.57
87 Newport News city 27.55
88 Galax city 27.26
89 Roanoke County 27.24
90 Lancaster County 26.92
91 Poquoson city 26.79
92 Salem city 26.76
93 Northumberland County 26.42
94 Suffolk city 25.74
95 Winchester city 25.28
96 Hanover County 25.19
97 Mathews County 24.80
97 Montgomery County 24.80
98 Manassas city 24.41
99 Fauquier County 24.33
100 Chesapeake city 23.84
101 Stafford County 23.66
102 Harrisonburg city 23.42
103 Franklin city 23.28
104 Martinsville city 22.96
105 Lexington city 21.67
106 Petersburg city 21.23
107 Chesterfield County 21.22
108 Norfolk city 20.95
109 Manassas Park city 20.94
110 Radford city 20.39
111 Virginia Beach city 20.36
112 Fluvanna County 19.42
113 Henrico County 19.22
114 Lynchburg city 18.85
115 York County 17.83
116 Goochland County 17.38
117 Prince William County 17.27
118 Fredericksburg city 16.55
119 James City County 16.12
120 Albemarle County 13.80
121 Williamsburg city 13.74
122 Loudoun County 11.06
123 Fairfax city 10.91
124 Charlottesville city 10.76
125 Richmond city 8.56
126 Fairfax County 8.42
127 Falls Church city 4.89
128 Alexandria city 4.27
129 Arlington County 3.87