Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Virginia White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 26.47%. Among all Virginia counties, Franklin city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (45.15%), followed by Southampton County (39.56%), and Pulaski County (37.26%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Franklin city
Southampton County
Pulaski County
King William County
Galax city
Surry County
Hampton city
Martinsville city
Nottoway County
Suffolk city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Franklin city 45.15
2 Southampton County 39.56
3 Pulaski County 37.26
4 King William County 36.54
5 Galax city 36.02
6 Surry County 35.95
7 Hampton city 35.60
8 Martinsville city 35.37
9 Nottoway County 35.34
10 Suffolk city 35.27
11 Gloucester County 35.09
12 Portsmouth city 35.00
13 Charlotte County 34.91
14 Fluvanna County 34.88
15 Salem city 34.85
16 Mathews County 34.68
17 Hopewell city 34.67
18 Lee County 34.66
19 Chesapeake city 34.56
20 Isle of Wight County 34.55
21 Prince George County 33.98
22 Newport News city 33.87
23 Halifax County 33.84
24 Virginia Beach city 33.83
25 King and Queen County 33.80
26 Pittsylvania County 33.69
26 Norton city 33.69
27 Lunenburg County 33.36
28 Giles County 33.35
29 Middlesex County 33.00
30 Bedford County 32.72
31 Bristol city 32.64
32 Alleghany County 32.59
33 Appomattox County 32.47
33 Emporia city 32.47
34 Franklin County 32.46
35 Wythe County 32.45
36 Henry County 32.31
37 Warren County 32.21
38 Essex County 32.15
39 Botetourt County 31.88
40 Powhatan County 31.87
41 Patrick County 31.67
42 Caroline County 31.55
43 Scott County 31.53
44 Tazewell County 31.46
45 Westmoreland County 31.45
46 Colonial Heights city 31.44
47 Mecklenburg County 31.39
48 New Kent County 31.38
49 Cumberland County 31.28
50 Radford city 31.23
51 Campbell County 31.22
52 Russell County 31.17
53 Floyd County 31.12
54 Norfolk city 31.10
55 Bland County 30.69
56 Wise County 30.54
57 Richmond County 30.51
58 Dinwiddie County 30.46
59 Culpeper County 30.07
60 Fauquier County 30.05
61 Grayson County 30.02
62 Bath County 30.01
63 Spotsylvania County 29.89
64 Petersburg city 29.71
65 Amherst County 29.66
66 Danville city 29.45
67 Charles City County 29.32
67 Covington city 29.32
68 Carroll County 29.25
69 Craig County 29.22
69 Greene County 29.22
70 Smyth County 29.20
71 Dickenson County 29.10
72 Washington County 29.04
73 Roanoke County 29.00
74 Frederick County 28.94
75 Accomack County 28.85
76 Brunswick County 28.82
77 Staunton city 28.74
78 Northumberland County 28.57
79 Clarke County 28.56
80 Louisa County 28.52
81 Shenandoah County 28.45
82 Poquoson city 28.43
83 York County 28.39
84 Rappahannock County 28.30
85 Hanover County 28.24
86 Winchester city 28.16
87 Northampton County 28.10
88 Stafford County 28.09
89 Greensville County 27.84
90 Sussex County 27.71
91 Goochland County 27.55
92 Fredericksburg city 27.54
93 Chesterfield County 27.45
94 Amelia County 27.35
95 Prince William County 27.16
96 Buena Vista city 27.10
97 Orange County 26.92
98 King George County 26.87
99 Madison County 26.75
100 Lynchburg city 26.62
101 Lancaster County 26.38
102 James City County 26.34
103 Augusta County 26.20
104 Roanoke city 26.16
105 Manassas city 25.93
106 Manassas Park city 25.80
107 Rockbridge County 25.62
108 Prince Edward County 25.56
109 Buckingham County 25.34
110 Montgomery County 25.30
111 Henrico County 24.99
112 Waynesboro city 24.72
113 Buchanan County 24.52
114 Page County 23.02
115 Williamsburg city 22.99
116 Harrisonburg city 22.87
117 Highland County 22.15
118 Rockingham County 22.05
119 Loudoun County 21.05
120 Nelson County 20.49
121 Albemarle County 18.94
122 Richmond city 17.76
123 Fairfax city 17.64
124 Fairfax County 16.45
125 Charlottesville city 15.47
126 Lexington city 14.52
127 Alexandria city 13.03
128 Falls Church city 10.89
129 Arlington County 9.43