Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 11.99%. Among all West Virginia counties, McDowell County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (27.37%), followed by Mingo County (24.84%), and Wyoming County (22.55%).

The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
McDowell County
Mingo County
Wyoming County
Webster County
Roane County
Clay County
Logan County
Lincoln County
Wirt County
Ritchie County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 McDowell County 27.37
2 Mingo County 24.84
3 Wyoming County 22.55
4 Webster County 20.67
5 Roane County 20.15
6 Clay County 19.88
7 Logan County 19.68
8 Lincoln County 19.38
9 Wirt County 18.72
10 Ritchie County 18.60
11 Wayne County 18.45
12 Pocahontas County 17.62
13 Pendleton County 17.06
14 Braxton County 16.64
15 Summers County 16.41
16 Doddridge County 16.20
17 Fayette County 16.18
18 Boone County 15.99
19 Gilmer County 15.91
20 Grant County 15.89
21 Calhoun County 15.30
22 Hardy County 15.22
23 Mercer County 15.05
24 Raleigh County 14.21
25 Mason County 13.49
26 Hampshire County 13.14
27 Lewis County 12.99
28 Preston County 12.74
29 Greenbrier County 12.68
30 Barbour County 12.67
31 Upshur County 12.51
32 Tucker County 12.31
33 Randolph County 12.01
34 Taylor County 11.45
35 Harrison County 11.39
36 Wetzel County 11.12
37 Nicholas County 11.06
38 Monroe County 10.95
39 Cabell County 10.73
40 Morgan County 10.53
41 Jackson County 10.17
42 Pleasants County 10.09
43 Kanawha County 10.01
44 Tyler County 9.86
45 Hancock County 9.72
46 Wood County 9.04
47 Marion County 8.96
48 Berkeley County 8.88
49 Jefferson County 8.69
50 Marshall County 7.29
51 Putnam County 7.25
52 Brooke County 7.20
53 Mineral County 6.85
54 Monongalia County 6.76
55 Ohio County 6.73