Projected Degree Gap: 26.2%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for West Virginia
AGES 25-64- 36,607 | 3.7%Less than ninth grade
- 98,381 | 10.0%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 399,191 | 40.7%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 195,502 | 19.9%Some college, no degree
- 66,900 | 6.8%Associate degree
- 114,779 | 11.7%Bachelor’s degree
- 69,086 | 7.0%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for West Virginia
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 25.3%White
- 22.4%Black
- 29.0%Hispanic
- 66.4%Asian
- 32.8%Native American
Percentage of West Virginia adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Berkeley | 25.4 | Kanawha | 31.7 | Nicholas | 18.3 |
| Boone | 14.1 | Lincoln | 14.1 | Ohio | 36.0 |
| Brooke | 27.5 | Logan | 18.2 | Preston | 19.1 |
| Cabell | 33.0 | Marion | 31.0 | Putnam | 34.1 |
| Fayette | 15.9 | Marshall | 21.2 | Raleigh | 23.0 |
| Greenbrier | 25.2 | Mason | 19.3 | Randolph | 23.3 |
| Hampshire | 14.7 | McDowell | 10.3 | Upshur | 24.4 |
| Hancock | 29.1 | Mercer | 26.1 | Wayne | 23.2 |
| Harrison | 27.0 | Mineral | 20.6 | Wood | 29.9 |
| Jackson | 27.8 | Mingo | 15.8 | Wyoming | 14.4 |
| Jefferson | 37.3 | Monongalia | 43.4 | Other counties | 17.4* |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
