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Levels of education for West Virginia residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for West Virginia

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

West Virginia education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: West Virginia PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	24.0%	54,680	227,601	5,958	28,369	91,133	47,461	14,551	29,888	10,241
Monongalia	47.6%	5,540	11,637	142	856	2,789	2,310	600	2,872	2,068
Ohio	39.2%	1,993	5,090	37	388	1,595	1,077	391	1,121	481
Putnam	33.6%	2,317	6,888	115	502	2,253	1,701	515	1,336	466
Cabell	33.2%	4,221	12,703	284	1,279	3,861	3,058	915	2,397	909
Kanawha	32.0%	7,985	24,961	417	2,728	8,590	5,241	1,614	4,765	1,606
Brooke	31.1%	892	2,867	22	120	1,129	704	288	503	101
Marion	29.2%	2,034	6,972	133	667	2,479	1,659	596	1,097	341
Gilmer	27.5%	220	800	20	126	303	131	70	123	27
Harrison	26.7%	2,220	8,320	157	1,167	3,124	1,652	510	1,379	331
Hancock	25.8%	987	3,829	28	318	1,600	896	434	457	96
Wood	25.6%	2,782	10,881	162	1,112	3,995	2,830	872	1,580	330
Jackson	25.1%	874	3,485	54	270	1,385	902	365	407	102
Jefferson	24.3%	1,339	5,505	80	705	2,253	1,128	317	823	199
Mineral	24.2%	824	3,408	29	342	1,593	620	374	314	136
Marshall	22.2%	928	4,171	66	430	1,809	938	396	437	95
Wayne	21.6%	1,237	5,736	124	896	2,379	1,100	404	627	206
Mercer	21.4%	1,700	7,945	304	947	3,116	1,878	472	1,020	208
Pocahontas	21.3%	228	1,071	29	147	470	197	46	129	53
Greenbrier	21.0%	810	3,857	118	472	1,660	797	239	410	161
Taylor	20.5%	431	2,103	91	283	845	453	133	226	72
Tyler	20.0%	232	1,159	33	108	514	272	85	100	47
Raleigh	19.9%	2,123	10,662	332	1,611	4,287	2,309	613	1,188	322
Randolph	19.8%	723	3,653	108	467	1,650	705	110	510	103
Berkeley	19.8%	2,170	10,987	199	1,532	4,721	2,365	541	1,230	399
Pleasants	19.7%	186	943	1	56	499	201	101	67	18
Upshur	19.0%	520	2,732	51	350	1,340	471	108	311	101
Mason	18.6%	584	3,135	111	434	1,403	603	220	236	128
Wetzel	17.8%	362	2,036	31	157	1,056	430	193	147	22
Preston	17.2%	629	3,647	96	391	1,875	656	153	369	107
Logan	16.9%	813	4,810	239	1,024	1,773	961	411	270	132
Ritchie	16.6%	212	1,275	38	166	560	299	115	84	13
Fayette	16.6%	982	5,909	233	889	2,443	1,362	249	584	149
Barbour	16.3%	308	1,890	74	234	998	276	113	155	40
Lewis	16.2%	353	2,181	76	275	1,013	464	83	205	65
Hardy	15.8%	263	1,663	42	217	866	275	87	150	26
Pendleton	15.7%	155	987	39	100	509	184	71	72	12
Boone	14.6%	477	3,267	81	673	1,495	541	182	253	42
Nicholas	14.3%	454	3,178	116	459	1,588	561	125	268	61
Grant	14.0%	209	1,488	55	183	811	230	73	110	26
Wirt	13.4%	96	717	34	109	327	151	52	30	14
Tucker	13.1%	114	869	23	63	532	137	60	30	24
Braxton	12.9%	245	1,894	43	352	868	386	103	117	25
Summers	12.8%	166	1,300	73	176	655	230	29	124	13
Calhoun	12.8%	100	784	65	93	377	149	24	61	15
Doddridge	12.6%	95	751	25	203	314	114	36	55	4
Roane	12.6%	224	1,780	40	309	871	336	63	126	35
Hampshire	12.4%	315	2,539	50	386	1,283	505	84	168	63
Monroe	12.4%	252	2,040	55	276	1,116	341	100	128	24
Webster	12.3%	141	1,145	68	201	590	145	40	81	20
Lincoln	12.1%	370	3,059	227	583	1,322	557	192	129	49
Clay	11.5%	151	1,308	61	224	676	196	54	78	19
Mingo	11.2%	417	3,724	275	762	1,629	641	252	117	48
Morgan	11.2%	195	1,748	73	248	907	325	80	79	36
Wyoming	10.5%	321	3,071	153	414	1,699	484	126	160	35
McDowell	5.3%	161	3,041	326	889	1,338	327	72	73	16

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