Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Education: Less than High School
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 23,992,410.
- Rank within US : N/A
West Virginia
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 135,244.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 40 of 52
Monongalia County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,559.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 351 of 3143
Mineral County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,123.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 432 of 3143
Putnam County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,442.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 490 of 3143
Brooke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 998.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 547 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,796.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 822 of 3143
Ohio County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,146.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 843 of 3143
Marshall County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,670.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 915 of 3143
Kanawha County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 10,964.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1233 of 3143
Wood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 5,273.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1292 of 3143
Wetzel County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 902.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1319 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 8,154.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1369 of 3143
Hancock County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,925.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1369 of 3143
Cabell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 5,795.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1469 of 3143
Tucker County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 491.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1469 of 3143
Tyler County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 570.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1501 of 3143
Nicholas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,718.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1546 of 3143
Jefferson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 4,131.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1602 of 3143
Wirt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 365.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1637 of 3143
Harrison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 4,732.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1661 of 3143
Grant County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 843.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1712 of 3143
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,048.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1712 of 3143
Pleasants County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 582.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1759 of 3143
Pendleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 481.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1800 of 3143
Morgan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,465.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1838 of 3143
Mercer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 4,742.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1913 of 3143
Barbour County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,216.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Hampshire County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,034.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Lewis County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,377.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Upshur County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,885.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Randolph County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,373.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1982 of 3143
Taylor County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,457.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2042 of 3143
Monroe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,109.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2100 of 3143
Wayne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,437.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2121 of 3143
Greenbrier County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,037.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2153 of 3143
Mason County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,331.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2175 of 3143
Fayette County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,764.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2229 of 3143
Boone County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,024.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2284 of 3143
Preston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,554.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2349 of 3143
Raleigh County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 7,333.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2392 of 3143
Pocahontas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 844.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2427 of 3143
Gilmer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 783.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2485 of 3143
Ritchie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 898.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2485 of 3143
Clay County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 816.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2537 of 3143
Hardy County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,585.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2537 of 3143
Braxton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,419.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2587 of 3143
Doddridge County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 901.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2587 of 3143
Roane County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,569.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2587 of 3143
Logan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,656.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2668 of 3143
Summers County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,548.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2733 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 790.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2767 of 3143
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,532.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2841 of 3143
Webster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,101.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2868 of 3143
Mingo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,346.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2993 of 3143
Wyoming County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,312.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3026 of 3143
McDowell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,298.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3071 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 11:41 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than High School, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.