Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
West Virginia
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,131,078.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 40 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 206,814,893.
- Rank within US : N/A
Wirt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,233.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1637 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,830.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2767 of 3143
Pendleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,978.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1800 of 3143
Gilmer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,560.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2485 of 3143
Clay County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,585.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2537 of 3143
Tucker County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,737.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1469 of 3143
Webster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,890.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2868 of 3143
Pleasants County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,907.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1759 of 3143
Doddridge County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,928.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2587 of 3143
Pocahontas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,053.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2427 of 3143
Ritchie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,194.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2485 of 3143
Tyler County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,414.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1501 of 3143
Grant County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,276.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1712 of 3143
Summers County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,673.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2733 of 3143
Braxton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,723.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2587 of 3143
Monroe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,837.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2100 of 3143
Roane County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,552.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2587 of 3143
Hardy County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,920.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2537 of 3143
Wetzel County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,193.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1319 of 3143
Barbour County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,380.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
McDowell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 75.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 10,152.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3071 of 3143
Lewis County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 10,550.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Taylor County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 10,594.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2042 of 3143
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,539.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2841 of 3143
Wyoming County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 77.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,691.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3026 of 3143
Morgan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,854.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1838 of 3143
Mingo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 79.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 12,617.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2993 of 3143
Boone County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,080.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2284 of 3143
Upshur County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 14,549.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Brooke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 93.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,047.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 547 of 3143
Hampshire County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,712.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Mason County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,902.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2175 of 3143
Nicholas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,969.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1546 of 3143
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 17,724.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1712 of 3143
Randolph County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 17,906.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1982 of 3143
Mineral County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 18,365.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 432 of 3143
Logan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 18,968.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2668 of 3143
Hancock County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 19,300.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1369 of 3143
Marshall County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 20,574.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 915 of 3143
Greenbrier County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 20,904.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2153 of 3143
Preston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 22,277.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2349 of 3143
Wayne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,095.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2121 of 3143
Fayette County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,987.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2229 of 3143
Ohio County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 27,216.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 843 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 35,945.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 822 of 3143
Mercer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 36,825.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1913 of 3143
Jefferson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 37,468.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1602 of 3143
Putnam County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 38,160.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 490 of 3143
Harrison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 41,719.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1661 of 3143
Raleigh County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 44,766.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2392 of 3143
Wood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 54,744.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1292 of 3143
Cabell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 55,971.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1469 of 3143
Monongalia County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 62,948.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 351 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 81,862.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1369 of 3143
Kanawha County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 117,235.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1233 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 6:56 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.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.