Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Amherst County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Amherst County's bachelor's degree or higher of 24.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Amherst County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,267 | Jefferson County, MO | 24.7% |
| #1,268 | Washington County, ME | 24.7% |
| #1,269 | Baca County, CO | 24.7% |
| #1,270 | Amherst County, VA | 24.7% |
| #1,271 | Osage County, MO | 24.7% |
| #1,272 | Greenwood County, SC | 24.7% |
| #1,273 | Asotin County, WA | 24.7% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Amherst County, Virginia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.7%, ranking #1,270 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.7% below the national value of 33.7%. Within Virginia, it ranks #79 of 133. This places it in the 61th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.