Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County's bachelor's degree or higher of 65.0% 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 Fairfax County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2 | Arlington County, VA | 77.1% |
| #3 | Los Alamos County, NM | 69.7% |
| #4 | Alexandria city, VA | 66.2% |
| #5 | Fairfax County, VA | 65.0% |
| #6 | San Miguel County, CO | 64.9% |
| #7 | Gunnison County, CO | 64.7% |
| #8 | Loudoun County, VA | 64.6% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Fairfax County, Virginia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 65.0%, ranking #5 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 92.8% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Virginia, it ranks #4 of 133. This places it in the 100th 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.