Bachelor's Degree or Higher in McDowell County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's bachelor's degree or higher of 6.8% 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 McDowell County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,216 | Owsley County, KY | 7.1% |
| #3,217 | Duval County, TX | 6.8% |
| #3,218 | Newton County, TX | 6.8% |
| #3,219 | McDowell County, WV | 6.8% |
| #3,220 | Pershing County, NV | 6.1% |
| #3,221 | Kusilvak Census Area, AK | 5.8% |
| #3,222 | Loving County, TX | 0.0% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
McDowell County, West Virginia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 6.8%, ranking #3,219 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 79.9% below the national value of 33.7%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #55 of 55. This places it in the 0th 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.