County-Level Education Data for VA

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		Persons 25 and over
			Measures of rurality		Percent completing less than high school4
	FIPS1	Name	2003 Rural-urban Continuum Code2	2003 Urban influence Code3	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	51000	Virginia			52.2	37.6	24.8	18.5
2	51001	Accomack County	7	9	69.3	58.8	40.5	32.1
3	51003	Albemarle County	3	2	47.9	29.9	18.5	12.6
4	51005	Alleghany County	6	6	60.0	50.0	32.6	22.5
5	51007	Amelia County	1	1	78.0	59.3	43.7	31.7
6	51009	Amherst County	3	2	70.7	57.6	41.1	29.4
7	51011	Appomattox County	3	2	71.1	56.7	38.9	29.3
8	51013	Arlington County	1	1	22.4	13.4	12.5	12.2
9	51015	Augusta County	4	5	61.2	48.5	31.0	21.8
10	51017	Bath County	9	10	66.0	52.4	32.7	26.0
11	51019	Bedford County	3	2	69.9	49.9	31.2	19.9
12	51021	Bland County	8	7	84.6	53.1	37.4	29.1
13	51023	Botetourt County	2	2	61.7	42.3	27.1	18.6
14	51025	Brunswick County	6	4	80.2	64.6	49.5	36.8
15	51027	Buchanan County	9	10	80.1	66.6	57.5	47.1
16	51029	Buckingham County	8	7	74.9	64.3	46.4	37.2
17	51031	Campbell County	3	2	57.1	49.2	33.9	26.6
18	51033	Caroline County	1	1	75.0	57.2	41.2	28.7
19	51035	Carroll County	6	6	79.8	62.8	50.3	35.7
20	51036	Charles City County	1	1	78.2	58.1	43.6	34.3
21	51037	Charlotte County	8	7	72.9	64.1	47.9	36.8
22	51041	Chesterfield County	1	1	49.2	27.0	15.8	11.9
23	51043	Clarke County	1	1	59.0	42.7	25.0	17.9
24	51045	Craig County	2	2	71.0	50.2	31.6	23.4
25	51047	Culpeper County	6	4	62.9	49.9	33.3	26.3
26	51049	Cumberland County	1	1	75.4	60.6	42.4	36.2
27	51051	Dickenson County	9	12	79.9	66.5	52.9	41.1
28	51053	Dinwiddie County	1	1	72.6	60.1	40.8	30.0
29	51057	Essex County	8	4	62.0	53.6	35.3	26.5
30	51059	Fairfax County	1	1	21.2	11.5	8.6	9.3
31	51061	Fauquier County	1	1	57.3	39.7	21.1	15.5
32	51063	Floyd County	8	7	74.9	59.9	39.8	29.9
33	51065	Fluvanna County	3	2	69.5	48.2	31.5	20.0
34	51067	Franklin County	2	2	71.9	54.4	40.1	27.8
35	51069	Frederick County	3	2	63.2	46.6	29.9	21.4
36	51071	Giles County	3	2	60.7	47.4	35.5	24.1
37	51073	Gloucester County	1	1	60.8	43.9	26.0	18.3
38	51075	Goochland County	1	1	74.0	52.9	33.3	21.2
39	51077	Grayson County	9	12	73.0	61.7	48.9	35.9
40	51079	Greene County	3	2	72.6	50.8	36.5	21.6
41	51081	Greensville County	6	4	80.4	67.2	50.0	37.9
42	51083	SOUTH BOSTON	6	6	71.4	61.2	46.8	36.1
43	51085	Hanover County	1	1	63.7	40.3	22.5	13.4
44	51087	Henrico County	1	1	45.0	30.7	18.7	13.4
45	51089	Henry County	4	5	67.4	56.6	46.1	35.1
46	51091	Highland County	9	10	62.6	46.7	38.2	27.2
47	51093	Isle of Wight County	1	1	71.3	52.0	34.6	23.8
48	51095	James City County	1	1	54.5	35.7	17.5	10.7
49	51097	King and Queen County	1	1	66.2	57.4	42.4	31.8
50	51099	King George County	8	4	52.9	36.8	26.9	19.6
51	51101	King William County	1	1	56.7	47.2	31.5	20.9
52	51103	Lancaster County	9	12	62.2	49.4	35.2	25.6
53	51105	Lee County	8	7	80.2	65.7	52.0	39.4
54	51107	Loudoun County	1	1	45.2	24.7	13.4	7.5
55	51109	Louisa County	1	1	70.3	59.1	40.2	28.3
56	51111	Lunenburg County	9	12	73.4	60.6	47.8	36.6
57	51113	Madison County	8	7	69.2	54.6	37.3	25.0
58	51115	Mathews County	1	1	63.5	46.2	30.0	19.2
59	51117	Mecklenburg County	7	11	67.9	58.9	41.9	32.2
60	51119	Middlesex County	8	4	65.4	49.8	33.4	26.3
61	51121	Montgomery County	3	2	53.1	38.0	26.4	17.2
62	51125	Nelson County	3	2	81.1	63.4	43.0	31.0
63	51127	New Kent County	1	1	71.1	45.1	27.2	19.4
64	51131	Northampton County	9	12	68.1	60.1	42.7	32.6
65	51133	Northumberland County	9	12	66.0	53.1	36.1	24.1
66	51135	Nottoway County	6	4	67.9	61.1	46.8	35.6
67	51137	Orange County	6	4	66.7	49.6	34.1	24.8
68	51139	Page County	6	6	73.5	59.1	44.6	35.2
69	51141	Patrick County	8	7	75.0	60.2	45.9	37.8
70	51143	Pittsylvania County	3	2	73.5	62.2	43.9	32.7
71	51145	Powhatan County	1	1	68.6	47.8	33.7	21.1
72	51147	Prince Edward County	6	4	64.9	53.4	39.5	30.1
73	51149	Prince George County	1	1	44.6	32.1	22.1	18.4
74	51153	Prince William County	1	1	35.0	18.1	12.2	11.2
75	51155	Pulaski County	3	2	65.2	53.3	40.4	25.8
76	51157	Rappahannock County	8	4	75.3	53.3	32.8	24.0
77	51159	Richmond County	9	12	70.0	57.2	43.2	40.0
78	51161	Roanoke County	2	2	42.0	30.0	20.6	14.2
79	51163	Rockbridge County	6	6	67.2	51.6	37.9	29.0
80	51165	Rockingham County	3	2	58.8	47.0	35.3	27.6
81	51167	Russell County	6	6	79.2	60.9	49.4	37.5
82	51169	Scott County	3	2	75.3	63.3	48.8	35.6
83	51171	Shenandoah County	6	6	63.0	50.1	34.8	24.7
84	51173	Smyth County	6	6	74.8	62.6	46.7	32.5
85	51175	Southampton County	6	4	75.4	61.4	41.6	36.8
86	51177	Spotsylvania County	1	1	64.1	41.8	23.4	16.2
87	51179	Stafford County	1	1	56.4	34.8	19.1	11.4
88	51181	Surry County	1	1	77.7	60.5	42.0	29.6
89	51183	Sussex County	1	1	72.7	62.9	45.8	42.4
90	51185	Tazewell County	7	8	71.2	56.1	42.7	32.5
91	51187	Warren County	1	1	60.2	46.0	35.4	24.5
92	51191	Washington County	3	2	68.8	55.7	39.6	27.7
93	51193	Westmoreland County	7	11	69.0	55.5	41.0	30.7
94	51195	Wise County	7	11	76.1	59.2	47.9	37.5
95	51197	Wythe County	6	6	65.5	54.7	38.2	29.8
96	51199	York County	1	1	47.0	24.0	11.7	8.3
97	51510	Alexandria City	1	1	30.8	17.0	13.1	13.2
98	51515	Bedford City	3	2	57.1	47.4	39.9	29.1
99	51520	Bristol City	3	2	60.7	49.0	39.1	27.6
100	51530	Buena Vista City	6	6	66.5	56.6	44.5	31.0
101	51540	Charlottesville City	3	2	43.1	34.9	24.5	19.2
102	51550	Chesapeake City	1	1	62.6	39.3	22.9	14.9
103	51560	Clifton Forge city	6	6	46.1	47.3	31.0	25.0
104	51570	Colonial Heights City	1	1	47.4	33.0	22.2	16.3
105	51580	Covington City	6	6	63.2	51.5	35.5	28.6
106	51590	Danville City	3	2	60.1	52.5	42.6	31.5
107	51595	Emporia City	6	4	72.2	64.5	41.9	41.5
108	51600	Fairfax City	1	1	23.4	14.4	12.5	11.4
109	51610	Falls Church City	1	1	24.4	13.9	8.6	4.1
110	51620	Franklin City	6	4	65.6	58.4	38.1	29.0
111	51630	Fredericksburg City	1	1	47.2	40.5	26.2	19.8
112	51640	Galax City	6	6	66.6	61.8	43.8	39.6
113	51650	Hampton City	1	1	46.4	32.5	20.3	14.5
114	51660	Harrisonburg City	3	2	46.4	36.5	23.2	23.2
115	51670	Hopewell City	1	1	51.5	45.2	32.6	28.2
116	51678	Lexington City	6	6	43.4	32.6	27.2	22.9
117	51680	Lynchburg City	3	2	55.3	41.1	30.5	22.0
118	51683	Manassas City	1	1		20.8	15.8	18.7
119	51685	Manassas Park City	1	1		40.9	29.6	23.6
120	51690	Martinsville City	4	5	55.1	47.0	37.1	31.5
121	51700	Newport News City	1	1	49.5	33.0	20.7	15.5
122	51710	Norfolk City	1	1	52.1	38.3	27.3	21.6
123	51720	Norton City	7	11	63.0	53.8	45.7	33.5
124	51730	Petersburg City	1	1	61.5	49.3	37.8	31.4
125	51735	Poquoson City	1	1		31.0	15.6	11.5
126	51740	Portsmouth City	1	1	61.9	45.4	33.4	24.8
127	51750	Radford City	3	2	47.1	38.9	24.6	16.6
128	51760	Richmond City	1	1	57.1	42.9	31.9	24.8
129	51770	Roanoke City	2	2	51.8	42.5	32.0	24.0
130	51775	Salem City	2	2	47.3	38.8	23.9	18.0
131	51790	Staunton City	4	5	52.0	41.9	28.6	24.4
132	51800	Suffolk City	1	1	68.7	53.2	36.1	23.2
133	51810	Virginia Beach City	1	1	37.4	20.0	12.0	9.6
134	51820	Waynesboro City	4	5	44.6	41.6	28.8	22.1
135	51830	Williamsburg City	1	1	23.4	22.5	16.3	10.4
136	51840	Winchester City	3	2	54.4	44.9	31.2	24.6

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¹See the Census Bureau web site for a description of FIPS codes.

²The 2003 Rural-urban continuum codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 3) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 4 through 9) by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas. See the Rural-urban continuum codes for precise definitions of each code.

³The 2003 Urban influence codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 2) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 3 through 12) by the size of the largest city or town and proximity to metro and micro areas. See the Urban influence codes for precise definitions of each code.

⁴For 1970 and 1980, the share of adults with less than high school includes those who had not completed the 12th grade. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who did not receive a high school diploma or its equivalent (such as a GED).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population.