Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Fairfax County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fairfax County Compares
National Distribution
Where Fairfax County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.
■ Fairfax County: 65.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 65.0%, which ranks #5 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 92.8% above the national value of 33.7%.
Within Virginia, Fairfax County ranks #4 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 100th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.