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Fewest graduate degrees, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Gates County, NCNC10,2342.2%+0.0 pts
02Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.3%+0.7 pts
03Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.3%+0.1 pts
04Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.4%+0.0 pts
05Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.4%+0.5 pts
06Person County, NCNC40,6362.6%+0.6 pts
07Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.6%+0.4 pts
08Anson County, NCNC21,7582.6%+0.4 pts
09Jones County, NCNC9,5752.6%+0.6 pts
10McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.6%−0.2 pts
11Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.6%+0.5 pts
12Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.7%−0.2 pts
13Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.8%+1.2 pts
14Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.9%+0.9 pts
15Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.0%+0.6 pts
16Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%+0.5 pts
17Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.1%+0.4 pts
18Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.1%+0.9 pts
19Greene County, NCNC20,7003.1%+0.4 pts
20Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.1%+1.0 pts
21Duplin County, NCNC51,5713.1%+1.1 pts
22Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.2%+0.4 pts
23Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.2%+0.5 pts
24Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.2%+0.7 pts
25Davidson County, NCNC180,1823.2%+0.7 pts
26Hoke County, NCNC56,9393.3%+1.4 pts
27Vance County, NCNC42,6383.3%+0.9 pts
28Surry County, NCNC72,2873.3%+0.4 pts
29Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.3%+0.4 pts
30Martin County, NCNC21,6013.3%+1.0 pts
31Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.4%+0.6 pts
32Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.4%+0.9 pts
33Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.4%+0.2 pts
34Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.5%−0.2 pts
35Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.5%+0.9 pts
36Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.6%+0.1 pts
37Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.6%+1.2 pts
38Pender County, NCNC72,1113.6%+0.1 pts
39Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.6%+0.8 pts
40Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.6%+0.6 pts
41Robeson County, NCNC119,9413.7%+0.4 pts
42Granville County, NCNC61,4213.7%+0.8 pts
43Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373.7%+0.6 pts
44Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.7%+0.8 pts
45Washington County, NCNC10,6383.7%+2.1 pts
46Gaston County, NCNC246,5583.8%+0.9 pts
47Rowan County, NCNC155,0963.9%+0.5 pts
48Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.9%+0.8 pts
49Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.9%+0.1 pts
50Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.9%+0.8 pts
51Graham County, NCNC8,1903.9%−0.5 pts
52Burke County, NCNC88,6553.9%+0.4 pts
53Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.9%+1.0 pts
54Swain County, NCNC14,0244.1%+0.8 pts
55Yancey County, NCNC19,0844.2%+1.2 pts
56Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.3%+1.0 pts
57Cleveland County, NCNC103,3254.3%+0.8 pts
58Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.5%+0.9 pts
59Warren County, NCNC18,8984.5%+2.1 pts
60Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.7%+1.3 pts
61Catawba County, NCNC170,1724.7%+1.4 pts
62Wayne County, NCNC122,2784.7%+0.8 pts
63Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.7%+1.4 pts
64Nash County, NCNC99,3654.8%+1.7 pts
65Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014.8%+0.7 pts
66Davie County, NCNC45,8555.0%+1.5 pts
67Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025.1%+2.0 pts
68Beaufort County, NCNC44,6705.2%+2.0 pts
69Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.2%+1.7 pts
70Pamlico County, NCNC12,7585.2%+1.7 pts
71Avery County, NCNC18,1105.2%+0.5 pts
72Camden County, NCNC11,3155.3%+2.0 pts
73Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.3%+1.8 pts
74Alamance County, NCNC186,1775.4%+1.6 pts
75Union County, NCNC267,6745.6%+1.7 pts
76Macon County, NCNC39,2325.7%+1.4 pts
77Craven County, NCNC105,0255.8%+1.5 pts
78Lee County, NCNC70,2585.8%+2.0 pts
79Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.0%+0.9 pts
80Haywood County, NCNC63,3696.0%+1.7 pts
81Clay County, NCNC12,2396.2%+1.8 pts
82Madison County, NCNC22,5536.5%+2.2 pts
83Carteret County, NCNC70,4696.7%+1.6 pts
84Dare County, NCNC38,2458.4%+2.4 pts
85Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.5%+2.2 pts
86New Hanover County, NCNC245,9598.7%+2.8 pts
87Buncombe County, NCNC277,4178.9%+2.3 pts
88Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.0%+3.1 pts
89Guilford County, NCNC562,2349.0%+1.8 pts
90Pitt County, NCNC182,9369.3%+1.0 pts
91Moore County, NCNC110,6199.4%+3.5 pts
92Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.5%+1.8 pts
93Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%+2.5 pts
94Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.5%+3.3 pts
95Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.6%+4.3 pts
96Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.6%+2.4 pts
97Wake County, NCNC1,257,23514.3%+3.4 pts
98Watauga County, NCNC54,78614.5%+2.5 pts
99Durham County, NCNC347,24017.4%+3.0 pts
100Orange County, NCNC152,49827.1%+3.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS