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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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Gates County, NCNC10,2342.2%+0%

02Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.3%+0%

03Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.3%+0%

04Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.4%+0%

05Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.4%+0%

06Person County, NCNC40,6362.6%+0%

07Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.6%+0%

08Anson County, NCNC21,7582.6%+0%

09Jones County, NCNC9,5752.6%+0%

10McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.6%+0%

11Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.6%+0%

12Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.7%+0%

13Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.8%+0%

14Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.9%+0%

15Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.0%+0%

16Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%+0%

17Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.1%+0%

18Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.1%+0%

19Greene County, NCNC20,7003.1%+0%

20Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.1%+0%

21Duplin County, NCNC51,5713.1%+0%

22Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.2%+0%

23Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.2%+0%

24Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.2%+0%

25Davidson County, NCNC180,1823.2%+0%

26Hoke County, NCNC56,9393.3%+0%

27Vance County, NCNC42,6383.3%+0%

28Surry County, NCNC72,2873.3%+0%

29Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.3%+0%

30Martin County, NCNC21,6013.3%+0%

31Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.4%+0%

32Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.4%+0%

33Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.4%+0%

34Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.5%+0%

35Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.5%+0%

36Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.6%+0%

37Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.6%+0%

38Pender County, NCNC72,1113.6%+0%

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.6%+0%

40Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.6%+0%

41Robeson County, NCNC119,9413.7%+0%

42Granville County, NCNC61,4213.7%+0%

43Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373.7%+0%

44Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.7%+0%

45Washington County, NCNC10,6383.7%+0%

46Gaston County, NCNC246,5583.8%+0%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,0963.9%+0%

48Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.9%+0%

49Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.9%+0%

50Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.9%+0%

51Graham County, NCNC8,1903.9%+0%

52Burke County, NCNC88,6553.9%+0%

53Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.9%+0%

54Swain County, NCNC14,0244.1%+0%

55Yancey County, NCNC19,0844.2%+0%

56Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.3%+0%

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,3254.3%+0%

58Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.5%+0%

59Warren County, NCNC18,8984.5%+0%

60Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.7%+0%

61Catawba County, NCNC170,1724.7%+0%

62Wayne County, NCNC122,2784.7%+0%

63Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.7%+0%

64Nash County, NCNC99,3654.8%+0%

65Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014.8%+0%

66Davie County, NCNC45,8555.0%+0%

67Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025.1%+0%

68Beaufort County, NCNC44,6705.2%+0%

69Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.2%+0%

70Pamlico County, NCNC12,7585.2%+0%

71Avery County, NCNC18,1105.2%+0%

72Camden County, NCNC11,3155.3%+0%

73Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.3%+0%

74Alamance County, NCNC186,1775.4%+0%

75Union County, NCNC267,6745.6%+0%

76Macon County, NCNC39,2325.7%+0%

77Craven County, NCNC105,0255.8%+0%

78Lee County, NCNC70,2585.8%+0%

79Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.0%+0%

80Haywood County, NCNC63,3696.0%+0%

81Clay County, NCNC12,2396.2%+0%

82Madison County, NCNC22,5536.5%+0%

83Carteret County, NCNC70,4696.7%+0%

84Dare County, NCNC38,2458.4%+0%

85Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.5%+0%

86New Hanover County, NCNC245,9598.7%+0%

87Buncombe County, NCNC277,4178.9%+0%

88Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.0%+0%

89Guilford County, NCNC562,2349.0%+0%

90Pitt County, NCNC182,9369.3%+0%

91Moore County, NCNC110,6199.4%+0%

92Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.5%+0%

93Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%+0%

94Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.5%+0%

95Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.6%+0%

96Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.6%+0%

97Wake County, NCNC1,257,23514.3%+0%

98Watauga County, NCNC54,78614.5%+0%

99Durham County, NCNC347,24017.4%+0%

100Orange County, NCNC152,49827.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES