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Fewest graduate degrees, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.8%−2.0 pts
02Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.9%−1.2 pts
03Greene County, NCNC20,7002.2%−0.9 pts
04Anson County, NCNC21,7582.2%−0.4 pts
05Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.4%+0.0 pts
06Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.4%−0.7 pts
07Gates County, NCNC10,2342.5%+0.3 pts
08Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.6%−0.5 pts
09Jones County, NCNC9,5752.7%+0.0 pts
10Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.8%+0.2 pts
11Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.9%+0.7 pts
12Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.0%−0.2 pts
13Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.1%+0.2 pts
14Vance County, NCNC42,6383.2%−0.0 pts
15Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.4%+0.5 pts
16Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.6%+0.3 pts
17Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.6%+0.9 pts
18Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.6%+0.4 pts
19Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.6%+0.1 pts
20Person County, NCNC40,6363.7%+1.1 pts
21Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.7%+0.1 pts
22Washington County, NCNC10,6383.8%+0.0 pts
23Caswell County, NCNC22,5633.8%+1.5 pts
24Martin County, NCNC21,6013.8%+0.5 pts
25Granville County, NCNC61,4213.8%+0.2 pts
26Halifax County, NCNC46,5344.0%+0.9 pts
27Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.0%+0.4 pts
28Warren County, NCNC18,8984.1%−0.4 pts
29Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.1%+0.5 pts
30Wilson County, NCNC81,1504.1%+0.2 pts
31Graham County, NCNC8,1904.2%+0.3 pts
32Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.2%+0.5 pts
33Camden County, NCNC11,3154.3%−1.0 pts
34Montgomery County, NCNC26,4034.4%+1.7 pts
35Lincoln County, NCNC98,6544.4%+1.1 pts
36Northampton County, NCNC16,4914.5%+2.1 pts
37McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.5%+1.8 pts
38Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054.5%+1.4 pts
39Davidson County, NCNC180,1824.5%+1.3 pts
40Johnston County, NCNC256,4484.5%+0.9 pts
41Franklin County, NCNC82,0374.6%+1.2 pts
42Surry County, NCNC72,2874.6%+1.3 pts
43Chowan County, NCNC14,0824.6%−0.6 pts
44Scotland County, NCNC33,3224.7%−0.7 pts
45Rowan County, NCNC155,0964.8%+1.0 pts
46Harnett County, NCNC150,1374.9%+1.5 pts
47Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.9%+0.7 pts
48Alleghany County, NCNC11,4795.0%+1.6 pts
49Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.0%+0.7 pts
50Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.1%+0.8 pts
51Currituck County, NCNC33,1585.1%+2.0 pts
52Rutherford County, NCNC65,7455.1%+1.2 pts
53Hertford County, NCNC19,0155.2%+1.6 pts
54Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.2%+0.7 pts
55Hoke County, NCNC56,9395.2%+1.9 pts
56Nash County, NCNC99,3655.2%+0.4 pts
57Wayne County, NCNC122,2785.2%+0.5 pts
58Lee County, NCNC70,2585.2%−0.6 pts
59Pender County, NCNC72,1115.2%+1.6 pts
60Gaston County, NCNC246,5585.5%+1.6 pts
61Burke County, NCNC88,6555.5%+1.6 pts
62Madison County, NCNC22,5535.6%−0.9 pts
63Catawba County, NCNC170,1725.7%+1.0 pts
64Perquimans County, NCNC13,4905.9%+2.1 pts
65Avery County, NCNC18,1106.0%+0.7 pts
66Ashe County, NCNC27,5146.1%+2.2 pts
67Iredell County, NCNC211,7986.1%+1.4 pts
68Clay County, NCNC12,2396.2%−0.0 pts
69Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.3%+1.1 pts
70Cherokee County, NCNC30,8306.4%+2.5 pts
71Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016.6%+1.8 pts
72Alamance County, NCNC186,1776.8%+1.4 pts
73Haywood County, NCNC63,3696.9%+0.9 pts
74Pamlico County, NCNC12,7586.9%+1.7 pts
75Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.1%+2.4 pts
76Craven County, NCNC105,0257.1%+1.3 pts
77Macon County, NCNC39,2327.2%+1.5 pts
78Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.4%+1.4 pts
79Brunswick County, NCNC174,7027.6%+2.5 pts
80Union County, NCNC267,6747.6%+2.0 pts
81Swain County, NCNC14,0247.7%+3.5 pts
82Davie County, NCNC45,8557.8%+2.8 pts
83Carteret County, NCNC70,4698.3%+1.6 pts
84Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.1%+1.6 pts
85Dare County, NCNC38,24510.2%+1.8 pts
86Transylvania County, NCNC34,21110.3%+1.3 pts
87Moore County, NCNC110,61910.3%+0.9 pts
88Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.3%+0.8 pts
89Pitt County, NCNC182,93610.4%+1.1 pts
90Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.4%+1.3 pts
91Polk County, NCNC20,53310.9%+1.3 pts
92Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.0%−0.6 pts
93Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.1%+2.1 pts
94New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.9%+3.2 pts
95Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.6%+2.1 pts
96Chatham County, NCNC85,11115.0%+3.4 pts
97Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516.0%+1.7 pts
98Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%+1.8 pts
99Durham County, NCNC347,24019.4%+2.0 pts
100Orange County, NCNC152,49829.1%+2.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS