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Fewest graduate degrees, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Washington County, NCNC10,6382.1%−1.6 pts
02Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.6%−0.5 pts
03Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.7%−0.1 pts
04Greene County, NCNC20,7002.7%−0.4 pts
05Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.7%−0.2 pts
06Anson County, NCNC21,7583.2%+0.6 pts
07Jones County, NCNC9,5753.4%+0.7 pts
08Stokes County, NCNC46,1264.2%+1.9 pts
09Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.2%+0.9 pts
10Alexander County, NCNC36,9584.2%+1.6 pts
11Sampson County, NCNC61,5044.3%+1.0 pts
12Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.4%+1.2 pts
13Graham County, NCNC8,1904.4%+0.5 pts
14Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.5%+0.8 pts
15Randolph County, NCNC149,5164.6%+1.6 pts
16Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1214.6%+2.2 pts
17Person County, NCNC40,6364.7%+2.1 pts
18Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.7%+1.1 pts
19Halifax County, NCNC46,5344.8%+1.7 pts
20Gates County, NCNC10,2344.8%+2.6 pts
21Northampton County, NCNC16,4914.8%+2.5 pts
22Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054.9%+1.7 pts
23Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334.9%+1.3 pts
24Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.9%+1.3 pts
25Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.1%+1.9 pts
26Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035.1%+2.4 pts
27Bladen County, NCNC30,0075.3%+2.2 pts
28Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.3%−0.0 pts
29Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.4%+3.1 pts
30McDowell County, NCNC45,1985.4%+2.8 pts
31Warren County, NCNC18,8985.5%+1.0 pts
32Rowan County, NCNC155,0965.5%+1.6 pts
33Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.6%+2.4 pts
34Surry County, NCNC72,2875.6%+2.3 pts
35Martin County, NCNC21,6015.6%+2.3 pts
36Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.7%+3.1 pts
37Hoke County, NCNC56,9395.8%+2.5 pts
38Franklin County, NCNC82,0375.8%+2.5 pts
39Vance County, NCNC42,6385.9%+2.7 pts
40Burke County, NCNC88,6556.0%+2.1 pts
41Lee County, NCNC70,2586.2%+0.3 pts
42Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.2%+1.4 pts
43Rutherford County, NCNC65,7456.2%+2.3 pts
44Richmond County, NCNC42,0416.3%+2.8 pts
45Camden County, NCNC11,3156.4%+1.1 pts
46Ashe County, NCNC27,5146.5%+2.6 pts
47Nash County, NCNC99,3656.5%+1.7 pts
48Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.7%+2.8 pts
49Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.8%+3.3 pts
50Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.9%+2.1 pts
51Gaston County, NCNC246,5586.9%+3.1 pts
52Johnston County, NCNC256,4486.9%+3.3 pts
53Currituck County, NCNC33,1587.1%+4.0 pts
54Harnett County, NCNC150,1377.2%+3.8 pts
55Onslow County, NCNC217,1757.2%+2.8 pts
56Cleveland County, NCNC103,3257.2%+2.9 pts
57Lincoln County, NCNC98,6547.2%+3.9 pts
58Mitchell County, NCNC15,0627.4%+3.2 pts
59Granville County, NCNC61,4217.8%+4.1 pts
60Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.9%+2.5 pts
61Perquimans County, NCNC13,4908.1%+4.3 pts
62Swain County, NCNC14,0248.1%+4.0 pts
63Macon County, NCNC39,2328.2%+2.4 pts
64Chowan County, NCNC14,0828.2%+3.0 pts
65Davie County, NCNC45,8558.2%+3.2 pts
66Beaufort County, NCNC44,6708.2%+3.0 pts
67Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798.2%+4.7 pts
68Yancey County, NCNC19,0848.3%+4.1 pts
69Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308.6%+4.7 pts
70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2018.8%+4.0 pts
71Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738.9%+3.0 pts
72Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.0%+4.3 pts
73Avery County, NCNC18,1109.0%+3.8 pts
74Clay County, NCNC12,2399.5%+3.3 pts
75Craven County, NCNC105,0259.5%+3.7 pts
76Pamlico County, NCNC12,7589.7%+4.5 pts
77Pender County, NCNC72,1119.7%+6.1 pts
78Brunswick County, NCNC174,70210.5%+5.4 pts
79Haywood County, NCNC63,36910.8%+4.9 pts
80Madison County, NCNC22,55311.3%+4.8 pts
81Union County, NCNC267,67411.4%+5.8 pts
82Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.5%+3.0 pts
83Carteret County, NCNC70,46911.5%+4.8 pts
84Pitt County, NCNC182,93611.7%+2.5 pts
85Polk County, NCNC20,53312.2%+2.6 pts
86Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512.3%+7.6 pts
87Dare County, NCNC38,24512.7%+4.3 pts
88Jackson County, NCNC45,03912.7%+1.1 pts
89Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.8%+3.8 pts
90Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812.9%+3.4 pts
91Guilford County, NCNC562,23413.2%+4.2 pts
92New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.5%+5.8 pts
93Moore County, NCNC110,61914.6%+5.2 pts
94Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38315.6%+5.2 pts
95Buncombe County, NCNC277,41716.3%+7.4 pts
96Watauga County, NCNC54,78619.4%+4.9 pts
97Chatham County, NCNC85,11120.1%+8.5 pts
98Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520.5%+6.2 pts
99Durham County, NCNC347,24023.7%+6.3 pts
100Orange County, NCNC152,49834.8%+7.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS