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Least educated, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5378.4%−21%

02Anson County, NCNC21,7588.4%−9%

03Greene County, NCNC20,7009.2%+13%

04Bladen County, NCNC30,0079.8%−13%

05Richmond County, NCNC42,04110.0%−1%

06Duplin County, NCNC51,57110.1%−3%

07Bertie County, NCNC17,08610.1%+15%

08Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12110.1%+19%

09Gates County, NCNC10,23410.5%+0%

10Jones County, NCNC9,57510.7%+13%

11Vance County, NCNC42,63810.7%+0%

12Stokes County, NCNC46,12610.9%+17%

13Caswell County, NCNC22,56311.1%+34%

14Yadkin County, NCNC38,32511.2%+9%

15Halifax County, NCNC46,53411.4%+2%

16Hyde County, NCNC4,55411.7%+10%

17Alexander County, NCNC36,95811.8%+26%

18Washington County, NCNC10,63811.8%+2%

19Northampton County, NCNC16,49112.0%+11%

20Columbus County, NCNC50,48712.0%+19%

21Robeson County, NCNC119,94112.1%+6%

22Martin County, NCNC21,60112.2%+5%

23Wilkes County, NCNC66,23312.3%+9%

24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10512.3%+19%

25Sampson County, NCNC61,50412.4%+12%

26Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.5%+16%

27Randolph County, NCNC149,51613.0%+17%

28Graham County, NCNC8,19013.0%+16%

29Granville County, NCNC61,42113.8%+6%

30Person County, NCNC40,63613.8%+34%

31Warren County, NCNC18,89813.9%+20%

32Scotland County, NCNC33,32214.0%−12%

33McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.0%+56%

34Mitchell County, NCNC15,06214.4%+18%

35Lenoir County, NCNC55,83714.5%+9%

36Rutherford County, NCNC65,74514.6%+17%

37Montgomery County, NCNC26,40314.8%+47%

38Surry County, NCNC72,28714.9%+24%

39Hoke County, NCNC56,93915.1%+38%

40Burke County, NCNC88,65515.1%+18%

41Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.2%+15%

42Franklin County, NCNC82,03715.2%+15%

43Stanly County, NCNC68,83015.3%+20%

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32515.7%+18%

45Chowan County, NCNC14,08215.7%−5%

46Hertford County, NCNC19,01515.7%+42%

47Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.9%+44%

48Harnett County, NCNC150,13716.0%+25%

49Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.1%+38%

50Wayne County, NCNC122,27816.2%+8%

51Davidson County, NCNC180,18216.3%+28%

52Rowan County, NCNC155,09617.0%+20%

53Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.2%+42%

54Currituck County, NCNC33,15817.2%+30%

55Wilson County, NCNC81,15017.5%+16%

56Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817.5%+20%

57Onslow County, NCNC217,17517.7%+20%

58Lincoln County, NCNC98,65417.8%+37%

59Pender County, NCNC72,11117.8%+31%

60Lee County, NCNC70,25818.0%+4%

61Gaston County, NCNC246,55818.1%+28%

62Perquimans County, NCNC13,49018.1%+46%

63Swain County, NCNC14,02418.6%+34%

64Clay County, NCNC12,23918.6%+21%

65Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.7%+14%

66Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.0%+18%

67Camden County, NCNC11,31519.0%+17%

68Nash County, NCNC99,36519.1%+11%

69Madison County, NCNC22,55319.2%+19%

70Johnston County, NCNC256,44819.3%+21%

71Catawba County, NCNC170,17219.4%+14%

72Macon County, NCNC39,23219.5%+20%

73Avery County, NCNC18,11020.3%+40%

74Haywood County, NCNC63,36920.6%+29%

75Craven County, NCNC105,02521.3%+10%

76Alamance County, NCNC186,17721.4%+12%

77Iredell County, NCNC211,79821.6%+24%

78Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.8%+14%

79Brunswick County, NCNC174,70223.4%+46%

80Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72523.5%+23%

81Davie County, NCNC45,85523.6%+34%

82Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.8%+20%

83Transylvania County, NCNC34,21127.0%+14%

84Jackson County, NCNC45,03927.0%+6%

85Polk County, NCNC20,53327.2%+6%

86Henderson County, NCNC122,37527.3%+13%

87Pitt County, NCNC182,93628.2%+7%

88Union County, NCNC267,67429.1%+36%

89Moore County, NCNC110,61929.8%+11%

90Buncombe County, NCNC277,41731.2%+24%

91Forsyth County, NCNC401,71831.2%+9%

92Dare County, NCNC38,24532.1%+16%

93Guilford County, NCNC562,23432.4%+7%

94Chatham County, NCNC85,11135.1%+27%

95New Hanover County, NCNC245,95936.1%+17%

96Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.1%+12%

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.0%+8%

98Durham County, NCNC347,24044.1%+10%

99Wake County, NCNC1,257,23547.4%+8%

100Orange County, NCNC152,49854.4%+6%

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