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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 (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5378.4%−2.3 pts
02Anson County, NCNC21,7588.4%−0.8 pts
03Greene County, NCNC20,7009.2%+1.1 pts
04Bladen County, NCNC30,0079.8%−1.5 pts
05Richmond County, NCNC42,04110.0%−0.1 pts
06Duplin County, NCNC51,57110.1%−0.4 pts
07Bertie County, NCNC17,08610.1%+1.3 pts
08Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12110.1%+1.6 pts
09Gates County, NCNC10,23410.5%+0.0 pts
10Jones County, NCNC9,57510.7%+1.2 pts
11Vance County, NCNC42,63810.7%+0.0 pts
12Stokes County, NCNC46,12610.9%+1.6 pts
13Caswell County, NCNC22,56311.1%+2.8 pts
14Yadkin County, NCNC38,32511.2%+0.9 pts
15Halifax County, NCNC46,53411.4%+0.3 pts
16Hyde County, NCNC4,55411.7%+1.1 pts
17Alexander County, NCNC36,95811.8%+2.5 pts
18Washington County, NCNC10,63811.8%+0.2 pts
19Northampton County, NCNC16,49112.0%+1.1 pts
20Columbus County, NCNC50,48712.0%+1.9 pts
21Robeson County, NCNC119,94112.1%+0.7 pts
22Martin County, NCNC21,60112.2%+0.6 pts
23Wilkes County, NCNC66,23312.3%+1.0 pts
24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10512.3%+1.9 pts
25Sampson County, NCNC61,50412.4%+1.3 pts
26Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.5%+1.7 pts
27Randolph County, NCNC149,51613.0%+1.9 pts
28Graham County, NCNC8,19013.0%+1.8 pts
29Granville County, NCNC61,42113.8%+0.8 pts
30Person County, NCNC40,63613.8%+3.5 pts
31Warren County, NCNC18,89813.9%+2.3 pts
32Scotland County, NCNC33,32214.0%−2.0 pts
33McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.0%+5.0 pts
34Mitchell County, NCNC15,06214.4%+2.2 pts
35Lenoir County, NCNC55,83714.5%+1.2 pts
36Rutherford County, NCNC65,74514.6%+2.2 pts
37Montgomery County, NCNC26,40314.8%+4.8 pts
38Surry County, NCNC72,28714.9%+2.9 pts
39Hoke County, NCNC56,93915.1%+4.1 pts
40Burke County, NCNC88,65515.1%+2.3 pts
41Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.2%+2.0 pts
42Franklin County, NCNC82,03715.2%+2.0 pts
43Stanly County, NCNC68,83015.3%+2.5 pts
44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32515.7%+2.4 pts
45Chowan County, NCNC14,08215.7%−0.7 pts
46Hertford County, NCNC19,01515.7%+4.6 pts
47Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.9%+4.8 pts
48Harnett County, NCNC150,13716.0%+3.2 pts
49Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.1%+4.5 pts
50Wayne County, NCNC122,27816.2%+1.2 pts
51Davidson County, NCNC180,18216.3%+3.5 pts
52Rowan County, NCNC155,09617.0%+2.8 pts
53Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.2%+5.1 pts
54Currituck County, NCNC33,15817.2%+4.0 pts
55Wilson County, NCNC81,15017.5%+2.5 pts
56Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817.5%+2.9 pts
57Onslow County, NCNC217,17517.7%+2.9 pts
58Lincoln County, NCNC98,65417.8%+4.8 pts
59Pender County, NCNC72,11117.8%+4.3 pts
60Lee County, NCNC70,25818.0%+0.8 pts
61Gaston County, NCNC246,55818.1%+3.9 pts
62Perquimans County, NCNC13,49018.1%+5.7 pts
63Swain County, NCNC14,02418.6%+4.7 pts
64Clay County, NCNC12,23918.6%+3.2 pts
65Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.7%+2.3 pts
66Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.0%+2.9 pts
67Camden County, NCNC11,31519.0%+2.8 pts
68Nash County, NCNC99,36519.1%+1.9 pts
69Madison County, NCNC22,55319.2%+3.1 pts
70Johnston County, NCNC256,44819.3%+3.4 pts
71Catawba County, NCNC170,17219.4%+2.4 pts
72Macon County, NCNC39,23219.5%+3.3 pts
73Avery County, NCNC18,11020.3%+5.8 pts
74Haywood County, NCNC63,36920.6%+4.7 pts
75Craven County, NCNC105,02521.3%+2.0 pts
76Alamance County, NCNC186,17721.4%+2.2 pts
77Iredell County, NCNC211,79821.6%+4.2 pts
78Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.8%+2.7 pts
79Brunswick County, NCNC174,70223.4%+7.3 pts
80Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72523.5%+4.4 pts
81Davie County, NCNC45,85523.6%+6.0 pts
82Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.8%+4.0 pts
83Transylvania County, NCNC34,21127.0%+3.2 pts
84Jackson County, NCNC45,03927.0%+1.5 pts
85Polk County, NCNC20,53327.2%+1.4 pts
86Henderson County, NCNC122,37527.3%+3.1 pts
87Pitt County, NCNC182,93628.2%+1.8 pts
88Union County, NCNC267,67429.1%+7.7 pts
89Moore County, NCNC110,61929.8%+2.9 pts
90Buncombe County, NCNC277,41731.2%+6.0 pts
91Forsyth County, NCNC401,71831.2%+2.6 pts
92Dare County, NCNC38,24532.1%+4.5 pts
93Guilford County, NCNC562,23432.4%+2.1 pts
94Chatham County, NCNC85,11135.1%+7.5 pts
95New Hanover County, NCNC245,95936.1%+5.2 pts
96Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.1%+3.9 pts
97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.0%+2.9 pts
98Durham County, NCNC347,24044.1%+4.0 pts
99Wake County, NCNC1,257,23547.4%+3.6 pts
100Orange County, NCNC152,49854.4%+2.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS