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Most educated, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 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
01Orange County, NCNC152,49861.8%+10.3 pts
02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.2%+13.3 pts
03Durham County, NCNC347,24055.2%+15.1 pts
04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38349.2%+12.1 pts
05Chatham County, NCNC85,11148.9%+21.4 pts
06Watauga County, NCNC54,78648.1%+14.8 pts
07Buncombe County, NCNC277,41745.9%+20.6 pts
08New Hanover County, NCNC245,95945.4%+14.4 pts
09Dare County, NCNC38,24543.2%+15.5 pts
10Moore County, NCNC110,61941.0%+14.2 pts
11Union County, NCNC267,67440.5%+19.2 pts
12Transylvania County, NCNC34,21140.0%+16.2 pts
13Guilford County, NCNC562,23439.0%+8.7 pts
14Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.5%+9.8 pts
15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537.9%+18.8 pts
16Henderson County, NCNC122,37536.5%+12.4 pts
17Polk County, NCNC20,53336.2%+10.5 pts
18Brunswick County, NCNC174,70234.7%+18.6 pts
19Carteret County, NCNC70,46934.5%+14.7 pts
20Iredell County, NCNC211,79834.1%+16.7 pts
21Pitt County, NCNC182,93633.8%+7.4 pts
22Madison County, NCNC22,55332.2%+16.1 pts
23Clay County, NCNC12,23931.8%+16.4 pts
24Jackson County, NCNC45,03931.1%+5.6 pts
25Currituck County, NCNC33,15830.9%+17.6 pts
26Pender County, NCNC72,11130.6%+17.1 pts
27Haywood County, NCNC63,36929.5%+13.6 pts
28Johnston County, NCNC256,44828.9%+13.0 pts
29Alamance County, NCNC186,17728.7%+9.5 pts
30Camden County, NCNC11,31528.6%+12.4 pts
31Lincoln County, NCNC98,65428.3%+15.4 pts
32Macon County, NCNC39,23227.9%+11.7 pts
33Cumberland County, NCNC338,47327.8%+8.7 pts
34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20127.6%+11.2 pts
35Craven County, NCNC105,02527.5%+8.3 pts
36Davie County, NCNC45,85527.3%+9.7 pts
37Franklin County, NCNC82,03727.0%+13.8 pts
38Gaston County, NCNC246,55826.5%+12.3 pts
39Catawba County, NCNC170,17226.1%+9.1 pts
40Onslow County, NCNC217,17526.0%+11.2 pts
41Ashe County, NCNC27,51425.9%+13.9 pts
42Pamlico County, NCNC12,75825.4%+10.7 pts
43Granville County, NCNC61,42125.2%+12.2 pts
44Yancey County, NCNC19,08425.1%+11.9 pts
45Avery County, NCNC18,11025.0%+10.5 pts
46Chowan County, NCNC14,08225.0%+8.6 pts
47Harnett County, NCNC150,13724.5%+11.7 pts
48Mitchell County, NCNC15,06224.2%+12.0 pts
49Cherokee County, NCNC30,83024.2%+13.2 pts
50Alleghany County, NCNC11,47923.6%+11.9 pts
51Hoke County, NCNC56,93923.5%+12.5 pts
52Rowan County, NCNC155,09623.3%+9.1 pts
53Nash County, NCNC99,36522.1%+4.8 pts
54Cleveland County, NCNC103,32522.0%+8.7 pts
55Wayne County, NCNC122,27821.7%+6.8 pts
56Wilson County, NCNC81,15021.7%+6.7 pts
57Davidson County, NCNC180,18221.7%+8.9 pts
58Perquimans County, NCNC13,49021.7%+9.4 pts
59Rutherford County, NCNC65,74521.5%+9.0 pts
60Swain County, NCNC14,02421.4%+7.6 pts
61Lee County, NCNC70,25821.3%+4.1 pts
62Beaufort County, NCNC44,67021.2%+5.2 pts
63Burke County, NCNC88,65521.0%+8.2 pts
64Surry County, NCNC72,28720.4%+8.3 pts
65Stanly County, NCNC68,83019.9%+7.1 pts
66Jones County, NCNC9,57519.8%+10.3 pts
67Bladen County, NCNC30,00719.5%+8.2 pts
68Person County, NCNC40,63619.3%+9.0 pts
69Montgomery County, NCNC26,40319.2%+9.1 pts
70Bertie County, NCNC17,08619.0%+10.2 pts
71Warren County, NCNC18,89818.9%+7.3 pts
72Caldwell County, NCNC81,10518.8%+8.4 pts
73Stokes County, NCNC46,12618.2%+8.9 pts
74McDowell County, NCNC45,19818.1%+9.1 pts
75Caswell County, NCNC22,56317.9%+9.6 pts
76Randolph County, NCNC149,51617.9%+6.8 pts
77Northampton County, NCNC16,49117.9%+7.1 pts
78Duplin County, NCNC51,57117.6%+7.2 pts
79Graham County, NCNC8,19017.6%+6.4 pts
80Yadkin County, NCNC38,32517.5%+7.2 pts
81Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12117.5%+9.0 pts
82Vance County, NCNC42,63817.2%+6.5 pts
83Rockingham County, NCNC94,19517.0%+6.2 pts
84Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.9%+5.6 pts
85Martin County, NCNC21,60116.7%+5.1 pts
86Alexander County, NCNC36,95816.7%+7.4 pts
87Scotland County, NCNC33,32216.6%+0.7 pts
88Hertford County, NCNC19,01516.6%+5.5 pts
89Lenoir County, NCNC55,83716.3%+3.0 pts
90Sampson County, NCNC61,50416.2%+5.2 pts
91Halifax County, NCNC46,53416.1%+5.0 pts
92Richmond County, NCNC42,04116.0%+5.9 pts
93Washington County, NCNC10,63814.8%+3.2 pts
94Hyde County, NCNC4,55414.7%+4.1 pts
95Robeson County, NCNC119,94114.7%+3.2 pts
96Columbus County, NCNC50,48714.6%+4.5 pts
97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53713.0%+2.4 pts
98Greene County, NCNC20,70012.2%+4.0 pts
99Gates County, NCNC10,23410.9%+0.4 pts
100Anson County, NCNC21,7589.9%+0.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES