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Most educated, North Carolina counties · 2010

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