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Most graduate degrees, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Orange County, NCNC152,49834.6%+7.4 pts
02Durham County, NCNC347,24026.3%+8.9 pts
03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23523.4%+9.1 pts
04Chatham County, NCNC85,11123.2%+11.6 pts
05Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.7%+7.3 pts
06Buncombe County, NCNC277,41719.0%+10.1 pts
07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38317.9%+7.4 pts
08Moore County, NCNC110,61917.7%+8.3 pts
09New Hanover County, NCNC245,95916.0%+7.3 pts
10Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.5%+6.5 pts
11Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.1%+5.6 pts
12Guilford County, NCNC562,23414.8%+5.7 pts
13Pitt County, NCNC182,93614.3%+5.0 pts
14Union County, NCNC267,67414.1%+8.5 pts
15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72513.9%+9.2 pts
16Polk County, NCNC20,53313.8%+4.2 pts
17Henderson County, NCNC122,37513.5%+5.0 pts
18Dare County, NCNC38,24513.2%+4.7 pts
19Jackson County, NCNC45,03913.2%+1.6 pts
20Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.9%+6.2 pts
21Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.7%+7.6 pts
22Pamlico County, NCNC12,75811.6%+6.4 pts
23Camden County, NCNC11,31511.6%+6.4 pts
24Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.5%+5.5 pts
25Iredell County, NCNC211,79811.1%+6.4 pts
26Madison County, NCNC22,55311.1%+4.6 pts
27Craven County, NCNC105,02510.7%+4.9 pts
28Macon County, NCNC39,23210.6%+4.9 pts
29Pender County, NCNC72,11110.1%+6.5 pts
30Cumberland County, NCNC338,47310.1%+4.1 pts
31Swain County, NCNC14,02410.0%+5.8 pts
32Currituck County, NCNC33,1589.9%+6.9 pts
33Clay County, NCNC12,2399.8%+3.7 pts
34Alamance County, NCNC186,1779.6%+4.2 pts
35Chowan County, NCNC14,0829.5%+4.3 pts
36Mitchell County, NCNC15,0629.5%+5.2 pts
37Davie County, NCNC45,8559.3%+4.3 pts
38Perquimans County, NCNC13,4909.1%+5.4 pts
39Onslow County, NCNC217,1759.1%+4.6 pts
40Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2018.9%+4.1 pts
41Franklin County, NCNC82,0378.9%+5.5 pts
42Lincoln County, NCNC98,6548.8%+5.4 pts
43Avery County, NCNC18,1108.5%+3.3 pts
44Granville County, NCNC61,4218.5%+4.9 pts
45Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308.5%+4.6 pts
46Gaston County, NCNC246,5588.4%+4.6 pts
47Ashe County, NCNC27,5148.4%+4.5 pts
48Harnett County, NCNC150,1378.4%+5.0 pts
49Yancey County, NCNC19,0848.3%+4.0 pts
50Johnston County, NCNC256,4488.3%+4.6 pts
51Wilson County, NCNC81,1508.2%+4.3 pts
52Rutherford County, NCNC65,7458.2%+4.3 pts
53Cleveland County, NCNC103,3258.0%+3.7 pts
54Alleghany County, NCNC11,4797.8%+4.3 pts
55Hoke County, NCNC56,9397.7%+4.4 pts
56Catawba County, NCNC170,1727.7%+2.9 pts
57Burke County, NCNC88,6557.4%+3.5 pts
58Rowan County, NCNC155,0967.3%+3.4 pts
59Nash County, NCNC99,3657.2%+2.4 pts
60Lee County, NCNC70,2587.2%+1.3 pts
61Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707.1%+2.0 pts
62Surry County, NCNC72,2877.1%+3.8 pts
63Montgomery County, NCNC26,4036.9%+4.2 pts
64Northampton County, NCNC16,4916.9%+4.5 pts
65Davidson County, NCNC180,1826.7%+3.5 pts
66Scotland County, NCNC33,3226.6%+1.3 pts
67Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.6%+1.9 pts
68Warren County, NCNC18,8986.5%+2.1 pts
69Bertie County, NCNC17,0866.5%+4.0 pts
70Person County, NCNC40,6366.4%+3.9 pts
71Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.4%+2.8 pts
72Caldwell County, NCNC81,1056.2%+3.1 pts
73Stokes County, NCNC46,1266.2%+3.9 pts
74Wilkes County, NCNC66,2336.1%+2.5 pts
75Lenoir County, NCNC55,8375.9%+2.2 pts
76Bladen County, NCNC30,0075.9%+2.8 pts
77Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.8%+3.5 pts
78McDowell County, NCNC45,1985.7%+3.1 pts
79Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.7%+2.5 pts
80Richmond County, NCNC42,0415.7%+2.2 pts
81Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1215.6%+3.2 pts
82Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.5%+2.8 pts
83Stanly County, NCNC68,8305.5%+1.9 pts
84Alexander County, NCNC36,9585.4%+2.7 pts
85Graham County, NCNC8,1905.3%+1.4 pts
86Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.3%+2.3 pts
87Halifax County, NCNC46,5345.2%+2.1 pts
88Robeson County, NCNC119,9415.1%+1.4 pts
89Randolph County, NCNC149,5165.0%+2.1 pts
90Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.9%+1.5 pts
91Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.8%+1.7 pts
92Vance County, NCNC42,6384.8%+1.6 pts
93Washington County, NCNC10,6384.8%+1.1 pts
94Jones County, NCNC9,5754.7%+2.1 pts
95Sampson County, NCNC61,5044.7%+1.4 pts
96Martin County, NCNC21,6014.4%+1.1 pts
97Gates County, NCNC10,2344.3%+2.1 pts
98Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.9%+0.8 pts
99Greene County, NCNC20,7003.0%−0.1 pts
100Anson County, NCNC21,7582.7%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES