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Most graduate degrees, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Orange County, NCNC152,49827.1%+3.6 pts
02Durham County, NCNC347,24017.4%+3.0 pts
03Watauga County, NCNC54,78614.5%+2.5 pts
04Wake County, NCNC1,257,23514.3%+3.4 pts
05Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.6%+2.4 pts
06Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.6%+4.3 pts
07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.5%+3.3 pts
08Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%+2.5 pts
09Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.5%+1.8 pts
10Moore County, NCNC110,6199.4%+3.5 pts
11Pitt County, NCNC182,9369.3%+1.0 pts
12Guilford County, NCNC562,2349.0%+1.8 pts
13Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.0%+3.1 pts
14Buncombe County, NCNC277,4178.9%+2.3 pts
15New Hanover County, NCNC245,9598.7%+2.8 pts
16Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.5%+2.2 pts
17Dare County, NCNC38,2458.4%+2.4 pts
18Carteret County, NCNC70,4696.7%+1.6 pts
19Madison County, NCNC22,5536.5%+2.2 pts
20Clay County, NCNC12,2396.2%+1.8 pts
21Haywood County, NCNC63,3696.0%+1.7 pts
22Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.0%+0.9 pts
23Lee County, NCNC70,2585.8%+2.0 pts
24Craven County, NCNC105,0255.8%+1.5 pts
25Macon County, NCNC39,2325.7%+1.4 pts
26Union County, NCNC267,6745.6%+1.7 pts
27Alamance County, NCNC186,1775.4%+1.6 pts
28Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.3%+1.8 pts
29Camden County, NCNC11,3155.3%+2.0 pts
30Avery County, NCNC18,1105.2%+0.5 pts
31Pamlico County, NCNC12,7585.2%+1.7 pts
32Chowan County, NCNC14,0825.2%+1.7 pts
33Beaufort County, NCNC44,6705.2%+2.0 pts
34Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025.1%+2.0 pts
35Davie County, NCNC45,8555.0%+1.5 pts
36Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014.8%+0.7 pts
37Nash County, NCNC99,3654.8%+1.7 pts
38Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.7%+1.4 pts
39Wayne County, NCNC122,2784.7%+0.8 pts
40Catawba County, NCNC170,1724.7%+1.4 pts
41Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.7%+1.3 pts
42Warren County, NCNC18,8984.5%+2.1 pts
43Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.5%+0.9 pts
44Cleveland County, NCNC103,3254.3%+0.8 pts
45Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.3%+1.0 pts
46Yancey County, NCNC19,0844.2%+1.2 pts
47Swain County, NCNC14,0244.1%+0.8 pts
48Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.9%+1.0 pts
49Burke County, NCNC88,6553.9%+0.4 pts
50Graham County, NCNC8,1903.9%−0.5 pts
51Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.9%+0.8 pts
52Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.9%+0.1 pts
53Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.9%+0.8 pts
54Rowan County, NCNC155,0963.9%+0.5 pts
55Gaston County, NCNC246,5583.8%+0.9 pts
56Washington County, NCNC10,6383.7%+2.1 pts
57Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.7%+0.8 pts
58Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373.7%+0.6 pts
59Granville County, NCNC61,4213.7%+0.8 pts
60Robeson County, NCNC119,9413.7%+0.4 pts
61Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.6%+0.6 pts
62Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.6%+0.8 pts
63Pender County, NCNC72,1113.6%+0.1 pts
64Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.6%+1.2 pts
65Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.6%+0.1 pts
66Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.5%+0.9 pts
67Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.5%−0.2 pts
68Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.4%+0.2 pts
69Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.4%+0.9 pts
70Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.4%+0.6 pts
71Martin County, NCNC21,6013.3%+1.0 pts
72Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.3%+0.4 pts
73Surry County, NCNC72,2873.3%+0.4 pts
74Vance County, NCNC42,6383.3%+0.9 pts
75Hoke County, NCNC56,9393.3%+1.4 pts
76Davidson County, NCNC180,1823.2%+0.7 pts
77Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.2%+0.7 pts
78Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.2%+0.5 pts
79Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.2%+0.4 pts
80Duplin County, NCNC51,5713.1%+1.1 pts
81Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.1%+1.0 pts
82Greene County, NCNC20,7003.1%+0.4 pts
83Halifax County, NCNC46,5343.1%+0.9 pts
84Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.1%+0.4 pts
85Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%+0.5 pts
86Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.0%+0.6 pts
87Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.9%+0.9 pts
88Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.8%+1.2 pts
89Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.7%−0.2 pts
90Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.6%+0.5 pts
91McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.6%−0.2 pts
92Jones County, NCNC9,5752.6%+0.6 pts
93Anson County, NCNC21,7582.6%+0.4 pts
94Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.6%+0.4 pts
95Person County, NCNC40,6362.6%+0.6 pts
96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.4%+0.5 pts
97Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.4%+0.0 pts
98Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.3%+0.1 pts
99Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.3%+0.7 pts
100Gates County, NCNC10,2342.2%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS