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Most graduate degrees, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, NCNC152,49829.1%+2.0 pts
02Durham County, NCNC347,24019.4%+2.0 pts
03Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%+1.8 pts
04Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516.0%+1.7 pts
05Chatham County, NCNC85,11115.0%+3.4 pts
06Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.6%+2.1 pts
07New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.9%+3.2 pts
08Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.1%+2.1 pts
09Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.0%−0.6 pts
10Polk County, NCNC20,53310.9%+1.3 pts
11Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.4%+1.3 pts
12Pitt County, NCNC182,93610.4%+1.1 pts
13Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.3%+0.8 pts
14Moore County, NCNC110,61910.3%+0.9 pts
15Transylvania County, NCNC34,21110.3%+1.3 pts
16Dare County, NCNC38,24510.2%+1.8 pts
17Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.1%+1.6 pts
18Carteret County, NCNC70,4698.3%+1.6 pts
19Davie County, NCNC45,8557.8%+2.8 pts
20Swain County, NCNC14,0247.7%+3.5 pts
21Union County, NCNC267,6747.6%+2.0 pts
22Brunswick County, NCNC174,7027.6%+2.5 pts
23Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.4%+1.4 pts
24Macon County, NCNC39,2327.2%+1.5 pts
25Craven County, NCNC105,0257.1%+1.3 pts
26Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.1%+2.4 pts
27Pamlico County, NCNC12,7586.9%+1.7 pts
28Haywood County, NCNC63,3696.9%+0.9 pts
29Alamance County, NCNC186,1776.8%+1.4 pts
30Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016.6%+1.8 pts
31Cherokee County, NCNC30,8306.4%+2.5 pts
32Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.3%+1.1 pts
33Clay County, NCNC12,2396.2%−0.0 pts
34Iredell County, NCNC211,7986.1%+1.4 pts
35Ashe County, NCNC27,5146.1%+2.2 pts
36Avery County, NCNC18,1106.0%+0.7 pts
37Perquimans County, NCNC13,4905.9%+2.1 pts
38Catawba County, NCNC170,1725.7%+1.0 pts
39Madison County, NCNC22,5535.6%−0.9 pts
40Burke County, NCNC88,6555.5%+1.6 pts
41Gaston County, NCNC246,5585.5%+1.6 pts
42Pender County, NCNC72,1115.2%+1.6 pts
43Lee County, NCNC70,2585.2%−0.6 pts
44Wayne County, NCNC122,2785.2%+0.5 pts
45Nash County, NCNC99,3655.2%+0.4 pts
46Hoke County, NCNC56,9395.2%+1.9 pts
47Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.2%+0.7 pts
48Hertford County, NCNC19,0155.2%+1.6 pts
49Rutherford County, NCNC65,7455.1%+1.2 pts
50Currituck County, NCNC33,1585.1%+2.0 pts
51Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.1%+0.8 pts
52Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.0%+0.7 pts
53Alleghany County, NCNC11,4795.0%+1.6 pts
54Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.9%+0.7 pts
55Harnett County, NCNC150,1374.9%+1.5 pts
56Rowan County, NCNC155,0964.8%+1.0 pts
57Scotland County, NCNC33,3224.7%−0.7 pts
58Chowan County, NCNC14,0824.6%−0.6 pts
59Surry County, NCNC72,2874.6%+1.3 pts
60Franklin County, NCNC82,0374.6%+1.2 pts
61Johnston County, NCNC256,4484.5%+0.9 pts
62Davidson County, NCNC180,1824.5%+1.3 pts
63Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054.5%+1.4 pts
64McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.5%+1.8 pts
65Northampton County, NCNC16,4914.5%+2.1 pts
66Lincoln County, NCNC98,6544.4%+1.1 pts
67Montgomery County, NCNC26,4034.4%+1.7 pts
68Camden County, NCNC11,3154.3%−1.0 pts
69Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.2%+0.5 pts
70Graham County, NCNC8,1904.2%+0.3 pts
71Wilson County, NCNC81,1504.1%+0.2 pts
72Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.1%+0.5 pts
73Warren County, NCNC18,8984.1%−0.4 pts
74Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.0%+0.4 pts
75Halifax County, NCNC46,5344.0%+0.9 pts
76Granville County, NCNC61,4213.8%+0.2 pts
77Martin County, NCNC21,6013.8%+0.5 pts
78Caswell County, NCNC22,5633.8%+1.5 pts
79Washington County, NCNC10,6383.8%+0.0 pts
80Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.7%+0.1 pts
81Person County, NCNC40,6363.7%+1.1 pts
82Richmond County, NCNC42,0413.6%+0.1 pts
83Sampson County, NCNC61,5043.6%+0.4 pts
84Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.6%+0.9 pts
85Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.6%+0.3 pts
86Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.4%+0.5 pts
87Vance County, NCNC42,6383.2%−0.0 pts
88Yadkin County, NCNC38,3253.1%+0.2 pts
89Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.0%−0.2 pts
90Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.9%+0.7 pts
91Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.8%+0.2 pts
92Jones County, NCNC9,5752.7%+0.0 pts
93Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.6%−0.5 pts
94Gates County, NCNC10,2342.5%+0.3 pts
95Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.4%−0.7 pts
96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.4%+0.0 pts
97Anson County, NCNC21,7582.2%−0.4 pts
98Greene County, NCNC20,7002.2%−0.9 pts
99Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.9%−1.2 pts
100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.8%−2.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS