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Most graduate degrees, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, NCNC152,49834.8%+7.7 pts
02Durham County, NCNC347,24023.7%+6.3 pts
03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520.5%+6.2 pts
04Chatham County, NCNC85,11120.1%+8.5 pts
05Watauga County, NCNC54,78619.4%+4.9 pts
06Buncombe County, NCNC277,41716.3%+7.4 pts
07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38315.6%+5.2 pts
08Moore County, NCNC110,61914.6%+5.2 pts
09New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.5%+5.8 pts
10Guilford County, NCNC562,23413.2%+4.2 pts
11Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812.9%+3.4 pts
12Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.8%+3.8 pts
13Jackson County, NCNC45,03912.7%+1.1 pts
14Dare County, NCNC38,24512.7%+4.3 pts
15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512.3%+7.6 pts
16Polk County, NCNC20,53312.2%+2.6 pts
17Pitt County, NCNC182,93611.7%+2.5 pts
18Carteret County, NCNC70,46911.5%+4.8 pts
19Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.5%+3.0 pts
20Union County, NCNC267,67411.4%+5.8 pts
21Madison County, NCNC22,55311.3%+4.8 pts
22Haywood County, NCNC63,36910.8%+4.9 pts
23Brunswick County, NCNC174,70210.5%+5.4 pts
24Pender County, NCNC72,1119.7%+6.1 pts
25Pamlico County, NCNC12,7589.7%+4.5 pts
26Craven County, NCNC105,0259.5%+3.7 pts
27Clay County, NCNC12,2399.5%+3.3 pts
28Avery County, NCNC18,1109.0%+3.8 pts
29Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.0%+4.3 pts
30Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738.9%+3.0 pts
31Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2018.8%+4.0 pts
32Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308.6%+4.7 pts
33Yancey County, NCNC19,0848.3%+4.1 pts
34Alleghany County, NCNC11,4798.2%+4.7 pts
35Beaufort County, NCNC44,6708.2%+3.0 pts
36Davie County, NCNC45,8558.2%+3.2 pts
37Chowan County, NCNC14,0828.2%+3.0 pts
38Macon County, NCNC39,2328.2%+2.4 pts
39Swain County, NCNC14,0248.1%+4.0 pts
40Perquimans County, NCNC13,4908.1%+4.3 pts
41Alamance County, NCNC186,1777.9%+2.5 pts
42Granville County, NCNC61,4217.8%+4.1 pts
43Mitchell County, NCNC15,0627.4%+3.2 pts
44Lincoln County, NCNC98,6547.2%+3.9 pts
45Cleveland County, NCNC103,3257.2%+2.9 pts
46Onslow County, NCNC217,1757.2%+2.8 pts
47Harnett County, NCNC150,1377.2%+3.8 pts
48Currituck County, NCNC33,1587.1%+4.0 pts
49Johnston County, NCNC256,4486.9%+3.3 pts
50Gaston County, NCNC246,5586.9%+3.1 pts
51Catawba County, NCNC170,1726.9%+2.1 pts
52Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.8%+3.3 pts
53Wilson County, NCNC81,1506.7%+2.8 pts
54Nash County, NCNC99,3656.5%+1.7 pts
55Ashe County, NCNC27,5146.5%+2.6 pts
56Camden County, NCNC11,3156.4%+1.1 pts
57Richmond County, NCNC42,0416.3%+2.8 pts
58Rutherford County, NCNC65,7456.2%+2.3 pts
59Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.2%+1.4 pts
60Lee County, NCNC70,2586.2%+0.3 pts
61Burke County, NCNC88,6556.0%+2.1 pts
62Vance County, NCNC42,6385.9%+2.7 pts
63Franklin County, NCNC82,0375.8%+2.5 pts
64Hoke County, NCNC56,9395.8%+2.5 pts
65Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.7%+3.1 pts
66Martin County, NCNC21,6015.6%+2.3 pts
67Surry County, NCNC72,2875.6%+2.3 pts
68Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.6%+2.4 pts
69Rowan County, NCNC155,0965.5%+1.6 pts
70Warren County, NCNC18,8985.5%+1.0 pts
71McDowell County, NCNC45,1985.4%+2.8 pts
72Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.4%+3.1 pts
73Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.3%−0.0 pts
74Bladen County, NCNC30,0075.3%+2.2 pts
75Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035.1%+2.4 pts
76Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.1%+1.9 pts
77Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.9%+1.3 pts
78Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334.9%+1.3 pts
79Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054.9%+1.7 pts
80Northampton County, NCNC16,4914.8%+2.5 pts
81Gates County, NCNC10,2344.8%+2.6 pts
82Halifax County, NCNC46,5344.8%+1.7 pts
83Robeson County, NCNC119,9414.7%+1.1 pts
84Person County, NCNC40,6364.7%+2.1 pts
85Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1214.6%+2.2 pts
86Randolph County, NCNC149,5164.6%+1.6 pts
87Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.5%+0.8 pts
88Graham County, NCNC8,1904.4%+0.5 pts
89Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.4%+1.2 pts
90Sampson County, NCNC61,5044.3%+1.0 pts
91Alexander County, NCNC36,9584.2%+1.6 pts
92Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.2%+0.9 pts
93Stokes County, NCNC46,1264.2%+1.9 pts
94Jones County, NCNC9,5753.4%+0.7 pts
95Anson County, NCNC21,7583.2%+0.6 pts
96Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.7%−0.2 pts
97Greene County, NCNC20,7002.7%−0.4 pts
98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.7%−0.1 pts
99Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.6%−0.5 pts
100Washington County, NCNC10,6382.1%−1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS