Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,803,193 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 3.9 | 286,592 | 33 of 52 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 9.0 | 3,000 | 2,954 |
| Greene County | Rural | 8.6 | 1,260 | 2,926 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 6.6 | 4,959 | 2,718 |
| Lee County | Rural | 6.4 | 2,886 | 2,682 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 6.4 | 2,528 | 2,682 |
| Surry County | Rural | 6.3 | 3,204 | 2,663 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 6.2 | 3,380 | 2,637 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 6.1 | 6,179 | 2,615 |
| Vance County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,730 | 2,615 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 5.8 | 2,217 | 2,544 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 5.8 | 4,626 | 2,544 |
| Warren County | Rural | 5.7 | 813 | 2,519 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 5.7 | 2,701 | 2,519 |
| Burke County | Urban | 5.5 | 3,606 | 2,467 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 5.5 | 1,890 | 2,467 |
| Washington County | Rural | 5.5 | 435 | 2,467 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 5.4 | 197 | 2,450 |
| Avery County | Rural | 5.3 | 719 | 2,423 |
| Granville County | Rural | 5.3 | 2,292 | 2,423 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 5.1 | 1,717 | 2,347 |
| Swain County | Rural | 5.1 | 505 | 2,347 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,620 | 2,313 |
| Graham County | Rural | 5.0 | 303 | 2,313 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 5.0 | 648 | 2,313 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 4.9 | 2,866 | 2,274 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 4.9 | 38,238 | 2,274 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 4.9 | 926 | 2,274 |
| Anson County | Urban | 4.8 | 776 | 2,249 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 4.8 | 1,291 | 2,249 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 4.5 | 742 | 2,134 |
| Durham County | Urban | 4.5 | 10,500 | 2,134 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 4.5 | 1,310 | 2,134 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 4.4 | 911 | 2,099 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 4.3 | 3,948 | 2,057 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 4.3 | 600 | 2,057 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 4.3 | 6,750 | 2,057 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 4.3 | 1,422 | 2,057 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 4.3 | 610 | 2,057 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 4.2 | 1,479 | 2,010 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 4.1 | 4,861 | 1,964 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 4.1 | 1,096 | 1,964 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 4.1 | 4,684 | 1,964 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 4.1 | 4,996 | 1,964 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 4.1 | 3,634 | 1,964 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 4.1 | 2,714 | 1,964 |
| Macon County | Rural | 4.1 | 1,180 | 1,964 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 4.1 | 2,721 | 1,964 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 4.1 | 4,204 | 1,964 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 4.1 | 1,943 | 1,964 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 4.0 | 528 | 1,921 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 4.0 | 10,541 | 1,921 |
| Union County | Urban | 4.0 | 6,491 | 1,921 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 3.9 | 2,313 | 1,874 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 3.9 | 1,401 | 1,874 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 3.8 | 1,258 | 1,821 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 3.8 | 6,270 | 1,821 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 3.8 | 376 | 1,821 |
| Person County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,056 | 1,821 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 3.8 | 104 | 1,821 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 3.7 | 13,458 | 1,776 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,058 | 1,776 |
| Jones County | Rural | 3.7 | 259 | 1,776 |
| Martin County | Rural | 3.7 | 584 | 1,776 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 3.7 | 3,930 | 1,776 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 3.7 | 846 | 1,776 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 3.6 | 314 | 1,701 |
| Nash County | Urban | 3.6 | 2,402 | 1,701 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 3.5 | 751 | 1,648 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 3.5 | 2,441 | 1,648 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 3.5 | 1,599 | 1,648 |
| Orange County | Urban | 3.4 | 3,257 | 1,593 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 3.3 | 5,169 | 1,534 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 3.3 | 341 | 1,534 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 3.3 | 4,534 | 1,534 |
| Madison County | Urban | 3.3 | 521 | 1,534 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 3.3 | 328 | 1,534 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 3.1 | 1,463 | 1,405 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 3.1 | 857 | 1,405 |
| Clay County | Rural | 3.0 | 270 | 1,338 |
| Pender County | Urban | 3.0 | 1,400 | 1,338 |
| Camden County | Urban | 2.9 | 219 | 1,273 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 2.9 | 973 | 1,273 |
| Gates County | Urban | 2.8 | 211 | 1,194 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 2.8 | 312 | 1,194 |
| Wake County | Urban | 2.8 | 22,577 | 1,194 |
| Davie County | Urban | 2.7 | 863 | 1,124 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 2.6 | 4,250 | 1,042 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 2.6 | 815 | 1,042 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 2.5 | 5,106 | 975 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 2.5 | 577 | 975 |
| Craven County | Rural | 2.5 | 1,729 | 975 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 2.3 | 4,814 | 825 |
| Moore County | Urban | 2.3 | 1,741 | 825 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 2.2 | 2,737 | 751 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 2.2 | 2,477 | 751 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 2.0 | 433 | 603 |
| Dare County | Rural | 1.5 | 439 | 309 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 1.5 | 398 | 309 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 1.4 | 770 | 242 |
| Polk County | Rural | 1.4 | 214 | 242 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 3:53 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.