Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 35.7 | 82,363,216 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 35.7 | 2,631,218 | 21 of 52 |
| Wake County | Urban | 57.2 | 458,774 | 38 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 49.2 | 386,379 | 108 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 39.0 | 141,762 | 303 |
| Durham County | Urban | 55.2 | 128,357 | 51 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 38.5 | 101,178 | 322 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 45.9 | 94,094 | 152 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 45.4 | 74,556 | 165 |
| Union County | Urban | 40.5 | 65,974 | 260 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 37.9 | 59,639 | 345 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 27.8 | 58,638 | 913 |
| Orange County | Urban | 61.8 | 58,319 | 19 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 34.1 | 46,827 | 507 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 28.9 | 45,373 | 824 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 26.5 | 43,317 | 1,022 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 34.7 | 42,693 | 467 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 33.8 | 36,358 | 520 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 28.7 | 34,376 | 836 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 36.5 | 32,432 | 395 |
| Moore County | Urban | 41.0 | 31,066 | 246 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 26.1 | 29,900 | 1,064 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 26.0 | 29,721 | 1,076 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 48.9 | 29,042 | 110 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 21.7 | 26,533 | 1,631 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 23.3 | 24,150 | 1,405 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 24.5 | 22,537 | 1,254 |
| Craven County | Rural | 27.5 | 19,161 | 936 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 28.3 | 18,925 | 876 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 34.5 | 18,381 | 479 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 17.9 | 18,229 | 2,287 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 21.7 | 17,204 | 1,631 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 22.0 | 15,301 | 1,587 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 48.1 | 14,956 | 124 |
| Nash County | Urban | 22.1 | 14,862 | 1,573 |
| Pender County | Urban | 30.6 | 14,190 | 710 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 27.0 | 14,061 | 981 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 29.5 | 14,047 | 787 |
| Burke County | Urban | 21.0 | 13,658 | 1,753 |
| Dare County | Rural | 43.2 | 12,479 | 194 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 21.7 | 11,799 | 1,631 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 17.0 | 11,322 | 2,412 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 18.8 | 11,007 | 2,141 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 14.7 | 10,997 | 2,775 |
| Granville County | Rural | 25.2 | 10,964 | 1,163 |
| Surry County | Rural | 20.4 | 10,358 | 1,862 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 40.0 | 10,357 | 274 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 21.5 | 10,143 | 1,662 |
| Lee County | Rural | 21.3 | 9,538 | 1,702 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 19.9 | 9,018 | 1,943 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 31.1 | 8,795 | 677 |
| Davie County | Urban | 27.3 | 8,603 | 950 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 23.5 | 8,218 | 1,381 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 16.9 | 8,063 | 2,430 |
| Macon County | Rural | 27.9 | 8,020 | 905 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 27.6 | 7,738 | 931 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 21.2 | 6,960 | 1,718 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 30.9 | 6,783 | 694 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 16.2 | 6,464 | 2,551 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 16.3 | 6,243 | 2,533 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 18.2 | 6,109 | 2,244 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 18.1 | 5,958 | 2,266 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 17.5 | 5,930 | 2,347 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 17.6 | 5,891 | 2,333 |
| Polk County | Rural | 36.2 | 5,733 | 409 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 24.2 | 5,601 | 1,296 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 16.1 | 5,493 | 2,567 |
| Person County | Urban | 19.3 | 5,432 | 2,049 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 25.9 | 5,363 | 1,087 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 14.6 | 5,188 | 2,790 |
| Madison County | Urban | 32.2 | 5,136 | 606 |
| Vance County | Rural | 17.2 | 4,906 | 2,379 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 17.5 | 4,703 | 2,347 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 16.0 | 4,633 | 2,584 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 16.7 | 4,462 | 2,471 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 19.5 | 4,143 | 2,015 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 16.6 | 3,772 | 2,485 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 19.2 | 3,633 | 2,069 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 25.1 | 3,584 | 1,171 |
| Avery County | Rural | 25.0 | 3,387 | 1,184 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 17.9 | 2,955 | 2,287 |
| Clay County | Rural | 31.8 | 2,869 | 627 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 24.2 | 2,715 | 1,296 |
| Warren County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,690 | 2,124 |
| Martin County | Rural | 16.7 | 2,643 | 2,471 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 25.0 | 2,609 | 1,184 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 25.4 | 2,541 | 1,139 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,483 | 2,106 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 16.6 | 2,299 | 2,485 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 17.9 | 2,297 | 2,287 |
| Camden County | Urban | 28.6 | 2,160 | 849 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 21.7 | 2,158 | 1,631 |
| Swain County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,126 | 1,680 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 23.6 | 2,051 | 1,370 |
| Greene County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,792 | 3,010 |
| Anson County | Urban | 9.9 | 1,600 | 3,103 |
| Jones County | Rural | 19.8 | 1,385 | 1,961 |
| Washington County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,171 | 2,764 |
| Graham County | Rural | 17.6 | 1,058 | 2,333 |
| Gates County | Urban | 10.9 | 829 | 3,077 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 14.7 | 534 | 2,775 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 13.0 | 357 | 2,942 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 5:14 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.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.