Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: At least high school
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
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 90.1 | 6,653,293 | 33 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 89.6 | 206,814,893 | N/A |
| Alamance County | Urban | 89.0 | 106,496 | 1,838 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 85.8 | 22,972 | 2,416 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 83.2 | 7,241 | 2,733 |
| Anson County | Urban | 83.1 | 13,419 | 2,752 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 88.7 | 18,349 | 1,890 |
| Avery County | Rural | 87.8 | 11,883 | 2,063 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 89.3 | 29,247 | 1,780 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 81.8 | 10,699 | 2,853 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 88.6 | 18,853 | 1,913 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 93.5 | 115,102 | 630 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 92.6 | 189,827 | 877 |
| Burke County | Urban | 86.0 | 55,867 | 2,378 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 92.1 | 144,803 | 1,041 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 84.9 | 49,711 | 2,537 |
| Camden County | Urban | 93.1 | 7,036 | 734 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 93.7 | 49,925 | 574 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 84.3 | 13,929 | 2,610 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 88.2 | 100,833 | 2,001 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 90.9 | 53,956 | 1,369 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 92.2 | 21,359 | 1,011 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 90.2 | 9,411 | 1,573 |
| Clay County | Rural | 92.5 | 8,348 | 915 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 88.4 | 61,641 | 1,960 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 86.8 | 30,841 | 2,244 |
| Craven County | Rural | 92.3 | 64,290 | 983 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 92.9 | 195,788 | 793 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 93.2 | 20,466 | 704 |
| Dare County | Rural | 94.7 | 27,351 | 322 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 88.5 | 108,212 | 1,940 |
| Davie County | Urban | 91.4 | 28,814 | 1,233 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 82.4 | 27,548 | 2,812 |
| Durham County | Urban | 91.5 | 212,581 | 1,198 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 85.0 | 28,798 | 2,524 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 90.4 | 237,731 | 1,531 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 88.4 | 46,040 | 1,960 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 88.3 | 144,379 | 1,982 |
| Gates County | Urban | 90.1 | 6,842 | 1,602 |
| Graham County | Rural | 85.7 | 5,154 | 2,427 |
| Granville County | Rural | 88.3 | 38,437 | 1,982 |
| Greene County | Rural | 79.0 | 11,617 | 2,993 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 90.8 | 329,699 | 1,401 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 82.2 | 28,003 | 2,828 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 88.6 | 81,656 | 1,913 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 91.3 | 43,408 | 1,268 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 91.6 | 81,347 | 1,181 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 84.1 | 11,654 | 2,640 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 88.7 | 31,071 | 1,890 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 88.5 | 3,211 | 1,940 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 91.5 | 125,677 | 1,198 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 90.6 | 25,600 | 1,469 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 90.5 | 141,994 | 1,501 |
| Jones County | Rural | 89.1 | 6,238 | 1,824 |
| Lee County | Rural | 84.9 | 38,022 | 2,537 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 82.9 | 31,659 | 2,767 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 89.6 | 59,899 | 1,712 |
| Macon County | Rural | 89.8 | 25,809 | 1,661 |
| Madison County | Urban | 90.5 | 14,436 | 1,501 |
| Martin County | Rural | 84.4 | 13,338 | 2,601 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 85.3 | 28,082 | 2,485 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 90.8 | 712,415 | 1,401 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 90.7 | 10,179 | 1,440 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 83.5 | 15,814 | 2,703 |
| Moore County | Urban | 93.7 | 71,022 | 574 |
| Nash County | Urban | 87.1 | 58,656 | 2,192 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 94.0 | 154,469 | 490 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 85.1 | 10,928 | 2,514 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 93.3 | 106,628 | 681 |
| Orange County | Urban | 93.4 | 88,157 | 658 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 90.1 | 9,011 | 1,602 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 89.4 | 25,105 | 1,759 |
| Pender County | Urban | 90.8 | 42,116 | 1,401 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 88.2 | 8,777 | 2,001 |
| Person County | Urban | 88.9 | 24,961 | 1,859 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 90.8 | 97,615 | 1,401 |
| Polk County | Rural | 93.4 | 14,789 | 658 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 84.4 | 86,027 | 2,601 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 83.5 | 24,123 | 2,703 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 80.0 | 59,905 | 2,961 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 85.5 | 57,063 | 2,452 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 88.9 | 92,089 | 1,859 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 87.2 | 41,223 | 2,175 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 84.1 | 33,486 | 2,640 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 83.2 | 18,852 | 2,733 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 88.5 | 40,146 | 1,940 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 91.4 | 30,653 | 1,233 |
| Surry County | Rural | 83.7 | 42,541 | 2,682 |
| Swain County | Rural | 86.7 | 8,594 | 2,264 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 93.9 | 24,339 | 514 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 83.5 | 2,289 | 2,703 |
| Union County | Urban | 90.9 | 148,118 | 1,369 |
| Vance County | Rural | 85.2 | 24,299 | 2,502 |
| Wake County | Urban | 94.0 | 754,819 | 490 |
| Warren County | Rural | 84.2 | 11,992 | 2,630 |
| Washington County | Rural | 86.1 | 6,797 | 2,366 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 92.6 | 28,817 | 877 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 86.4 | 68,329 | 2,318 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 81.7 | 39,024 | 2,860 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 85.3 | 46,313 | 2,485 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 86.6 | 23,246 | 2,284 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 90.7 | 12,968 | 1,440 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 11:49 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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