Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
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 | 10,732,389 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 4.0 | 288,456 | 33 of 52 |
| Greene County | Rural | 9.3 | 1,353 | 2,965 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 8.2 | 2,717 | 2,889 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 6.7 | 5,007 | 2,697 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 6.7 | 2,669 | 2,697 |
| Washington County | Rural | 6.7 | 536 | 2,697 |
| Surry County | Rural | 6.6 | 3,355 | 2,682 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 6.4 | 3,474 | 2,648 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 6.3 | 6,325 | 2,631 |
| Burke County | Urban | 6.2 | 4,002 | 2,606 |
| Vance County | Rural | 6.2 | 1,777 | 2,606 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 6.1 | 2,096 | 2,587 |
| Lee County | Rural | 6.1 | 2,684 | 2,587 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 5.8 | 4,522 | 2,514 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 5.6 | 2,687 | 2,461 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 5.5 | 3,240 | 2,426 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 5.5 | 2,105 | 2,426 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 5.4 | 1,841 | 2,390 |
| Granville County | Rural | 5.4 | 2,383 | 2,390 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 5.3 | 745 | 2,365 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 5.1 | 2,567 | 2,311 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 5.0 | 522 | 2,275 |
| Durham County | Urban | 5.0 | 11,490 | 2,275 |
| Graham County | Rural | 5.0 | 288 | 2,275 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 5.0 | 1,325 | 2,275 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 4.8 | 37,153 | 2,213 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 4.8 | 890 | 2,213 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 4.8 | 623 | 2,213 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 4.8 | 1,402 | 2,213 |
| Avery County | Rural | 4.7 | 632 | 2,171 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 4.7 | 774 | 2,171 |
| Martin County | Rural | 4.7 | 750 | 2,171 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 4.6 | 5,429 | 2,139 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 4.6 | 1,503 | 2,139 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 4.6 | 653 | 2,139 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 4.5 | 6,852 | 2,106 |
| Jones County | Rural | 4.5 | 309 | 2,106 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 4.4 | 1,161 | 2,064 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 4.4 | 3,978 | 2,064 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 4.4 | 1,522 | 2,064 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 4.4 | 2,063 | 2,064 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 4.3 | 374 | 2,017 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 4.3 | 1,538 | 2,017 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 4.3 | 5,196 | 2,017 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 4.3 | 1,392 | 2,017 |
| Nash County | Urban | 4.3 | 2,874 | 2,017 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 4.3 | 415 | 2,017 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 4.3 | 2,873 | 2,017 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 4.3 | 4,419 | 2,017 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 4.2 | 4,755 | 1,974 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 4.2 | 155 | 1,974 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 4.1 | 2,384 | 1,935 |
| Clay County | Rural | 4.1 | 366 | 1,935 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 4.1 | 10,746 | 1,935 |
| Swain County | Rural | 4.1 | 395 | 1,935 |
| Union County | Urban | 4.1 | 6,423 | 1,935 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 4.0 | 3,505 | 1,891 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 4.0 | 1,125 | 1,891 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 3.9 | 2,679 | 1,839 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 3.9 | 381 | 1,839 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 3.9 | 101 | 1,839 |
| Anson County | Urban | 3.8 | 590 | 1,792 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 3.8 | 6,107 | 1,792 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 3.8 | 13,661 | 1,792 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 3.8 | 1,681 | 1,792 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 3.7 | 488 | 1,734 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 3.7 | 2,410 | 1,734 |
| Macon County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,054 | 1,734 |
| Gates County | Urban | 3.6 | 270 | 1,681 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 3.6 | 849 | 1,681 |
| Warren County | Rural | 3.5 | 489 | 1,634 |
| Orange County | Urban | 3.4 | 3,185 | 1,563 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 3.3 | 367 | 1,505 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 3.3 | 3,486 | 1,505 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 3.3 | 1,092 | 1,505 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 3.2 | 668 | 1,444 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 3.2 | 4,870 | 1,444 |
| Madison County | Urban | 3.2 | 499 | 1,444 |
| Person County | Urban | 3.2 | 890 | 1,444 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 3.1 | 4,117 | 1,373 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 3.1 | 855 | 1,373 |
| Pender County | Urban | 3.1 | 1,380 | 1,373 |
| Moore County | Urban | 3.0 | 2,203 | 1,313 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 3.0 | 937 | 1,313 |
| Davie County | Urban | 2.9 | 905 | 1,252 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 2.8 | 599 | 1,173 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 2.8 | 5,596 | 1,173 |
| Craven County | Rural | 2.8 | 1,926 | 1,173 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 2.8 | 1,341 | 1,173 |
| Wake County | Urban | 2.8 | 21,846 | 1,173 |
| Camden County | Urban | 2.6 | 194 | 1,024 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 2.6 | 4,145 | 1,024 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 2.3 | 523 | 800 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 2.3 | 4,832 | 800 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 2.1 | 2,466 | 658 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 1.9 | 2,121 | 512 |
| Polk County | Rural | 1.9 | 301 | 512 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 1.9 | 497 | 512 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 1.7 | 874 | 376 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 1.4 | 292 | 227 |
| Dare County | Rural | 1.2 | 350 | 156 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 6:53 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 6:53 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.