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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 4.7 10,742,781 N/A
North Carolina N/A 4.0 286,553 34 of 52
Greene County Rural 10.4 1,512 3,002
Duplin County Rural 8.5 2,841 2,889
Washington County Rural 7.3 582 2,778
Sampson County Rural 7.0 2,785 2,726
Surry County Rural 7.0 3,525 2,719
Wilson County Rural 6.8 3,672 2,689
Robeson County Rural 6.8 5,124 2,682
Lee County Rural 6.2 2,696 2,577
Halifax County Rural 6.1 2,127 2,554
Wayne County Urban 6.1 4,752 2,545
Burke County Urban 6.1 3,913 2,542
Caldwell County Urban 6.0 3,500 2,526
Granville County Rural 5.9 2,578 2,513
Wilkes County Rural 5.9 2,818 2,503
Martin County Rural 5.8 934 2,481
Randolph County Urban 5.8 5,812 2,471
Northampton County Rural 5.7 759 2,457
Richmond County Rural 5.7 1,668 2,449
Franklin County Urban 5.6 2,699 2,412
Lenoir County Rural 5.4 2,056 2,362
Beaufort County Rural 5.3 1,723 2,328
Rockingham County Urban 5.0 3,327 2,253
Vance County Rural 5.0 1,450 2,251
Columbus County Rural 4.9 1,771 2,220
Edgecombe County Urban 4.9 1,673 2,208
Durham County Urban 4.9 11,021 2,200
Yadkin County Urban 4.9 1,291 2,193
Montgomery County Rural 4.9 888 2,188
Avery County Rural 4.8 657 2,179
Alamance County Urban 4.7 5,469 2,144
Hyde County Rural 4.7 174 2,139
Mecklenburg County Urban 4.7 35,376 2,133
Caswell County Rural 4.7 781 2,132
Hertford County Rural 4.7 706 2,126
Chatham County Urban 4.7 2,644 2,121
Bertie County Rural 4.6 621 2,108
Anson County Urban 4.6 725 2,093
Rutherford County Rural 4.5 2,110 2,059
Alleghany County Rural 4.5 383 2,052
Harnett County Rural 4.5 3,981 2,051
Johnston County Urban 4.5 6,568 2,046
Swain County Rural 4.5 433 2,042
Hoke County Urban 4.5 1,514 2,035
Tyrrell County Rural 4.4 112 2,008
Stanly County Rural 4.4 1,942 2,007
Alexander County Urban 4.4 1,160 2,005
Jones County Rural 4.4 300 2,000
Rowan County Urban 4.3 4,352 1,964
Cleveland County Rural 4.3 2,921 1,953
Graham County Rural 4.3 247 1,949
Forsyth County Urban 4.2 10,955 1,948
Catawba County Urban 4.2 4,742 1,943
Chowan County Rural 4.2 445 1,928
Nash County Urban 4.2 2,755 1,911
Yancey County Rural 4.1 573 1,903
Stokes County Urban 4.1 1,364 1,900
Macon County Rural 4.1 1,148 1,891
McDowell County Rural 4.1 1,332 1,879
Davidson County Urban 4.0 4,796 1,858
Union County Urban 3.9 6,069 1,819
Guilford County Urban 3.9 13,909 1,804
Warren County Rural 3.9 545 1,800
Jackson County Rural 3.9 1,069 1,794
Perquimans County Rural 3.8 376 1,769
Gaston County Urban 3.8 5,995 1,738
Mitchell County Rural 3.7 412 1,700
Person County Urban 3.6 1,015 1,663
Pitt County Urban 3.6 3,803 1,647
Madison County Urban 3.5 549 1,593
Clay County Rural 3.5 298 1,574
Bladen County Rural 3.5 740 1,564
Camden County Urban 3.4 251 1,547
Henderson County Urban 3.4 2,962 1,519
Scotland County Rural 3.3 771 1,485
Lincoln County Urban 3.3 2,097 1,484
Ashe County Rural 3.3 676 1,468
Pamlico County Rural 3.2 316 1,430
Haywood County Rural 3.2 1,508 1,422
Pasquotank County Rural 3.2 896 1,420
Gates County Urban 3.2 249 1,414
Pender County Urban 3.1 1,365 1,367
Iredell County Urban 3.1 4,051 1,355
Craven County Rural 3.0 2,071 1,327
Davie County Urban 3.0 934 1,323
Buncombe County Urban 3.0 5,992 1,291
Orange County Urban 3.0 2,754 1,278
Watauga County Rural 2.9 895 1,208
Moore County Urban 2.8 2,031 1,174
Cabarrus County Urban 2.8 4,150 1,143
Wake County Urban 2.7 20,856 1,123
Cherokee County Rural 2.7 608 1,114
New Hanover County Urban 2.4 3,739 878
Onslow County Urban 2.3 2,576 856
Cumberland County Urban 2.2 4,646 778
Polk County Rural 2.2 334 729
Currituck County Urban 2.1 431 676
Carteret County Rural 1.9 980 493
Transylvania County Rural 1.8 467 469
Brunswick County Urban 1.8 2,018 454
Dare County Rural 1.3 366 186
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/05/2024 2:14 am.

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.

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