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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
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(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 35.0 79,954,302 N/A
North Carolina N/A 34.7 2,521,353 22 of 52
Wake County Urban 56.3 439,696 41
Mecklenburg County Urban 48.6 372,777 101
Guilford County Urban 38.1 136,918 305
Durham County Urban 53.5 122,294 56
Forsyth County Urban 36.9 95,835 345
Buncombe County Urban 44.6 90,206 166
New Hanover County Urban 44.8 72,131 160
Union County Urban 39.0 61,773 282
Cabarrus County Urban 37.7 57,865 320
Orange County Urban 61.8 57,674 14
Cumberland County Urban 27.2 57,051 897
Iredell County Urban 33.3 44,504 509
Johnston County Urban 27.6 41,857 863
Gaston County Urban 26.0 41,791 999
Brunswick County Urban 33.2 38,981 515
Pitt County Urban 33.9 36,045 478
Alamance County Urban 27.7 32,545 855
Henderson County Urban 35.1 30,713 423
Moore County Urban 40.9 30,279 233
Onslow County Urban 26.1 29,462 996
Catawba County Urban 24.9 28,194 1,125
Chatham County Urban 48.0 27,697 112
Davidson County Urban 20.7 25,018 1,686
Rowan County Urban 21.5 22,042 1,553
Harnett County Rural 23.9 21,531 1,265
Craven County Rural 26.0 17,897 999
Randolph County Urban 17.6 17,774 2,257
Lincoln County Urban 27.0 17,614 922
Carteret County Rural 32.3 17,006 568
Wayne County Urban 21.3 16,729 1,588
Watauga County Rural 47.7 14,869 117
Cleveland County Rural 21.1 14,575 1,628
Nash County Urban 21.7 14,459 1,525
Haywood County Rural 29.4 13,895 740
Pender County Urban 29.8 13,311 719
Burke County Urban 20.2 13,033 1,791
Franklin County Urban 24.4 12,276 1,182
Dare County Rural 42.8 12,202 193
Wilson County Rural 20.3 10,967 1,769
Robeson County Rural 14.6 10,955 2,729
Caldwell County Urban 18.6 10,855 2,086
Rockingham County Urban 16.1 10,683 2,490
Granville County Rural 24.0 10,526 1,252
Transylvania County Rural 38.6 9,866 293
Surry County Rural 19.4 9,838 1,932
Rutherford County Rural 20.7 9,735 1,686
Lee County Rural 21.6 9,466 1,536
Stanly County Rural 19.7 8,795 1,884
Jackson County Rural 30.0 8,408 710
Davie County Urban 26.8 8,323 941
Wilkes County Rural 16.7 7,949 2,392
Pasquotank County Rural 26.9 7,519 929
Hoke County Urban 21.3 7,334 1,588
Macon County Rural 24.6 6,930 1,156
Beaufort County Rural 20.6 6,755 1,707
Sampson County Rural 15.8 6,282 2,537
Currituck County Urban 29.3 6,235 746
Stokes County Urban 18.5 6,145 2,103
Lenoir County Rural 15.8 6,032 2,537
Duplin County Rural 17.5 5,801 2,276
McDowell County Rural 17.6 5,739 2,257
Edgecombe County Urban 16.7 5,669 2,392
Person County Urban 19.8 5,553 1,871
Cherokee County Rural 24.2 5,514 1,222
Columbus County Rural 15.1 5,382 2,665
Halifax County Rural 15.5 5,332 2,592
Vance County Rural 18.5 5,294 2,103
Polk County Rural 32.9 5,122 530
Madison County Urban 31.5 4,955 615
Richmond County Rural 16.2 4,705 2,476
Ashe County Rural 22.4 4,622 1,430
Bladen County Rural 20.6 4,339 1,707
Yadkin County Urban 15.8 4,210 2,537
Alexander County Urban 15.4 4,067 2,613
Montgomery County Rural 19.3 3,597 1,953
Scotland County Rural 14.8 3,455 2,710
Yancey County Rural 23.0 3,231 1,354
Avery County Rural 21.9 2,954 1,502
Clay County Rural 31.4 2,778 623
Warren County Rural 19.0 2,676 1,995
Caswell County Rural 16.0 2,667 2,505
Mitchell County Rural 23.1 2,581 1,342
Chowan County Rural 24.5 2,574 1,171
Pamlico County Rural 25.4 2,492 1,066
Northampton County Rural 19.0 2,478 1,995
Martin County Rural 15.1 2,406 2,665
Hertford County Rural 16.7 2,388 2,392
Bertie County Rural 17.8 2,368 2,228
Swain County Rural 21.3 2,072 1,588
Perquimans County Rural 20.4 1,992 1,749
Alleghany County Rural 22.8 1,967 1,387
Camden County Urban 25.8 1,912 1,022
Greene County Rural 12.2 1,779 2,976
Anson County Urban 10.9 1,701 3,064
Jones County Rural 17.9 1,231 2,211
Graham County Rural 16.8 968 2,375
Washington County Rural 12.2 968 2,976
Gates County Urban 10.8 815 3,073
Hyde County Rural 13.7 504 2,830
Tyrrell County Rural 14.7 378 2,722
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 8:07 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: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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