Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 33.0 | 2,339,163 | 24 of 52 |
| United States | 33.7 | 75,808,834 | N/A |
| Greene County | 10.8 | 1,566 | 3,040 |
| Gates County | 11.0 | 847 | 3,019 |
| Hyde County | 11.1 | 403 | 3,008 |
| Tyrrell County | 11.2 | 296 | 3,003 |
| Anson County | 11.8 | 1,881 | 2,959 |
| Washington County | 12.5 | 995 | 2,890 |
| Graham County | 13.5 | 787 | 2,769 |
| Stokes County | 14.0 | 4,579 | 2,720 |
| Lenoir County | 14.0 | 5,370 | 2,718 |
| Yadkin County | 14.0 | 3,704 | 2,717 |
| Columbus County | 14.1 | 5,112 | 2,701 |
| Robeson County | 14.2 | 10,875 | 2,691 |
| Martin County | 14.5 | 2,333 | 2,646 |
| Sampson County | 14.7 | 5,859 | 2,609 |
| Jones County | 14.7 | 1,020 | 2,599 |
| Halifax County | 14.8 | 5,174 | 2,597 |
| Alexander County | 14.9 | 3,901 | 2,571 |
| Bertie County | 15.0 | 2,026 | 2,557 |
| Caswell County | 15.1 | 2,521 | 2,535 |
| Warren County | 15.2 | 2,125 | 2,513 |
| Scotland County | 15.3 | 3,554 | 2,490 |
| Rockingham County | 15.6 | 10,223 | 2,464 |
| Duplin County | 15.6 | 5,254 | 2,462 |
| Randolph County | 16.1 | 16,028 | 2,375 |
| Hertford County | 16.3 | 2,518 | 2,326 |
| Montgomery County | 16.5 | 2,983 | 2,286 |
| Caldwell County | 16.6 | 9,645 | 2,274 |
| Northampton County | 16.7 | 2,270 | 2,259 |
| Wilkes County | 16.7 | 8,027 | 2,248 |
| Vance County | 17.1 | 4,939 | 2,194 |
| Edgecombe County | 17.4 | 6,020 | 2,139 |
| Richmond County | 17.5 | 5,160 | 2,120 |
| Person County | 17.6 | 4,902 | 2,115 |
| Bladen County | 17.7 | 3,807 | 2,094 |
| Stanly County | 17.9 | 7,824 | 2,060 |
| McDowell County | 18.3 | 5,947 | 1,981 |
| Burke County | 18.7 | 11,972 | 1,920 |
| Cleveland County | 18.9 | 12,887 | 1,865 |
| Surry County | 19.0 | 9,612 | 1,853 |
| Davidson County | 19.3 | 22,778 | 1,801 |
| Rutherford County | 19.3 | 9,008 | 1,786 |
| Ashe County | 19.6 | 3,975 | 1,731 |
| Wilson County | 19.7 | 10,633 | 1,694 |
| Hoke County | 19.8 | 6,675 | 1,678 |
| Rowan County | 19.9 | 20,023 | 1,672 |
| Yancey County | 20.3 | 2,793 | 1,606 |
| Perquimans County | 20.3 | 1,991 | 1,603 |
| Beaufort County | 20.4 | 6,660 | 1,599 |
| Alleghany County | 20.4 | 1,709 | 1,598 |
| Wayne County | 20.4 | 15,968 | 1,587 |
| Lee County | 20.8 | 8,852 | 1,537 |
| Swain County | 21.4 | 2,067 | 1,448 |
| Nash County | 21.8 | 14,278 | 1,382 |
| Mitchell County | 22.3 | 2,484 | 1,323 |
| Cherokee County | 22.5 | 4,970 | 1,288 |
| Franklin County | 22.6 | 10,638 | 1,287 |
| Chowan County | 22.6 | 2,367 | 1,281 |
| Harnett County | 23.0 | 19,981 | 1,234 |
| Gaston County | 23.3 | 36,475 | 1,199 |
| Granville County | 23.4 | 10,087 | 1,184 |
| Pamlico County | 23.5 | 2,292 | 1,162 |
| Camden County | 23.8 | 1,716 | 1,131 |
| Avery County | 23.9 | 3,252 | 1,121 |
| Macon County | 24.0 | 6,589 | 1,110 |
| Catawba County | 24.0 | 26,662 | 1,107 |
| Lincoln County | 24.3 | 14,964 | 1,079 |
| Johnston County | 24.6 | 34,682 | 1,031 |
| Onslow County | 24.8 | 27,000 | 1,007 |
| Craven County | 25.6 | 17,226 | 941 |
| Pasquotank County | 25.7 | 7,078 | 931 |
| Cumberland County | 25.9 | 53,574 | 902 |
| Currituck County | 26.1 | 5,152 | 886 |
| Davie County | 26.2 | 7,930 | 873 |
| Alamance County | 26.3 | 29,920 | 860 |
| Clay County | 27.0 | 2,271 | 806 |
| Haywood County | 27.7 | 12,876 | 763 |
| Jackson County | 28.8 | 7,973 | 698 |
| Pender County | 29.0 | 12,249 | 679 |
| Carteret County | 30.1 | 15,583 | 606 |
| Iredell County | 31.6 | 40,235 | 535 |
| Brunswick County | 31.7 | 33,707 | 534 |
| Madison County | 31.7 | 4,879 | 532 |
| Pitt County | 32.6 | 34,103 | 479 |
| Henderson County | 33.0 | 28,493 | 454 |
| Polk County | 33.8 | 5,116 | 412 |
| Forsyth County | 34.5 | 88,175 | 383 |
| Cabarrus County | 34.8 | 51,030 | 372 |
| Transylvania County | 35.9 | 9,057 | 332 |
| Guilford County | 37.2 | 133,446 | 293 |
| Union County | 37.7 | 56,982 | 278 |
| Moore County | 40.1 | 28,448 | 215 |
| Dare County | 40.2 | 11,063 | 214 |
| Buncombe County | 42.3 | 83,474 | 177 |
| New Hanover County | 42.8 | 66,545 | 162 |
| Watauga County | 44.4 | 14,070 | 139 |
| Chatham County | 45.0 | 24,865 | 130 |
| Mecklenburg County | 46.9 | 349,210 | 105 |
| Durham County | 50.7 | 112,470 | 65 |
| Wake County | 54.7 | 409,097 | 41 |
| Orange County | 61.3 | 56,351 | 14 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/04/2023 1:47 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelors degree, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/04/2023 1:47 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelors degree, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.