Demographics Table
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
Sorted by Ruralurban
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 34.7 | 2,521,353 | 22 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 35.0 | 79,954,302 | N/A |
| Alamance County | Urban | 27.7 | 32,545 | 855 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 15.4 | 4,067 | 2,613 |
| Anson County | Urban | 10.9 | 1,701 | 3,064 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 33.2 | 38,981 | 515 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 44.6 | 90,206 | 166 |
| Burke County | Urban | 20.2 | 13,033 | 1,791 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 37.7 | 57,865 | 320 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 18.6 | 10,855 | 2,086 |
| Camden County | Urban | 25.8 | 1,912 | 1,022 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 24.9 | 28,194 | 1,125 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 48.0 | 27,697 | 112 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 27.2 | 57,051 | 897 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 29.3 | 6,235 | 746 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 20.7 | 25,018 | 1,686 |
| Davie County | Urban | 26.8 | 8,323 | 941 |
| Durham County | Urban | 53.5 | 122,294 | 56 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 16.7 | 5,669 | 2,392 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 36.9 | 95,835 | 345 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 24.4 | 12,276 | 1,182 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 26.0 | 41,791 | 999 |
| Gates County | Urban | 10.8 | 815 | 3,073 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 38.1 | 136,918 | 305 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 35.1 | 30,713 | 423 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 21.3 | 7,334 | 1,588 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 33.3 | 44,504 | 509 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 27.6 | 41,857 | 863 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 27.0 | 17,614 | 922 |
| Madison County | Urban | 31.5 | 4,955 | 615 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 48.6 | 372,777 | 101 |
| Moore County | Urban | 40.9 | 30,279 | 233 |
| Nash County | Urban | 21.7 | 14,459 | 1,525 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 44.8 | 72,131 | 160 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 26.1 | 29,462 | 996 |
| Orange County | Urban | 61.8 | 57,674 | 14 |
| Pender County | Urban | 29.8 | 13,311 | 719 |
| Person County | Urban | 19.8 | 5,553 | 1,871 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 33.9 | 36,045 | 478 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 17.6 | 17,774 | 2,257 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 16.1 | 10,683 | 2,490 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 21.5 | 22,042 | 1,553 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 18.5 | 6,145 | 2,103 |
| Union County | Urban | 39.0 | 61,773 | 282 |
| Wake County | Urban | 56.3 | 439,696 | 41 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 21.3 | 16,729 | 1,588 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 15.8 | 4,210 | 2,537 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 22.8 | 1,967 | 1,387 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 22.4 | 4,622 | 1,430 |
| Avery County | Rural | 21.9 | 2,954 | 1,502 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 20.6 | 6,755 | 1,707 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,368 | 2,228 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 20.6 | 4,339 | 1,707 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 32.3 | 17,006 | 568 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 16.0 | 2,667 | 2,505 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 24.2 | 5,514 | 1,222 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 24.5 | 2,574 | 1,171 |
| Clay County | Rural | 31.4 | 2,778 | 623 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 21.1 | 14,575 | 1,628 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 15.1 | 5,382 | 2,665 |
| Craven County | Rural | 26.0 | 17,897 | 999 |
| Dare County | Rural | 42.8 | 12,202 | 193 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 17.5 | 5,801 | 2,276 |
| Graham County | Rural | 16.8 | 968 | 2,375 |
| Granville County | Rural | 24.0 | 10,526 | 1,252 |
| Greene County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,779 | 2,976 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 15.5 | 5,332 | 2,592 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 23.9 | 21,531 | 1,265 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 29.4 | 13,895 | 740 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 16.7 | 2,388 | 2,392 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 13.7 | 504 | 2,830 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 30.0 | 8,408 | 710 |
| Jones County | Rural | 17.9 | 1,231 | 2,211 |
| Lee County | Rural | 21.6 | 9,466 | 1,536 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 15.8 | 6,032 | 2,537 |
| Macon County | Rural | 24.6 | 6,930 | 1,156 |
| Martin County | Rural | 15.1 | 2,406 | 2,665 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 17.6 | 5,739 | 2,257 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 23.1 | 2,581 | 1,342 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,597 | 1,953 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,478 | 1,995 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 25.4 | 2,492 | 1,066 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 26.9 | 7,519 | 929 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 20.4 | 1,992 | 1,749 |
| Polk County | Rural | 32.9 | 5,122 | 530 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 16.2 | 4,705 | 2,476 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 14.6 | 10,955 | 2,729 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 20.7 | 9,735 | 1,686 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 15.8 | 6,282 | 2,537 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 14.8 | 3,455 | 2,710 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 19.7 | 8,795 | 1,884 |
| Surry County | Rural | 19.4 | 9,838 | 1,932 |
| Swain County | Rural | 21.3 | 2,072 | 1,588 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 38.6 | 9,866 | 293 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 14.7 | 378 | 2,722 |
| Vance County | Rural | 18.5 | 5,294 | 2,103 |
| Warren County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,676 | 1,995 |
| Washington County | Rural | 12.2 | 968 | 2,976 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 47.7 | 14,869 | 117 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 16.7 | 7,949 | 2,392 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 20.3 | 10,967 | 1,769 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 23.0 | 3,231 | 1,354 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/07/2025 1:38 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/07/2025 1:38 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.