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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
2018-2022 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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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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North Carolina N/A 33.9 2,428,890 23 of 52
United States N/A 34.3 77,751,347 N/A
Gates County Urban 8.9 690 3,118
Anson County Urban 11.4 1,798 3,013
Greene County Rural 11.5 1,673 3,005
Tyrrell County Rural 12.2 311 2,929
Graham County Rural 13.8 803 2,792
Washington County Rural 14.1 1,118 2,746
Yadkin County Urban 14.1 3,744 2,743
Hyde County Rural 14.2 528 2,721
Scotland County Rural 14.5 3,356 2,690
Columbus County Rural 14.5 5,216 2,682
Robeson County Rural 14.6 11,092 2,668
Sampson County Rural 14.9 5,927 2,620
Lenoir County Rural 15.0 5,743 2,602
Alexander County Urban 15.3 4,040 2,557
Caswell County Rural 15.4 2,573 2,537
Rockingham County Urban 15.4 10,198 2,532
Martin County Rural 15.5 2,478 2,528
Halifax County Rural 15.7 5,467 2,490
Jones County Rural 15.7 1,078 2,487
Duplin County Rural 15.9 5,300 2,463
Hertford County Rural 16.0 2,425 2,438
Stokes County Urban 16.1 5,319 2,417
Wilkes County Rural 16.4 7,824 2,375
Bertie County Rural 16.6 2,229 2,340
Randolph County Urban 16.8 16,812 2,316
Richmond County Rural 17.2 5,056 2,238
Caldwell County Urban 17.2 10,047 2,237
Warren County Rural 17.3 2,435 2,228
Person County Urban 17.5 4,901 2,194
Edgecombe County Urban 17.7 6,054 2,159
Northampton County Rural 17.8 2,356 2,155
Vance County Rural 17.8 5,128 2,150
McDowell County Rural 18.0 5,858 2,125
Surry County Rural 18.2 9,222 2,072
Stanly County Rural 18.7 8,265 1,955
Cleveland County Rural 19.4 13,306 1,846
Beaufort County Rural 19.5 6,365 1,835
Perquimans County Rural 19.6 1,925 1,814
Montgomery County Rural 19.7 3,612 1,786
Burke County Urban 19.8 12,757 1,781
Rutherford County Rural 19.8 9,245 1,778
Wayne County Urban 20.0 15,646 1,735
Hoke County Urban 20.2 6,860 1,697
Bladen County Rural 20.3 4,323 1,682
Wilson County Rural 20.5 11,069 1,653
Davidson County Urban 20.5 24,440 1,651
Rowan County Urban 20.6 20,915 1,631
Alleghany County Rural 20.7 1,765 1,601
Ashe County Rural 20.8 4,270 1,597
Lee County Rural 21.0 9,082 1,562
Swain County Rural 21.1 2,041 1,546
Nash County Urban 21.9 14,524 1,432
Mitchell County Rural 22.0 2,457 1,422
Avery County Rural 22.3 3,034 1,384
Yancey County Rural 22.4 3,098 1,375
Harnett County Rural 22.8 20,149 1,324
Cherokee County Rural 23.6 5,298 1,217
Granville County Rural 23.7 10,264 1,210
Franklin County Urban 23.7 11,517 1,206
Chowan County Rural 24.2 2,566 1,139
Camden County Urban 24.3 1,775 1,118
Macon County Rural 24.5 6,831 1,099
Pamlico County Rural 24.5 2,390 1,098
Catawba County Urban 24.8 27,802 1,054
Gaston County Urban 25.0 39,741 1,039
Craven County Rural 25.7 17,448 986
Onslow County Urban 25.7 28,280 985
Lincoln County Urban 26.1 16,439 950
Pasquotank County Rural 26.1 7,257 948
Davie County Urban 26.2 8,051 936
Johnston County Urban 26.2 38,402 934
Cumberland County Urban 26.9 56,004 873
Currituck County Urban 27.1 5,533 854
Alamance County Urban 27.3 31,638 830
Pender County Urban 28.6 12,459 740
Haywood County Rural 28.7 13,457 731
Clay County Rural 28.8 2,464 723
Jackson County Rural 29.8 8,233 678
Carteret County Rural 31.9 16,625 556
Madison County Urban 32.2 5,029 528
Brunswick County Urban 32.4 36,229 517
Iredell County Urban 32.7 42,624 500
Pitt County Urban 33.1 34,916 478
Polk County Rural 33.3 5,107 466
Henderson County Urban 34.0 29,603 436
Forsyth County Urban 35.3 91,017 383
Cabarrus County Urban 36.5 54,828 331
Transylvania County Rural 37.1 9,464 314
Guilford County Urban 37.9 135,590 290
Union County Urban 38.4 59,456 272
Moore County Urban 39.9 28,816 232
Dare County Rural 42.5 11,887 185
Buncombe County Urban 43.0 86,104 175
New Hanover County Urban 43.4 68,838 167
Watauga County Rural 44.5 13,889 145
Chatham County Urban 46.5 26,394 121
Mecklenburg County Urban 47.8 360,769 104
Durham County Urban 51.9 117,128 63
Wake County Urban 55.7 425,705 43
Orange County Urban 61.7 57,076 14
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/19/2025 11:01 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: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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