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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: At least bachelors degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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Value (Percent)
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People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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United States 33.7 75,808,834 N/A
North Carolina 33.0 2,339,163 24 of 52
Orange County 61.3 56,351 14
Wake County 54.7 409,097 41
Durham County 50.7 112,470 65
Mecklenburg County 46.9 349,210 105
Chatham County 45.0 24,865 130
Watauga County 44.4 14,070 139
New Hanover County 42.8 66,545 162
Buncombe County 42.3 83,474 177
Dare County 40.2 11,063 214
Moore County 40.1 28,448 215
Union County 37.7 56,982 278
Guilford County 37.2 133,446 293
Transylvania County 35.9 9,057 332
Cabarrus County 34.8 51,030 372
Forsyth County 34.5 88,175 383
Polk County 33.8 5,116 412
Henderson County 33.0 28,493 454
Pitt County 32.6 34,103 479
Madison County 31.7 4,879 532
Brunswick County 31.7 33,707 534
Iredell County 31.6 40,235 535
Carteret County 30.1 15,583 606
Pender County 29.0 12,249 679
Jackson County 28.8 7,973 698
Haywood County 27.7 12,876 763
Clay County 27.0 2,271 806
Alamance County 26.3 29,920 860
Davie County 26.2 7,930 873
Currituck County 26.1 5,152 886
Cumberland County 25.9 53,574 902
Pasquotank County 25.7 7,078 931
Craven County 25.6 17,226 941
Onslow County 24.8 27,000 1,007
Johnston County 24.6 34,682 1,031
Lincoln County 24.3 14,964 1,079
Catawba County 24.0 26,662 1,107
Macon County 24.0 6,589 1,110
Avery County 23.9 3,252 1,121
Camden County 23.8 1,716 1,131
Pamlico County 23.5 2,292 1,162
Granville County 23.4 10,087 1,184
Gaston County 23.3 36,475 1,199
Harnett County 23.0 19,981 1,234
Chowan County 22.6 2,367 1,281
Franklin County 22.6 10,638 1,287
Cherokee County 22.5 4,970 1,288
Mitchell County 22.3 2,484 1,323
Nash County 21.8 14,278 1,382
Swain County 21.4 2,067 1,448
Lee County 20.8 8,852 1,537
Wayne County 20.4 15,968 1,587
Alleghany County 20.4 1,709 1,598
Beaufort County 20.4 6,660 1,599
Perquimans County 20.3 1,991 1,603
Yancey County 20.3 2,793 1,606
Rowan County 19.9 20,023 1,672
Hoke County 19.8 6,675 1,678
Wilson County 19.7 10,633 1,694
Ashe County 19.6 3,975 1,731
Rutherford County 19.3 9,008 1,786
Davidson County 19.3 22,778 1,801
Surry County 19.0 9,612 1,853
Cleveland County 18.9 12,887 1,865
Burke County 18.7 11,972 1,920
McDowell County 18.3 5,947 1,981
Stanly County 17.9 7,824 2,060
Bladen County 17.7 3,807 2,094
Person County 17.6 4,902 2,115
Richmond County 17.5 5,160 2,120
Edgecombe County 17.4 6,020 2,139
Vance County 17.1 4,939 2,194
Wilkes County 16.7 8,027 2,248
Northampton County 16.7 2,270 2,259
Caldwell County 16.6 9,645 2,274
Montgomery County 16.5 2,983 2,286
Hertford County 16.3 2,518 2,326
Randolph County 16.1 16,028 2,375
Duplin County 15.6 5,254 2,462
Rockingham County 15.6 10,223 2,464
Scotland County 15.3 3,554 2,490
Warren County 15.2 2,125 2,513
Caswell County 15.1 2,521 2,535
Bertie County 15.0 2,026 2,557
Alexander County 14.9 3,901 2,571
Halifax County 14.8 5,174 2,597
Jones County 14.7 1,020 2,599
Sampson County 14.7 5,859 2,609
Martin County 14.5 2,333 2,646
Robeson County 14.2 10,875 2,691
Columbus County 14.1 5,112 2,701
Yadkin County 14.0 3,704 2,717
Lenoir County 14.0 5,370 2,718
Stokes County 14.0 4,579 2,720
Graham County 13.5 787 2,769
Washington County 12.5 995 2,890
Anson County 11.8 1,881 2,959
Tyrrell County 11.2 296 3,003
Hyde County 11.1 403 3,008
Gates County 11.0 847 3,019
Greene County 10.8 1,566 3,040
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2024 3:43 am.
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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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