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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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Rank within US
(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
Orange County Urban 61.8 57,674 14
Wake County Urban 56.3 439,696 41
Durham County Urban 53.5 122,294 56
Mecklenburg County Urban 48.6 372,777 101
Chatham County Urban 48.0 27,697 112
Watauga County Rural 47.7 14,869 117
New Hanover County Urban 44.8 72,131 160
Buncombe County Urban 44.6 90,206 166
Dare County Rural 42.8 12,202 193
Moore County Urban 40.9 30,279 233
Union County Urban 39.0 61,773 282
Transylvania County Rural 38.6 9,866 293
Guilford County Urban 38.1 136,918 305
Cabarrus County Urban 37.7 57,865 320
Forsyth County Urban 36.9 95,835 345
Henderson County Urban 35.1 30,713 423
Pitt County Urban 33.9 36,045 478
Iredell County Urban 33.3 44,504 509
Brunswick County Urban 33.2 38,981 515
Polk County Rural 32.9 5,122 530
Carteret County Rural 32.3 17,006 568
Madison County Urban 31.5 4,955 615
Clay County Rural 31.4 2,778 623
Jackson County Rural 30.0 8,408 710
Pender County Urban 29.8 13,311 719
Haywood County Rural 29.4 13,895 740
Currituck County Urban 29.3 6,235 746
Alamance County Urban 27.7 32,545 855
Johnston County Urban 27.6 41,857 863
Cumberland County Urban 27.2 57,051 897
Lincoln County Urban 27.0 17,614 922
Pasquotank County Rural 26.9 7,519 929
Davie County Urban 26.8 8,323 941
Onslow County Urban 26.1 29,462 996
Craven County Rural 26.0 17,897 999
Gaston County Urban 26.0 41,791 999
Camden County Urban 25.8 1,912 1,022
Pamlico County Rural 25.4 2,492 1,066
Catawba County Urban 24.9 28,194 1,125
Macon County Rural 24.6 6,930 1,156
Chowan County Rural 24.5 2,574 1,171
Franklin County Urban 24.4 12,276 1,182
Cherokee County Rural 24.2 5,514 1,222
Granville County Rural 24.0 10,526 1,252
Harnett County Rural 23.9 21,531 1,265
Mitchell County Rural 23.1 2,581 1,342
Yancey County Rural 23.0 3,231 1,354
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
Nash County Urban 21.7 14,459 1,525
Lee County Rural 21.6 9,466 1,536
Rowan County Urban 21.5 22,042 1,553
Hoke County Urban 21.3 7,334 1,588
Swain County Rural 21.3 2,072 1,588
Wayne County Urban 21.3 16,729 1,588
Cleveland County Rural 21.1 14,575 1,628
Davidson County Urban 20.7 25,018 1,686
Rutherford County Rural 20.7 9,735 1,686
Beaufort County Rural 20.6 6,755 1,707
Bladen County Rural 20.6 4,339 1,707
Perquimans County Rural 20.4 1,992 1,749
Wilson County Rural 20.3 10,967 1,769
Burke County Urban 20.2 13,033 1,791
Person County Urban 19.8 5,553 1,871
Stanly County Rural 19.7 8,795 1,884
Surry County Rural 19.4 9,838 1,932
Montgomery County Rural 19.3 3,597 1,953
Northampton County Rural 19.0 2,478 1,995
Warren County Rural 19.0 2,676 1,995
Caldwell County Urban 18.6 10,855 2,086
Stokes County Urban 18.5 6,145 2,103
Vance County Rural 18.5 5,294 2,103
Jones County Rural 17.9 1,231 2,211
Bertie County Rural 17.8 2,368 2,228
McDowell County Rural 17.6 5,739 2,257
Randolph County Urban 17.6 17,774 2,257
Duplin County Rural 17.5 5,801 2,276
Graham County Rural 16.8 968 2,375
Edgecombe County Urban 16.7 5,669 2,392
Hertford County Rural 16.7 2,388 2,392
Wilkes County Rural 16.7 7,949 2,392
Richmond County Rural 16.2 4,705 2,476
Rockingham County Urban 16.1 10,683 2,490
Caswell County Rural 16.0 2,667 2,505
Lenoir County Rural 15.8 6,032 2,537
Sampson County Rural 15.8 6,282 2,537
Yadkin County Urban 15.8 4,210 2,537
Halifax County Rural 15.5 5,332 2,592
Alexander County Urban 15.4 4,067 2,613
Columbus County Rural 15.1 5,382 2,665
Martin County Rural 15.1 2,406 2,665
Scotland County Rural 14.8 3,455 2,710
Tyrrell County Rural 14.7 378 2,722
Robeson County Rural 14.6 10,955 2,729
Hyde County Rural 13.7 504 2,830
Greene County Rural 12.2 1,779 2,976
Washington County Rural 12.2 968 2,976
Anson County Urban 10.9 1,701 3,064
Gates County Urban 10.8 815 3,073
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/25/2025 3:37 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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