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