Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 194,149,815.
- Rank within US : N/A
North Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,130,463.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52
Wake County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 93.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 663,119.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2708 of 3146
Mecklenburg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 650,845.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2038 of 3146
Guilford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 313,525.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1753 of 3146
Forsyth County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 224,558.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1786 of 3146
Durham County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 189,346.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1588 of 3146
Cumberland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 187,302.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2221 of 3146
Buncombe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 171,838.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2250 of 3146
New Hanover County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 93.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 145,393.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2765 of 3146
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 132,090.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1881 of 3146
Gaston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 128,559.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 981 of 3146
Cabarrus County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 123,097.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1954 of 3146
Johnston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 113,666.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1304 of 3146
Iredell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 107,718.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1790 of 3146
Davidson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 97,507.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 862 of 3146
Pitt County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 96,795.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1791 of 3146
Onslow County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 95,788.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2352 of 3146
Brunswick County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 94,899.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2296 of 3146
Alamance County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 94,826.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1214 of 3146
Catawba County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 93,664.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1138 of 3146
Orange County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 83,482.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2646 of 3146
Rowan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 82,808.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1099 of 3146
Randolph County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 80,725.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 575 of 3146
Henderson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 76,881.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1950 of 3146
Harnett County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 74,839.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1414 of 3146
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 69,411.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 931 of 3146
Robeson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 77.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 66,165.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 237 of 3146
Moore County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 63,591.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2147 of 3146
Craven County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 59,884.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1702 of 3146
Cleveland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 56,301.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3146
Nash County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 55,481.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1095 of 3146
Rockingham County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 54,127.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 718 of 3146
Burke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 53,242.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 595 of 3146
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 51,871.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1482 of 3146
Carteret County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 47,830.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2369 of 3146
Caldwell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 47,183.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 420 of 3146
Chatham County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 46,412.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1721 of 3146
Wilson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 44,554.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 458 of 3146
Surry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 79.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 40,486.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 370 of 3146
Haywood County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 40,307.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1511 of 3146
Rutherford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 40,134.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 851 of 3146
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 39,718.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1190 of 3146
Wilkes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 39,505.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 437 of 3146
Pender County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 37,371.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1468 of 3146
Stanly County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 36,803.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1058 of 3146
Granville County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 35,324.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 907 of 3146
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 33,999.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 805 of 3146
Sampson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 79.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 33,737.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 360 of 3146
Columbus County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 32,699.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 746 of 3146
Lenoir County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 79.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 31,565.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 389 of 3146
Duplin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 76.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 30,317.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 173 of 3146
Hoke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 30,191.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1343 of 3146
Beaufort County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 29,969.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1452 of 3146
Edgecombe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 29,475.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 539 of 3146
Watauga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 28,825.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2176 of 3146
Halifax County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 78.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 28,417.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 305 of 3146
Stokes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 28,175.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 841 of 3146
McDowell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 27,568.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 859 of 3146
Davie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 26,539.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1467 of 3146
Dare County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 25,392.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2926 of 3146
Richmond County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,731.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 520 of 3146
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,500.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1820 of 3146
Person County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,286.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1240 of 3146
Vance County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,171.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 476 of 3146
Pasquotank County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 23,429.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1330 of 3146
Macon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 23,415.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1789 of 3146
Transylvania County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 22,826.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1746 of 3146
Alexander County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 22,103.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 686 of 3146
Yadkin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 22,030.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 677 of 3146
Bladen County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 19,497.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 561 of 3146
Scotland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 18,938.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 450 of 3146
Cherokee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 18,765.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1369 of 3146
Ashe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 17,328.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1026 of 3146
Currituck County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 17,011.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2092 of 3146
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 79.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,076.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 369 of 3146
Anson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 14,543.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 505 of 3146
Polk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 14,420.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2167 of 3146
Martin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,750.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 791 of 3146
Hertford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,456.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 513 of 3146
Caswell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,446.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 479 of 3146
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,330.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1320 of 3146
Northampton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 12,055.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 477 of 3146
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,870.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 590 of 3146
Bertie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 78.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,283.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 287 of 3146
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 75.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,239.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 138 of 3146
Yancey County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,159.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 930 of 3146
Avery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,133.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 818 of 3146
Mitchell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,460.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1039 of 3146
Chowan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,192.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1284 of 3146
Perquimans County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,767.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1301 of 3146
Pamlico County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,750.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1508 of 3146
Swain County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 79.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,810.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 401 of 3146
Gates County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,444.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1751 of 3146
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,384.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1546 of 3146
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,842.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 830 of 3146
Alleghany County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 77.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,525.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 247 of 3146
Camden County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,439.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1243 of 3146
Jones County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,874.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 540 of 3146
Graham County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,976.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 621 of 3146
Hyde County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,080.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 515 of 3146
Tyrrell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 74.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,292.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 104 of 3146
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