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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

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/25/2022 12:37 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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