Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 89.4 | 204,204,444 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 89.7 | 6,517,229 | 33 of 52 |
| Greene County | Rural | 77.8 | 11,331 | 3,013 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 78.9 | 59,354 | 2,979 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 80.5 | 2,067 | 2,913 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 80.9 | 27,909 | 2,885 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 81.9 | 27,155 | 2,803 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 81.9 | 39,047 | 2,803 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 82.0 | 10,876 | 2,795 |
| Anson County | Urban | 82.4 | 12,883 | 2,762 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 82.4 | 19,211 | 2,762 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 82.5 | 31,465 | 2,748 |
| Surry County | Rural | 82.6 | 41,910 | 2,737 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 82.8 | 48,350 | 2,714 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 83.1 | 7,163 | 2,685 |
| Martin County | Rural | 83.3 | 13,231 | 2,656 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 83.7 | 13,902 | 2,618 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 84.0 | 15,642 | 2,577 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 84.0 | 84,645 | 2,577 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 84.2 | 24,469 | 2,552 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 84.3 | 33,470 | 2,540 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 84.4 | 28,600 | 2,522 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 84.4 | 55,897 | 2,522 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 84.4 | 45,691 | 2,522 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 84.5 | 11,000 | 2,511 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 84.7 | 12,081 | 2,479 |
| Graham County | Rural | 84.8 | 4,898 | 2,468 |
| Burke County | Urban | 85.1 | 55,000 | 2,433 |
| Lee County | Rural | 85.1 | 37,287 | 2,433 |
| Vance County | Rural | 85.4 | 24,482 | 2,386 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 85.6 | 22,590 | 2,357 |
| Washington County | Rural | 85.6 | 6,802 | 2,357 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 86.1 | 28,151 | 2,277 |
| Avery County | Rural | 86.4 | 11,665 | 2,234 |
| Nash County | Urban | 86.4 | 57,507 | 2,234 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 86.4 | 67,756 | 2,234 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 86.5 | 30,905 | 2,224 |
| Jones County | Rural | 86.5 | 5,962 | 2,224 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 86.5 | 23,122 | 2,224 |
| Granville County | Rural | 86.6 | 37,935 | 2,207 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 86.6 | 40,757 | 2,207 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 86.7 | 8,466 | 2,181 |
| Warren County | Rural | 86.7 | 12,184 | 2,181 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 86.8 | 3,190 | 2,170 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 87.1 | 38,903 | 2,120 |
| Swain County | Rural | 87.1 | 8,488 | 2,120 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 87.4 | 9,172 | 2,077 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 87.5 | 18,048 | 2,058 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 87.5 | 98,941 | 2,058 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 87.5 | 60,499 | 2,058 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 87.7 | 105,880 | 2,012 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 87.7 | 44,116 | 2,012 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 88.1 | 28,902 | 1,942 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 88.1 | 141,704 | 1,942 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 88.1 | 90,194 | 1,942 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 88.1 | 12,380 | 1,942 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 88.5 | 103,995 | 1,873 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 88.6 | 18,680 | 1,855 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 88.7 | 79,797 | 1,834 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 88.9 | 30,574 | 1,791 |
| Person County | Urban | 89.1 | 24,944 | 1,750 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 89.5 | 135,548 | 1,662 |
| Gates County | Urban | 89.6 | 6,769 | 1,632 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 89.7 | 10,025 | 1,609 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 89.8 | 25,157 | 1,589 |
| Clay County | Rural | 89.9 | 7,953 | 1,560 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 89.9 | 233,716 | 1,560 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 89.9 | 29,879 | 1,560 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 90.0 | 58,651 | 1,528 |
| Macon County | Rural | 90.0 | 25,403 | 1,528 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 90.0 | 8,841 | 1,528 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 90.0 | 25,198 | 1,528 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 90.3 | 324,413 | 1,462 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 90.4 | 52,154 | 1,440 |
| Union County | Urban | 90.4 | 143,152 | 1,440 |
| Pender County | Urban | 90.5 | 40,404 | 1,408 |
| Davie County | Urban | 90.7 | 28,209 | 1,355 |
| Durham County | Urban | 90.7 | 207,190 | 1,355 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 90.8 | 696,304 | 1,328 |
| Madison County | Urban | 90.9 | 14,305 | 1,304 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 90.9 | 96,763 | 1,304 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 91.1 | 79,816 | 1,248 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 91.2 | 121,789 | 1,224 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 91.4 | 20,826 | 1,163 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 91.6 | 43,291 | 1,110 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 91.8 | 141,062 | 1,044 |
| Craven County | Rural | 91.8 | 63,104 | 1,044 |
| Polk County | Rural | 91.9 | 14,301 | 1,019 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 92.3 | 186,588 | 911 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 92.4 | 28,838 | 875 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 92.6 | 194,300 | 816 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 92.7 | 48,752 | 788 |
| Moore County | Urban | 92.7 | 68,631 | 788 |
| Camden County | Urban | 93.0 | 6,901 | 702 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 93.2 | 105,408 | 638 |
| Orange County | Urban | 93.2 | 86,966 | 638 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 93.3 | 109,509 | 610 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 93.6 | 150,757 | 529 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 93.8 | 23,958 | 480 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 93.9 | 19,991 | 461 |
| Wake County | Urban | 94.0 | 734,039 | 432 |
| Dare County | Rural | 95.2 | 27,143 | 197 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/10/2026 8:24 pm.
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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/10/2026 8:24 pm.
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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.