Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88.0 | 194,149,815 | N/A |
| North Carolina | 87.8 | 6,130,463 | 17 of 52 |
| Dare County | 94.2 | 25,392 | 2,926 |
| New Hanover County | 93.2 | 145,393 | 2,765 |
| Wake County | 93.0 | 663,119 | 2,708 |
| Orange County | 92.7 | 83,482 | 2,646 |
| Carteret County | 91.6 | 47,830 | 2,369 |
| Onslow County | 91.5 | 95,788 | 2,352 |
| Brunswick County | 91.3 | 94,899 | 2,296 |
| Buncombe County | 91.1 | 171,838 | 2,250 |
| Cumberland County | 91.0 | 187,302 | 2,221 |
| Watauga County | 90.8 | 28,825 | 2,176 |
| Polk County | 90.8 | 14,420 | 2,167 |
| Moore County | 90.7 | 63,591 | 2,147 |
| Currituck County | 90.5 | 17,011 | 2,092 |
| Mecklenburg County | 90.3 | 650,845 | 2,038 |
| Cabarrus County | 89.9 | 123,097 | 1,954 |
| Henderson County | 89.9 | 76,881 | 1,950 |
| Union County | 89.6 | 132,090 | 1,881 |
| Jackson County | 89.4 | 24,500 | 1,820 |
| Pitt County | 89.3 | 96,795 | 1,791 |
| Iredell County | 89.3 | 107,718 | 1,790 |
| Macon County | 89.3 | 23,415 | 1,789 |
| Forsyth County | 89.2 | 224,558 | 1,786 |
| Guilford County | 89.1 | 313,525 | 1,753 |
| Gates County | 89.1 | 7,444 | 1,751 |
| Transylvania County | 89.0 | 22,826 | 1,746 |
| Chatham County | 88.9 | 46,412 | 1,721 |
| Craven County | 88.8 | 59,884 | 1,702 |
| Durham County | 88.4 | 189,346 | 1,588 |
| Clay County | 88.2 | 7,384 | 1,546 |
| Haywood County | 88.0 | 40,307 | 1,511 |
| Pamlico County | 88.0 | 8,750 | 1,508 |
| Lincoln County | 87.9 | 51,871 | 1,482 |
| Pender County | 87.8 | 37,371 | 1,468 |
| Davie County | 87.8 | 26,539 | 1,467 |
| Beaufort County | 87.7 | 29,969 | 1,452 |
| Harnett County | 87.5 | 74,839 | 1,414 |
| Cherokee County | 87.2 | 18,765 | 1,369 |
| Hoke County | 87.1 | 30,191 | 1,343 |
| Pasquotank County | 87.0 | 23,429 | 1,330 |
| Madison County | 87.0 | 13,330 | 1,320 |
| Johnston County | 86.9 | 113,666 | 1,304 |
| Perquimans County | 86.9 | 8,767 | 1,301 |
| Chowan County | 86.8 | 9,192 | 1,284 |
| Camden County | 86.5 | 6,439 | 1,243 |
| Person County | 86.5 | 24,286 | 1,240 |
| Alamance County | 86.3 | 94,826 | 1,214 |
| Franklin County | 86.2 | 39,718 | 1,190 |
| Catawba County | 85.9 | 93,664 | 1,138 |
| Rowan County | 85.6 | 82,808 | 1,099 |
| Nash County | 85.6 | 55,481 | 1,095 |
| Stanly County | 85.3 | 36,803 | 1,058 |
| Mitchell County | 85.2 | 9,460 | 1,039 |
| Ashe County | 85.1 | 17,328 | 1,026 |
| Gaston County | 84.8 | 128,559 | 981 |
| Wayne County | 84.5 | 69,411 | 931 |
| Yancey County | 84.5 | 11,159 | 930 |
| Granville County | 84.3 | 35,324 | 907 |
| Cleveland County | 84.2 | 56,301 | 896 |
| Davidson County | 83.9 | 97,507 | 862 |
| McDowell County | 83.9 | 27,568 | 859 |
| Rutherford County | 83.8 | 40,134 | 851 |
| Stokes County | 83.8 | 28,175 | 841 |
| Washington County | 83.7 | 6,842 | 830 |
| Avery County | 83.6 | 11,133 | 818 |
| Lee County | 83.5 | 33,999 | 805 |
| Martin County | 83.4 | 13,750 | 791 |
| Columbus County | 83.0 | 32,699 | 746 |
| Rockingham County | 82.7 | 54,127 | 718 |
| Alexander County | 82.4 | 22,103 | 686 |
| Yadkin County | 82.3 | 22,030 | 677 |
| Graham County | 81.9 | 4,976 | 621 |
| Burke County | 81.6 | 53,242 | 595 |
| Warren County | 81.6 | 11,870 | 590 |
| Randolph County | 81.5 | 80,725 | 575 |
| Bladen County | 81.3 | 19,497 | 561 |
| Jones County | 81.1 | 5,874 | 540 |
| Edgecombe County | 81.1 | 29,475 | 539 |
| Richmond County | 80.9 | 24,731 | 520 |
| Hyde County | 80.8 | 3,080 | 515 |
| Hertford County | 80.8 | 13,456 | 513 |
| Anson County | 80.7 | 14,543 | 505 |
| Caswell County | 80.4 | 13,446 | 479 |
| Northampton County | 80.4 | 12,055 | 477 |
| Vance County | 80.4 | 24,171 | 476 |
| Wilson County | 80.3 | 44,554 | 458 |
| Scotland County | 80.2 | 18,938 | 450 |
| Wilkes County | 80.1 | 39,505 | 437 |
| Caldwell County | 80.0 | 47,183 | 420 |
| Swain County | 79.8 | 7,810 | 401 |
| Lenoir County | 79.7 | 31,565 | 389 |
| Surry County | 79.5 | 40,486 | 370 |
| Montgomery County | 79.5 | 15,076 | 369 |
| Sampson County | 79.3 | 33,737 | 360 |
| Halifax County | 78.6 | 28,417 | 305 |
| Bertie County | 78.4 | 11,283 | 287 |
| Alleghany County | 77.5 | 6,525 | 247 |
| Robeson County | 77.3 | 66,165 | 237 |
| Duplin County | 76.0 | 30,317 | 173 |
| Greene County | 75.0 | 11,239 | 138 |
| Tyrrell County | 74.0 | 2,292 | 104 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2023 4:00 pm.
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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2023 4:00 pm.
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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.