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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
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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North Carolina N/A 89.7 6,517,229 33 of 52
United States N/A 89.4 204,204,444 N/A
Dare County Rural 95.2 27,143 197
Wake County Urban 94.0 734,039 432
Currituck County Urban 93.9 19,991 461
Transylvania County Rural 93.8 23,958 480
New Hanover County Urban 93.6 150,757 529
Brunswick County Urban 93.3 109,509 610
Onslow County Urban 93.2 105,408 638
Orange County Urban 93.2 86,966 638
Camden County Urban 93.0 6,901 702
Carteret County Rural 92.7 48,752 788
Moore County Urban 92.7 68,631 788
Cumberland County Urban 92.6 194,300 816
Watauga County Rural 92.4 28,838 875
Buncombe County Urban 92.3 186,588 911
Polk County Rural 91.9 14,301 1,019
Cabarrus County Urban 91.8 141,062 1,044
Craven County Rural 91.8 63,104 1,044
Haywood County Rural 91.6 43,291 1,110
Cherokee County Rural 91.4 20,826 1,163
Iredell County Urban 91.2 121,789 1,224
Henderson County Urban 91.1 79,816 1,248
Madison County Urban 90.9 14,305 1,304
Pitt County Urban 90.9 96,763 1,304
Mecklenburg County Urban 90.8 696,304 1,328
Davie County Urban 90.7 28,209 1,355
Durham County Urban 90.7 207,190 1,355
Pender County Urban 90.5 40,404 1,408
Chatham County Urban 90.4 52,154 1,440
Union County Urban 90.4 143,152 1,440
Guilford County Urban 90.3 324,413 1,462
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
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
Jackson County Rural 89.8 25,157 1,589
Mitchell County Rural 89.7 10,025 1,609
Gates County Urban 89.6 6,769 1,632
Johnston County Urban 89.5 135,548 1,662
Person County Urban 89.1 24,944 1,750
Hoke County Urban 88.9 30,574 1,791
Harnett County Rural 88.7 79,797 1,834
Bladen County Rural 88.6 18,680 1,855
Alamance County Urban 88.5 103,995 1,873
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
Davidson County Urban 87.7 105,880 2,012
Franklin County Urban 87.7 44,116 2,012
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
Chowan County Rural 87.4 9,172 2,077
Stanly County Rural 87.1 38,903 2,120
Swain County Rural 87.1 8,488 2,120
Hyde County Rural 86.8 3,190 2,170
Perquimans County Rural 86.7 8,466 2,181
Warren County Rural 86.7 12,184 2,181
Granville County Rural 86.6 37,935 2,207
Rutherford County Rural 86.6 40,757 2,207
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
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
McDowell County Rural 86.1 28,151 2,277
Alexander County Urban 85.6 22,590 2,357
Washington County Rural 85.6 6,802 2,357
Vance County Rural 85.4 24,482 2,386
Burke County Urban 85.1 55,000 2,433
Lee County Rural 85.1 37,287 2,433
Graham County Rural 84.8 4,898 2,468
Hertford County Rural 84.7 12,081 2,479
Northampton County Rural 84.5 11,000 2,511
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
Sampson County Rural 84.3 33,470 2,540
Richmond County Rural 84.2 24,469 2,552
Montgomery County Rural 84.0 15,642 2,577
Randolph County Urban 84.0 84,645 2,577
Caswell County Rural 83.7 13,902 2,618
Martin County Rural 83.3 13,231 2,656
Alleghany County Rural 83.1 7,163 2,685
Caldwell County Urban 82.8 48,350 2,714
Surry County Rural 82.6 41,910 2,737
Lenoir County Rural 82.5 31,465 2,748
Anson County Urban 82.4 12,883 2,762
Scotland County Rural 82.4 19,211 2,762
Bertie County Rural 82.0 10,876 2,795
Duplin County Rural 81.9 27,155 2,803
Wilkes County Rural 81.9 39,047 2,803
Halifax County Rural 80.9 27,909 2,885
Tyrrell County Rural 80.5 2,067 2,913
Robeson County Rural 78.9 59,354 2,979
Greene County Rural 77.8 11,331 3,013
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/23/2025 1:19 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 high school, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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