Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3141 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87.7 | 191,498,014 | N/A |
| North Carolina | 87.4 | 6,011,908 | 17 of 52 |
| Dare County | 93.3 | 24,857 | 2,801 |
| New Hanover County | 92.9 | 141,899 | 2,737 |
| Wake County | 92.7 | 644,401 | 2,687 |
| Orange County | 92.7 | 82,465 | 2,685 |
| Onslow County | 91.2 | 94,135 | 2,354 |
| Carteret County | 91.1 | 47,352 | 2,322 |
| Buncombe County | 91.0 | 169,319 | 2,290 |
| Polk County | 90.9 | 14,370 | 2,271 |
| Cumberland County | 90.7 | 185,820 | 2,226 |
| Moore County | 90.4 | 62,503 | 2,145 |
| Brunswick County | 90.4 | 89,585 | 2,142 |
| Mecklenburg County | 90.1 | 634,518 | 2,056 |
| Cabarrus County | 90.0 | 119,753 | 2,042 |
| Henderson County | 89.9 | 75,653 | 2,004 |
| Union County | 89.8 | 129,361 | 1,991 |
| Watauga County | 89.5 | 27,741 | 1,926 |
| Pitt County | 89.4 | 95,566 | 1,901 |
| Currituck County | 89.2 | 16,298 | 1,838 |
| Guilford County | 89.1 | 310,726 | 1,832 |
| Iredell County | 89.0 | 105,016 | 1,805 |
| Forsyth County | 88.8 | 220,537 | 1,763 |
| Macon County | 88.6 | 22,934 | 1,734 |
| Transylvania County | 88.6 | 22,465 | 1,718 |
| Clay County | 88.5 | 7,340 | 1,690 |
| Durham County | 88.4 | 185,147 | 1,676 |
| Jackson County | 88.4 | 23,838 | 1,666 |
| Craven County | 88.2 | 59,499 | 1,635 |
| Chatham County | 88.2 | 45,035 | 1,632 |
| Haywood County | 88.1 | 39,792 | 1,607 |
| Pamlico County | 88.0 | 8,752 | 1,590 |
| Beaufort County | 87.6 | 29,524 | 1,506 |
| Pender County | 87.5 | 36,409 | 1,497 |
| Davie County | 86.7 | 25,929 | 1,355 |
| Perquimans County | 86.5 | 8,753 | 1,330 |
| Pasquotank County | 86.5 | 23,189 | 1,317 |
| Harnett County | 86.3 | 72,316 | 1,299 |
| Person County | 86.3 | 24,111 | 1,298 |
| Cherokee County | 86.3 | 18,319 | 1,291 |
| Gates County | 86.3 | 7,200 | 1,290 |
| Johnston County | 86.3 | 109,082 | 1,286 |
| Hoke County | 86.0 | 29,331 | 1,253 |
| Camden County | 85.6 | 6,217 | 1,183 |
| Lincoln County | 85.6 | 49,540 | 1,163 |
| Alamance County | 85.5 | 92,402 | 1,157 |
| Nash County | 85.4 | 55,214 | 1,132 |
| Madison County | 85.4 | 13,027 | 1,130 |
| Rowan County | 85.3 | 81,738 | 1,115 |
| Catawba County | 85.2 | 92,144 | 1,103 |
| Stanly County | 85.1 | 36,296 | 1,087 |
| Gaston County | 84.7 | 126,425 | 1,032 |
| Mitchell County | 84.5 | 9,415 | 1,005 |
| Ashe County | 84.2 | 17,045 | 967 |
| Granville County | 84.2 | 34,856 | 963 |
| Yancey County | 84.2 | 11,043 | 954 |
| Franklin County | 84.1 | 37,700 | 944 |
| Wayne County | 84.1 | 69,054 | 943 |
| Chowan County | 84.0 | 8,823 | 927 |
| Cleveland County | 84.0 | 55,808 | 924 |
| McDowell County | 83.8 | 27,308 | 902 |
| Stokes County | 83.5 | 28,073 | 872 |
| Lee County | 83.4 | 33,582 | 858 |
| Davidson County | 83.4 | 96,141 | 857 |
| Martin County | 83.3 | 13,801 | 841 |
| Rutherford County | 82.6 | 39,179 | 766 |
| Rockingham County | 82.6 | 54,070 | 764 |
| Avery County | 82.3 | 10,799 | 731 |
| Hyde County | 81.6 | 3,147 | 661 |
| Jones County | 81.6 | 5,934 | 660 |
| Alexander County | 81.6 | 21,802 | 658 |
| Columbus County | 81.6 | 32,114 | 655 |
| Randolph County | 81.4 | 80,295 | 636 |
| Yadkin County | 81.0 | 21,581 | 594 |
| Graham County | 81.0 | 4,891 | 579 |
| Burke County | 80.9 | 52,016 | 576 |
| Anson County | 80.5 | 14,570 | 532 |
| Warren County | 80.5 | 11,604 | 530 |
| Lenoir County | 80.4 | 32,015 | 513 |
| Wilson County | 80.3 | 44,372 | 511 |
| Richmond County | 80.3 | 24,535 | 505 |
| Bladen County | 80.1 | 19,351 | 492 |
| Vance County | 80.0 | 23,937 | 472 |
| Washington County | 79.9 | 6,703 | 468 |
| Scotland County | 79.8 | 18,903 | 460 |
| Caldwell County | 79.7 | 46,843 | 449 |
| Edgecombe County | 79.7 | 29,142 | 442 |
| Caswell County | 79.5 | 13,248 | 425 |
| Northampton County | 79.5 | 11,941 | 424 |
| Montgomery County | 79.3 | 15,060 | 409 |
| Hertford County | 79.2 | 13,254 | 404 |
| Bertie County | 78.7 | 11,440 | 362 |
| Wilkes County | 78.6 | 38,545 | 352 |
| Surry County | 78.3 | 39,682 | 329 |
| Swain County | 78.3 | 7,716 | 325 |
| Sampson County | 77.7 | 33,025 | 282 |
| Halifax County | 77.5 | 28,188 | 270 |
| Robeson County | 77.1 | 66,011 | 241 |
| Alleghany County | 76.6 | 6,317 | 224 |
| Tyrrell County | 75.5 | 2,495 | 174 |
| Duplin County | 74.2 | 29,619 | 125 |
| Greene County | 74.1 | 11,072 | 123 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/20/2021 9:49 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 04/20/2021 9:49 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.