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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in North Carolina, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Orange County at 61.8% and the lowest is Anson County at 9.9%.

North Carolina: 35.7% · United States: 35.7% · median county in North Carolina: 23.5%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Orange County61.8%
2Wake County57.2%
3Durham County55.2%
4Mecklenburg County49.2%
5Chatham County48.9%
6Watauga County48.1%
7Buncombe County45.9%
8New Hanover County45.4%
9Dare County43.2%
10Moore County41.0%
11Union County40.5%
12Transylvania County40.0%
13Guilford County39.0%
14Forsyth County38.5%
15Cabarrus County37.9%
16Henderson County36.5%
17Polk County36.2%
18Brunswick County34.7%
19Carteret County34.5%
20Iredell County34.1%
21Pitt County33.8%
22Madison County32.2%
23Clay County31.8%
24Jackson County31.1%
25Currituck County30.9%
26Pender County30.6%
27Haywood County29.5%
28Johnston County28.9%
29Alamance County28.7%
30Camden County28.6%
31Lincoln County28.3%
32Macon County27.9%
33Cumberland County27.8%
34Pasquotank County27.6%
35Craven County27.5%
36Davie County27.3%
37Franklin County27.0%
38Gaston County26.5%
39Catawba County26.1%
40Onslow County26.0%
41Ashe County25.9%
42Pamlico County25.4%
43Granville County25.2%
44Yancey County25.1%
45Avery County25.0%
46Chowan County25.0%
47Harnett County24.5%
48Cherokee County24.2%
49Mitchell County24.2%
50Alleghany County23.6%
51Hoke County23.5%
52Rowan County23.3%
53Nash County22.1%
54Cleveland County22.0%
55Davidson County21.7%
56Perquimans County21.7%
57Wayne County21.7%
58Wilson County21.7%
59Rutherford County21.5%
60Swain County21.4%
61Lee County21.3%
62Beaufort County21.2%
63Burke County21.0%
64Surry County20.4%
65Stanly County19.9%
66Jones County19.8%
67Bladen County19.5%
68Person County19.3%
69Montgomery County19.2%
70Bertie County19.0%
71Warren County18.9%
72Caldwell County18.8%
73Stokes County18.2%
74McDowell County18.1%
75Caswell County17.9%
76Northampton County17.9%
77Randolph County17.9%
78Duplin County17.6%
79Graham County17.6%
80Edgecombe County17.5%
81Yadkin County17.5%
82Vance County17.2%
83Rockingham County17.0%
84Wilkes County16.9%
85Alexander County16.7%
86Martin County16.7%
87Hertford County16.6%
88Scotland County16.6%
89Lenoir County16.3%
90Sampson County16.2%
91Halifax County16.1%
92Richmond County16.0%
93Washington County14.8%
94Hyde County14.7%
95Robeson County14.7%
96Columbus County14.6%
97Tyrrell County13.0%
98Greene County12.2%
99Gates County10.9%
100Anson County9.9%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Carolina ranks 21st of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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