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North Carolina Cities by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 459 cities ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
101 Valley Hill CDP, North Carolina 42.3%
102 Kitty Hawk town, North Carolina 42.1%
103 Wesley Chapel village, North Carolina 42.0%
104 Spout Springs CDP, North Carolina 41.8%
105 Concord city, North Carolina 41.7%
106 Mills River town, North Carolina 41.3%
107 Indian Trail town, North Carolina 41.1%
108 Stokesdale town, North Carolina 41.0%
109 Bethlehem CDP, North Carolina 40.9%
110 Mebane city, North Carolina 40.7%
111 New Hope CDP, North Carolina 40.6%
112 Balfour CDP, North Carolina 40.3%
113 Mountain Home CDP, North Carolina 40.0%
114 Greensboro city, North Carolina 39.9%
115 Sunset Beach town, North Carolina 39.7%
116 Greenville city, North Carolina 39.3%
117 Fletcher town, North Carolina 39.1%
118 Fairfield Harbour CDP, North Carolina 39.0%
119 Leland town, North Carolina 39.0%
120 Efland CDP, North Carolina 38.9%
121 Youngsville town, North Carolina 38.7%
122 Troutman town, North Carolina 38.7%
123 Alamance village, North Carolina 38.5%
124 Mint Hill town, North Carolina 38.4%
125 Gibsonville town, North Carolina 38.4%
126 Hampstead CDP, North Carolina 38.3%
127 Northchase CDP, North Carolina 38.2%
128 Swansboro town, North Carolina 38.0%
129 Valdese town, North Carolina 37.9%
130 Hendersonville city, North Carolina 37.9%
131 Mount Holly city, North Carolina 37.9%
132 Brevard city, North Carolina 37.5%
133 Wendell town, North Carolina 37.3%
134 Winston-Salem city, North Carolina 37.2%
135 Lake Waccamaw town, North Carolina 36.8%
136 Bent Creek CDP, North Carolina 36.6%
137 Southmont CDP, North Carolina 36.5%
138 Brices Creek CDP, North Carolina 36.3%
139 Kernersville town, North Carolina 36.2%
140 Beaufort town, North Carolina 36.0%
141 Aberdeen town, North Carolina 36.0%
142 Hickory city, North Carolina 35.9%
143 Clayton town, North Carolina 35.6%
144 Etowah CDP, North Carolina 35.5%
145 Stedman town, North Carolina 35.4%
146 Foxfire village, North Carolina 35.4%
147 Southport city, North Carolina 34.7%
148 Cove Creek CDP, North Carolina 34.7%
149 Neuse Forest CDP, North Carolina 34.6%
150 Morehead City town, North Carolina 34.6%
151 Sylva town, North Carolina 34.4%
152 Eastover town, North Carolina 34.0%
153 High Point city, North Carolina 33.9%
154 River Bend town, North Carolina 33.4%
155 Stem town, North Carolina 33.1%
156 Anderson Creek CDP, North Carolina 33.0%
157 Faith town, North Carolina 32.9%
158 Wingate town, North Carolina 32.5%
159 Midland town, North Carolina 32.4%
160 Mineral Springs town, North Carolina 32.0%
161 Cape Carteret town, North Carolina 31.9%
162 Archer Lodge town, North Carolina 31.9%
163 Advance CDP, North Carolina 31.8%
164 Maggie Valley town, North Carolina 31.7%
165 Richlands town, North Carolina 31.7%
166 Murfreesboro town, North Carolina 31.5%
167 Waynesville town, North Carolina 31.3%
168 Creedmoor city, North Carolina 31.0%
169 Silver Lake CDP, North Carolina 31.0%
170 Cherry Branch CDP, North Carolina 31.0%
171 Swepsonville town, North Carolina 30.8%
172 Swannanoa CDP, North Carolina 30.8%
173 Pleasant Garden town, North Carolina 30.8%
174 Moyock CDP, North Carolina 30.6%
175 Elkin City Schools, North Carolina 30.6%
176 Bryson City town, North Carolina 30.4%
177 Fairview town, North Carolina 30.2%
178 Red Oak town, North Carolina 30.1%
179 Wallburg town, North Carolina 30.1%
180 New Bern city, North Carolina 29.6%
181 Rutherfordton town, North Carolina 29.5%
182 Walkertown town, North Carolina 29.4%
183 Cullowhee CDP, North Carolina 29.4%
184 Glen Alpine town, North Carolina 29.3%
185 Vass town, North Carolina 29.2%
186 Wanchese CDP, North Carolina 29.2%
187 Beulaville town, North Carolina 28.8%
188 Burlington city, North Carolina 28.7%
189 Fayetteville city, North Carolina 28.6%
190 River Road CDP, North Carolina 28.5%
191 Rutherford College town, North Carolina 28.3%
192 King city, North Carolina 28.2%
193 Kannapolis city, North Carolina 28.1%
194 Elkin town, North Carolina 28.0%
195 Elizabeth City city, North Carolina 28.0%
196 Carthage town, North Carolina 28.0%
197 Carolina Shores town, North Carolina 27.7%
198 Gastonia city, North Carolina 27.7%
199 Broadway town, North Carolina 27.5%
200 Midway town, North Carolina 27.5%