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North Carolina Counties 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 100 counties 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
# Counties Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1 Caldwell County, North Carolina 74.0%
2 Franklin County, North Carolina 72.2%
3 Forsyth County, North Carolina 66.7%
4 Orange County, North Carolina 65.8%
5 Union County, North Carolina 55.9%
6 Durham County, North Carolina 53.5%
7 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 48.6%
8 Harnett County, North Carolina 45.8%
9 Buncombe County, North Carolina 44.6%
10 Watauga County, North Carolina 43.9%
11 Clay County, North Carolina 43.4%
12 Graham County, North Carolina 42.1%
13 Moore County, North Carolina 40.9%
14 New Hanover County, North Carolina 38.8%
15 Nash County, North Carolina 38.7%
16 Guilford County, North Carolina 38.1%
17 Henderson County, North Carolina 35.1%
18 Richmond County, North Carolina 34.9%
19 Pitt County, North Carolina 33.9%
20 Chatham County, North Carolina 32.3%
21 Camden County, North Carolina 32.0%
22 Jackson County, North Carolina 30.0%
23 Beaufort County, North Carolina 29.8%
24 Currituck County, North Carolina 29.3%
25 Haywood County, North Carolina 29.3%
26 Perquimans County, North Carolina 29.2%
27 Stanly County, North Carolina 28.1%
28 Catawba County, North Carolina 27.7%
29 Alamance County, North Carolina 27.7%
30 Lincoln County, North Carolina 27.0%
31 Pasquotank County, North Carolina 26.9%
32 Onslow County, North Carolina 26.1%
33 Gaston County, North Carolina 26.0%
34 Macon County, North Carolina 24.6%
35 Chowan County, North Carolina 24.5%
36 Surry County, North Carolina 24.5%
37 Cherokee County, North Carolina 24.2%
38 Wayne County, North Carolina 24.1%
39 Granville County, North Carolina 24.0%
40 Mitchell County, North Carolina 23.1%
41 Madison County, North Carolina 23.1%
42 Hyde County, North Carolina 23.1%
43 Yancey County, North Carolina 23.0%
44 Randolph County, North Carolina 22.9%
45 Cabarrus County, North Carolina 22.8%
46 Alleghany County, North Carolina 22.8%
47 Wake County, North Carolina 22.8%
48 Bertie County, North Carolina 22.7%
49 Greene County, North Carolina 22.4%
50 Ashe County, North Carolina 22.4%
51 Avery County, North Carolina 21.9%
52 Columbus County, North Carolina 21.8%
53 Gates County, North Carolina 21.8%
54 Brunswick County, North Carolina 21.8%
55 Lee County, North Carolina 21.6%
56 Rowan County, North Carolina 21.5%
57 Carteret County, North Carolina 21.4%
58 Swain County, North Carolina 21.3%
59 Hertford County, North Carolina 21.3%
60 Hoke County, North Carolina 21.3%
61 Craven County, North Carolina 21.1%
62 Cleveland County, North Carolina 21.1%
63 Rutherford County, North Carolina 20.7%
64 Bladen County, North Carolina 20.6%
65 Polk County, North Carolina 20.5%
66 Dare County, North Carolina 20.4%
67 Davie County, North Carolina 20.3%
68 Wilson County, North Carolina 20.3%
69 Montgomery County, North Carolina 19.3%
70 Northampton County, North Carolina 19.0%
71 Washington County, North Carolina 19.0%
72 Warren County, North Carolina 18.5%
73 Stokes County, North Carolina 18.5%
74 Jones County, North Carolina 17.9%
75 McDowell County, North Carolina 17.6%
76 Duplin County, North Carolina 17.3%
77 Johnston County, North Carolina 16.9%
78 Edgecombe County, North Carolina 16.7%
79 Wilkes County, North Carolina 16.7%
80 Rockingham County, North Carolina 16.1%
81 Lenoir County, North Carolina 15.8%
82 Yadkin County, North Carolina 15.8%
83 Sampson County, North Carolina 15.8%
84 Vance County, North Carolina 15.4%
85 Alexander County, North Carolina 15.4%
86 Martin County, North Carolina 15.1%
87 Tyrrell County, North Carolina 14.7%
88 Robeson County, North Carolina 14.6%
89 Cumberland County, North Carolina 13.8%
90 Halifax County, North Carolina 13.6%
91 Caswell County, North Carolina 13.6%
92 Iredell County, North Carolina 13.1%
93 Person County, North Carolina 12.9%
94 Davidson County, North Carolina 11.8%
95 Transylvania County, North Carolina 11.2%
96 Anson County, North Carolina 10.9%
97 Pender County, North Carolina 10.8%
98 Pamlico County, North Carolina 7.3%
99 Scotland County, North Carolina 4.8%
100 Burke County, North Carolina 4.7%