Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,773,935. Among all North Carolina cities and places, Charlotte city had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (166,831), followed by Raleigh city (117,754), and Durham city (63,181).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities and places.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Charlotte city
Raleigh city
Durham city
Cary town
Greensboro city
Winston-Salem city
Asheville city
Wilmington city
Apex town
Huntersville town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Charlotte city 166831
2 Raleigh city 117754
3 Durham city 63181
4 Cary town 52693
5 Greensboro city 47058
6 Winston-Salem city 39107
7 Asheville city 32896
8 Wilmington city 29561
9 Apex town 18775
10 Huntersville town 18167
11 Concord city 18126
12 Chapel Hill town 17814
13 Fayetteville city 17255
14 High Point city 16747
15 Greenville city 13108
16 Wake Forest town 12859
17 Holly Springs town 12786
18 Mooresville town 11468
19 Cornelius town 10947
20 Gastonia city 9736
21 Matthews town 9167
22 Hickory city 9124
23 Fuquay-Varina town 8386
24 Burlington city 8011
25 Pinehurst village 7954
26 Indian Trail town 7837
27 Carrboro town 7740
28 Garner town 6947
29 Clemmons village 6603
30 Davidson town 6341
31 Kannapolis city 6180
32 Leland town 5852
33 Mint Hill town 5737
34 Morrisville town 5688
35 Jacksonville city 5491
36 New Bern city 5254
37 Southern Pines town 5203
38 Waxhaw town 5145
39 Kernersville town 5083
40 Wilson city 4804
41 Salisbury city 4744
42 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 4701
43 Weddington town 4435
44 Stallings town 4257
45 Hendersonville city 4113
46 Black Mountain town 4105
47 Rocky Mount city 3948
48 Summerfield town 3825
49 Hillsborough town 3759
50 St. James town 3704
51 Myrtle Grove CDP 3667
52 Statesville city 3589
53 Porters Neck CDP 3484
54 Belmont city 3470
55 Murraysville CDP 3415
56 Ogden CDP 3398
57 Harrisburg town 3383
58 Lewisville town 3318
59 Clayton town 3312
60 Mount Holly city 3292
61 Shelby city 3255
62 Sanford city 3207
63 Monroe city 3008
64 Oak Island town 2922
65 Mebane city 2916
66 Goldsboro city 2865
67 Lake Norman of Catawba CDP 2638
68 Morganton city 2543
69 Asheboro city 2448
70 Boone town 2388
71 Morehead City town 2379
72 Elon town 2369
73 Rolesville town 2317
74 Knightdale town 2296
75 Woodfin town 2261
76 Oak Ridge town 2251
77 Carolina Beach town 2148
78 Waynesville town 2145
79 Kill Devil Hills town 2133
80 Winterville town 2113
81 Thomasville city 2073
82 Weaverville town 2050
83 Marvin village 2019
84 Spout Springs CDP 2000
85 Mills River town 1976
86 Brevard city 1972
87 Briar Chapel CDP 1952
88 Fletcher town 1918
89 Pineville town 1911
90 Mount Airy city 1895
91 Flat Rock village 1858
92 Lenoir city 1850
93 Hampstead CDP 1839
94 Smithfield town 1833
95 Gibsonville town 1828
96 Fearrington Village CDP 1798
97 Trent Woods town 1770
98 Royal Pines CDP 1763
99 Newton city 1711
100 Sunset Beach town 1702
101 Albemarle city 1700
102 Graham city 1673
103 Lumberton city 1670
104 Etowah CDP 1635
105 Archdale city 1613
106 Anderson Creek CDP 1601
107 Wesley Chapel village 1597
108 Reidsville city 1574
109 Aberdeen town 1562
110 Whispering Pines village 1543
111 Westport CDP 1521
112 Elizabeth City city 1518
113 Emerald Isle town 1517
114 Seven Lakes CDP 1485
115 Tarboro town 1482
116 Washington city 1449
117 Lexington city 1421
118 Piney Green CDP 1408
119 Nags Head town 1329
120 Jamestown town 1317
121 Southern Shores town 1308
122 Unionville town 1287
123 Forest Oaks CDP 1285
124 Cramerton town 1281
125 Wendell town 1277
126 Wrightsville Beach town 1266
127 Hope Mills town 1250
128 Laurel Park town 1241
129 Eden city 1224
130 Kings Grant CDP 1214
131 Lincolnton city 1176
132 Governors Club CDP 1157
133 Laurinburg city 1155
134 St. Stephens CDP 1152
135 Holly Ridge town 1143
136 Bermuda Run town 1140
137 Silver Lake CDP 1113
138 Kinston city 1098
139 King city 1097
140 Bayshore CDP 1095
141 Stokesdale town 1093
141 Surf City town 1093
142 Carolina Shores town 1063
143 Swansboro town 1056
144 Brices Creek CDP 1055
145 Southport city 1038
146 Kings Mountain city 1030
147 Pittsboro town 1015
148 Conover city 1007
149 Rockingham city 997
150 Roanoke Rapids city 987
151 Cherryville city 980
152 Moyock CDP 974
153 Havelock city 973
153 Kitty Hawk town 973
154 Kure Beach town 940
155 Beaufort town 934
156 Fairfield Harbour CDP 929
157 Governors Village CDP 919
158 Biltmore Forest town 918
159 Fairview CDP 899
160 Dunn city 890
161 Bethlehem CDP 882
162 Wallburg town 876
163 Midland town 873
164 Valdese town 870
165 Lake Junaluska CDP 856
165 Zebulon town 856
166 Rutherfordton town 845
167 River Bend town 840
168 Northchase CDP 839
169 Pleasant Garden town 834
170 Trinity city 832
171 Clinton city 823
172 Boiling Springs town 818
173 Creedmoor city 814
174 Avery Creek CDP 812
175 Midway town 802
176 Walkertown town 797
177 Mountain Home CDP 789
178 Granite Falls town 779
179 Red Oak town 764
180 Edenton town 763
181 Mocksville town 750
182 Mineral Springs town 747
183 Lake Park village 739
184 Troutman town 737
185 Marion city 735
185 Oxford city 735
186 Whiteville city 725
187 Angier town 715
188 Lake Lure town 703
189 Pine Knoll Shores town 699
190 James City CDP 694
191 Spring Lake town 693
192 North Wilkesboro town 688
193 Walnut Creek village 683
194 Cape Carteret town 680
195 Boiling Spring Lakes city 677
196 Horse Shoe CDP 676
197 Fairview town 664
198 Locust city 658
199 Elkin town 657
200 Buies Creek CDP 641
200 Valley Hill CDP 641
201 Wilkesboro town 635
202 Shallotte town 632
203 River Road CDP 631
204 Maggie Valley town 625
205 Newport town 622
206 Swannanoa CDP 608
207 Henderson city 601
208 Manteo town 598
209 Brandywine Bay CDP 591
209 Franklin town 591
210 Mars Hill town 589
211 Roxboro city 586
212 Atlantic Beach town 585
213 Blowing Rock town 577
214 Cedar Point town 576
215 Nashville town 574
216 Eastover town 572
217 Archer Lodge town 564
218 Denver CDP 560
219 Tryon town 555
220 East Flat Rock CDP 552
221 Butner town 549
221 Holden Beach town 549
222 Spindale town 548
223 Lowesville CDP 540
224 Belville town 536
225 Farmville town 530
226 Half Moon CDP 529
227 Hudson town 513
228 Cypress Landing CDP 511
229 Lake Royale CDP 507
230 Sawmills town 504
231 China Grove town 502
231 Forest City town 502
232 Ayden town 498
233 Foscoe CDP 491
234 Highlands town 481
234 Sea Breeze CDP 481
235 Benson town 471
236 Neuse Forest CDP 469
237 Oriental town 460
238 Balfour CDP 454
238 Siler City town 454
239 Stanley town 451
240 Cullowhee CDP 450
241 Carolina Meadows CDP 449
242 Sylva town 438
243 McAdenville town 429
244 Swepsonville town 427
245 Northlakes CDP 419
246 Grandy CDP 411
247 Landis town 410
248 Edneyville CDP 406
249 Glen Raven CDP 400
250 Rural Hall town 395
251 Fruitland CDP 390
252 Ocean Isle Beach town 389
253 Raeford city 379
254 Wallace town 378
255 Murphy town 377
255 Tyro CDP 377
256 Calabash town 376
256 Canton town 376
257 Mountain View CDP 374
257 Murfreesboro town 374
257 Stedman town 374
258 Maiden town 371
259 Granite Quarry town 367
260 Tobaccoville village 363
261 Williamston town 355
262 Erwin town 354
262 Lillington town 354
263 Youngsville town 350
264 Skippers Corner CDP 348
265 Alamance village 347
266 Lowell city 343
267 Rockwell town 331
268 North Topsail Beach town 330
269 Dallas town 329
270 Bent Creek CDP 328
271 Wadesboro town 325
272 Cove Creek CDP 324
273 Spruce Pine town 323
273 Welcome CDP 323
274 Wanchese CDP 322
275 Foxfire village 312
276 Lake Waccamaw town 310
277 Mar-Mac CDP 308
278 Richlands town 305
279 Buxton CDP 304
279 Mount Olive town 304
280 Oakboro town 303
281 Beech Mountain town 302
282 Wingate town 301
283 Bryson City town 300
284 Southmont CDP 299
285 Dana CDP 296
286 Bessemer City city 294
287 Taylorsville town 292
288 Hamlet city 290
289 Wrightsboro CDP 286
290 Madison town 283
291 Mulberry CDP 281
292 Wentworth town 280
293 Four Oaks town 276
294 Burnsville town 274
294 Ranlo town 274
295 Cajah's Mountain town 271
295 Enochville CDP 271
296 Ahoskie town 270
296 Duck town 270
296 Randleman city 270
297 Spencer town 264
298 Salem CDP 261
298 Sneads Ferry CDP 261
299 Carthage town 260
300 Harkers Island CDP 258
300 Pinebluff town 258
301 Glen Alpine town 257
302 Broadway town 254
303 Broad Creek CDP 253
304 Claremont city 251
305 Cashiers CDP 246
305 Saluda city 246
306 Selma town 244
307 Pilot Mountain town 236
308 Faith town 232
308 Five Points CDP 232
309 Caswell Beach town 231
310 Advance CDP 230
311 Drexel town 227
311 Moravian Falls CDP 227
311 Washington Park town 227
312 Hoopers Creek CDP 226
313 Norwood town 224
314 New Hope CDP 223
315 Columbus town 222
315 Sugar Mountain village 222
316 Troy town 221
317 Pumpkin Center CDP 218
318 Cricket CDP 217
319 Franklinton town 215
319 Topsail Beach town 215
320 Dobson town 213
321 Hemby Bridge town 211
322 Mount Pleasant town 207
322 White Lake town 207
323 Seven Devils town 206
324 Banner Elk town 205
325 Rutherford College town 203
326 Long View town 202
327 Emma CDP 198
328 Stanfield town 196
329 La Grange town 193
330 Pine Level town 192
331 Avon CDP 191
331 Tabor City town 191
332 Burgaw town 187
332 Connelly Springs town 187
332 Gamewell town 187
333 Beulaville town 186
333 Elizabethtown town 186
333 Louisburg town 186
333 Mayodan town 186
334 Rockfish CDP 185
335 Hatteras CDP 184
335 Sparta town 184
336 Ocracoke CDP 181
336 Red Springs town 181
337 Clyde town 177
337 Elroy CDP 177
337 Nebo CDP 177
338 Yadkinville town 168
339 Bethel town 164
339 JAARS CDP 164
340 Haw River town 163
341 Yanceyville town 161
342 Coats town 160
342 Marshall town 160
342 Newton Grove town 160
343 Walnut Cove town 159
344 Boonville town 157
345 Woodlawn CDP 156
346 Forest Hills village 155
347 Barker Ten Mile CDP 154
348 Cleveland town 153
349 Stem town 152
350 Bladenboro town 151
350 Liberty town 151
351 Saxapahaw CDP 150
351 Windsor town 150
352 Cherry Branch CDP 149
353 Richfield town 146
354 Dortches town 145
354 Mamers CDP 145
355 Newland town 141
356 Jefferson town 139
356 Minnesott Beach town 139
357 Bald Head Island village 136
358 Fairmont town 135
359 Andrews town 132
359 Efland CDP 132
360 Hildebran town 131
361 Frisco CDP 128
362 Caroleen CDP 124
363 Cordova CDP 122
363 Wilson's Mills town 122
364 Fallston town 121
365 Indian Beach town 120
365 Star town 120
366 Castle Hayne CDP 117
366 McLeansville CDP 117
366 West Jefferson town 117
367 Camden CDP 116
367 Millers Creek CDP 116
368 Fairplains CDP 113
369 Pinnacle CDP 112
370 Vass town 110
371 Gerton CDP 108
372 Hertford town 107
373 Warrenton town 106
374 Bogue town 105
375 Biscoe town 104
376 Denton town 103
377 Fremont town 102
377 Kenly town 102
378 Scotch Meadows CDP 101
378 Webster town 101
379 Conway town 99
380 Cape Colony CDP 98
380 Germanton CDP 98
380 Jamesville town 98
381 Scotland Neck town 97
381 West Canton CDP 97
382 Bridgeton town 96
382 Faison town 96
382 Hays CDP 96
382 New London town 96
383 Hot Springs town 93
383 Toast CDP 93
384 Rocky Point CDP 92
385 Marshville town 91
386 Glenwood CDP 90
386 Princeton town 90
387 Badin town 88
387 Belhaven town 88
387 Snow Hill town 88
387 White Plains CDP 88
387 Whitsett town 88
388 Gloucester CDP 87
389 Belwood town 86
389 Cliffside CDP 86
389 Middlesex town 86
390 Dillsboro town 85
390 Icard CDP 85
390 Salvo CDP 85
390 Stoneville town 85
390 Stony Point CDP 85
391 Elm City town 83
391 Flat Rock CDP 83
392 Norlina town 82
392 Spivey's Corner CDP 82
393 Pikeville town 80
394 Ellerbe town 79
394 Rougemont CDP 79
394 Rowland town 79
394 Springdale CDP 79
394 Varnamtown town 79
395 Peletier town 78
395 Spring Hope town 78
395 Valle Crucis CDP 78
396 Cove City town 77
396 Littleton town 77
396 Marshallberg CDP 77
396 Roseboro town 77
397 Millingport CDP 76
397 Plymouth town 76
397 St. Pauls town 76
398 Aquadale CDP 75
398 Bath town 75
399 Glenville CDP 74
399 Polkton town 74
399 Polkville city 74
400 Enfield town 73
400 Plain View CDP 73
400 West Marion CDP 73
401 Winfall town 72
402 Hightsville CDP 71
402 Kenansville town 71
402 Navassa town 71
402 Seagrove town 71
403 Cooleemee town 69
403 Pleasant Hill CDP 69
404 Cedar Rock village 68
404 Jonesville town 68
404 Vander CDP 68
405 Cameron town 67
405 Danbury town 67
406 Candor town 66
406 Pinetops town 66
407 Bethania town 65
408 Chowan Beach CDP 64
408 Old Fort town 64
409 Bakersville town 63
410 Bell Arthur CDP 62
410 South Rosemary CDP 62
411 Jackson town 61
411 Rose Hill town 61
411 Weldon town 61
412 Bolivia town 58
413 East Bend town 57
413 Elk Park town 57
413 Robersonville town 57
414 Grandfather Village village 56
414 Maxton town 56
414 Maysville town 56
415 East Rockingham CDP 55
415 Halifax town 55
415 Rich Square town 55
416 Bunn town 54
417 Chadbourn town 52
417 Lattimore town 52
417 Ramseur town 52
417 Salemburg town 52
417 Stantonsburg town 52
417 Vann Crossroads CDP 52
418 Grifton town 51
418 Micro town 51
418 Misenheimer village 51
418 Potters Hill CDP 51
419 Brogden CDP 50
419 Parkton town 50
420 Alliance town 49
420 Cherokee CDP 49
420 Hayesville town 49
420 Linville CDP 49
420 Ronda town 49
421 Barnardsville CDP 48
421 Bayboro town 48
421 Grantsboro town 48
421 Rodanthe CDP 48
421 St. Helena village 48
421 Wade town 48
421 Woodland town 48
422 Bayview CDP 47
422 Taylortown town 47
423 Centerville CDP 46
423 Milwaukee CDP 46
423 Ossipee town 46
424 Gorman CDP 45
424 Pembroke town 45
424 Simpson village 45
424 White Oak CDP 45
425 Wagram town 44
426 Bailey town 43
426 Milton town 43
427 Ellenboro town 42
427 Grover town 42
427 Pollocksville town 42
428 Harmony town 41
428 Manns Harbor CDP 41
428 Sharpsburg town 41
428 Sims town 41
429 Hollister CDP 40
430 Gatesville town 39
430 Godwin town 39
430 Mount Gilead town 39
430 Red Cross town 39
430 Rhodhiss town 39
430 Ruth town 39
431 Altamahaw CDP 38
431 Moncure CDP 38
431 Patterson Springs town 38
432 Blue Clay Farms CDP 37
432 Chimney Rock Village village 37
432 Crouse CDP 37
432 Deercroft CDP 37
432 Hobgood town 37
432 Lake Santeetlah town 37
432 Middleburg town 37
432 Pink Hill town 37
433 Fair Bluff town 36
433 Laurel Hill CDP 36
433 Warsaw town 36
434 Casar town 35
434 Chocowinity town 35
434 Lawndale town 35
434 Marble CDP 35
434 Swan Quarter CDP 35
434 Waco town 35
435 Atlantic CDP 34
435 Coinjock CDP 34
436 Bunnlevel CDP 33
436 Clarkton town 33
436 Goldston town 33
437 Arapahoe town 32
437 Barker Heights CDP 32
437 Calypso town 32
437 Dublin town 32
438 Maury CDP 31
438 Robbins town 31
438 Trenton town 31
439 Columbia town 30
439 Engelhard CDP 30
440 Aurora town 29
440 Black Creek town 29
440 Cerro Gordo town 29
440 Fountain town 29
440 Robbinsville town 29
440 Teachey town 29
441 Davis CDP 28
441 Magnolia town 28
442 Bostic town 27
442 Stonewall town 27
442 Yadkin College CDP 27
443 Oak City town 26
444 Ashley Heights CDP 25
444 Bennett CDP 25
444 Colerain town 25
444 Gibson town 25
444 Peachland town 25
444 Vanceboro town 25
444 Vandemere town 25
444 Walstonburg town 25
444 Winton town 25
445 Iron Station CDP 24
446 Catawba town 23
446 Falcon town 23
446 Franklinville town 23
446 Grimesland town 23
446 Macclesfield town 23
446 Pantego town 23
447 Dobbins Heights town 21
447 Lucama town 21
447 Saratoga town 21
448 Brookford town 20
448 Eureka town 20
448 Hookerton town 20
448 Watha town 20
449 Autryville town 19
449 Garland town 19
449 High Shoals city 19
449 Mooresboro town 19
450 Kittrell town 18
450 Macon town 18
450 Rosman town 18
451 Aulander town 17
451 Dover town 17
451 Gold Hill CDP 17
451 Momeyer town 17
451 Stovall town 17
452 Roberdel CDP 15
453 Gaston town 14
453 Harrells town 14
453 Keener CDP 14
453 Lewiston Woodville town 14
453 Linden town 14
453 Proctorville town 14
454 Crossnore town 13
454 Lilesville town 13
454 Waves CDP 13
455 Deep Run CDP 12
455 Hamilton town 12
455 Ingold CDP 12
455 Marietta town 12
455 Seaboard town 12
456 Atkinson town 11
456 Roxobel town 11
456 Staley town 11
457 Hallsboro CDP 10
457 Hoffman town 10
457 Lasker town 10
457 Sunbury CDP 10
457 Tar Heel town 10
457 Turkey town 10
457 Whitakers town 10
458 Askewville town 9
458 Castalia town 9
458 McDonald town 9
458 McFarlan town 9
458 Severn town 9
458 Shannon CDP 9
459 Bear Grass town 8
459 Cofield village 8
459 Harrellsville town 8
459 Sandy Creek town 8
460 Boardman town 7
460 Creswell town 7
460 Earl town 7
460 Northwest city 7
460 Princeville town 7
460 Roper town 7
461 Ansonville town 6
461 Conetoe town 6
461 Elrod CDP 6
461 Everetts town 6
461 Lansing town 6
462 Alexis CDP 5
462 Brunswick town 5
462 Norman town 5
463 East Laurinburg town 4
463 Lumber Bridge town 4
463 Mesic town 4
463 Montreat town 4
463 Sandyfield town 4
463 Sedalia town 4
464 Bolton town 2
464 Como town 2
464 Green Level town 2
464 Morven town 2
464 Rennert town 2
465 Kelford town 1
465 Orrum town 1
465 Powellsville town 1
465 Raynham town 1
466 Arrowhead Beach CDP 0
466 Belvoir CDP 0
466 Bonnetsville CDP 0
466 Bowdens CDP 0
466 Bowmore CDP 0
466 Butters CDP 0
466 Delco CDP 0
466 Dellview town 0
466 Delway CDP 0
466 Dudley CDP 0
466 Dundarrach CDP 0
466 East Spencer town 0
466 Evergreen CDP 0
466 Fairfield CDP 0
466 Falkland town 0
466 Farmington CDP 0
466 Fontana Dam town 0
466 Garysburg town 0
466 Graingers CDP 0
466 Greenevers town 0
466 Gulf CDP 0
466 Henrietta CDP 0
466 Hiddenite CDP 0
466 Ivanhoe CDP 0
466 Jackson Heights CDP 0
466 Jackson Springs CDP 0
466 Kelly CDP 0
466 Kingstown town 0
466 Leggett town 0
466 Long Creek CDP 0
466 Love Valley town 0
466 Lowgap CDP 0
466 Old Hundred CDP 0
466 Parmele town 0
466 Pinetown CDP 0
466 Prospect CDP 0
466 Raemon CDP 0
466 Riegelwood CDP 0
466 Ruffin CDP 0
466 Seven Springs town 0
466 Silver City CDP 0
466 Smithtown CDP 0
466 South Henderson CDP 0
466 South Mills CDP 0
466 South Weldon CDP 0
466 Speed town 0
466 Stokes CDP 0