Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,192,665. 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent (34,399), followed by Winston-Salem city (19,348), and Raleigh city (19,270).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Charlotte city
Winston-Salem city
Raleigh city
Greensboro city
Fayetteville city
Durham city
Wilmington city
Concord city
Gastonia city
High Point city
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Charlotte city 34399
2 Winston-Salem city 19348
3 Raleigh city 19270
4 Greensboro city 15293
5 Fayetteville city 11978
6 Durham city 10064
7 Wilmington city 9835
8 Concord city 9702
9 Gastonia city 9046
10 High Point city 8602
11 Asheville city 8545
12 Cary town 6550
13 Kannapolis city 6343
14 Jacksonville city 5495
15 Burlington city 5110
16 Indian Trail town 4973
17 Mooresville town 4832
18 Huntersville town 4484
19 Thomasville city 4394
20 Hickory city 4195
21 Wilson city 4169
22 Asheboro city 3994
23 Monroe city 3847
24 Kernersville town 3648
25 Greenville city 3588
26 Leland town 3523
27 Rocky Mount city 3302
28 Lenoir city 3264
29 Salisbury city 3242
30 Mint Hill town 3149
31 Sanford city 2864
32 Clayton town 2713
33 Lexington city 2703
34 Statesville city 2674
35 Shelby city 2655
36 Garner town 2571
37 Fuquay-Varina town 2563
38 Apex town 2409
39 Albemarle city 2363
40 Eden city 2336
41 New Bern city 2282
42 Wake Forest town 2262
43 Mount Holly city 2241
44 Graham city 2204
45 Matthews town 2175
46 Newton city 2172
47 Cornelius town 2158
48 Roanoke Rapids city 2153
49 Archdale city 2104
50 Hendersonville city 2052
51 Kings Mountain city 2022
52 Reidsville city 1955
53 Morganton city 1920
54 Clemmons village 1878
55 King city 1825
56 St. Stephens CDP 1776
57 Lincolnton city 1749
58 Lewisville town 1685
59 Goldsboro city 1642
60 Holly Springs town 1615
61 Trinity city 1603
62 Hope Mills town 1596
63 Waynesville town 1595
64 Unionville town 1560
65 Belmont city 1546
66 Oak Island town 1531
67 Murraysville CDP 1509
68 Mebane city 1473
69 Piney Green CDP 1420
70 Harrisburg town 1418
71 Elizabeth City city 1416
72 Pleasant Garden town 1408
73 Mount Airy city 1387
74 Conover city 1362
75 Kings Grant CDP 1360
76 Stallings town 1354
77 Pinehurst village 1351
78 Black Mountain town 1300
79 Marion city 1299
80 Havelock city 1293
81 Lumberton city 1292
82 Smithfield town 1286
83 Carolina Shores town 1270
84 Kinston city 1268
85 Rockingham city 1264
86 Kill Devil Hills town 1249
87 Morehead City town 1196
88 Summerfield town 1185
89 Boiling Spring Lakes city 1178
90 Cherryville city 1174
91 Swannanoa CDP 1170
92 Half Moon CDP 1166
93 Myrtle Grove CDP 1153
94 Anderson Creek CDP 1143
95 Sawmills town 1139
96 East Flat Rock CDP 1137
96 Waxhaw town 1137
97 Fletcher town 1123
98 Walkertown town 1111
99 Tarboro town 1101
100 Mills River town 1099
101 Dunn city 1098
102 Tyro CDP 1080
103 Bessemer City city 1076
104 Valdese town 1068
105 Knightdale town 1042
105 Lake Norman of Catawba CDP 1042
106 Mocksville town 1040
107 Carolina Beach town 1031
108 Locust city 1023
109 Chapel Hill town 1004
109 Laurinburg city 1004
110 Maiden town 984
111 Moyock CDP 976
112 Midway town 972
113 Etowah CDP 971
114 Canton town 962
115 Woodfin town 957
116 Butner town 941
117 Sunset Beach town 931
118 Forest City town 922
119 Brevard city 921
120 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 920
121 Rural Hall town 869
122 Welcome CDP 854
123 Wendell town 846
124 Pineville town 841
125 James City CDP 839
126 Morrisville town 836
127 Southern Pines town 830
128 Long View town 815
129 Roxboro city 812
130 Erwin town 810
131 Wesley Chapel village 806
132 Gamewell town 805
133 Henderson city 798
134 Pittsboro town 786
135 Dallas town 784
136 Ogden CDP 772
137 Bethlehem CDP 759
138 Ranlo town 755
139 Weddington town 754
140 Franklin town 749
141 Landis town 744
142 Kitty Hawk town 739
143 Emma CDP 738
144 Angier town 737
145 Lowesville CDP 736
146 Granite Falls town 733
146 Red Oak town 733
147 Wallburg town 716
148 Hampstead CDP 710
149 Stanley town 709
150 Gibsonville town 700
151 Wrightsboro CDP 695
152 Aberdeen town 691
153 Washington city 688
154 Cramerton town 687
155 Mountain View CDP 684
156 Hamlet city 683
157 Hudson town 679
158 Elkin town 678
159 Midland town 674
160 Mountain Home CDP 673
161 Lowell city 671
161 Randleman city 671
162 Southport city 664
163 Oak Ridge town 652
164 Dana CDP 649
164 Granite Quarry town 649
165 Swansboro town 642
166 Boone town 635
166 Fairview town 635
167 Siler City town 631
168 Eastover town 622
169 Cajah's Mountain town 620
170 Sneads Ferry CDP 619
171 Tobaccoville village 615
172 Carrboro town 613
173 Porters Neck CDP 611
174 Wilkesboro town 609
175 Denver CDP 604
176 Oxford city 595
176 Spring Lake town 595
177 Enochville CDP 594
178 Lillington town 590
179 Clinton city 589
179 Jonesville town 589
180 Royal Pines CDP 587
181 Seven Lakes CDP 586
182 Cricket CDP 583
183 Icard CDP 581
183 Shallotte town 581
184 Stokesdale town 578
185 Jamestown town 575
186 Rutherfordton town 574
187 Beaufort town 570
188 Fruitland CDP 569
189 Silver Lake CDP 566
190 Grandy CDP 564
190 Skippers Corner CDP 564
191 Connelly Springs town 561
192 Williamston town 557
193 St. James town 556
194 Wallace town 535
195 Lake Royale CDP 522
196 Forest Oaks CDP 521
197 Winterville town 519
198 Fairview CDP 517
199 Tabor City town 516
200 Ayden town 506
201 Westport CDP 501
202 Rockfish CDP 499
203 Spindale town 496
203 Troy town 496
204 Yadkinville town 494
205 East Rockingham CDP 490
205 Selma town 490
206 Hildebran town 488
207 China Grove town 486
208 Burnsville town 483
208 Elon town 483
209 Mineral Springs town 482
210 Wanchese CDP 478
211 Davidson town 477
212 Brices Creek CDP 476
212 Mulberry CDP 476
213 Newport town 475
214 Spout Springs CDP 473
215 Moravian Falls CDP 469
215 Sparta town 469
215 Surf City town 469
216 Haw River town 468
217 Mayodan town 465
218 Avery Creek CDP 461
218 Valley Hill CDP 461
219 Glen Raven CDP 458
220 Norwood town 455
221 Edneyville CDP 454
222 Zebulon town 449
223 Jefferson town 448
224 Elroy CDP 446
224 Rockwell town 446
225 Spencer town 445
225 Wentworth town 445
226 Rolesville town 441
227 North Wilkesboro town 439
228 Liberty town 432
228 Whiteville city 432
228 Yanceyville town 432
229 Fairplains CDP 430
230 Troutman town 427
231 Carthage town 424
231 Creedmoor city 424
231 Lake Junaluska CDP 424
232 Claremont city 421
232 Coats town 421
232 Kure Beach town 421
233 Calabash town 420
234 Pine Level town 417
234 Southern Shores town 417
235 Drexel town 414
235 Mars Hill town 414
236 Raeford city 412
237 Emerald Isle town 411
238 Elizabethtown town 410
238 Maggie Valley town 410
239 Millers Creek CDP 406
240 West Jefferson town 405
241 Boiling Springs town 403
242 Weaverville town 402
243 Cordova CDP 399
244 Andrews town 397
245 Stony Point CDP 391
246 Murphy town 388
247 Broad Creek CDP 387
248 River Bend town 386
249 Walnut Cove town 385
250 Hillsborough town 384
251 Bayshore CDP 379
252 Windsor town 377
253 Badin town 375
253 Saxapahaw CDP 375
254 Cape Carteret town 373
255 Holly Ridge town 372
255 River Road CDP 372
256 Faith town 370
256 Glen Alpine town 370
256 Taylorsville town 370
257 Trent Woods town 369
258 Archer Lodge town 365
259 Nags Head town 360
259 Nebo CDP 360
259 Spruce Pine town 360
260 Oakboro town 359
261 McLeansville CDP 358
262 Flat Rock CDP 354
262 Stedman town 354
263 Clyde town 353
264 Hemby Bridge town 351
265 Lake Park village 348
266 Burgaw town 345
267 Mount Olive town 340
268 Belwood town 339
268 Hoopers Creek CDP 339
268 Northchase CDP 339
269 Bermuda Run town 338
270 Flat Rock village 335
271 Denton town 333
272 Bladenboro town 329
273 Sylva town 327
274 Plymouth town 325
275 Neuse Forest CDP 323
276 Nashville town 321
277 Stanfield town 317
277 Varnamtown town 317
278 Polkton town 313
278 West Marion CDP 313
279 Germanton CDP 311
280 Springdale CDP 310
281 Arrowhead Beach CDP 309
282 Farmville town 308
282 Plain View CDP 308
283 Jackson Heights CDP 306
284 Sea Breeze CDP 303
285 Mar-Mac CDP 302
286 West Canton CDP 299
287 Boonville town 298
288 Benson town 294
288 Bunnlevel CDP 294
289 St. Pauls town 292
289 Whispering Pines village 292
290 Southmont CDP 289
291 Four Oaks town 288
291 Madison town 288
291 Marshville town 288
292 Cove Creek CDP 286
293 Hays CDP 285
294 Bryson City town 284
295 Pilot Mountain town 283
296 South Rosemary CDP 282
297 Richlands town 281
298 Atlantic Beach town 275
298 Kenly town 275
299 Alliance town 273
300 Mount Pleasant town 272
301 Bent Creek CDP 271
302 Ramseur town 269
303 Rutherford College town 268
304 Red Cross town 267
305 Edenton town 263
306 Youngsville town 259
307 Laurel Park town 258
308 Barker Heights CDP 257
309 White Lake town 254
310 Horse Shoe CDP 248
311 Grifton town 247
312 Broadway town 246
313 Salem CDP 244
314 Buxton CDP 243
314 Franklinville town 243
315 Swepsonville town 240
316 Franklinton town 238
316 Wrightsville Beach town 238
317 Warsaw town 237
318 Belville town 236
319 Lake Waccamaw town 235
320 Fairfield Harbour CDP 231
321 Cliffside CDP 229
322 Ahoskie town 228
322 Atlantic CDP 228
323 Harkers Island CDP 226
323 Manteo town 226
323 Woodlawn CDP 226
324 Pumpkin Center CDP 225
325 Dobson town 221
325 Hertford town 221
325 Wilson's Mills town 221
326 Cashiers CDP 219
327 Louisburg town 217
327 Spivey's Corner CDP 217
328 Black Creek town 216
329 Snow Hill town 215
330 Cedar Point town 214
330 Hightsville CDP 214
331 White Plains CDP 213
332 La Grange town 212
333 Advance CDP 205
334 Mamers CDP 204
334 Potters Hill CDP 204
335 Castle Hayne CDP 203
336 Robbins town 201
337 Manns Harbor CDP 199
338 Newland town 198
339 Rhodhiss town 196
340 Patterson Springs town 194
341 Riegelwood CDP 191
342 Briar Chapel CDP 187
343 Caroleen CDP 186
343 Columbus town 186
343 Wadesboro town 186
344 Lake Lure town 184
345 Chocowinity town 183
345 Toast CDP 183
346 Foscoe CDP 181
346 Peletier town 181
346 Princeton town 181
347 Stoneville town 177
348 Rosman town 176
349 Deep Run CDP 173
349 Old Fort town 173
350 East Bend town 172
350 High Shoals city 172
350 Red Springs town 172
351 Rose Hill town 169
352 Murfreesboro town 167
352 Warrenton town 167
353 Altamahaw CDP 166
353 Foxfire village 166
354 Polkville city 165
355 Elk Park town 164
356 Brandywine Bay CDP 163
356 Henrietta CDP 163
357 Bayview CDP 161
358 Star town 160
359 Norlina town 159
359 Ossipee town 159
360 Arapahoe town 158
360 Chadbourn town 158
360 Sharpsburg town 158
360 Tryon town 158
361 Lattimore town 157
361 Pinebluff town 157
362 Hot Springs town 156
363 Alamance village 155
363 Vander CDP 155
364 Biscoe town 154
365 Fremont town 152
365 Maury CDP 152
365 Moncure CDP 152
366 Fairmont town 151
366 Frisco CDP 151
366 Green Level town 151
366 Micro town 151
367 Beulaville town 150
368 Brogden CDP 149
368 Northlakes CDP 149
369 Oriental town 147
370 Brookford town 146
370 Dortches town 146
370 Ruth town 146
371 Ellenboro town 145
372 Bennett CDP 144
372 McAdenville town 144
372 Pinnacle CDP 144
373 Aquadale CDP 143
373 Balfour CDP 143
373 Deercroft CDP 143
374 Marvin village 141
375 Bayboro town 140
375 Bogue town 140
375 Grover town 140
376 Maysville town 139
377 Cooleemee town 138
378 Whitsett town 136
379 Lawndale town 132
379 South Mills CDP 132
380 Mount Gilead town 131
380 New London town 131
380 Turkey town 131
381 Richfield town 129
381 Vanceboro town 129
382 Cleveland town 128
382 Garland town 128
382 North Topsail Beach town 128
383 Middlesex town 126
384 Wingate town 125
385 Laurel Hill CDP 124
386 Cape Colony CDP 120
386 Cherry Branch CDP 120
386 Hiddenite CDP 120
387 Pinetops town 119
387 Ruffin CDP 119
388 Grantsboro town 117
389 Bethel town 116
389 Fallston town 116
389 Rougemont CDP 116
390 Candor town 115
391 Alexis CDP 114
391 Fearrington Village CDP 114
391 Scotland Neck town 114
392 Cove City town 113
392 Stem town 113
393 Gaston town 112
394 Belhaven town 111
394 Earl town 111
394 Falkland town 111
395 Pine Knoll Shores town 109
395 Ronda town 109
396 Cerro Gordo town 108
396 Magnolia town 108
396 Marshall town 108
396 Wade town 108
397 Gloucester CDP 106
397 Harmony town 106
397 Iron Station CDP 106
398 Ellerbe town 104
399 Aurora town 103
399 Engelhard CDP 103
399 Powellsville town 103
400 Cypress Landing CDP 102
400 Pink Hill town 102
401 Robbinsville town 101
402 Brunswick town 98
402 Staley town 98
402 Waco town 98
403 Blowing Rock town 97
403 Hayesville town 97
404 Highlands town 96
405 Ocean Isle Beach town 95
406 Elm City town 92
406 Gerton CDP 92
407 Newton Grove town 91
407 Seagrove town 91
407 Woodland town 91
408 Casar town 90
408 Kenansville town 90
409 Marshallberg CDP 89
409 Robersonville town 89
409 Roseboro town 89
410 Lucama town 88
411 Atkinson town 87
411 Ingold CDP 87
411 Yadkin College CDP 87
412 Momeyer town 86
413 Rocky Point CDP 85
413 Sugar Mountain village 85
413 Vass town 85
414 Catawba town 83
414 Conway town 83
414 Hatteras CDP 83
414 Hookerton town 83
414 Linville CDP 83
415 Bailey town 82
415 Beech Mountain town 82
415 South Henderson CDP 82
416 Banner Elk town 81
417 Barnardsville CDP 79
418 Bethania town 78
418 Saluda city 78
419 Governors Club CDP 77
420 Salemburg town 76
420 Wagram town 76
421 Farmington CDP 74
421 Spring Hope town 74
422 Holden Beach town 72
423 Askewville town 71
423 Gorman CDP 71
423 Lilesville town 71
424 Coinjock CDP 70
424 Hoffman town 70
424 Roberdel CDP 70
425 Ocracoke CDP 69
425 Rich Square town 69
425 Stantonsburg town 69
425 Watha town 69
426 Enfield town 68
426 Maxton town 68
426 Navassa town 68
426 Peachland town 68
426 Swan Quarter CDP 68
427 Lansing town 67
427 New Hope CDP 67
428 Autryville town 66
428 East Laurinburg town 66
428 Lasker town 66
428 Minnesott Beach town 66
428 Winton town 66
429 Grimesland town 64
430 Faison town 63
431 Bakersville town 62
432 Bostic town 61
432 Bridgeton town 61
432 Littleton town 61
433 Bonnetsville CDP 60
433 East Spencer town 60
433 Efland CDP 60
433 Stovall town 60
434 Dudley CDP 59
434 Northwest city 59
435 Bell Arthur CDP 58
435 Bolton town 58
435 Saratoga town 58
435 Winfall town 58
436 Millingport CDP 56
437 Marble CDP 55
438 Sandy Creek town 54
439 Cameron town 53
439 Goldston town 53
439 Taylortown town 53
440 Cullowhee CDP 52
440 Dobbins Heights town 52
440 Teachey town 52
441 Bunn town 51
442 Weldon town 50
443 Camden CDP 49
443 Dublin town 49
443 Glenwood CDP 49
443 Hollister CDP 49
443 JAARS CDP 49
443 Mesic town 49
444 Belvoir CDP 48
444 Cedar Rock village 48
445 Boardman town 47
445 Clarkton town 47
445 Columbia town 47
445 Keener CDP 47
446 Gatesville town 46
446 Gibson town 46
447 Chimney Rock Village village 45
447 Fair Bluff town 45
447 Kittrell town 45
447 Pikeville town 45
448 Butters CDP 44
448 Chowan Beach CDP 44
448 Macclesfield town 44
448 Scotch Meadows CDP 44
448 Smithtown CDP 44
449 Aulander town 43
449 Avon CDP 43
449 Calypso town 43
449 Pantego town 43
449 Salvo CDP 43
450 Caswell Beach town 42
450 Davis CDP 42
450 Pleasant Hill CDP 42
451 Danbury town 41
452 Colerain town 39
452 Everetts town 39
452 Jamesville town 39
452 St. Helena village 39
452 Severn town 39
453 Barker Ten Mile CDP 38
453 Falcon town 38
453 Stonewall town 38
454 Ansonville town 37
454 Bath town 37
454 Mooresboro town 37
455 Dover town 35
455 Five Points CDP 35
455 Jackson town 35
455 Simpson village 35
455 Sunbury CDP 35
455 Vandemere town 35
455 Webster town 35
456 Washington Park town 34
457 Biltmore Forest town 33
457 Creswell town 33
457 Topsail Beach town 33
458 Parkton town 32
459 Cherokee CDP 31
459 Duck town 31
459 Harrellsville town 31
459 Love Valley town 31
459 Sims town 31
459 Walstonburg town 31
460 Castalia town 30
460 Gold Hill CDP 30
460 Pollocksville town 30
460 Walnut Creek village 30
461 Governors Village CDP 29
461 Linden town 29
461 Lumber Bridge town 29
462 Eureka town 28
463 Bolivia town 27
463 Graingers CDP 27
463 Indian Beach town 27
463 Milwaukee CDP 27
464 Ashley Heights CDP 26
464 Fountain town 26
465 Delway CDP 25
465 Dundarrach CDP 25
465 Kelly CDP 25
465 Roxobel town 25
466 Misenheimer village 24
466 Seven Devils town 24
466 Tar Heel town 24
467 Lewiston Woodville town 23
467 Long Creek CDP 23
468 Hallsboro CDP 22
468 Hamilton town 22
468 Harrells town 22
468 Pembroke town 22
469 Dillsboro town 21
469 Parmele town 21
469 Rodanthe CDP 21
470 Hobgood town 20
471 Delco CDP 19
471 Old Hundred CDP 19
471 Prospect CDP 19
471 Seaboard town 19
472 Carolina Meadows CDP 18
472 Como town 18
472 Trenton town 18
473 Whitakers town 17
474 Evergreen CDP 16
474 Kingstown town 16
474 Macon town 16
474 Proctorville town 16
475 Fontana Dam town 15
475 Oak City town 15
475 Rowland town 15
475 South Weldon CDP 15
476 Norman town 14
477 Kelford town 13
477 McDonald town 13
477 McFarlan town 13
477 Vann Crossroads CDP 13
478 Leggett town 12
478 Roper town 12
478 Sandyfield town 12
478 Stokes CDP 12
479 Bear Grass town 10
479 Marietta town 10
479 Morven town 10
479 Sedalia town 10
479 Silver City CDP 10
480 Buies Creek CDP 9
480 Shannon CDP 9
481 Halifax town 8
481 Seven Springs town 8
482 Crossnore town 7
482 Forest Hills village 7
482 Orrum town 7
482 Pinetown CDP 7
482 Speed town 7
483 Cofield village 6
483 Greenevers town 6
483 Raynham town 6
484 Lake Santeetlah town 5
485 Conetoe town 4
485 Fairfield CDP 4
485 Rennert town 4
485 White Oak CDP 4
486 Centerville CDP 3
486 Middleburg town 3
486 Milton town 3
487 Godwin town 1
487 Grandfather Village village 1
487 Princeville town 1
488 Bald Head Island village 0
488 Blue Clay Farms CDP 0
488 Bowdens CDP 0
488 Bowmore CDP 0
488 Crouse CDP 0
488 Dellview town 0
488 Elrod CDP 0
488 Garysburg town 0
488 Glenville CDP 0
488 Gulf CDP 0
488 Ivanhoe CDP 0
488 Jackson Springs CDP 0
488 Lowgap CDP 0
488 Montreat town 0
488 Raemon CDP 0
488 Valle Crucis CDP 0
488 Waves CDP 0