Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,481,147. Among all North Carolina cities and places, Charlotte city had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (61,689), followed by Raleigh city (37,012), and Greensboro city (23,487).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Charlotte city 61689
2 Raleigh city 37012
3 Greensboro city 23487
4 Winston-Salem city 22483
5 Fayetteville city 18462
6 Wilmington city 17669
7 Cary town 15918
8 Durham city 15912
9 Asheville city 13768
10 Concord city 12713
11 Gastonia city 10858
12 High Point city 10208
13 Kannapolis city 8465
14 Huntersville town 8350
15 Mooresville town 8055
16 Apex town 7343
17 Burlington city 7031
18 Greenville city 6862
19 Wake Forest town 6495
20 Hickory city 6414
21 Jacksonville city 6301
22 Indian Trail town 5902
23 Cornelius town 5394
24 New Bern city 5286
25 Mint Hill town 5139
26 Leland town 4797
27 Kernersville town 4605
28 Fuquay-Varina town 4603
29 Clayton town 4565
30 Holly Springs town 4410
31 Asheboro city 4291
32 Thomasville city 4272
33 Garner town 4072
34 Rocky Mount city 4044
35 Matthews town 4025
35 Salisbury city 4025
36 Wilson city 3788
37 Monroe city 3743
38 Clemmons village 3680
39 Shelby city 3476
40 Hendersonville city 3452
41 Statesville city 3310
42 Lenoir city 3240
43 Goldsboro city 3208
44 Archdale city 3140
45 Sanford city 3101
46 Mount Holly city 3080
47 Pinehurst village 3024
48 Albemarle city 2969
49 Murraysville CDP 2719
50 Mebane city 2585
51 Myrtle Grove CDP 2565
52 Newton city 2548
53 Stallings town 2462
54 Morganton city 2436
55 Waxhaw town 2414
56 Lewisville town 2387
57 Belmont city 2366
58 Eden city 2326
59 Oak Island town 2294
60 Havelock city 2286
61 Harrisburg town 2275
62 Graham city 2259
63 Mount Airy city 2255
64 Chapel Hill town 2223
65 Waynesville town 2201
66 Lake Norman of Catawba CDP 2120
67 Lexington city 2103
68 Hope Mills town 2062
69 Morehead City town 2039
70 Southern Pines town 2038
71 Boiling Spring Lakes city 1967
72 Fletcher town 1953
73 Lumberton city 1941
74 Roanoke Rapids city 1939
75 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 1906
76 Piney Green CDP 1880
77 Etowah CDP 1826
78 St. Stephens CDP 1807
79 Lincolnton city 1782
80 Silver Lake CDP 1777
81 Morrisville town 1775
82 Carolina Beach town 1750
83 Ogden CDP 1738
84 Anderson Creek CDP 1724
85 Brevard city 1703
86 Elizabeth City city 1678
87 Aberdeen town 1670
88 Wesley Chapel village 1651
89 Weddington town 1621
90 Reidsville city 1614
91 Summerfield town 1600
92 Conover city 1584
93 Woodfin town 1573
94 Rockingham city 1558
95 Trinity city 1553
96 Knightdale town 1509
97 Hampstead CDP 1507
98 Kill Devil Hills town 1505
98 King city 1505
99 Smithfield town 1480
100 Kings Grant CDP 1441
101 Kings Mountain city 1425
102 Kinston city 1416
103 Wendell town 1386
104 Carolina Shores town 1383
104 Winterville town 1383
105 St. James town 1374
106 Laurinburg city 1341
107 Oak Ridge town 1332
108 Washington city 1316
109 Mills River town 1309
110 Newport town 1308
111 Carrboro town 1302
112 Gibsonville town 1295
113 Spout Springs CDP 1290
114 Half Moon CDP 1287
115 Canton town 1272
116 Boone town 1255
116 Davidson town 1255
117 Hillsborough town 1194
118 Marion city 1190
119 James City CDP 1183
120 Sawmills town 1179
121 Beaufort town 1168
122 Midway town 1142
123 Cherryville city 1134
124 Forest City town 1128
125 Unionville town 1126
126 Dunn city 1123
127 Westport CDP 1120
128 Pineville town 1106
129 Henderson city 1100
130 Welcome CDP 1064
131 Pleasant Garden town 1024
132 Walkertown town 1019
133 Moyock CDP 1004
134 Archer Lodge town 1002
135 Sunset Beach town 991
136 Elon town 987
137 Brices Creek CDP 985
138 Porters Neck CDP 983
139 Weaverville town 971
140 Midland town 970
141 Forest Oaks CDP 967
142 Butner town 950
142 Southport city 950
143 East Flat Rock CDP 949
144 Bessemer City city 948
145 Mountain View CDP 940
146 Emerald Isle town 935
147 Northchase CDP 932
148 Nashville town 931
149 Mocksville town 921
149 Stanley town 921
150 Fairfield Harbour CDP 914
151 China Grove town 911
152 Tarboro town 910
153 Oxford city 907
154 Gamewell town 906
155 Long View town 894
155 Seven Lakes CDP 894
156 Holly Ridge town 892
156 Zebulon town 892
157 Hamlet city 890
158 Lowesville CDP 889
159 Granite Falls town 887
160 Dallas town 885
161 Royal Pines CDP 881
162 Angier town 876
163 Rutherfordton town 872
164 Cramerton town 867
164 Enochville CDP 867
165 River Bend town 862
166 Rolesville town 859
167 Locust city 853
168 Bethlehem CDP 851
168 Franklin town 851
169 Stokesdale town 837
170 Spring Lake town 835
171 Skippers Corner CDP 829
172 Lake Royale CDP 820
173 Erwin town 817
174 Glen Raven CDP 808
175 Lake Park village 802
176 Kitty Hawk town 801
177 North Wilkesboro town 796
177 Shallotte town 796
178 Lake Junaluska CDP 795
179 Randleman city 794
180 Valdese town 792
181 Whispering Pines village 789
182 Red Oak town 779
183 Eastover town 776
184 Cape Carteret town 771
185 Black Mountain town 768
186 Trent Woods town 764
187 Dana CDP 759
188 Spruce Pine town 755
189 Hudson town 747
190 Wrightsboro CDP 746
191 Swannanoa CDP 743
192 Elkin town 738
193 Carthage town 732
193 Roxboro city 732
194 Tyro CDP 731
195 Flat Rock village 727
196 Maiden town 712
197 Denver CDP 706
198 Clinton city 705
198 Grandy CDP 705
199 Ayden town 704
200 Rural Hall town 700
201 Spindale town 695
202 Broad Creek CDP 693
202 Lowell city 693
203 Elroy CDP 692
204 Granite Quarry town 691
205 Surf City town 680
206 Jamestown town 676
207 Mountain Home CDP 669
208 Horse Shoe CDP 656
209 Fairview town 645
210 Nags Head town 644
211 Bermuda Run town 643
212 Wilkesboro town 638
213 Yadkinville town 631
214 Creedmoor city 624
215 Edneyville CDP 617
216 Wallburg town 616
217 Mineral Springs town 609
218 River Road CDP 593
219 Ranlo town 589
220 Kure Beach town 587
221 Laurel Park town 584
222 Farmville town 571
223 Mulberry CDP 568
224 Jonesville town 564
225 Cajah's Mountain town 562
226 Mayodan town 561
227 Sneads Ferry CDP 560
228 Tobaccoville village 550
229 Avery Creek CDP 547
230 Landis town 539
231 Atlantic Beach town 537
232 Selma town 536
233 Troutman town 534
234 Salem CDP 524
235 Rockwell town 523
236 Madison town 522
236 Maggie Valley town 522
237 Bayshore CDP 513
238 Belville town 511
239 Wentworth town 508
240 Oakboro town 503
241 Lillington town 502
241 Williamston town 502
242 Rockfish CDP 497
243 Fairview CDP 496
243 Spencer town 496
244 Icard CDP 493
245 Clyde town 483
246 Haw River town 476
247 Southern Shores town 474
247 Vander CDP 474
248 Swepsonville town 472
249 Pine Level town 471
250 Fruitland CDP 470
251 Cedar Point town 462
252 Siler City town 457
253 Buxton CDP 455
254 Neuse Forest CDP 451
255 Troy town 448
256 Cypress Landing CDP 447
256 Tabor City town 447
257 Burnsville town 446
257 Whiteville city 446
258 Drexel town 443
259 Stanfield town 440
260 Briar Chapel CDP 437
261 Walnut Cove town 435
262 Jefferson town 434
263 Liberty town 433
264 Marvin village 432
265 Valley Hill CDP 427
266 Pleasant Hill CDP 425
267 Richlands town 423
268 West Canton CDP 419
269 Burgaw town 418
270 Claremont city 417
271 Taylorsville town 415
272 Calabash town 411
273 Pinebluff town 408
274 Raeford city 406
275 Boiling Springs town 404
276 Hildebran town 398
277 Mar-Mac CDP 397
278 Connelly Springs town 392
279 Pilot Mountain town 387
280 Andrews town 383
280 Mount Pleasant town 383
281 Hoopers Creek CDP 376
281 Wadesboro town 376
282 Ramseur town 373
283 Elizabethtown town 370
284 Lake Lure town 366
285 Coats town 365
286 Mount Olive town 364
287 Foxfire village 363
288 East Rockingham CDP 362
289 Fearrington Village CDP 361
290 Cove Creek CDP 360
291 Harkers Island CDP 357
292 Emma CDP 356
292 Glen Alpine town 356
292 Wanchese CDP 356
293 Millers Creek CDP 354
293 Sea Breeze CDP 354
294 Nebo CDP 353
294 Plymouth town 353
295 Pittsboro town 352
296 Hertford town 348
297 Swansboro town 347
297 Tryon town 347
298 Kenly town 346
299 Grifton town 345
300 Dobson town 342
301 Cherry Branch CDP 335
302 Castle Hayne CDP 332
303 Germanton CDP 331
304 Pine Knoll Shores town 329
305 Toast CDP 328
306 Bakersville town 325
306 Springdale CDP 325
307 Wallace town 323
308 Mars Hill town 320
309 Foscoe CDP 319
309 Wrightsville Beach town 319
310 Pumpkin Center CDP 318
311 Four Oaks town 317
312 Hemby Bridge town 315
313 Boonville town 313
314 Polkton town 312
315 Columbus town 311
315 Sparta town 311
316 Norwood town 307
317 Ahoskie town 303
318 Cricket CDP 299
319 Advance CDP 298
320 Balfour CDP 297
321 Barker Heights CDP 296
321 White Plains CDP 296
322 Northlakes CDP 294
323 Broadway town 286
324 McLeansville CDP 284
325 Bryson City town 279
326 Murfreesboro town 277
327 Benson town 276
328 Beulaville town 273
329 Highlands town 269
329 Richfield town 269
330 West Marion CDP 266
331 Bladenboro town 264
332 Spring Hope town 262
333 Governors Club CDP 260
334 Oriental town 259
334 Southmont CDP 259
335 Alamance village 258
336 Stedman town 256
337 Manteo town 252
338 Beech Mountain town 251
339 Lake Waccamaw town 250
340 Brandywine Bay CDP 244
341 Denton town 243
342 Fremont town 239
343 South Rosemary CDP 235
344 Edenton town 234
344 Franklinton town 234
344 Saxapahaw CDP 234
345 Blowing Rock town 230
346 Stoneville town 229
347 Belwood town 228
347 Louisburg town 228
347 Windsor town 228
348 Wingate town 227
349 Cullowhee CDP 226
350 Rosman town 225
351 Murphy town 223
352 Five Points CDP 222
353 Bogue town 221
354 Bent Creek CDP 220
354 Rocky Point CDP 220
355 Holden Beach town 219
356 Rougemont CDP 218
357 Flat Rock CDP 217
357 Wilson's Mills town 217
358 Sylva town 216
359 Youngsville town 214
360 Rose Hill town 212
361 Princeton town 210
362 Alexis CDP 209
362 Moravian Falls CDP 209
363 West Jefferson town 207
364 Manns Harbor CDP 205
364 Walnut Creek village 205
365 Hays CDP 204
366 Badin town 203
367 Fallston town 199
368 Stem town 197
369 North Topsail Beach town 196
370 Dortches town 195
370 Rutherford College town 195
371 Peletier town 194
372 Fairplains CDP 193
373 Belhaven town 192
374 Bethel town 187
374 Cordova CDP 187
374 Elk Park town 187
375 Red Springs town 186
376 Ocean Isle Beach town 185
377 Efland CDP 183
377 Snow Hill town 183
377 Yanceyville town 183
378 Marshville town 182
379 Red Cross town 181
379 St. Pauls town 181
379 Winfall town 181
380 Varnamtown town 180
381 Woodlawn CDP 179
382 Brogden CDP 178
383 Whitsett town 176
384 Moncure CDP 175
385 Deep Run CDP 172
386 Camden CDP 169
387 New Hope CDP 167
388 Newland town 166
388 Old Fort town 166
389 Patterson Springs town 165
389 Plain View CDP 165
390 Biscoe town 164
390 South Mills CDP 164
391 New London town 163
392 Maysville town 162
393 Vass town 160
394 Bayboro town 159
394 Bunnlevel CDP 159
395 Cooleemee town 157
396 Newton Grove town 156
396 Pikeville town 156
397 East Bend town 155
398 Carolina Meadows CDP 153
398 Franklinville town 153
399 Barker Ten Mile CDP 152
399 Frisco CDP 152
400 Catawba town 151
400 Deercroft CDP 151
401 Faith town 150
401 Hatteras CDP 150
401 Middlesex town 150
402 Caswell Beach town 149
402 Ellerbe town 149
402 Gloucester CDP 149
402 Kenansville town 149
402 La Grange town 149
403 Fairmont town 148
403 Robbinsville town 148
403 Scotland Neck town 148
404 Lattimore town 147
404 Robbins town 147
404 Vanceboro town 147
405 Warsaw town 143
406 Mamers CDP 142
407 Robersonville town 141
408 Biltmore Forest town 140
408 Cleveland town 140
409 Minnesott Beach town 139
410 Alliance town 135
411 Cape Colony CDP 134
411 Duck town 134
412 Aquadale CDP 133
412 Pinetops town 133
412 White Lake town 133
413 Laurel Hill CDP 132
413 Lawndale town 132
413 Wade town 132
414 Jackson town 131
415 Crouse CDP 130
415 Saluda city 130
416 Grantsboro town 129
417 Banner Elk town 128
417 Grover town 128
417 Harmony town 128
417 Ocracoke CDP 128
418 Maxton town 127
418 Star town 127
419 Maury CDP 126
420 Goldston town 125
421 McAdenville town 124
422 Potters Hill CDP 119
423 Hot Springs town 117
423 Riegelwood CDP 117
423 Wagram town 117
424 Ellenboro town 116
424 Rhodhiss town 116
425 Marshallberg CDP 114
426 Millingport CDP 113
426 Roseboro town 113
427 Black Creek town 112
428 Bonnetsville CDP 110
428 Taylortown town 110
429 Arrowhead Beach CDP 109
429 Clarkton town 109
430 Ruth town 108
431 High Shoals city 107
431 Stonewall town 107
432 Washington Park town 106
433 Barnardsville CDP 105
433 Bell Arthur CDP 105
433 Bunn town 105
433 Stony Point CDP 105
434 Hightsville CDP 104
434 Pink Hill town 104
435 Green Level town 103
435 Marshall town 103
436 Buies Creek CDP 102
436 Gaston town 102
437 Chocowinity town 101
437 Navassa town 101
437 Norlina town 101
438 Scotch Meadows CDP 100
439 Iron Station CDP 99
439 Marble CDP 99
440 Brookford town 98
441 Atlantic CDP 97
441 Avon CDP 97
441 Hookerton town 97
441 Rowland town 97
441 Seven Devils town 97
442 Dublin town 95
443 Bostic town 94
443 Halifax town 94
444 Bayview CDP 92
444 Chadbourn town 92
444 Columbia town 92
444 Seagrove town 92
444 Topsail Beach town 92
445 Polkville city 91
446 Arapahoe town 90
446 Lucama town 90
446 Sharpsburg town 90
447 Aulander town 89
448 Governors Village CDP 88
448 Mount Gilead town 88
449 Casar town 87
449 Swan Quarter CDP 87
450 Davis CDP 86
450 Earl town 86
451 White Oak CDP 85
452 Cedar Rock village 83
452 Faison town 83
453 Chowan Beach CDP 82
453 Parkton town 82
454 Ruffin CDP 81
455 Danbury town 79
456 Jackson Heights CDP 78
456 Old Hundred CDP 78
456 Sugar Mountain village 78
456 Yadkin College CDP 78
457 Ingold CDP 77
457 Jackson Springs CDP 77
458 Magnolia town 76
458 St. Helena village 76
458 Staley town 76
459 Grimesland town 75
460 Colerain town 74
461 Turkey town 73
462 Bridgeton town 72
462 Momeyer town 72
463 Rich Square town 71
464 Atkinson town 70
464 Candor town 70
465 Cerro Gordo town 69
465 Garland town 69
465 Sandy Creek town 69
465 Weldon town 69
465 Woodland town 69
466 Gibson town 68
466 Pinnacle CDP 68
466 Simpson village 68
467 Centerville CDP 67
467 Gulf CDP 67
467 Linville CDP 67
467 Ronda town 67
468 Lilesville town 66
468 Micro town 66
468 Warrenton town 66
469 Delco CDP 65
469 Walstonburg town 65
470 Hoffman town 64
470 JAARS CDP 64
470 Macclesfield town 64
470 Ossipee town 64
471 Northwest city 63
471 Teachey town 63
472 Gatesville town 61
472 Misenheimer village 61
472 Sims town 61
472 Waco town 61
473 Bethania town 60
473 Hayesville town 60
474 Bailey town 59
474 Caroleen CDP 59
474 Cove City town 59
475 Elm City town 58
475 Eureka town 58
475 Pollocksville town 58
476 Brunswick town 57
476 Butters CDP 57
476 Cameron town 57
476 Farmington CDP 57
476 Winton town 57
477 Sunbury CDP 56
478 Bath town 55
478 Enfield town 55
478 Oak City town 55
478 Peachland town 55
478 Watha town 55
479 Conway town 54
480 Calypso town 52
480 Cherokee CDP 52
480 Gold Hill CDP 52
480 Littleton town 52
480 Mooresboro town 52
481 Lansing town 51
482 Vann Crossroads CDP 50
483 Aurora town 49
483 Severn town 49
484 Lasker town 48
484 Lowgap CDP 48
485 Fair Bluff town 47
485 Fairfield CDP 47
486 Bennett CDP 46
486 Kelly CDP 46
486 Salemburg town 46
487 Pinetown CDP 45
487 Stantonsburg town 45
488 Roberdel CDP 43
489 Proctorville town 42
490 Castalia town 41
490 Coinjock CDP 41
490 Como town 41
490 Glenville CDP 41
490 Hollister CDP 41
490 Webster town 41
491 Jamesville town 40
491 Tar Heel town 40
492 Askewville town 39
492 Ivanhoe CDP 39
493 Bolivia town 38
493 Cashiers CDP 38
493 Forest Hills village 38
494 Pantego town 37
494 Stokes CDP 37
495 Gorman CDP 36
496 Autryville town 35
496 Chimney Rock Village village 35
496 Dillsboro town 35
496 Dobbins Heights town 35
496 Keener CDP 35
496 Pembroke town 35
497 Altamahaw CDP 34
498 Fountain town 33
498 Waves CDP 33
499 Love Valley town 32
499 Milton town 32
499 Vandemere town 32
500 Bear Grass town 31
500 Crossnore town 31
500 Dover town 31
500 Kittrell town 31
501 Hiddenite CDP 30
501 Spivey's Corner CDP 30
501 Valle Crucis CDP 30
502 Harrells town 29
503 Norman town 28
504 East Spencer town 27
504 McFarlan town 27
504 Whitakers town 27
505 East Laurinburg town 26
505 Trenton town 26
506 Belvoir CDP 25
506 Dellview town 25
506 South Henderson CDP 25
506 Stovall town 25
507 Ashley Heights CDP 23
507 Godwin town 23
507 Parmele town 23
508 Hobgood town 22
508 Indian Beach town 22
509 Falcon town 20
509 Macon town 20
509 Marietta town 20
510 Bald Head Island village 19
510 Bolton town 19
510 Kingstown town 19
510 Sandyfield town 19
511 Ansonville town 18
511 Linden town 18
511 Saratoga town 18
512 Hallsboro CDP 17
512 Hamilton town 17
512 Harrellsville town 17
512 Raemon CDP 17
512 Roxobel town 17
513 Milwaukee CDP 16
514 Cliffside CDP 15
514 Everetts town 15
514 Mesic town 15
514 Seaboard town 15
514 Sedalia town 15
515 Glenwood CDP 14
515 Speed town 14
516 Graingers CDP 13
517 Morven town 12
517 Powellsville town 12
518 McDonald town 11
518 Roper town 11
519 Lake Santeetlah town 10
519 Lumber Bridge town 10
520 Creswell town 9
521 Cofield village 8
521 Grandfather Village village 8
521 Lewiston Woodville town 8
521 Orrum town 8
522 Conetoe town 7
522 Dundarrach CDP 7
522 Evergreen CDP 7
522 Kelford town 7
522 Rodanthe CDP 7
523 Gerton CDP 6
523 Seven Springs town 6
523 South Weldon CDP 6
524 Boardman town 5
524 Garysburg town 5
524 Princeville town 5
525 Fontana Dam town 4
525 Raynham town 4
525 Rennert town 4
526 Falkland town 1
527 Blue Clay Farms CDP 0
527 Bowmore CDP 0
527 Delway CDP 0
527 Dudley CDP 0
527 Elrod CDP 0
527 Engelhard CDP 0
527 Greenevers town 0
527 Henrietta CDP 0
527 Leggett town 0
527 Long Creek CDP 0
527 Middleburg town 0
527 Montreat town 0
527 Prospect CDP 0
527 Salvo CDP 0
527 Shannon CDP 0
527 Silver City CDP 0
527 Smithtown CDP 0