Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,531,310. 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 Some College or Associates Degree (65,987), followed by Raleigh city (39,207), and Greensboro city (25,057).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Charlotte city
Raleigh city
Greensboro city
Winston-Salem city
Fayetteville city
Wilmington city
Durham city
Cary town
Asheville city
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By 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 65987
2 Raleigh city 39207
3 Greensboro city 25057
4 Winston-Salem city 24057
5 Fayetteville city 21400
6 Wilmington city 18235
7 Durham city 16936
8 Cary town 16636
9 Asheville city 14084
10 Concord city 13297
11 Gastonia city 11640
12 High Point city 10517
13 Huntersville town 8685
14 Kannapolis city 8629
15 Mooresville town 8337
16 Apex town 7774
17 Jacksonville city 7630
18 Burlington city 7395
19 Greenville city 6989
20 Wake Forest town 6641
21 Hickory city 6590
22 Indian Trail town 6248
23 Cornelius town 5656
24 New Bern city 5360
25 Mint Hill town 5211
26 Leland town 4863
27 Fuquay-Varina town 4806
28 Asheboro city 4750
29 Kernersville town 4711
30 Clayton town 4705
31 Holly Springs town 4617
32 Thomasville city 4439
33 Salisbury city 4306
34 Garner town 4258
35 Matthews town 4139
36 Rocky Mount city 4107
37 Monroe city 4003
38 Wilson city 3889
39 Clemmons village 3790
40 Sanford city 3734
41 Shelby city 3538
42 Hendersonville city 3531
43 Statesville city 3418
44 Goldsboro city 3308
45 Lenoir city 3284
46 Archdale city 3163
47 Mount Holly city 3094
48 Albemarle city 3048
49 Pinehurst village 3046
50 Murraysville CDP 2848
51 Mebane city 2637
52 Newton city 2587
53 Myrtle Grove CDP 2565
54 Stallings town 2523
55 Waxhaw town 2504
56 Havelock city 2468
57 Morganton city 2436
58 Lewisville town 2395
59 Harrisburg town 2380
60 Belmont city 2374
60 Chapel Hill town 2374
60 Eden city 2374
61 Graham city 2372
62 Mount Airy city 2368
63 Lexington city 2309
64 Oak Island town 2300
65 Hope Mills town 2286
66 Waynesville town 2218
67 Lake Norman of Catawba CDP 2145
68 Southern Pines town 2118
69 Anderson Creek CDP 2087
70 Morehead City town 2075
71 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 2037
72 Lumberton city 2014
73 Lincolnton city 2002
74 Fletcher town 1996
75 Piney Green CDP 1974
76 Roanoke Rapids city 1970
77 Boiling Spring Lakes city 1967
78 Etowah CDP 1867
79 St. Stephens CDP 1850
80 Morrisville town 1845
81 Elizabeth City city 1813
82 Silver Lake CDP 1784
83 Ogden CDP 1767
84 Carolina Beach town 1750
85 Aberdeen town 1714
86 Summerfield town 1710
87 Brevard city 1703
88 Woodfin town 1683
89 Weddington town 1663
90 Wesley Chapel village 1660
91 Reidsville city 1614
92 Rockingham city 1609
93 Smithfield town 1593
94 Conover city 1591
95 Knightdale town 1579
96 Trinity city 1568
97 Kill Devil Hills town 1520
98 Hampstead CDP 1507
99 King city 1505
100 Kinston city 1493
101 Kings Grant CDP 1488
102 Half Moon CDP 1475
103 Kings Mountain city 1455
104 Winterville town 1452
105 Wendell town 1433
106 Spout Springs CDP 1416
107 Washington city 1414
108 Carolina Shores town 1383
109 St. James town 1374
110 Boone town 1369
111 Oak Ridge town 1362
112 Laurinburg city 1341
113 Newport town 1331
114 Gibsonville town 1316
115 Mills River town 1313
116 Carrboro town 1302
117 Canton town 1293
118 Marion city 1260
119 Davidson town 1255
120 Pineville town 1223
121 Hillsborough town 1194
122 James City CDP 1183
123 Sawmills town 1179
124 Midway town 1173
125 Beaufort town 1168
126 Cherryville city 1151
127 Unionville town 1145
128 Henderson city 1135
129 Westport CDP 1132
130 Forest City town 1128
131 Dunn city 1123
132 East Flat Rock CDP 1115
133 Welcome CDP 1064
134 Stokesdale town 1052
135 Walkertown town 1045
136 Midland town 1036
137 Pleasant Garden town 1024
138 Archer Lodge town 1018
139 Porters Neck CDP 1015
140 Elon town 1009
141 Moyock CDP 1004
142 Spring Lake town 991
142 Sunset Beach town 991
143 Brices Creek CDP 985
144 Bessemer City city 980
145 Butner town 979
146 Weaverville town 971
147 Forest Oaks CDP 967
148 Southport city 958
149 Long View town 944
150 Mountain View CDP 940
151 Zebulon town 937
152 Emerald Isle town 935
153 Northchase CDP 932
154 Nashville town 931
154 Stanley town 931
155 Franklin town 930
156 Lowesville CDP 929
157 Mocksville town 928
158 Angier town 924
158 Royal Pines CDP 924
159 Fairfield Harbour CDP 923
160 Granite Falls town 922
161 Dallas town 921
162 Oxford city 918
163 China Grove town 911
164 Tarboro town 910
165 Holly Ridge town 907
166 Gamewell town 906
167 Seven Lakes CDP 894
168 Hamlet city 890
169 Rolesville town 876
170 Cramerton town 875
171 River Bend town 873
172 Rutherfordton town 872
173 Enochville CDP 867
174 Erwin town 858
175 Locust city 853
176 Bethlehem CDP 851
177 Lake Park village 843
178 Skippers Corner CDP 829
179 Lake Royale CDP 820
180 Dana CDP 818
181 Glen Raven CDP 813
182 Randleman city 804
183 Whispering Pines village 803
184 Kitty Hawk town 801
185 North Wilkesboro town 796
185 Shallotte town 796
186 Lake Junaluska CDP 795
187 Elkin town 793
188 Valdese town 792
189 Trent Woods town 785
190 Hudson town 783
191 Red Oak town 779
192 Eastover town 776
193 Cape Carteret town 771
194 Black Mountain town 768
195 Swannanoa CDP 766
196 Wrightsboro CDP 764
197 Rural Hall town 759
198 Spruce Pine town 755
199 Carthage town 754
199 Lowell city 754
200 Ayden town 740
201 Selma town 733
202 Roxboro city 732
203 Tyro CDP 731
204 Flat Rock village 727
205 Elroy CDP 722
206 Clinton city 721
207 Mountain Home CDP 715
208 Maiden town 712
209 Denver CDP 706
210 Broad Creek CDP 705
210 Grandy CDP 705
211 Spindale town 695
212 Granite Quarry town 691
213 Jamestown town 686
214 Surf City town 680
215 Edneyville CDP 665
215 Wallburg town 665
216 Horse Shoe CDP 663
217 Yadkinville town 661
218 Ranlo town 657
219 Bermuda Run town 653
219 Creedmoor city 653
220 Fairview town 651
221 River Road CDP 650
222 Wilkesboro town 647
223 Nags Head town 644
224 Mineral Springs town 627
225 Siler City town 616
226 Kure Beach town 587
227 Mayodan town 586
228 Laurel Park town 584
229 Farmville town 571
230 Cajah's Mountain town 570
231 Mulberry CDP 568
232 Jonesville town 564
233 Sneads Ferry CDP 560
234 Troutman town 557
235 Lillington town 552
236 Tobaccoville village 550
237 Avery Creek CDP 547
238 Salem CDP 544
239 Rockwell town 541
240 Landis town 539
241 Atlantic Beach town 537
242 Maggie Valley town 534
243 Madison town 529
244 Rockfish CDP 518
245 Bayshore CDP 513
245 Belville town 513
245 Wentworth town 513
246 Oakboro town 505
247 Williamston town 502
248 Spencer town 500
249 Fairview CDP 496
250 Icard CDP 493
251 Clyde town 485
251 Haw River town 485
252 Buxton CDP 480
253 Pine Level town 475
253 Swepsonville town 475
254 Southern Shores town 474
254 Vander CDP 474
255 Richlands town 472
256 Fruitland CDP 470
257 Cedar Point town 462
258 Raeford city 459
259 Cypress Landing CDP 455
259 Tabor City town 455
259 Troy town 455
260 Burnsville town 454
261 Jefferson town 452
262 Neuse Forest CDP 451
263 Drexel town 447
264 Whiteville city 446
265 Stanfield town 440
266 Briar Chapel CDP 437
267 Swansboro town 436
267 Valley Hill CDP 436
268 Walnut Cove town 435
269 Liberty town 433
270 Marvin village 432
271 Burgaw town 430
272 Pleasant Hill CDP 425
273 Claremont city 424
274 Calabash town 422
275 West Canton CDP 419
276 Pinebluff town 416
277 Taylorsville town 415
278 Boiling Springs town 414
279 Hildebran town 398
280 Mar-Mac CDP 397
281 Pumpkin Center CDP 395
282 Hoopers Creek CDP 394
283 Connelly Springs town 392
284 Mount Olive town 389
285 Pilot Mountain town 387
286 Andrews town 383
286 Mount Pleasant town 383
287 East Rockingham CDP 381
288 Wadesboro town 376
289 Ramseur town 373
290 Coats town 372
291 Elizabethtown town 370
292 Fearrington Village CDP 368
293 Lake Lure town 366
294 Cove Creek CDP 365
295 Foxfire village 363
296 Millers Creek CDP 361
297 Toast CDP 359
298 Harkers Island CDP 357
299 Emma CDP 356
299 Glen Alpine town 356
299 Wanchese CDP 356
300 Sea Breeze CDP 354
301 Dobson town 353
301 Hertford town 353
301 Nebo CDP 353
301 Plymouth town 353
302 Pittsboro town 352
303 Cherry Branch CDP 349
303 Grifton town 349
304 Tryon town 347
305 Kenly town 346
306 Mars Hill town 335
307 Castle Hayne CDP 332
308 Ahoskie town 331
308 Germanton CDP 331
309 Pine Knoll Shores town 329
309 Wallace town 329
310 Bakersville town 325
310 Four Oaks town 325
310 Springdale CDP 325
311 Foscoe CDP 324
312 Barker Heights CDP 323
313 Columbus town 320
314 Wrightsville Beach town 319
315 Hemby Bridge town 315
316 Boonville town 313
316 Sparta town 313
317 Polkton town 312
318 Norwood town 310
319 West Marion CDP 300
320 Cricket CDP 299
321 Advance CDP 298
322 Balfour CDP 297
323 White Plains CDP 296
324 Northlakes CDP 294
325 Wilson's Mills town 288
326 Broadway town 286
327 McLeansville CDP 284
328 Bryson City town 282
328 Highlands town 282
328 Rocky Point CDP 282
329 Murfreesboro town 277
330 Benson town 276
331 Beulaville town 275
332 Wingate town 271
333 Richfield town 269
334 Bladenboro town 264
335 Stedman town 263
336 Spring Hope town 262
337 Governors Club CDP 260
338 Manteo town 259
338 Oriental town 259
338 Southmont CDP 259
339 Alamance village 258
340 Beech Mountain town 251
341 Lake Waccamaw town 250
341 Saxapahaw CDP 250
342 Brandywine Bay CDP 244
342 Fremont town 244
343 Denton town 243
344 Stoneville town 242
345 Franklinton town 241
346 Windsor town 237
347 Belwood town 236
348 Belhaven town 235
348 South Rosemary CDP 235
349 Brogden CDP 234
349 Edenton town 234
350 Rosman town 231
351 Blowing Rock town 230
352 Murphy town 229
353 Fairplains CDP 228
353 Louisburg town 228
354 Cullowhee CDP 226
355 Bogue town 225
356 Youngsville town 224
357 Five Points CDP 222
357 Sylva town 222
358 Bent Creek CDP 220
359 Alexis CDP 219
359 Holden Beach town 219
359 Rose Hill town 219
360 Rougemont CDP 218
361 Flat Rock CDP 217
362 Marshville town 211
363 Princeton town 210
363 West Jefferson town 210
364 Moravian Falls CDP 209
365 Walnut Creek village 207
366 Manns Harbor CDP 205
367 Hays CDP 204
368 Badin town 203
369 Stem town 201
370 Fallston town 199
371 Dortches town 198
371 Red Springs town 198
372 North Topsail Beach town 196
372 Rutherford College town 196
373 Peletier town 194
373 Yanceyville town 194
374 Bethel town 187
374 Cordova CDP 187
374 Elk Park town 187
375 Ocean Isle Beach town 185
376 Efland CDP 183
376 Snow Hill town 183
377 Red Cross town 181
377 St. Pauls town 181
377 Winfall town 181
378 Varnamtown town 180
379 Woodlawn CDP 179
380 Whitsett town 176
381 Moncure CDP 175
382 Newland town 174
382 Patterson Springs town 174
383 Deep Run CDP 172
383 New London town 172
384 Camden CDP 169
384 Frisco CDP 169
385 New Hope CDP 167
386 Old Fort town 166
387 Plain View CDP 165
388 Biscoe town 164
388 South Mills CDP 164
388 Vass town 164
389 Maysville town 162
390 Bayboro town 161
390 Pikeville town 161
391 Bunnlevel CDP 159
392 Middlesex town 158
393 Cooleemee town 157
394 Minnesott Beach town 156
394 Newton Grove town 156
395 East Bend town 155
395 Franklinville town 155
396 Catawba town 154
397 Carolina Meadows CDP 153
398 Barker Ten Mile CDP 152
399 Deercroft CDP 151
399 Robbins town 151
400 Faith town 150
400 Hatteras CDP 150
401 Caswell Beach town 149
401 Ellerbe town 149
401 Gloucester CDP 149
401 Kenansville town 149
401 La Grange town 149
402 Fairmont town 148
402 Robbinsville town 148
402 Scotland Neck town 148
403 Lattimore town 147
403 Robersonville town 147
403 Vanceboro town 147
404 Warsaw town 143
405 Alliance town 142
405 Cleveland town 142
405 Mamers CDP 142
406 Biltmore Forest town 140
407 Saluda city 137
408 Arrowhead Beach CDP 136
409 White Lake town 135
410 Cape Colony CDP 134
410 Duck town 134
410 Wade town 134
411 Aquadale CDP 133
411 Pinetops town 133
412 Laurel Hill CDP 132
412 Lawndale town 132
413 Jackson town 131
414 Crouse CDP 130
414 Roseboro town 130
415 Banner Elk town 129
415 Grantsboro town 129
416 Grover town 128
416 Harmony town 128
416 Ocracoke CDP 128
417 Goldston town 127
417 Maxton town 127
417 Norlina town 127
417 Star town 127
418 Maury CDP 126
419 McAdenville town 124
420 Wagram town 121
421 Faison town 119
421 Potters Hill CDP 119
421 Rhodhiss town 119
422 Bonnetsville CDP 118
423 Black Creek town 117
423 Hot Springs town 117
423 Riegelwood CDP 117
424 Ellenboro town 116
425 Stonewall town 115
426 Marshallberg CDP 114
427 Millingport CDP 113
428 Ingold CDP 111
428 Ruth town 111
429 Taylortown town 110
430 Clarkton town 109
431 High Shoals city 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
438 Brookford town 100
438 Scotch Meadows CDP 100
439 Chadbourn town 99
439 Iron Station CDP 99
439 Marble CDP 99
440 Atlantic CDP 97
440 Avon CDP 97
440 Hookerton town 97
440 Rowland town 97
440 Seven Devils town 97
441 Dublin town 95
442 Bostic town 94
442 Halifax town 94
443 Arapahoe town 93
444 Bayview CDP 92
444 Columbia town 92
444 Magnolia town 92
444 Seagrove town 92
444 Teachey town 92
444 Topsail Beach town 92
445 Polkville city 91
446 Lucama town 90
446 Sharpsburg town 90
447 Aulander town 89
448 Casar town 88
448 Governors Village CDP 88
448 Mount Gilead town 88
449 Swan Quarter CDP 87
450 Davis CDP 86
450 Earl town 86
451 White Oak CDP 85
452 Cedar Rock village 83
452 Parkton town 83
453 Chowan Beach CDP 82
454 Candor town 81
454 Ruffin CDP 81
455 Sugar Mountain village 80
456 Danbury town 79
457 Jackson Heights CDP 78
457 Old Hundred CDP 78
457 Yadkin College CDP 78
458 Jackson Springs CDP 77
459 St. Helena village 76
459 Staley town 76
460 Grimesland town 75
461 Colerain town 74
462 Turkey town 73
463 Atkinson town 72
463 Bridgeton town 72
463 Momeyer town 72
464 Rich Square town 71
465 Elm City town 70
466 Cerro Gordo town 69
466 Garland town 69
466 Sandy Creek town 69
466 Weldon town 69
466 Woodland town 69
467 Gibson town 68
467 Pinnacle CDP 68
467 Simpson village 68
468 Centerville CDP 67
468 Gulf CDP 67
468 Linville CDP 67
468 Ronda town 67
469 Lilesville town 66
469 Micro town 66
469 Northwest city 66
469 Warrenton town 66
470 Delco CDP 65
470 Gorman CDP 65
470 Walstonburg town 65
471 Hoffman town 64
471 JAARS CDP 64
471 Macclesfield town 64
471 Ossipee town 64
472 Sims town 63
473 Calypso town 61
473 Gatesville town 61
473 Misenheimer village 61
473 Waco town 61
474 Bethania town 60
474 Hayesville town 60
475 Bailey town 59
475 Caroleen CDP 59
475 Cove City town 59
475 Pollocksville town 59
476 Cameron town 58
476 Eureka town 58
477 Brunswick town 57
477 Butters CDP 57
477 Farmington CDP 57
477 Winton town 57
478 Sunbury CDP 56
479 Bath town 55
479 Enfield town 55
479 Oak City town 55
479 Peachland town 55
479 Watha town 55
480 Conway town 54
481 Salemburg town 53
482 Cherokee CDP 52
482 Gold Hill CDP 52
482 Littleton town 52
482 Mooresboro town 52
483 Lansing town 51
484 Vann Crossroads CDP 50
485 Aurora town 49
485 Severn town 49
486 Lasker town 48
486 Lowgap CDP 48
487 Fair Bluff town 47
487 Fairfield CDP 47
488 Bennett CDP 46
488 Hollister CDP 46
488 Kelly CDP 46
489 Pinetown CDP 45
489 Stantonsburg town 45
490 Roberdel CDP 43
491 Proctorville town 42
492 Castalia town 41
492 Coinjock CDP 41
492 Como town 41
492 Glenville CDP 41
492 Webster town 41
493 Hiddenite CDP 40
493 Jamesville town 40
493 Tar Heel town 40
494 Askewville town 39
494 Ivanhoe CDP 39
495 Bolivia town 38
495 Cashiers CDP 38
495 Forest Hills village 38
495 Pembroke town 38
496 Pantego town 37
496 Stokes CDP 37
497 Autryville town 35
497 Chimney Rock Village village 35
497 Dillsboro town 35
497 Dobbins Heights town 35
497 Keener CDP 35
498 Altamahaw CDP 34
499 Fountain town 33
499 Waves CDP 33
500 Belvoir CDP 32
500 Dover town 32
500 Love Valley town 32
500 Milton town 32
500 Vandemere town 32
501 Bear Grass town 31
501 Crossnore town 31
501 Kittrell town 31
502 Spivey's Corner CDP 30
502 Valle Crucis CDP 30
503 Harrells town 29
504 Norman town 28
505 East Spencer town 27
505 McFarlan town 27
505 Whitakers town 27
506 East Laurinburg town 26
506 Trenton town 26
507 Dellview town 25
507 South Henderson CDP 25
507 Stovall town 25
508 Ansonville town 24
509 Ashley Heights CDP 23
509 Godwin town 23
509 Parmele town 23
510 Hobgood town 22
510 Indian Beach town 22
511 Falcon town 20
511 Macon town 20
511 Marietta town 20
512 Bald Head Island village 19
512 Bolton town 19
512 Kingstown town 19
512 Sandyfield town 19
513 Linden town 18
513 Saratoga town 18
514 Hallsboro CDP 17
514 Hamilton town 17
514 Harrellsville town 17
514 Raemon CDP 17
514 Roxobel town 17
515 Milwaukee CDP 16
516 Cliffside CDP 15
516 Everetts town 15
516 Mesic town 15
516 Seaboard town 15
516 Sedalia town 15
517 Glenwood CDP 14
517 Speed town 14
518 Graingers CDP 13
519 Morven town 12
519 Powellsville town 12
520 McDonald town 11
520 Roper town 11
521 Lake Santeetlah town 10
521 Lumber Bridge town 10
522 Creswell town 9
523 Cofield village 8
523 Grandfather Village village 8
523 Lewiston Woodville town 8
523 Orrum town 8
524 Conetoe town 7
524 Dundarrach CDP 7
524 Evergreen CDP 7
524 Kelford town 7
524 Rodanthe CDP 7
525 Gerton CDP 6
525 Seven Springs town 6
525 South Weldon CDP 6
526 Boardman town 5
526 Garysburg town 5
526 Princeville town 5
527 Fontana Dam town 4
527 Raynham town 4
527 Rennert town 4
528 Falkland town 1
529 Blue Clay Farms CDP 0
529 Bowdens CDP 0
529 Bowmore CDP 0
529 Delway CDP 0
529 Dudley CDP 0
529 Elrod CDP 0
529 Engelhard CDP 0
529 Greenevers town 0
529 Henrietta CDP 0
529 Leggett town 0
529 Long Creek CDP 0
529 Middleburg town 0
529 Montreat town 0
529 Prospect CDP 0
529 Salvo CDP 0
529 Shannon CDP 0
529 Silver City CDP 0
529 Smithtown CDP 0