Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Asian 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 percentage of the North Carolina Asian Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 61.20%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Davidson town had the highest percentage of its Asian Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (100.00%), followed by Henderson city (100.00%), and Lincolnton city (100.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Asian Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Davidson town
Henderson city
Lincolnton city
Tarboro town
Winterville town
Apex town
Chapel Hill town
Myrtle Grove CDP
Morrisville town
Cary town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Asian Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Davidson town 100.00
1 Henderson city 100.00
1 Lincolnton city 100.00
2 Tarboro town 95.46
3 Winterville town 95.04
4 Apex town 88.25
5 Chapel Hill town 87.55
6 Myrtle Grove CDP 86.96
7 Morrisville town 85.92
8 Cary town 85.80
9 Rocky Mount city 85.31
10 Harrisburg town 82.97
11 Weddington town 79.67
12 Greenville city 78.78
13 Knightdale town 78.41
14 Concord city 78.02
15 Durham city 77.84
16 Cornelius town 74.13
17 Wake Forest town 73.70
18 Waxhaw town 72.88
19 Carrboro town 72.80
20 Reidsville city 71.43
20 Summerfield town 71.43
21 Winston-Salem city 70.44
22 Mount Holly city 69.90
23 Kernersville town 69.36
24 Pinehurst village 64.98
25 Lumberton city 64.82
26 Mebane city 64.71
27 Mooresville town 64.55
28 Murraysville CDP 64.12
29 Mint Hill town 63.76
30 Roanoke Rapids city 63.74
31 Kannapolis city 63.37
32 Asheville city 62.83
33 Huntersville town 62.22
34 Raleigh city 61.71
35 Charlotte city 61.48
36 Wilson city 61.17
37 Holly Springs town 61.04
38 Wilmington city 60.73
39 Elizabeth City city 60.15
40 Statesville city 59.92
41 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 59.61
42 Burlington city 59.34
43 Belmont city 59.10
44 Southern Pines town 57.88
45 Eden city 57.65
46 Pineville town 55.96
47 Leland town 55.29
48 Clayton town 53.99
49 Lenoir city 53.03
50 Hickory city 52.97
51 Clemmons village 52.91
52 Boone town 51.19
53 Anderson Creek CDP 50.00
54 Hendersonville city 48.30
55 High Point city 47.72
56 Asheboro city 47.26
57 Greensboro city 47.01
58 Garner town 46.31
59 Waynesville town 45.46
60 Laurinburg city 44.64
61 Monroe city 44.57
62 Indian Trail town 43.45
63 Gastonia city 42.61
64 Fayetteville city 42.09
64 Spout Springs CDP 42.09
65 Goldsboro city 42.02
66 Salisbury city 40.88
67 Stallings town 39.16
68 Fuquay-Varina town 38.63
69 Shelby city 38.51
70 Matthews town 37.03
71 Albemarle city 32.45
72 Spring Lake town 32.16
73 Hope Mills town 30.05
74 Mount Airy city 23.38
75 Jacksonville city 21.23
76 Morganton city 21.21
77 Kinston city 21.05
78 Sanford city 20.83
79 Piney Green CDP 14.77
80 Havelock city 13.91
81 New Bern city 10.23
82 Thomasville city 8.09
83 Elon town 7.84
84 Lewisville town 7.14
85 Lexington city 2.16
86 Archdale city 0.00
86 Graham city 0.00
86 Kings Mountain city 0.00
86 Newton city 0.00
86 Smithfield town 0.00