Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Asian 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 percentage of the North Carolina Asian Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 12.24%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Kings Mountain city had the highest percentage of its Asian Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (100.00%), followed by Newton city (55.76%), and Archdale city (46.25%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Kings Mountain city
Newton city
Archdale city
Havelock city
Eden city
Goldsboro city
Kinston city
Laurinburg city
New Bern city
Mount Airy city
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Asian Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Kings Mountain city 100.00
2 Newton city 55.76
3 Archdale city 46.25
4 Havelock city 42.90
5 Eden city 42.35
6 Goldsboro city 42.02
7 Kinston city 38.95
8 Laurinburg city 37.86
9 New Bern city 35.02
10 Mount Airy city 33.77
11 Boone town 32.14
12 Leland town 31.71
13 Sanford city 30.77
14 Jacksonville city 30.26
15 Piney Green CDP 28.79
16 Reidsville city 28.57
17 Statesville city 28.54
18 Spring Lake town 28.14
19 Roanoke Rapids city 27.47
20 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 26.67
21 Pineville town 26.29
22 Garner town 26.17
23 Clemmons village 25.44
24 Southern Pines town 24.18
25 Lumberton city 23.61
26 Salisbury city 21.53
27 Stallings town 20.56
28 Asheboro city 19.86
29 Fayetteville city 19.57
30 Anderson Creek CDP 19.33
31 Hope Mills town 19.25
32 Matthews town 19.16
33 Lexington city 18.83
34 Summerfield town 17.35
35 Mint Hill town 17.16
36 Indian Trail town 16.95
37 Fuquay-Varina town 16.56
38 Mooresville town 16.27
39 Wilson city 15.92
40 Elon town 15.69
41 Greensboro city 15.42
42 Hickory city 14.95
43 High Point city 14.46
44 Raleigh city 14.03
45 Gastonia city 13.57
46 Myrtle Grove CDP 13.04
47 Albemarle city 12.45
48 Mebane city 12.24
49 Spout Springs CDP 11.70
50 Kernersville town 11.06
51 Rocky Mount city 11.02
52 Kannapolis city 10.89
53 Winston-Salem city 10.84
54 Greenville city 10.69
55 Charlotte city 10.52
56 Hendersonville city 10.23
57 Waxhaw town 8.94
58 Wilmington city 8.91
59 Huntersville town 8.81
60 Burlington city 8.46
61 Weddington town 8.41
62 Monroe city 8.15
63 Pinehurst village 7.41
64 Smithfield town 7.32
65 Elizabeth City city 7.01
66 Morganton city 6.73
67 Cornelius town 6.72
68 Carrboro town 6.62
69 Morrisville town 6.32
70 Concord city 5.29
71 Harrisburg town 5.23
72 Winterville town 4.96
73 Durham city 4.52
74 Belmont city 4.48
75 Cary town 3.28
76 Apex town 3.19
77 Asheville city 2.95
78 Chapel Hill town 1.88
79 Wake Forest town 1.62
80 Mount Holly city 1.04
81 Holly Springs town 0.54
82 Clayton town 0.00
82 Davidson town 0.00
82 Graham city 0.00
82 Henderson city 0.00
82 Knightdale town 0.00
82 Lenoir city 0.00
82 Lewisville town 0.00
82 Lincolnton city 0.00
82 Murraysville CDP 0.00
82 Shelby city 0.00
82 Tarboro town 0.00
82 Thomasville city 0.00
82 Waynesville town 0.00