Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic 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 percentage of the North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 24.23%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Kings Mountain city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (37.79%), followed by Roanoke Rapids city (37.13%), and Lexington city (35.41%).

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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Roanoke Rapids city

Lexington city

Reidsville city

Lenoir city

Eden city

Lincolnton city

Asheboro city

Thomasville city

Graham city

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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	37.79
2	Roanoke Rapids city	37.13
3	Lexington city	35.41
4	Reidsville city	32.97
5	Lenoir city	32.87
6	Eden city	32.74
7	Lincolnton city	32.38
8	Asheboro city	31.88
9	Thomasville city	31.63
10	Graham city	31.60
11	Wilson city	30.72
12	Newton city	30.65
13	Monroe city	30.56
14	Hope Mills town	29.41
15	Jacksonville city	28.47
16	Piney Green CDP	28.28
17	Albemarle city	27.92
18	Archdale city	27.72
19	Henderson city	27.33
20	Elizabeth City city	27.13
21	Havelock city	26.95
22	Tarboro town	26.88
23	Kinston city	26.67
24	Rocky Mount city	26.48
25	Kannapolis city	26.47
26	Gastonia city	26.05
27	Spring Lake town	25.89
28	Shelby city	25.81
29	Sanford city	25.69
30	Kernersville town	25.20
31	Statesville city	25.17
32	Laurinburg city	25.03
33	Indian Trail town	24.88
34	Salisbury city	24.09
35	Leland town	23.54
36	Mount Holly city	23.28
37	Clayton town	23.27
38	Lumberton city	23.16
39	Anderson Creek CDP	22.87
40	Fayetteville city	22.58
41	Waynesville town	22.54
42	Morganton city	22.30
43	Burlington city	22.16
44	Smithfield town	21.93
45	High Point city	21.80
46	Concord city	21.75
47	Lewisville town	21.37
48	Mint Hill town	21.16
49	Mount Airy city	20.99
50	Winston-Salem city	20.79
51	Pineville town	20.77
52	Mebane city	20.15
53	Hendersonville city	19.84
54	Goldsboro city	19.54
55	Belmont city	19.33
56	Mooresville town	18.79
57	Knightdale town	18.75
58	Harrisburg town	18.71
59	Hickory city	18.56
60	Summerfield town	17.40
61	Garner town	17.12
62	Murraysville CDP	16.89
63	New Bern city	16.18
64	Greensboro city	16.01
65	Wilmington city	15.99
66	Stallings town	15.35
67	Fuquay-Varina town	15.03
68	Greenville city	15.01
69	Myrtle Grove CDP	14.65
70	Asheville city	14.58
71	Clemmons village	13.99
72	Huntersville town	13.82
73	Matthews town	13.78
74	Boone town	13.24
75	Winterville town	12.45
76	Waxhaw town	12.35
77	Elon town	12.23
78	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	12.18
79	Spout Springs CDP	11.82
80	Charlotte city	11.51
81	Cornelius town	11.27
82	Weddington town	10.89
83	Pinehurst village	10.71
84	Raleigh city	10.16
85	Wake Forest town	10.05
86	Southern Pines town	9.95
87	Durham city	9.76
88	Morrisville town	9.56
89	Cary town	8.31
90	Apex town	8.20
91	Holly Springs town	7.17
92	Carrboro town	6.35
93	Davidson town	5.87
94	Chapel Hill town	4.23