Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Some Other Race 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 Some Other Race Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 25.23%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Elon town had the highest percentage of its Some Other Race Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (100.00%), followed by Kinston city (100.00%), and Hendersonville city (87.07%).

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 Some Other Race Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Elon town
Kinston city
Hendersonville city
Mebane city
Smithfield town
Laurinburg city
Southern Pines town
Leland town
Fuquay-Varina town
Shelby city
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Some Other Race 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 Elon town 100.00
1 Kinston city 100.00
2 Hendersonville city 87.07
3 Mebane city 58.26
4 Smithfield town 58.21
5 Laurinburg city 57.51
6 Southern Pines town 57.39
7 Leland town 51.80
8 Fuquay-Varina town 49.63
9 Shelby city 47.87
10 Henderson city 47.46
11 Mount Holly city 46.84
12 Graham city 43.91
13 Harrisburg town 41.86
14 Salisbury city 40.77
15 Goldsboro city 39.13
15 Stallings town 39.13
16 Belmont city 38.46
17 Newton city 37.09
18 Mount Airy city 36.96
19 Reidsville city 35.37
20 Monroe city 34.15
20 Piney Green CDP 34.15
21 Greenville city 33.33
22 Pinehurst village 32.35
23 Waxhaw town 32.18
24 Greensboro city 31.10
25 Gastonia city 30.93
26 Hickory city 30.15
27 Lenoir city 29.87
28 Fayetteville city 29.57
29 Asheville city 28.39
29 Cary town 28.39
30 Davidson town 27.78
31 Archdale city 27.13
32 Durham city 26.94
33 Wilson city 26.75
34 Clemmons village 26.61
35 Indian Trail town 25.98
36 Mint Hill town 25.95
37 Clayton town 25.87
38 Apex town 25.70
39 Raleigh city 24.89
40 Concord city 24.25
41 Kannapolis city 23.20
42 Huntersville town 23.15
43 Tarboro town 22.81
44 Anderson Creek CDP 22.60
45 Jacksonville city 22.46
46 Charlotte city 22.37
47 Mooresville town 22.06
48 Rocky Mount city 21.44
49 Statesville city 21.18
50 Garner town 20.73
51 Burlington city 20.40
52 Thomasville city 20.21
53 High Point city 19.74
54 Asheboro city 19.54
55 Winston-Salem city 19.31
56 Lumberton city 18.85
57 Holly Springs town 18.42
58 Spout Springs CDP 17.93
59 Morrisville town 16.17
60 Elizabeth City city 16.16
61 Cornelius town 14.73
62 Sanford city 13.20
63 Spring Lake town 12.94
64 Havelock city 10.39
65 Chapel Hill town 10.16
66 Lexington city 10.02
67 Wake Forest town 9.87
68 Wilmington city 9.67
69 Hope Mills town 9.19
70 Kernersville town 8.21
71 Pineville town 5.54
72 Matthews town 4.97
73 New Bern city 2.82
74 Albemarle city 2.73
75 Knightdale town 2.65
76 Carrboro town 0.37
77 Boone town 0.00
77 Eden city 0.00
77 Kings Mountain city 0.00
77 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 0.00
77 Lewisville town 0.00
77 Lincolnton city 0.00
77 Morganton city 0.00
77 Murraysville CDP 0.00
77 Myrtle Grove CDP 0.00
77 Roanoke Rapids city 0.00
77 Summerfield town 0.00
77 Waynesville town 0.00
77 Weddington town 0.00
77 Winterville town 0.00