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 Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 7.64%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Lexington city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (17.53%), followed by Kings Mountain city (16.82%), and Eden city (15.93%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Lexington city
Kings Mountain city
Eden city
Morganton city
Waynesville town
Lenoir city
Thomasville city
Kinston city
Henderson city
Reidsville city
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lexington city 17.53
2 Kings Mountain city 16.82
3 Eden city 15.93
4 Morganton city 15.39
5 Waynesville town 15.18
6 Lenoir city 15.15
7 Thomasville city 14.74
8 Kinston city 14.15
9 Henderson city 13.79
10 Reidsville city 13.46
11 Mount Airy city 13.06
12 Smithfield town 13.03
13 Albemarle city 11.98
14 Lumberton city 11.71
15 Roanoke Rapids city 11.66
16 Gastonia city 11.47
17 Lincolnton city 11.45
18 Graham city 10.56
18 Laurinburg city 10.56
19 Asheboro city 9.70
20 Monroe city 9.28
21 Rocky Mount city 9.27
22 Archdale city 9.22
23 Kannapolis city 9.19
24 Boone town 9.17
25 Tarboro town 9.03
26 Salisbury city 8.32
27 Elizabeth City city 8.23
28 Mount Holly city 7.94
29 Shelby city 7.85
30 Anderson Creek CDP 7.76
31 Sanford city 7.69
32 Burlington city 7.50
33 Statesville city 7.34
34 Belmont city 7.32
35 Newton city 6.84
36 Goldsboro city 6.64
37 Concord city 6.42
38 Hickory city 6.33
39 Kernersville town 6.15
40 High Point city 6.12
41 Hope Mills town 5.79
42 Winston-Salem city 5.75
43 Spring Lake town 5.63
44 Wilson city 5.55
45 Fayetteville city 5.17
46 Mebane city 4.80
47 Hendersonville city 4.71
48 Havelock city 4.52
49 Myrtle Grove CDP 4.43
50 Greensboro city 4.33
51 Piney Green CDP 4.26
52 Mint Hill town 4.14
53 New Bern city 4.13
54 Murraysville CDP 4.11
54 Wilmington city 4.11
55 Knightdale town 4.09
56 Asheville city 4.07
57 Pineville town 3.91
58 Jacksonville city 3.88
58 Lewisville town 3.88
59 Clemmons village 3.84
60 Indian Trail town 3.58
61 Clayton town 3.53
62 Stallings town 3.50
63 Fuquay-Varina town 3.32
64 Summerfield town 3.30
65 Garner town 3.20
66 Elon town 3.19
67 Charlotte city 3.12
68 Holly Springs town 3.03
69 Matthews town 2.92
70 Mooresville town 2.90
71 Leland town 2.58
72 Winterville town 2.57
73 Southern Pines town 2.56
74 Harrisburg town 2.52
75 Weddington town 2.47
76 Raleigh city 2.42
77 Greenville city 2.19
78 Spout Springs CDP 2.17
78 Waxhaw town 2.17
79 Wake Forest town 2.00
80 Cornelius town 1.95
81 Durham city 1.89
82 Huntersville town 1.87
83 Davidson town 1.58
84 Cary town 1.54
85 Pinehurst village 1.53
86 Chapel Hill town 1.16
87 Carrboro town 1.12
88 Morrisville town 1.03
89 Apex town 0.94
90 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 0.91