Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 33.85%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Spout Springs CDP had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (63.65%), followed by Davidson town (56.93%), and Carrboro town (54.01%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Spout Springs CDP
Davidson town
Carrboro town
Pineville town
Myrtle Grove CDP
Pinehurst village
Murraysville CDP
Monroe city
Havelock city
Holly Springs town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Spout Springs CDP 63.65
2 Davidson town 56.93
3 Carrboro town 54.01
4 Pineville town 50.85
5 Myrtle Grove CDP 49.32
6 Pinehurst village 48.16
7 Murraysville CDP 46.74
8 Monroe city 45.72
9 Havelock city 44.27
10 Holly Springs town 43.26
11 Lincolnton city 43.08
12 Spring Lake town 42.02
13 Kernersville town 41.67
14 Hope Mills town 41.28
15 Sanford city 41.25
16 Fayetteville city 40.85
17 Lexington city 40.49
18 Piney Green CDP 40.34
19 Elon town 39.18
20 Morganton city 39.04
21 Kings Mountain city 38.97
22 Morrisville town 38.82
23 Greenville city 38.08
24 New Bern city 38.02
25 Salisbury city 37.56
26 Hendersonville city 37.24
27 Anderson Creek CDP 37.20
28 Charlotte city 36.81
29 Cornelius town 36.71
30 Gastonia city 36.52
31 Statesville city 36.20
32 Kannapolis city 35.93
32 Knightdale town 35.93
33 Mebane city 35.76
34 Jacksonville city 35.51
35 High Point city 35.16
36 Greensboro city 35.01
37 Burlington city 34.89
38 Leland town 34.64
39 Clemmons village 34.33
40 Winston-Salem city 34.08
41 Lenoir city 33.67
42 Elizabeth City city 33.51
43 Mount Airy city 33.49
44 Raleigh city 33.08
45 Wilson city 32.96
46 Tarboro town 32.89
47 Winterville town 32.67
48 Clayton town 32.56
49 Southern Pines town 32.41
50 Thomasville city 32.27
51 Garner town 32.22
52 Goldsboro city 32.20
53 Reidsville city 32.14
54 Stallings town 31.04
55 Mint Hill town 30.58
56 Cary town 30.57
57 Laurinburg city 30.33
58 Shelby city 30.13
59 Rocky Mount city 29.98
60 Lumberton city 29.81
61 Asheville city 29.78
62 Hickory city 29.57
63 Durham city 29.52
64 Wilmington city 29.32
65 Mooresville town 28.73
66 Graham city 28.42
67 Huntersville town 28.38
68 Belmont city 27.95
69 Kinston city 27.92
70 Archdale city 27.48
71 Henderson city 27.18
72 Concord city 27.02
73 Asheboro city 26.72
74 Apex town 26.69
75 Indian Trail town 26.56
76 Eden city 25.50
77 Fuquay-Varina town 24.74
78 Matthews town 24.72
79 Albemarle city 24.71
80 Roanoke Rapids city 23.70
81 Lewisville town 23.31
82 Mount Holly city 22.74
83 Harrisburg town 21.79
84 Smithfield town 21.09
85 Chapel Hill town 19.74
86 Newton city 19.59
87 Wake Forest town 19.47
88 Waxhaw town 19.01
89 Boone town 13.87
90 Weddington town 13.10
91 Waynesville town 6.76
92 Summerfield town 1.22
93 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 0.00