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 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 31.41%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Havelock city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (50.91%), followed by Clayton town (43.54%), and Archdale city (41.66%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Havelock city
Clayton town
Archdale city
Hope Mills town
New Bern city
Piney Green CDP
Goldsboro city
Fayetteville city
Henderson city
Albemarle city
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Havelock city 50.91
2 Clayton town 43.54
3 Archdale city 41.66
4 Hope Mills town 41.62
5 New Bern city 40.82
6 Piney Green CDP 40.21
7 Goldsboro city 39.62
8 Fayetteville city 38.75
9 Henderson city 38.49
10 Albemarle city 38.33
11 Anderson Creek CDP 37.92
11 Spring Lake town 37.92
12 Jacksonville city 37.68
13 Asheboro city 37.40
13 Kannapolis city 37.40
13 Newton city 37.40
14 Thomasville city 36.24
15 Mebane city 35.87
16 Mount Airy city 35.83
17 Mint Hill town 35.61
18 Murraysville CDP 35.28
19 Lumberton city 35.25
20 Hendersonville city 34.95
21 Lincolnton city 34.76
22 Laurinburg city 34.61
23 Elizabeth City city 34.53
24 Spout Springs CDP 34.49
25 Shelby city 34.38
26 Roanoke Rapids city 34.22
27 Monroe city 34.15
28 Winterville town 34.11
29 Eden city 33.63
30 Mount Holly city 33.53
31 Graham city 33.51
32 Lenoir city 33.49
33 Sanford city 33.47
34 Gastonia city 33.45
35 Leland town 33.37
36 Myrtle Grove CDP 33.36
37 Kinston city 33.33
38 Burlington city 33.14
39 Harrisburg town 33.08
40 Kernersville town 33.04
41 Rocky Mount city 32.99
42 Mooresville town 32.83
43 Statesville city 32.80
44 Waynesville town 31.67
45 Lewisville town 31.51
46 Salisbury city 31.45
47 Indian Trail town 31.43
48 Hickory city 31.33
49 Knightdale town 30.73
50 Morganton city 30.48
51 Wilmington city 30.38
52 Concord city 30.36
53 Stallings town 30.15
54 Wake Forest town 29.92
55 Clemmons village 29.88
56 Belmont city 29.79
57 Garner town 29.56
58 Smithfield town 29.54
59 Fuquay-Varina town 29.42
60 Cornelius town 29.03
61 Greenville city 29.02
62 Pineville town 28.82
63 Lexington city 28.60
64 Wilson city 28.59
65 Waxhaw town 27.93
66 High Point city 27.66
67 Winston-Salem city 27.29
68 Reidsville city 27.22
69 Huntersville town 27.17
70 Boone town 27.01
70 Greensboro city 27.01
71 Kings Mountain city 26.63
72 Apex town 26.17
73 Matthews town 25.91
74 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 25.23
75 Southern Pines town 25.22
76 Elon town 24.98
77 Pinehurst village 24.38
77 Tarboro town 24.38
78 Asheville city 24.35
79 Charlotte city 23.69
80 Summerfield town 23.49
81 Holly Springs town 23.43
82 Weddington town 23.41
83 Morrisville town 21.99
84 Cary town 21.37
85 Raleigh city 21.31
86 Durham city 18.14
87 Davidson town 15.45
88 Carrboro town 13.72
89 Chapel Hill town 10.86