Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 10,020. Among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (3,998), followed by Wake County (623), and Swain County (400).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Robeson County
Wake County
Swain County
Mecklenburg County
Cumberland County
Jackson County
Scotland County
Hoke County
Guilford County
Harnett County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Robeson County 3998
2 Wake County 623
3 Swain County 400
4 Mecklenburg County 361
5 Cumberland County 359
6 Jackson County 347
7 Scotland County 317
8 Hoke County 221
9 Guilford County 206
10 Harnett County 164
11 Durham County 161
12 Gaston County 146
13 Orange County 135
14 Rockingham County 132
15 Halifax County 131
16 Moore County 129
17 Forsyth County 118
18 Columbus County 112
19 Union County 107
20 Alamance County 104
21 Buncombe County 94
22 Johnston County 91
23 Graham County 86
24 Brunswick County 81
25 Warren County 80
26 Onslow County 77
27 Pitt County 70
28 New Hanover County 65
29 Randolph County 62
30 Nash County 59
31 Richmond County 57
32 Carteret County 49
33 Caldwell County 48
33 Sampson County 48
34 Davie County 44
35 Rowan County 42
36 Clay County 38
37 Wilson County 36
38 Iredell County 35
39 Haywood County 34
40 Wayne County 33
41 Hertford County 31
42 Franklin County 30
43 Chatham County 26
44 Watauga County 25
45 Pasquotank County 24
45 Transylvania County 24
46 Wilkes County 23
47 Surry County 22
48 Cherokee County 21
49 Davidson County 20
49 Yancey County 20
50 Catawba County 18
50 Dare County 18
51 Granville County 17
51 Lee County 17
51 Yadkin County 17
52 Chowan County 16
53 Ashe County 15
54 Bladen County 14
55 Craven County 12
55 Gates County 12
55 Stokes County 12
56 Cabarrus County 11
56 Henderson County 11
56 Pamlico County 11
57 Avery County 8
57 Mitchell County 8
57 Vance County 8
57 Washington County 8
58 Edgecombe County 7
58 Rutherford County 7
59 Lenoir County 4
60 Person County 3
61 Alexander County 0
61 Alleghany County 0
61 Anson County 0
61 Beaufort County 0
61 Bertie County 0
61 Burke County 0
61 Caswell County 0
61 Cleveland County 0
61 Currituck County 0
61 Duplin County 0
61 Greene County 0
61 Hyde County 0
61 Jones County 0
61 Lincoln County 0
61 McDowell County 0
61 Macon County 0
61 Madison County 0
61 Martin County 0
61 Montgomery County 0
61 Northampton County 0
61 Pender County 0
61 Perquimans County 0
61 Polk County 0
61 Stanly County 0
61 Tyrrell County 0