Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,731,600. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (289,242), followed by Mecklenburg County (221,215), and Guilford County (88,137).
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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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 289242 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 221215 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 88137 |
| 4 | Buncombe County | 76884 |
| 5 | Durham County | 69383 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 64258 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 57587 |
| 8 | Union County | 44378 |
| 9 | Orange County | 44299 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 34779 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 33717 |
| 12 | Brunswick County | 30493 |
| 13 | Gaston County | 28369 |
| 14 | Johnston County | 27285 |
| 15 | Henderson County | 26396 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 25932 |
| 17 | Moore County | 24887 |
| 18 | Pitt County | 24851 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 23230 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 23186 |
| 21 | Chatham County | 21438 |
| 22 | Davidson County | 20123 |
| 23 | Onslow County | 19475 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 16573 |
| 25 | Carteret County | 14247 |
| 26 | Craven County | 14199 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 13761 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 13684 |
| 29 | Harnett County | 13573 |
| 30 | Watauga County | 13552 |
| 31 | Haywood County | 12247 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 11083 |
| 33 | Burke County | 11077 |
| 34 | Cleveland County | 10750 |
| 35 | Dare County | 10606 |
| 36 | Pender County | 10534 |
| 37 | Nash County | 9359 |
| 38 | Surry County | 9032 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 8709 |
| 40 | Transylvania County | 8681 |
| 41 | Rockingham County | 8207 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 8106 |
| 43 | Franklin County | 8061 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 7490 |
| 45 | Davie County | 7391 |
| 46 | Wilson County | 7337 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 7236 |
| 48 | Granville County | 7044 |
| 49 | Stanly County | 7012 |
| 50 | Lee County | 6860 |
| 51 | Macon County | 6235 |
| 52 | Beaufort County | 6119 |
| 53 | McDowell County | 5538 |
| 54 | Polk County | 4775 |
| 55 | Cherokee County | 4695 |
| 56 | Madison County | 4655 |
| 57 | Currituck County | 4515 |
| 58 | Stokes County | 4264 |
| 59 | Robeson County | 4147 |
| 60 | Person County | 4132 |
| 61 | Pasquotank County | 3964 |
| 62 | Columbus County | 3935 |
| 63 | Sampson County | 3882 |
| 64 | Ashe County | 3868 |
| 65 | Duplin County | 3804 |
| 66 | Lenoir County | 3739 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 3694 |
| 68 | Hoke County | 3691 |
| 69 | Richmond County | 3687 |
| 70 | Yadkin County | 3496 |
| 71 | Edgecombe County | 3133 |
| 72 | Avery County | 3046 |
| 73 | Bladen County | 2816 |
| 74 | Yancey County | 2717 |
| 75 | Halifax County | 2596 |
| 76 | Vance County | 2526 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 2273 |
| 78 | Mitchell County | 2258 |
| 79 | Clay County | 2189 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 2076 |
| 81 | Scotland County | 2059 |
| 82 | Chowan County | 1978 |
| 83 | Caswell County | 1838 |
| 84 | Perquimans County | 1673 |
| 85 | Alleghany County | 1506 |
| 86 | Martin County | 1500 |
| 87 | Swain County | 1440 |
| 88 | Camden County | 1328 |
| 89 | Northampton County | 1298 |
| 90 | Warren County | 1258 |
| 91 | Anson County | 1254 |
| 92 | Greene County | 1122 |
| 93 | Hertford County | 1067 |
| 94 | Bertie County | 804 |
| 95 | Jones County | 693 |
| 96 | Graham County | 638 |
| 97 | Washington County | 588 |
| 98 | Gates County | 561 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 362 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 213 |