Ranking of North Carolina Counties By 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,773,935. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (296,109), followed by Mecklenburg County (229,184), and Guilford County (90,060).
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 | 296109 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 229184 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 90060 |
| 4 | Buncombe County | 78049 |
| 5 | Durham County | 71214 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 65795 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 58617 |
| 8 | Union County | 45607 |
| 9 | Orange County | 45512 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 36204 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 34281 |
| 12 | Brunswick County | 30748 |
| 13 | Gaston County | 29009 |
| 14 | Johnston County | 28170 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 27855 |
| 16 | Henderson County | 26925 |
| 17 | Pitt County | 25447 |
| 18 | Moore County | 25410 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 23656 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 23427 |
| 21 | Chatham County | 21864 |
| 22 | Onslow County | 20732 |
| 23 | Davidson County | 20399 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 16970 |
| 25 | Craven County | 14704 |
| 26 | Carteret County | 14578 |
| 27 | Harnett County | 14219 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 14042 |
| 29 | Randolph County | 14031 |
| 30 | Watauga County | 13652 |
| 31 | Haywood County | 12370 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 11500 |
| 33 | Burke County | 11142 |
| 34 | Cleveland County | 10904 |
| 35 | Pender County | 10707 |
| 36 | Dare County | 10632 |
| 37 | Nash County | 9531 |
| 38 | Surry County | 9129 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 8770 |
| 40 | Transylvania County | 8723 |
| 41 | Rockingham County | 8257 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 8241 |
| 43 | Franklin County | 8194 |
| 44 | Wilson County | 7536 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 7519 |
| 46 | Davie County | 7439 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 7284 |
| 48 | Granville County | 7166 |
| 49 | Lee County | 7139 |
| 50 | Stanly County | 7060 |
| 51 | Macon County | 6417 |
| 52 | Beaufort County | 6251 |
| 53 | McDowell County | 5626 |
| 54 | Polk County | 4916 |
| 55 | Cherokee County | 4754 |
| 56 | Madison County | 4741 |
| 57 | Currituck County | 4563 |
| 58 | Stokes County | 4302 |
| 59 | Robeson County | 4191 |
| 60 | Person County | 4178 |
| 61 | Pasquotank County | 4111 |
| 62 | Duplin County | 4036 |
| 63 | Sampson County | 3987 |
| 64 | Columbus County | 3966 |
| 65 | Hoke County | 3888 |
| 66 | Ashe County | 3876 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 3756 |
| 68 | Lenoir County | 3755 |
| 69 | Richmond County | 3751 |
| 70 | Yadkin County | 3521 |
| 71 | Edgecombe County | 3219 |
| 72 | Avery County | 3093 |
| 73 | Bladen County | 2838 |
| 74 | Yancey County | 2726 |
| 75 | Halifax County | 2620 |
| 76 | Vance County | 2544 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 2442 |
| 78 | Mitchell County | 2335 |
| 79 | Clay County | 2189 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 2088 |
| 81 | Scotland County | 2078 |
| 82 | Chowan County | 2013 |
| 83 | Caswell County | 1838 |
| 84 | Perquimans County | 1683 |
| 85 | Swain County | 1591 |
| 86 | Alleghany County | 1535 |
| 87 | Martin County | 1500 |
| 88 | Camden County | 1328 |
| 89 | Northampton County | 1298 |
| 90 | Anson County | 1269 |
| 91 | Warren County | 1262 |
| 92 | Greene County | 1122 |
| 93 | Hertford County | 1076 |
| 94 | Bertie County | 804 |
| 95 | Jones County | 709 |
| 96 | Graham County | 666 |
| 97 | Washington County | 625 |
| 98 | Gates County | 563 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 369 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 213 |
