Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina Two Or More Races population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 35,938. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest Two Or More Races population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (5,771), followed by Wake County (4,728), and Forsyth County (2,103).

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 Two Or More Races Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Mecklenburg County
Wake County
Forsyth County
Durham County
Guilford County
Buncombe County
Union County
Cumberland County
Alamance County
Gaston County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Mecklenburg County 5771
2 Wake County 4728
3 Forsyth County 2103
4 Durham County 1954
5 Guilford County 1777
6 Buncombe County 1598
7 Union County 896
8 Cumberland County 799
9 Alamance County 729
10 Gaston County 649
10 Randolph County 649
11 Rowan County 647
12 Davidson County 630
13 Wayne County 589
14 Johnston County 543
15 Catawba County 535
16 Harnett County 467
17 Brunswick County 460
18 Cabarrus County 455
19 Onslow County 446
20 Orange County 376
21 Surry County 369
22 Henderson County 349
23 Lee County 341
24 Greene County 338
25 Iredell County 328
26 Wilson County 320
27 Chatham County 316
28 Sampson County 299
29 Duplin County 267
30 Robeson County 246
31 Halifax County 241
32 Haywood County 229
33 McDowell County 227
34 New Hanover County 218
35 Stanly County 205
36 Pender County 204
37 Lincoln County 201
38 Rockingham County 199
39 Beaufort County 173
39 Carteret County 173
40 Pitt County 166
41 Burke County 162
42 Nash County 157
43 Franklin County 154
44 Columbus County 152
45 Lenoir County 148
45 Wilkes County 148
46 Macon County 140
47 Moore County 137
48 Stokes County 123
49 Caswell County 120
50 Alleghany County 105
51 Vance County 103
52 Cleveland County 94
52 Currituck County 94
52 Hoke County 94
53 Transylvania County 92
54 Yadkin County 90
55 Scotland County 85
56 Cherokee County 84
57 Washington County 79
58 Jackson County 76
58 Montgomery County 76
59 Jones County 69
60 Caldwell County 67
61 Edgecombe County 66
61 Pasquotank County 66
62 Davie County 65
62 Rutherford County 65
63 Richmond County 57
64 Anson County 56
65 Craven County 54
66 Granville County 53
66 Hertford County 53
66 Northampton County 53
66 Watauga County 53
67 Dare County 50
68 Warren County 46
69 Person County 45
70 Ashe County 36
71 Chowan County 31
72 Madison County 29
72 Swain County 29
73 Pamlico County 28
74 Polk County 24
75 Alexander County 23
75 Bertie County 23
76 Martin County 21
77 Mitchell County 14
78 Gates County 11
79 Avery County 10
80 Yancey County 8
81 Camden County 5
81 Hyde County 5
82 Bladen County 0
82 Clay County 0
82 Graham County 0
82 Perquimans County 0
82 Tyrrell County 0