Ranking of North Carolina Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 431,350. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (18,885), followed by Wake County (17,230), and Gaston County (15,463).
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 | Mecklenburg County | 18885 |
| 2 | Wake County | 17230 |
| 3 | Gaston County | 15463 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 14493 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 13931 |
| 6 | Davidson County | 13363 |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 12161 |
| 8 | Randolph County | 11898 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 10228 |
| 10 | Catawba County | 10211 |
| 11 | Caldwell County | 9731 |
| 12 | Rowan County | 9555 |
| 13 | Union County | 9344 |
| 14 | Burke County | 8505 |
| 15 | Durham County | 8278 |
| 16 | Cabarrus County | 8275 |
| 17 | Surry County | 8270 |
| 18 | Wilkes County | 8088 |
| 19 | Iredell County | 7927 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 7824 |
| 21 | Rockingham County | 7098 |
| 22 | Cumberland County | 6992 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 6525 |
| 24 | New Hanover County | 6453 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 6280 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 5793 |
| 27 | Rutherford County | 5768 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 5655 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 5653 |
| 30 | Harnett County | 5592 |
| 31 | Onslow County | 5119 |
| 32 | Stanly County | 4658 |
| 33 | Haywood County | 4216 |
| 34 | Lee County | 4179 |
| 35 | Duplin County | 4141 |
| 36 | Stokes County | 3912 |
| 37 | McDowell County | 3902 |
| 38 | Sampson County | 3546 |
| 39 | Robeson County | 3506 |
| 40 | Craven County | 3477 |
| 41 | Alexander County | 3389 |
| 42 | Carteret County | 3340 |
| 43 | Yadkin County | 3329 |
| 44 | Lenoir County | 3291 |
| 45 | Granville County | 3253 |
| 46 | Nash County | 3218 |
| 47 | Wilson County | 3137 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 3133 |
| 49 | Moore County | 3108 |
| 50 | Orange County | 3054 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 3023 |
| 52 | Chatham County | 2883 |
| 53 | Pitt County | 2826 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 2701 |
| 55 | Pender County | 2650 |
| 56 | Macon County | 2587 |
| 57 | Ashe County | 2559 |
| 58 | Beaufort County | 2430 |
| 59 | Davie County | 2368 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 2249 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | 2095 |
| 62 | Edgecombe County | 2042 |
| 63 | Cherokee County | 1970 |
| 64 | Watauga County | 1868 |
| 65 | Person County | 1844 |
| 66 | Halifax County | 1740 |
| 67 | Transylvania County | 1697 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 1674 |
| 69 | Scotland County | 1599 |
| 70 | Vance County | 1586 |
| 71 | Avery County | 1583 |
| 72 | Alleghany County | 1572 |
| 73 | Madison County | 1526 |
| 74 | Yancey County | 1490 |
| 75 | Pasquotank County | 1441 |
| 76 | Greene County | 1330 |
| 77 | Martin County | 1295 |
| 78 | Anson County | 1279 |
| 79 | Currituck County | 1273 |
| 80 | Mitchell County | 1244 |
| 81 | Bladen County | 1238 |
| 82 | Hoke County | 1217 |
| 83 | Swain County | 1019 |
| 84 | Polk County | 947 |
| 85 | Northampton County | 920 |
| 86 | Clay County | 914 |
| 87 | Graham County | 878 |
| 88 | Dare County | 874 |
| 89 | Bertie County | 733 |
| 90 | Hertford County | 730 |
| 91 | Chowan County | 726 |
| 92 | Jones County | 711 |
| 93 | Perquimans County | 636 |
| 94 | Pamlico County | 604 |
| 95 | Camden County | 548 |
| 96 | Warren County | 498 |
| 97 | Gates County | 418 |
| 98 | Washington County | 369 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 316 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 253 |
