Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 36.72%. Among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (66.77%), followed by Durham County (65.00%), and Wake County (61.83%).
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 | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County | 66.77 |
| 2 | Durham County | 65.00 |
| 3 | Wake County | 61.83 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 59.22 |
| 5 | Chatham County | 51.01 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 46.22 |
| 7 | Watauga County | 45.46 |
| 8 | Guilford County | 45.27 |
| 9 | Buncombe County | 45.14 |
| 10 | Moore County | 43.65 |
| 11 | Dare County | 43.09 |
| 12 | Pitt County | 42.61 |
| 13 | Forsyth County | 40.80 |
| 14 | Union County | 39.63 |
| 15 | Transylvania County | 37.05 |
| 16 | Polk County | 35.34 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 35.23 |
| 18 | Cabarrus County | 34.92 |
| 19 | Iredell County | 33.86 |
| 20 | Brunswick County | 33.79 |
| 21 | Pender County | 32.12 |
| 22 | Madison County | 31.84 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 31.26 |
| 24 | Carteret County | 31.03 |
| 25 | Alamance County | 30.62 |
| 26 | Chowan County | 30.35 |
| 27 | Craven County | 30.26 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 28.21 |
| 29 | Haywood County | 28.06 |
| 29 | Pamlico County | 28.06 |
| 30 | Davie County | 28.00 |
| 31 | Clay County | 27.47 |
| 32 | Johnston County | 27.39 |
| 33 | Nash County | 27.25 |
| 34 | Granville County | 26.82 |
| 34 | Wilson County | 26.82 |
| 35 | Hoke County | 26.75 |
| 36 | Beaufort County | 26.72 |
| 37 | Catawba County | 26.28 |
| 38 | Onslow County | 26.18 |
| 39 | Currituck County | 26.07 |
| 40 | Lincoln County | 25.67 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 25.66 |
| 42 | Lee County | 25.38 |
| 43 | Avery County | 25.18 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 24.93 |
| 45 | Pasquotank County | 24.82 |
| 46 | Macon County | 24.73 |
| 47 | Gaston County | 24.20 |
| 48 | Harnett County | 24.14 |
| 49 | Perquimans County | 23.50 |
| 50 | Edgecombe County | 23.42 |
| 51 | Cherokee County | 23.17 |
| 52 | Northampton County | 23.00 |
| 53 | Camden County | 22.69 |
| 54 | Bladen County | 22.30 |
| 55 | Swain County | 22.22 |
| 56 | Rowan County | 21.74 |
| 57 | Warren County | 21.73 |
| 58 | Person County | 21.54 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | 21.53 |
| 60 | Cleveland County | 20.96 |
| 61 | Yancey County | 20.84 |
| 62 | Davidson County | 20.65 |
| 63 | Richmond County | 20.64 |
| 64 | Surry County | 20.45 |
| 65 | Rutherford County | 20.40 |
| 66 | Ashe County | 20.33 |
| 67 | Burke County | 20.21 |
| 68 | Alleghany County | 20.08 |
| 69 | Vance County | 20.04 |
| 70 | Duplin County | 19.78 |
| 71 | Hertford County | 19.50 |
| 72 | Robeson County | 19.44 |
| 73 | Stanly County | 19.36 |
| 74 | Scotland County | 19.35 |
| 75 | McDowell County | 19.03 |
| 76 | Halifax County | 18.53 |
| 77 | Lenoir County | 18.49 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 18.13 |
| 79 | Caswell County | 17.58 |
| 80 | Columbus County | 17.51 |
| 81 | Wilkes County | 17.45 |
| 82 | Sampson County | 17.44 |
| 83 | Hyde County | 17.39 |
| 84 | Martin County | 17.24 |
| 85 | Rockingham County | 16.76 |
| 86 | Caldwell County | 16.69 |
| 87 | Randolph County | 16.65 |
| 88 | Anson County | 16.54 |
| 89 | Bertie County | 16.23 |
| 90 | Alexander County | 15.74 |
| 91 | Jones County | 15.55 |
| 92 | Washington County | 15.35 |
| 93 | Greene County | 15.10 |
| 94 | Yadkin County | 14.98 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 14.74 |
| 96 | Stokes County | 14.10 |
| 97 | Graham County | 12.05 |
| 98 | Gates County | 11.75 |