Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 31.41%. Among all North Carolina counties, Hyde County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (43.76%), followed by Hoke County (41.45%), and Martin County (40.69%).
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 | Hyde County | 43.76 |
| 2 | Hoke County | 41.45 |
| 3 | Martin County | 40.69 |
| 4 | Gates County | 39.99 |
| 5 | Lee County | 39.61 |
| 6 | Craven County | 39.40 |
| 7 | Wayne County | 38.89 |
| 8 | Greene County | 38.64 |
| 9 | Carteret County | 38.45 |
| 10 | Cumberland County | 38.39 |
| 11 | Onslow County | 38.34 |
| 12 | Yadkin County | 38.31 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 38.24 |
| 14 | Perquimans County | 37.70 |
| 15 | Vance County | 37.45 |
| 16 | Harnett County | 37.38 |
| 17 | Sampson County | 37.25 |
| 18 | Camden County | 37.09 |
| 19 | Lenoir County | 37.08 |
| 20 | Stanly County | 36.85 |
| 21 | Washington County | 36.39 |
| 22 | Warren County | 36.35 |
| 23 | Mitchell County | 36.26 |
| 24 | Person County | 36.21 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 36.16 |
| 26 | Scotland County | 36.09 |
| 27 | Rockingham County | 36.03 |
| 28 | Ashe County | 35.90 |
| 29 | Clay County | 35.87 |
| 30 | Nash County | 35.72 |
| 31 | Beaufort County | 35.66 |
| 32 | Pasquotank County | 35.64 |
| 33 | Haywood County | 35.41 |
| 34 | Tyrrell County | 35.23 |
| 35 | Bladen County | 35.22 |
| 36 | Rowan County | 35.02 |
| 37 | McDowell County | 34.88 |
| 38 | Polk County | 34.86 |
| 39 | Cherokee County | 34.85 |
| 40 | Pamlico County | 34.84 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 34.80 |
| 42 | Richmond County | 34.72 |
| 43 | Catawba County | 34.70 |
| 44 | Currituck County | 34.64 |
| 45 | Surry County | 34.48 |
| 46 | Henderson County | 34.45 |
| 47 | Hertford County | 34.44 |
| 48 | Alamance County | 34.39 |
| 49 | Caswell County | 34.31 |
| 50 | Robeson County | 34.30 |
| 51 | Lincoln County | 34.28 |
| 52 | Montgomery County | 34.27 |
| 52 | Rutherford County | 34.27 |
| 53 | Columbus County | 34.20 |
| 54 | Swain County | 34.16 |
| 55 | Pender County | 34.05 |
| 56 | Davidson County | 34.03 |
| 57 | Gaston County | 33.87 |
| 58 | Duplin County | 33.78 |
| 59 | Burke County | 33.73 |
| 60 | Macon County | 33.70 |
| 61 | Avery County | 33.39 |
| 62 | Halifax County | 33.35 |
| 63 | Northampton County | 33.33 |
| 64 | Cleveland County | 33.26 |
| 65 | Moore County | 33.20 |
| 66 | Brunswick County | 33.14 |
| 66 | Graham County | 33.14 |
| 67 | Yancey County | 33.06 |
| 68 | Cabarrus County | 33.04 |
| 69 | Granville County | 32.98 |
| 70 | Iredell County | 32.92 |
| 71 | Wilkes County | 32.83 |
| 72 | Pitt County | 32.71 |
| 73 | Transylvania County | 32.42 |
| 74 | Stokes County | 32.33 |
| 75 | Jones County | 32.27 |
| 76 | New Hanover County | 32.19 |
| 77 | Dare County | 32.17 |
| 78 | Caldwell County | 32.11 |
| 79 | Davie County | 32.00 |
| 80 | Anson County | 31.36 |
| 81 | Alexander County | 31.02 |
| 82 | Bertie County | 30.98 |
| 82 | Edgecombe County | 30.98 |
| 83 | Jackson County | 30.89 |
| 84 | Chowan County | 30.86 |
| 85 | Union County | 30.85 |
| 86 | Forsyth County | 29.79 |
| 87 | Wilson County | 29.61 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 28.83 |
| 89 | Guilford County | 28.45 |
| 90 | Watauga County | 27.46 |
| 91 | Madison County | 26.60 |
| 92 | Buncombe County | 26.37 |
| 93 | Chatham County | 26.22 |
| 94 | Mecklenburg County | 25.09 |
| 95 | Wake County | 24.13 |
| 96 | Durham County | 19.68 |
| 97 | Orange County | 18.92 |