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)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Hyde County
Hoke County
Martin County
Gates County
Lee County
Craven County
Wayne County
Greene County
Carteret County
Cumberland County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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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