| Rank |
County |
Percentage with College Degree |
| 1 |
Orange County, North Carolina
|
54.6%
|
| 2 |
Wake County, North Carolina
|
47.9%
|
| 3 |
Durham County, North Carolina
|
44.3%
|
| 4 |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
|
40.4%
|
| 5 |
Watauga County, North Carolina
|
39.3%
|
| 6 |
Chatham County, North Carolina
|
36.5%
|
| 7 |
New Hanover County, North Carolina
|
36.0%
|
| 8 |
Guilford County, North Carolina
|
32.8%
|
| 9 |
Buncombe County, North Carolina
|
32.1%
|
| 10 |
Dare County, North Carolina
|
31.6%
|
| 11 |
Forsyth County, North Carolina
|
31.3%
|
| 12 |
Union County, North Carolina
|
29.9%
|
| 13 |
Moore County, North Carolina
|
29.3%
|
| 14 |
Pitt County, North Carolina
|
28.0%
|
| 15 |
Henderson County, North Carolina
|
27.5%
|
| 16 |
Transylvania County, North Carolina
|
27.3%
|
| 17 |
Jackson County, North Carolina
|
27.1%
|
| 18 |
Polk County, North Carolina
|
26.7%
|
| 19 |
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
|
24.1%
|
| 20 |
Carteret County, North Carolina
|
23.7%
|
| 21 |
Brunswick County, North Carolina
|
23.7%
|
| 22 |
Davie County, North Carolina
|
23.3%
|
| 23 |
Iredell County, North Carolina
|
22.6%
|
| 24 |
Haywood County, North Carolina
|
22.3%
|
| 25 |
Cumberland County, North Carolina
|
21.8%
|
| 26 |
Alamance County, North Carolina
|
21.6%
|
| 27 |
Craven County, North Carolina
|
21.0%
|
| 28 |
Camden County, North Carolina
|
20.2%
|
| 29 |
Johnston County, North Carolina
|
19.8%
|
| 30 |
Macon County, North Carolina
|
19.8%
|
| 31 |
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
|
19.8%
|
| 32 |
Lincoln County, North Carolina
|
19.7%
|
| 33 |
Catawba County, North Carolina
|
19.7%
|
| 34 |
Clay County, North Carolina
|
19.4%
|
| 35 |
Pender County, North Carolina
|
19.3%
|
| 36 |
Avery County, North Carolina
|
19.3%
|
| 37 |
Lee County, North Carolina
|
19.2%
|
| 38 |
Beaufort County, North Carolina
|
19.1%
|
| 39 |
Nash County, North Carolina
|
18.9%
|
| 40 |
Yancey County, North Carolina
|
18.8%
|
| 41 |
Pamlico County, North Carolina
|
18.1%
|
| 42 |
Gaston County, North Carolina
|
18.0%
|
| 43 |
Wilson County, North Carolina
|
18.0%
|
| 44 |
Onslow County, North Carolina
|
18.0%
|
| 45 |
Ashe County, North Carolina
|
17.7%
|
| 46 |
Swain County, North Carolina
|
17.7%
|
| 47 |
Rowan County, North Carolina
|
17.4%
|
| 48 |
Currituck County, North Carolina
|
17.0%
|
| 49 |
Harnett County, North Carolina
|
16.9%
|
| 50 |
Davidson County, North Carolina
|
16.8%
|
| 51 |
Perquimans County, North Carolina
|
16.7%
|
| 52 |
Madison County, North Carolina
|
16.6%
|
| 53 |
Hoke County, North Carolina
|
16.1%
|
| 54 |
Wayne County, North Carolina
|
16.0%
|
| 55 |
Alleghany County, North Carolina
|
15.9%
|
| 56 |
Burke County, North Carolina
|
15.6%
|
| 57 |
Cleveland County, North Carolina
|
15.6%
|
| 58 |
Chowan County, North Carolina
|
15.5%
|
| 59 |
Franklin County, North Carolina
|
15.4%
|
| 60 |
Rutherford County, North Carolina
|
15.3%
|
| 61 |
Granville County, North Carolina
|
15.3%
|
| 62 |
Cherokee County, North Carolina
|
15.2%
|
| 63 |
Stanly County, North Carolina
|
15.0%
|
| 64 |
Surry County, North Carolina
|
14.9%
|
| 65 |
Hertford County, North Carolina
|
14.7%
|
| 66 |
Montgomery County, North Carolina
|
14.5%
|
| 67 |
Warren County, North Carolina
|
14.5%
|
| 68 |
Lenoir County, North Carolina
|
14.2%
|
| 69 |
Person County, North Carolina
|
14.0%
|
| 70 |
Scotland County, North Carolina
|
14.0%
|
| 71 |
McDowell County, North Carolina
|
13.9%
|
| 72 |
Randolph County, North Carolina
|
13.8%
|
| 73 |
Mitchell County, North Carolina
|
13.7%
|
| 74 |
Caldwell County, North Carolina
|
13.6%
|
| 75 |
Rockingham County, North Carolina
|
13.1%
|
| 76 |
Martin County, North Carolina
|
12.9%
|
| 77 |
Sampson County, North Carolina
|
12.6%
|
| 78 |
Robeson County, North Carolina
|
12.5%
|
| 79 |
Jones County, North Carolina
|
12.5%
|
| 80 |
Graham County, North Carolina
|
12.1%
|
| 81 |
Washington County, North Carolina
|
11.9%
|
| 82 |
Yadkin County, North Carolina
|
11.9%
|
| 83 |
Wilkes County, North Carolina
|
11.9%
|
| 84 |
Columbus County, North Carolina
|
11.6%
|
| 85 |
Halifax County, North Carolina
|
11.5%
|
| 86 |
Northampton County, North Carolina
|
11.5%
|
| 87 |
Stokes County, North Carolina
|
11.3%
|
| 88 |
Alexander County, North Carolina
|
11.3%
|
| 89 |
Greene County, North Carolina
|
11.2%
|
| 90 |
Vance County, North Carolina
|
11.2%
|
| 91 |
Richmond County, North Carolina
|
11.2%
|
| 92 |
Bertie County, North Carolina
|
10.8%
|
| 93 |
Duplin County, North Carolina
|
10.7%
|
| 94 |
Hyde County, North Carolina
|
10.7%
|
| 95 |
Gates County, North Carolina
|
10.7%
|
| 96 |
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
|
10.6%
|
| 97 |
Tyrrell County, North Carolina
|
10.1%
|
| 98 |
Bladen County, North Carolina
|
9.5%
|
| 99 |
Caswell County, North Carolina
|
9.4%
|
| 100 |
Anson County, North Carolina
|
8.4%
|