Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 30.67%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Boone town had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (50.00%), followed by Eden city (48.42%), and Albemarle city (46.66%).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Boone town	50.00
2	Eden city	48.42
3	Albemarle city	46.66
4	Waynesville town	45.27
5	Shelby city	43.62
6	Graham city	42.72
7	Tarboro town	42.63
8	Kings Mountain city	42.58
9	Hickory city	42.54
10	Laurinburg city	41.83
11	Archdale city	40.96
12	Thomasville city	40.75
13	Rocky Mount city	40.53
14	Kinston city	40.38
15	Goldsboro city	39.93
16	Asheville city	39.88
17	Henderson city	38.61
18	Lenoir city	38.59
19	Smithfield town	37.75
20	Mount Airy city	37.46
21	Pinehurst village	37.42
22	Mount Holly city	37.40
23	Wilmington city	37.17
24	Burlington city	36.84
25	Roanoke Rapids city	36.57
26	New Bern city	36.24
27	Havelock city	36.21
28	Morganton city	35.80
29	Salisbury city	35.04
30	Newton city	34.15
31	Mooresville town	34.01
32	Lumberton city	33.66
33	Lexington city	33.56
34	Winston-Salem city	33.07
35	Kannapolis city	32.98
36	Statesville city	32.50
37	Wilson city	32.48
38	Southern Pines town	32.46
39	Gastonia city	32.17
40	Mebane city	31.72
41	Sanford city	31.37
42	Greenville city	30.98
43	Apex town	30.77
44	Monroe city	30.72
45	Chapel Hill town	30.43
46	Clayton town	30.40
47	Asheboro city	30.39
48	Waxhaw town	29.66
49	Hope Mills town	29.52
50	Elizabeth City city	29.48
51	Reidsville city	29.40
51	Winterville town	29.40
52	Leland town	29.32
53	Concord city	29.13
54	High Point city	29.07
55	Fayetteville city	28.13
56	Jacksonville city	27.63
57	Greensboro city	27.57
58	Lincolnton city	27.54
59	Garner town	27.49
60	Spring Lake town	27.27
61	Mint Hill town	27.13
62	Wake Forest town	26.37
63	Raleigh city	25.91
64	Cornelius town	25.22
65	Durham city	25.11
66	Fuquay-Varina town	23.69
67	Charlotte city	23.55
68	Indian Trail town	23.21
69	Hendersonville city	23.18
70	Kernersville town	22.90
71	Piney Green CDP	22.33
72	Stallings town	21.23
73	Belmont city	20.79
74	Clemmons village	19.79
75	Anderson Creek CDP	18.12
76	Matthews town	17.25
77	Huntersville town	16.12
78	Myrtle Grove CDP	15.53
79	Summerfield town	15.20
80	Knightdale town	14.66
81	Murraysville CDP	13.91
82	Holly Springs town	13.56
83	Elon town	13.15
84	Harrisburg town	13.10
85	Morrisville town	12.47
86	Cary town	12.33
87	Pineville town	11.80
88	Carrboro town	9.76
89	Lewisville town	9.38
90	Weddington town	7.90
91	Spout Springs CDP	7.39
92	Davidson town	2.35
93	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	0.00