Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic or Latino of All Races Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina Hispanic or Latino of All Races population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 88,406. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest Hispanic or Latino of All Races population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (16,760), followed by Wake County (14,729), and Cumberland County (4,616).

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 Hispanic or Latino of All Races Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Mecklenburg County
Wake County
Cumberland County
Durham County
Guilford County
Forsyth County
Cabarrus County
Union County
Onslow County
Orange County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic or Latino of All Races Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Mecklenburg County 16760
2 Wake County 14729
3 Cumberland County 4616
4 Durham County 4226
5 Guilford County 3945
6 Forsyth County 3780
7 Cabarrus County 2777
8 Union County 2662
9 Onslow County 2413
10 Orange County 2182
11 Buncombe County 1939
12 New Hanover County 1874
13 Harnett County 1670
14 Iredell County 1483
15 Johnston County 1464
16 Gaston County 1283
17 Alamance County 1150
18 Pitt County 1062
19 Chatham County 956
20 Henderson County 900
21 Catawba County 818
22 Moore County 780
23 Craven County 728
24 Lincoln County 641
25 Rowan County 605
26 Brunswick County 589
27 Wayne County 578
28 Nash County 576
29 Randolph County 573
30 Hoke County 543
31 Pender County 519
32 Wilson County 493
33 Davidson County 457
34 Lee County 437
35 Carteret County 379
36 Pasquotank County 369
37 Sampson County 356
38 Duplin County 347
39 Franklin County 312
40 Cleveland County 275
41 Rutherford County 263
42 Haywood County 244
43 Granville County 238
44 Surry County 236
45 Macon County 209
46 Edgecombe County 206
47 Richmond County 201
48 Beaufort County 194
49 Rockingham County 190
50 Wilkes County 182
51 Burke County 176
51 Davie County 176
51 Mitchell County 176
52 Montgomery County 175
53 Swain County 173
54 Transylvania County 167
55 McDowell County 161
56 Caldwell County 156
57 Polk County 143
58 Stanly County 136
58 Watauga County 136
59 Warren County 133
60 Dare County 131
61 Madison County 127
62 Robeson County 125
63 Avery County 114
64 Scotland County 112
65 Jackson County 110
66 Alleghany County 109
67 Vance County 100
68 Greene County 87
69 Stokes County 83
70 Bladen County 81
70 Currituck County 81
71 Yadkin County 69
72 Chowan County 64
73 Jones County 63
74 Alexander County 62
75 Cherokee County 59
76 Columbus County 57
77 Halifax County 55
78 Hertford County 49
79 Lenoir County 48
80 Person County 47
81 Washington County 42
82 Anson County 40
83 Hyde County 33
84 Graham County 28
85 Tyrrell County 24
86 Ashe County 23
87 Northampton County 18
88 Pamlico County 17
89 Yancey County 11
90 Perquimans County 10
91 Martin County 6
92 Camden County 2
92 Gates County 2
93 Bertie County 0
93 Caswell County 0
93 Clay County 0