Ranking of North Carolina Counties By 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 North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,481,147. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (112,891), followed by Mecklenburg County (93,722), and Guilford County (55,380).
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 | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 112891 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 93722 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 55380 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 46917 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 44913 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 40103 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 39711 |
| 8 | Johnston County | 38087 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 35293 |
| 10 | Union County | 34543 |
| 11 | Davidson County | 33167 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 32906 |
| 13 | Iredell County | 32777 |
| 14 | Catawba County | 30614 |
| 15 | Brunswick County | 29909 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 28766 |
| 17 | Onslow County | 28515 |
| 18 | Rowan County | 26703 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 26089 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 25808 |
| 21 | Harnett County | 21017 |
| 22 | Durham County | 21005 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 19075 |
| 24 | Moore County | 18930 |
| 25 | Burke County | 18486 |
| 25 | Craven County | 18486 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 18278 |
| 27 | Carteret County | 17654 |
| 28 | Rockingham County | 17647 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 17287 |
| 30 | Cleveland County | 17057 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 16753 |
| 32 | Haywood County | 15454 |
| 33 | Surry County | 15224 |
| 34 | Wilkes County | 14087 |
| 35 | Rutherford County | 13622 |
| 36 | Stanly County | 13346 |
| 37 | Orange County | 12554 |
| 38 | Nash County | 12265 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 11361 |
| 40 | Pender County | 11167 |
| 41 | Chatham County | 11019 |
| 42 | Lee County | 10707 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 10149 |
| 44 | Stokes County | 9777 |
| 45 | Yadkin County | 8943 |
| 46 | Granville County | 8661 |
| 47 | Macon County | 8496 |
| 48 | Davie County | 8447 |
| 49 | Sampson County | 8292 |
| 50 | Watauga County | 8185 |
| 51 | Beaufort County | 8166 |
| 52 | Wilson County | 8101 |
| 53 | Dare County | 7919 |
| 54 | Columbus County | 7685 |
| 55 | Transylvania County | 7596 |
| 56 | Lenoir County | 7498 |
| 57 | Robeson County | 7316 |
| 58 | Alexander County | 7280 |
| 59 | Jackson County | 7150 |
| 60 | Cherokee County | 7061 |
| 61 | Person County | 6947 |
| 62 | Ashe County | 6829 |
| 63 | Duplin County | 6496 |
| 64 | Richmond County | 6202 |
| 65 | Currituck County | 6000 |
| 66 | Hoke County | 5720 |
| 67 | Pasquotank County | 5692 |
| 68 | Vance County | 4719 |
| 69 | Polk County | 4710 |
| 70 | Halifax County | 4672 |
| 71 | Bladen County | 4447 |
| 72 | Yancey County | 4310 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 4297 |
| 74 | Edgecombe County | 4145 |
| 75 | Avery County | 4040 |
| 76 | Madison County | 3888 |
| 77 | Scotland County | 3840 |
| 78 | Mitchell County | 3802 |
| 79 | Caswell County | 3586 |
| 80 | Martin County | 3540 |
| 81 | Greene County | 2871 |
| 82 | Clay County | 2859 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | 2684 |
| 84 | Pamlico County | 2578 |
| 85 | Anson County | 2378 |
| 86 | Swain County | 2214 |
| 87 | Camden County | 2171 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 2162 |
| 89 | Warren County | 2104 |
| 90 | Chowan County | 2011 |
| 91 | Gates County | 1909 |
| 92 | Hertford County | 1885 |
| 93 | Northampton County | 1881 |
| 94 | Graham County | 1754 |
| 95 | Bertie County | 1535 |
| 96 | Jones County | 1438 |
| 97 | Washington County | 1394 |
| 98 | Hyde County | 911 |
| 99 | Tyrrell County | 509 |
