Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 12.55%. Among all North Carolina counties, Mitchell County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (80.00%), followed by Graham County (76.92%), and Hyde County (36.08%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Mitchell County
Graham County
Hyde County
Tyrrell County
Cherokee County
Avery County
Perquimans County
Greene County
McDowell County
Halifax County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Mitchell County 80.00
2 Graham County 76.92
3 Hyde County 36.08
4 Tyrrell County 33.52
5 Cherokee County 31.76
6 Avery County 30.96
7 Perquimans County 29.32
8 Greene County 24.96
9 McDowell County 24.87
10 Halifax County 24.73
11 Chatham County 24.08
12 Montgomery County 23.39
13 Bertie County 23.04
14 Watauga County 22.57
15 Washington County 22.44
16 Martin County 21.90
17 Alexander County 21.88
18 Wilson County 21.68
19 Northampton County 21.41
20 Stokes County 21.28
21 Randolph County 20.53
22 Scotland County 20.51
23 Surry County 20.38
24 Bladen County 20.36
25 Chowan County 20.31
26 Lenoir County 20.00
27 Franklin County 19.78
28 Richmond County 19.68
29 Pamlico County 19.58
30 Rockingham County 19.57
31 Davie County 19.47
32 Polk County 19.39
33 Anson County 19.21
34 Caswell County 19.17
35 Duplin County 19.03
36 Carteret County 18.93
37 Robeson County 18.68
38 Wilkes County 18.64
39 Catawba County 18.60
40 Columbus County 18.43
41 Hertford County 18.02
42 Moore County 17.89
43 Vance County 17.65
44 Stanly County 17.57
45 Pender County 17.51
46 Cleveland County 17.37
47 Warren County 17.12
48 Person County 16.91
49 Clay County 16.78
50 Caldwell County 16.44
51 Alleghany County 16.08
52 Davidson County 16.05
53 Beaufort County 15.92
53 Dare County 15.92
54 Lincoln County 15.89
55 Pitt County 15.82
56 Edgecombe County 15.57
57 Burke County 15.50
58 Sampson County 15.49
59 Jones County 15.39
60 Nash County 15.16
61 Granville County 14.80
62 Yadkin County 14.74
63 Henderson County 14.50
64 Craven County 14.23
65 Macon County 14.19
66 Pasquotank County 13.89
67 Madison County 13.82
68 Gates County 13.70
69 Gaston County 13.44
70 Wayne County 13.29
71 Camden County 12.90
72 Onslow County 12.85
73 Harnett County 12.41
74 Iredell County 12.33
75 Lee County 12.32
76 Buncombe County 12.20
77 Yancey County 12.09
78 Union County 12.04
79 Rowan County 11.62
80 Brunswick County 11.57
81 Haywood County 11.40
82 Alamance County 11.35
83 Rutherford County 11.32
84 Forsyth County 11.24
85 Johnston County 11.13
86 Guilford County 10.99
87 Hoke County 10.73
88 Durham County 10.46
89 New Hanover County 10.44
90 Transylvania County 10.11
91 Orange County 9.34
92 Cabarrus County 8.77
93 Swain County 8.45
94 Mecklenburg County 8.27
95 Currituck County 8.08
96 Cumberland County 7.95
97 Wake County 7.64
98 Ashe County 3.61
99 Jackson County 0.89