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High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over in Forsyth County

High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over in Forsyth County was 90.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 37th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

202490.4%
Change on 2023+0.5 pts
Rank37th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high90.42024
Series low89.22022

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High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over in Forsyth County, 2021 to 2024

8989.389.589.89090.390.520212022202320242021: 89.3 %2022: 89.2 %2023: 89.9 %2024: 90.4 %8989.59090.5202120242021: 89.3 %2022: 89.2 %2023: 89.9 %2024: 90.4 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202490.4
202389.9
202289.2
202189.3

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Forsyth County90.4
North Carolina90.2
United States89.6

Forsyth County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 89 %Alexander County: 85.8 %Alleghany County: 83.2 %Anson County: 83.1 %Ashe County: 88.8 %Avery County: 87.8 %Beaufort County: 89.3 %Bertie County: 81.8 %Bladen County: 88.6 %Brunswick County: 93.5 %Buncombe County: 92.6 %Burke County: 86 %Cabarrus County: 92.1 %Caldwell County: 84.9 %Camden County: 93.1 %Carteret County: 93.8 %Caswell County: 84.3 %Catawba County: 88.2 %Chatham County: 90.9 %Cherokee County: 92.2 %Chowan County: 90.2 %Clay County: 92.5 %Cleveland County: 88.4 %Columbus County: 86.8 %Craven County: 92.3 %Cumberland County: 92.9 %Currituck County: 93.2 %Dare County: 94.7 %Davidson County: 88.5 %Davie County: 91.4 %Duplin County: 82.4 %Durham County: 91.5 %Edgecombe County: 85.1 %Forsyth County: 90.4 %Franklin County: 88.4 %Gaston County: 88.3 %Gates County: 90.1 %Graham County: 85.7 %Granville County: 88.3 %Greene County: 79 %Guilford County: 90.8 %Halifax County: 82.2 %Harnett County: 88.6 %Haywood County: 91.3 %Henderson County: 91.6 %Hertford County: 84.1 %Hoke County: 88.7 %Hyde County: 88.5 %Iredell County: 91.6 %Jackson County: 90.6 %Johnston County: 90.5 %Jones County: 89.1 %Lee County: 84.9 %Lenoir County: 82.9 %Lincoln County: 89.6 %McDowell County: 85.3 %Macon County: 89.8 %Madison County: 90.5 %Martin County: 84.4 %Mecklenburg County: 90.8 %Mitchell County: 90.7 %Montgomery County: 83.5 %Moore County: 93.7 %Nash County: 87.1 %New Hanover County: 94 %Northampton County: 85.1 %Onslow County: 93.3 %Orange County: 93.4 %Pamlico County: 90.1 %Pasquotank County: 89.4 %Pender County: 90.8 %Perquimans County: 88.2 %Person County: 88.9 %Pitt County: 90.8 %Polk County: 93.4 %Randolph County: 84.4 %Richmond County: 83.5 %Robeson County: 80 %Rockingham County: 85.5 %Rowan County: 88.9 %Rutherford County: 87.2 %Sampson County: 84.1 %Scotland County: 83.2 %Stanly County: 88.6 %Stokes County: 91.4 %Surry County: 83.8 %Swain County: 86.7 %Transylvania County: 93.9 %Tyrrell County: 83.5 %Union County: 90.9 %Vance County: 85.2 %Wake County: 94 %Warren County: 84.3 %Washington County: 86.1 %Watauga County: 92.6 %Wayne County: 86.4 %Wilkes County: 81.7 %Wilson County: 85.3 %Yadkin County: 86.6 %Yancey County: 90.7 %
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High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024, %. Forsyth County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, Forsyth County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, Forsyth County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/high-school-graduate-or-higher/forsyth-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, Forsyth County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/high-school-graduate-or-higher/forsyth-county-north-carolina.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, Forsyth County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/high-school-graduate-or-higher/forsyth-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over in Forsyth County?

High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over in Forsyth County was 90.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 37th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over in Forsyth County?

90.4% in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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