# Cities in North Carolina by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, 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.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Chapel Hill, NC | 76.6 |
| 2 | Davidson, NC | 75.8 |
| 3 | Morrisville, NC | 72.7 |
| 4 | Cary, NC | 70.5 |
| 5 | Carrboro, NC | 69.9 |
| 6 | Apex, NC | 69.5 |
| 7 | Weddington, NC | 68 |
| 8 | Holly Springs, NC | 67.3 |
| 9 | Cornelius, NC | 62.2 |
| 10 | Rolesville, NC | 62.2 |
| 11 | Pinehurst, NC | 60.9 |
| 12 | Wake Forest, NC | 59.5 |
| 13 | Summerfield, NC | 59.5 |
| 14 | Huntersville, NC | 57.5 |
| 15 | Durham, NC | 57.3 |
| 16 | Boone, NC | 56.8 |
| 17 | Harrisburg, NC | 56.5 |
| 18 | Matthews, NC | 55.2 |
| 19 | Waxhaw, NC | 55 |
| 20 | Raleigh, NC | 54 |
| 21 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 54 |
| 22 | Stallings, NC | 53.7 |
| 23 | Asheville, NC | 53.4 |
| 24 | Southern Pines, NC | 53 |
| 25 | Elon, NC | 51.5 |
| 26 | Belmont, NC | 51.1 |
| 27 | Clemmons, NC | 49.4 |
| 28 | Knightdale, NC | 48.9 |
| 29 | Charlotte, NC | 48 |
| 30 | Lewisville, NC | 47.8 |
| 31 | Wilmington, NC | 46.8 |
| 32 | Garner, NC | 46.5 |
| 33 | Mooresville, NC | 45.5 |
| 34 | Pineville, NC | 44.9 |
| 35 | Leland, NC | 43.7 |
| 36 | Winterville, NC | 41.2 |
| 37 | Greensboro, NC | 41 |
| 38 | Concord, NC | 40.9 |
| 39 | Mebane, NC | 40.4 |
| 40 | Clayton, NC | 40.4 |
| 41 | Mint Hill, NC | 40.4 |
| 42 | Indian Trail, NC | 40.2 |
| 43 | Winston-Salem, NC | 39.5 |
| 44 | Greenville, NC | 39.1 |
| 45 | Wendell, NC | 38.2 |
| 46 | Hendersonville, NC | 38.1 |
| 47 | Hickory, NC | 37.1 |
| 48 | Kernersville, NC | 37 |
| 49 | Mount Holly, NC | 36.7 |
| 50 | Morehead City, NC | 35.6 |
| 51 | High Point, NC | 34 |
| 52 | Waynesville, NC | 33 |
| 53 | Aberdeen, NC | 31.9 |
| 54 | Zebulon, NC | 30.9 |
| 55 | Salisbury, NC | 29.9 |
| 56 | Kannapolis, NC | 29.7 |
| 57 | Burlington, NC | 29.6 |
| 58 | New Bern, NC | 29.4 |
| 59 | Fayetteville, NC | 29 |
| 60 | Elizabeth City, NC | 27.2 |
| 61 | Statesville, NC | 26.9 |
| 62 | Smithfield, NC | 26.7 |
| 63 | Gastonia, NC | 26.6 |
| 63 | Shelby, NC | 26.6 |
| 65 | Tarboro, NC | 26.6 |
| 66 | Jacksonville, NC | 26.3 |
| 67 | Morganton, NC | 26.1 |
| 68 | Spring Lake, NC | 25.2 |
| 69 | Graham, NC | 24.7 |
| 70 | Wilson, NC | 24.5 |
| 71 | Monroe, NC | 24.1 |
| 72 | Lincolnton, NC | 24 |
| 73 | Hope Mills, NC | 23.4 |
| 74 | Mount Airy, NC | 23.1 |
| 75 | Rocky Mount, NC | 22.9 |
| 76 | Archdale, NC | 22.9 |
| 77 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 22 |
| 78 | Reidsville, NC | 21.9 |
| 79 | Sanford, NC | 21.6 |
| 80 | Lenoir, NC | 21.2 |
| 81 | Goldsboro, NC | 21 |
| 82 | Newton, NC | 21 |
| 83 | Albemarle, NC | 20.4 |
| 84 | Laurinburg, NC | 20.1 |
| 85 | Lumberton, NC | 19.2 |
| 86 | Asheboro, NC | 19.1 |
| 87 | Havelock, NC | 18.7 |
| 88 | Kings Mountain, NC | 17.8 |
| 89 | Kinston, NC | 16.4 |
| 90 | Henderson, NC | 15.5 |
| 91 | Thomasville, NC | 15.3 |
| 92 | Lexington, NC | 12.9 |
| 93 | Eden, NC | 11.9 |