# Counties in North Carolina by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

All 100 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduate_share`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dare County | 94.7 |
| 2 | New Hanover County | 94 |
| 2 | Wake County | 94 |
| 4 | Transylvania County | 93.9 |
| 5 | Carteret County | 93.8 |
| 6 | Moore County | 93.7 |
| 7 | Brunswick County | 93.5 |
| 8 | Polk County | 93.4 |
| 9 | Orange County | 93.4 |
| 10 | Onslow County | 93.3 |
| 11 | Currituck County | 93.2 |
| 12 | Camden County | 93.1 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 92.9 |
| 14 | Watauga County | 92.6 |
| 15 | Buncombe County | 92.6 |
| 16 | Clay County | 92.5 |
| 17 | Craven County | 92.3 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | 92.2 |
| 19 | Cabarrus County | 92.1 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 91.6 |
| 21 | Iredell County | 91.6 |
| 22 | Durham County | 91.5 |
| 23 | Stokes County | 91.4 |
| 24 | Davie County | 91.4 |
| 25 | Haywood County | 91.3 |
| 26 | Chatham County | 90.9 |
| 27 | Union County | 90.9 |
| 28 | Pender County | 90.8 |
| 29 | Pitt County | 90.8 |
| 30 | Guilford County | 90.8 |
| 31 | Mecklenburg County | 90.8 |
| 32 | Mitchell County | 90.7 |
| 33 | Yancey County | 90.7 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 90.6 |
| 35 | Madison County | 90.5 |
| 36 | Johnston County | 90.5 |
| 37 | Forsyth County | 90.4 |
| 38 | Chowan County | 90.2 |
| 39 | Gates County | 90.1 |
| 40 | Pamlico County | 90.1 |
| 41 | Macon County | 89.8 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 89.6 |
| 43 | Pasquotank County | 89.4 |
| 44 | Beaufort County | 89.3 |
| 45 | Jones County | 89.1 |
| 46 | Alamance County | 89 |
| 47 | Rowan County | 88.9 |
| 48 | Person County | 88.9 |
| 49 | Ashe County | 88.8 |
| 50 | Hoke County | 88.7 |
| 51 | Harnett County | 88.6 |
| 52 | Bladen County | 88.6 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 88.6 |
| 54 | Davidson County | 88.5 |
| 55 | Hyde County | 88.5 |
| 56 | Cleveland County | 88.4 |
| 57 | Franklin County | 88.4 |
| 58 | Granville County | 88.3 |
| 59 | Gaston County | 88.3 |
| 60 | Perquimans County | 88.2 |
| 61 | Catawba County | 88.2 |
| 62 | Avery County | 87.8 |
| 63 | Rutherford County | 87.2 |
| 64 | Nash County | 87.1 |
| 65 | Columbus County | 86.8 |
| 66 | Swain County | 86.7 |
| 67 | Yadkin County | 86.6 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 86.4 |
| 69 | Washington County | 86.1 |
| 70 | Burke County | 86 |
| 71 | Alexander County | 85.8 |
| 72 | Graham County | 85.7 |
| 73 | Rockingham County | 85.5 |
| 74 | Wilson County | 85.3 |
| 75 | McDowell County | 85.3 |
| 76 | Vance County | 85.2 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 85.1 |
| 78 | Edgecombe County | 85.1 |
| 79 | Lee County | 84.9 |
| 80 | Caldwell County | 84.9 |
| 81 | Randolph County | 84.4 |
| 82 | Martin County | 84.4 |
| 83 | Caswell County | 84.3 |
| 84 | Warren County | 84.3 |
| 85 | Sampson County | 84.1 |
| 86 | Hertford County | 84.1 |
| 87 | Surry County | 83.8 |
| 88 | Tyrrell County | 83.5 |
| 89 | Richmond County | 83.5 |
| 90 | Montgomery County | 83.5 |
| 91 | Alleghany County | 83.2 |
| 92 | Scotland County | 83.2 |
| 93 | Anson County | 83.1 |
| 94 | Lenoir County | 82.9 |
| 95 | Duplin County | 82.4 |
| 96 | Halifax County | 82.2 |
| 97 | Bertie County | 81.8 |
| 98 | Wilkes County | 81.7 |
| 99 | Robeson County | 80 |
| 100 | Greene County | 79 |