Most Educated Cities in North Carolina
Cities ranked by percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.
Most Educated Cities 50
1 Chapel Hill
61.8%
2 Carrboro
61.8%
3 Raleigh
57.2%
4 West Raleigh
57.2%
5 Cary
57.2%
6 Apex
57.2%
7 Wake Forest
57.2%
8 Holly Springs
57.2%
9 Garner
57.2%
10 Fuquay-Varina
57.2%
11 Morrisville
57.2%
12 Knightdale
57.2%
13 Durham
55.2%
14 Charlotte
49.2%
15 Huntersville
49.2%
16 Matthews
49.2%
17 Cornelius
49.2%
18 Mint Hill
49.2%
19 Boone
48.1%
20 Asheville
45.9%
21 Wilmington
45.4%
22 Masonboro
45.4%
23 Murraysville
45.4%
24 Pinehurst
41%
25 Southern Pines
41%
26 Indian Trail
40.5%
27 Monroe
40.5%
28 Stallings
40.5%
29 Waxhaw
40.5%
30 Weddington
40.5%
31 Greensboro
39%
32 High Point
39%
33 Summerfield
39%
34 Winston-Salem
38.5%
35 Kernersville
38.5%
36 Clemmons
38.5%
37 Lewisville
38.5%
38 Concord
37.9%
39 Kannapolis
37.9%
40 Harrisburg
37.9%
41 Hendersonville
36.5%
42 Leland
34.7%
43 Mooresville
34.1%
44 Statesville
34.1%
45 Greenville
33.8%
46 Clayton
28.9%
47 Smithfield
28.9%
48 Burlington
28.7%
49 Graham
28.7%
50 Mebane
28.7%
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Data Sources
Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).