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A total of 100 results found. Show Results on Map. The education index is an indicator of the average education level of the population. A higher education index value means more educated population.
| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | County / Population |
| 1. | 14.99 | Orange, NC / 124,503 |
| 2. | 14.54 | Wake, NC / 828,759 |
| 3. | 14.24 | Durham, NC / 256,296 |
| 4. | 14.12 | Mecklenburg, NC / 861,189 |
| 5. | 13.96 | New Hanover, NC / 189,463 |
| 6. | 13.84 | Dare, NC / 33,976 |
| 7. | 13.83 | Watauga, NC / 44,636 |
| 8. | 13.59 | Buncombe, NC / 225,869 |
| 9. | 13.59 | Guilford, NC / 464,041 |
| 10. | 13.53 | Forsyth, NC / 346,851 |
| 11. | 13.53 | Chatham, NC / 61,444 |
| 12. | 13.48 | Moore, NC / 84,280 |
| 13. | 13.47 | Pitt, NC / 151,931 |
| 14. | 13.43 | Transylvania, NC / 29,886 |
| 15. | 13.39 | Henderson, NC / 100,333 |
| 16. | 13.37 | Carteret, NC / 63,369 |
| 17. | 13.35 | Cumberland, NC / 309,316 |
| 18. | 13.32 | Craven, NC / 96,789 |
| 19. | 13.24 | Union, NC / 181,852 |
| 20. | 13.21 | Polk, NC / 19,107 |
| 21. | 13.17 | Jackson, NC / 36,447 |
| 22. | 13.15 | Cabarrus, NC / 161,473 |
| 23. | 13.14 | Onslow, NC / 165,181 |
| 24. | 13.04 | Camden, NC / 9,375 |
| 25. | 13.03 | Brunswick, NC / 98,712 |
| 26. | 12.98 | Haywood, NC / 56,535 |
| 27. | 12.98 | Macon, NC / 32,607 |
| 28. | 12.96 | Davie, NC / 40,297 |
| 29. | 12.93 | Pasquotank, NC / 40,334 |
| 30. | 12.93 | Iredell, NC / 150,346 |
| 31. | 12.88 | Avery, NC / 17,903 |
| 32. | 12.87 | Alamance, NC / 144,769 |
| 33. | 12.81 | Currituck, NC / 23,713 |
| 34. | 12.80 | Clay, NC / 10,084 |
| 35. | 12.80 | Swain, NC / 13,367 |
| 36. | 12.73 | Wayne, NC / 113,290 |
| 37. | 12.72 | Lee, NC / 57,919 |
| 38. | 12.71 | Pender, NC / 49,408 |
| 39. | 12.71 | Johnston, NC / 156,888 |
| 40. | 12.70 | Nash, NC / 92,814 |
| 41. | 12.70 | Cherokee, NC / 26,203 |
| 42. | 12.69 | Catawba, NC / 155,157 |
| 43. | 12.69 | Pamlico, NC / 12,470 |
| 44. | 12.68 | Harnett, NC / 108,885 |
| 45. | 12.67 | Beaufort, NC / 45,993 |
| 46. | 12.59 | Hoke, NC / 42,410 |
| 47. | 12.55 | Perquimans, NC / 12,367 |
| 48. | 12.54 | Gaston, NC / 202,149 |
| 49. | 12.53 | Lincoln, NC / 72,728 |
| 50. | 12.53 | Cleveland, NC / 98,331 |
| 51. | 12.51 | Rowan, NC / 137,387 |
| 52. | 12.50 | Rutherford, NC / 63,153 |
| 53. | 12.49 | Gates, NC / 11,555 |
| 54. | 12.48 | Stanly, NC / 59,136 |
| 55. | 12.46 | Person, NC / 37,301 |
| 56. | 12.45 | Chowan, NC / 14,629 |
| 57. | 12.43 | Franklin, NC / 57,201 |
| 58. | 12.43 | Yancey, NC / 18,336 |
| 59. | 12.42 | Madison, NC / 20,227 |
| 60. | 12.42 | Granville, NC / 55,670 |
| 61. | 12.40 | Wilson, NC / 76,765 |
| 62. | 12.39 | Ashe, NC / 25,467 |
| 63. | 12.38 | Davidson, NC / 156,033 |
| 64. | 12.33 | Lenoir, NC / 56,831 |
| 65. | 12.32 | Mcdowell, NC / 43,587 |
| 66. | 12.29 | Scotland, NC / 36,394 |
| 67. | 12.27 | Burke, NC / 88,987 |
| 68. | 12.24 | Columbus, NC / 54,050 |
| 69. | 12.23 | Mitchell, NC / 15,690 |
| 70. | 12.23 | Martin, NC / 23,699 |
| 71. | 12.22 | Hertford, NC / 23,281 |
| 72. | 12.18 | Surry, NC / 72,166 |
| 73. | 12.16 | Rockingham, NC / 92,007 |
| 74. | 12.15 | Richmond, NC / 45,947 |
| 75. | 12.15 | Caldwell, NC / 79,382 |
| 76. | 12.14 | Warren, NC / 19,545 |
| 77. | 12.13 | Bladen, NC / 32,412 |
| 78. | 12.12 | Sampson, NC / 62,996 |
| 79. | 12.11 | Yadkin, NC / 37,520 |
| 80. | 12.10 | Washington, NC / 12,979 |
| 81. | 12.10 | Hyde, NC / 5,256 |
| 82. | 12.09 | Greene, NC / 20,402 |
| 83. | 12.09 | Stokes, NC / 45,916 |
| 84. | 12.08 | Randolph, NC / 139,443 |
| 85. | 12.08 | Alexander, NC / 36,278 |
| 86. | 12.07 | Caswell, NC / 23,228 |
| 87. | 12.06 | Jones, NC / 10,028 |
| 88. | 12.04 | Halifax, NC / 55,118 |
| 89. | 12.03 | Edgecombe, NC / 52,586 |
| 90. | 12.03 | Graham, NC / 7,964 |
| 91. | 12.02 | Alleghany, NC / 10,905 |
| 92. | 12.01 | Montgomery, NC / 27,456 |
| 93. | 11.99 | Vance, NC / 42,987 |
| 94. | 11.96 | Wilkes, NC / 66,563 |
| 95. | 11.83 | Robeson, NC / 127,686 |
| 96. | 11.82 | Northampton, NC / 20,611 |
| 97. | 11.82 | Bertie, NC / 19,187 |
| 98. | 11.77 | Anson, NC / 25,243 |
| 99. | 11.73 | Tyrrell, NC / 4,112 |
| 100. | 11.71 | Duplin, NC / 52,358 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.