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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. | 15.02 | Orange, NC / 129,562 |
| 2. | 14.57 | Wake, NC / 850,546 |
| 3. | 14.27 | Durham, NC / 258,578 |
| 4. | 14.07 | Mecklenburg, NC / 882,761 |
| 5. | 14.00 | New Hanover, NC / 197,272 |
| 6. | 13.99 | Watauga, NC / 49,705 |
| 7. | 13.92 | Dare, NC / 33,650 |
| 8. | 13.67 | Chatham, NC / 61,426 |
| 9. | 13.66 | Moore, NC / 85,914 |
| 10. | 13.65 | Buncombe, NC / 233,249 |
| 11. | 13.64 | Guilford, NC / 475,786 |
| 12. | 13.58 | Forsyth, NC / 342,989 |
| 13. | 13.53 | Henderson, NC / 103,881 |
| 14. | 13.46 | Pitt, NC / 161,385 |
| 15. | 13.43 | Union, NC / 190,346 |
| 16. | 13.42 | Transylvania, NC / 32,404 |
| 17. | 13.42 | Polk, NC / 20,289 |
| 18. | 13.40 | Carteret, NC / 65,068 |
| 19. | 13.40 | Cumberland, NC / 312,994 |
| 20. | 13.32 | Craven, NC / 100,001 |
| 21. | 13.22 | Cabarrus, NC / 169,990 |
| 22. | 13.21 | Jackson, NC / 39,144 |
| 23. | 13.18 | Onslow, NC / 169,207 |
| 24. | 13.17 | Camden, NC / 9,719 |
| 25. | 13.16 | Brunswick, NC / 101,994 |
| 26. | 13.12 | Davie, NC / 40,581 |
| 27. | 13.05 | Iredell, NC / 154,632 |
| 28. | 13.04 | Haywood, NC / 58,597 |
| 29. | 12.95 | Macon, NC / 33,453 |
| 30. | 12.91 | Alamance, NC / 147,072 |
| 31. | 12.91 | Pasquotank, NC / 40,167 |
| 32. | 12.90 | Currituck, NC / 23,299 |
| 33. | 12.87 | Perquimans, NC / 13,091 |
| 34. | 12.86 | Clay, NC / 10,418 |
| 35. | 12.85 | Avery, NC / 17,951 |
| 36. | 12.85 | Pamlico, NC / 13,072 |
| 37. | 12.83 | Pender, NC / 50,256 |
| 38. | 12.81 | Johnston, NC / 160,675 |
| 39. | 12.80 | Catawba, NC / 153,149 |
| 40. | 12.77 | Nash, NC / 94,402 |
| 41. | 12.76 | Cherokee, NC / 27,317 |
| 42. | 12.75 | Lee, NC / 55,576 |
| 43. | 12.74 | Beaufort, NC / 47,185 |
| 44. | 12.73 | Wayne, NC / 120,102 |
| 45. | 12.71 | Swain, NC / 13,861 |
| 46. | 12.71 | Harnett, NC / 109,031 |
| 47. | 12.68 | Hoke, NC / 44,128 |
| 48. | 12.66 | Gaston, NC / 202,642 |
| 49. | 12.65 | Lincoln, NC / 75,697 |
| 50. | 12.60 | Rowan, NC / 136,880 |
| 51. | 12.56 | Cleveland, NC / 97,786 |
| 52. | 12.56 | Rutherford, NC / 66,928 |
| 53. | 12.55 | Franklin, NC / 58,473 |
| 54. | 12.53 | Stanly, NC / 60,109 |
| 55. | 12.52 | Person, NC / 38,942 |
| 56. | 12.51 | Madison, NC / 20,549 |
| 57. | 12.50 | Davidson, NC / 160,638 |
| 58. | 12.49 | Granville, NC / 58,071 |
| 59. | 12.48 | Ashe, NC / 26,787 |
| 60. | 12.47 | Gates, NC / 12,039 |
| 61. | 12.46 | Graham, NC / 8,702 |
| 62. | 12.45 | Wilson, NC / 79,533 |
| 63. | 12.45 | Chowan, NC / 14,859 |
| 64. | 12.42 | Mcdowell, NC / 44,593 |
| 65. | 12.41 | Yancey, NC / 17,911 |
| 66. | 12.37 | Lenoir, NC / 59,307 |
| 67. | 12.35 | Columbus, NC / 56,856 |
| 68. | 12.35 | Martin, NC / 24,471 |
| 69. | 12.33 | Burke, NC / 90,557 |
| 70. | 12.30 | Surry, NC / 73,287 |
| 71. | 12.28 | Mitchell, NC / 15,680 |
| 72. | 12.24 | Hertford, NC / 24,384 |
| 73. | 12.23 | Jones, NC / 10,060 |
| 74. | 12.23 | Scotland, NC / 36,325 |
| 75. | 12.23 | Rockingham, NC / 93,322 |
| 76. | 12.21 | Stokes, NC / 47,194 |
| 77. | 12.20 | Randolph, NC / 140,034 |
| 78. | 12.20 | Washington, NC / 13,248 |
| 79. | 12.18 | Caldwell, NC / 82,162 |
| 80. | 12.17 | Yadkin, NC / 38,158 |
| 81. | 12.16 | Sampson, NC / 62,832 |
| 82. | 12.15 | Alleghany, NC / 11,084 |
| 83. | 12.15 | Hyde, NC / 5,721 |
| 84. | 12.13 | Montgomery, NC / 27,611 |
| 85. | 12.13 | Warren, NC / 20,810 |
| 86. | 12.11 | Alexander, NC / 36,797 |
| 87. | 12.11 | Edgecombe, NC / 56,247 |
| 88. | 12.08 | Caswell, NC / 23,848 |
| 89. | 12.07 | Richmond, NC / 46,477 |
| 90. | 12.06 | Wilkes, NC / 69,063 |
| 91. | 12.04 | Bladen, NC / 34,629 |
| 92. | 12.04 | Halifax, NC / 55,293 |
| 93. | 11.98 | Anson, NC / 26,785 |
| 94. | 11.98 | Greene, NC / 21,157 |
| 95. | 11.96 | Vance, NC / 44,975 |
| 96. | 11.86 | Bertie, NC / 20,890 |
| 97. | 11.83 | Duplin, NC / 56,657 |
| 98. | 11.83 | Robeson, NC / 131,708 |
| 99. | 11.81 | Northampton, NC / 22,161 |
| 100. | 11.80 | Tyrrell, NC / 4,374 |
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.