Rankings / Most Educated Cities in America / North Carolina
Most Educated Cities in North Carolina
Ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Census Bureau.
1Chapel Hill76.6%2Morrisville72.7%3Cary70.5%4Apex69.5%5Holly Springs67.3%6Cornelius62.2%7Wake Forest59.5%8Huntersville57.5%9Durham57.3%10Matthews55.2%11Raleigh54.0%12Fuquay-Varina54.0%13Asheville53.4%14Charlotte48.0%15Wilmington46.8%16Garner46.5%17Mooresville45.5%18Greensboro41.0%19Concord40.9%20Clayton40.4%21Mint Hill40.3%22Indian Trail40.2%23Winston-Salem39.5%24Greenville39.1%25Hickory37.1%26Kernersville37.0%27High Point34.0%28Salisbury29.9%29Kannapolis29.7%30Burlington29.6%31New Bern29.4%32Fayetteville29.0%33Statesville26.9%34Gastonia26.6%35Jacksonville26.3%36Wilson24.5%37Monroe24.1%38Rocky Mount22.9%39Sanford21.6%40Goldsboro21.0%41Asheboro19.1%42Thomasville15.3%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.