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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. | 15.12 | Orange, NC / 133,958 |
| 2. | 14.60 | Wake, NC / 905,573 |
| 3. | 14.36 | Durham, NC / 269,283 |
| 4. | 14.18 | Watauga, NC / 51,103 |
| 5. | 14.12 | Mecklenburg, NC / 926,873 |
| 6. | 14.09 | New Hanover, NC / 203,276 |
| 7. | 13.87 | Chatham, NC / 63,896 |
| 8. | 13.87 | Dare, NC / 34,019 |
| 9. | 13.81 | Moore, NC / 88,314 |
| 10. | 13.78 | Buncombe, NC / 239,000 |
| 11. | 13.71 | Guilford, NC / 489,576 |
| 12. | 13.64 | Forsyth, NC / 351,368 |
| 13. | 13.57 | Transylvania, NC / 32,825 |
| 14. | 13.56 | Henderson, NC / 106,577 |
| 15. | 13.55 | Union, NC / 201,617 |
| 16. | 13.50 | Cumberland, NC / 319,329 |
| 17. | 13.47 | Pitt, NC / 167,951 |
| 18. | 13.44 | Polk, NC / 20,386 |
| 19. | 13.44 | Carteret, NC / 66,415 |
| 20. | 13.33 | Craven, NC / 102,904 |
| 21. | 13.32 | Brunswick, NC / 107,925 |
| 22. | 13.32 | Jackson, NC / 39,985 |
| 23. | 13.31 | Cabarrus, NC / 178,396 |
| 24. | 13.30 | Onslow, NC / 176,461 |
| 25. | 13.23 | Clay, NC / 10,575 |
| 26. | 13.22 | Camden, NC / 9,965 |
| 27. | 13.17 | Iredell, NC / 159,614 |
| 28. | 13.16 | Davie, NC / 41,183 |
| 29. | 13.14 | Haywood, NC / 58,915 |
| 30. | 13.12 | Macon, NC / 33,815 |
| 31. | 13.06 | Pender, NC / 52,447 |
| 32. | 13.02 | Pasquotank, NC / 40,551 |
| 33. | 13.00 | Pamlico, NC / 13,145 |
| 34. | 12.97 | Alamance, NC / 151,170 |
| 35. | 12.96 | Currituck, NC / 23,677 |
| 36. | 12.93 | Johnston, NC / 169,122 |
| 37. | 12.93 | Avery, NC / 17,815 |
| 38. | 12.91 | Lincoln, NC / 78,052 |
| 39. | 12.90 | Catawba, NC / 154,201 |
| 40. | 12.90 | Harnett, NC / 115,559 |
| 41. | 12.86 | Hoke, NC / 47,368 |
| 42. | 12.86 | Perquimans, NC / 13,414 |
| 43. | 12.81 | Cherokee, NC / 27,304 |
| 44. | 12.80 | Lee, NC / 57,876 |
| 45. | 12.78 | Swain, NC / 13,995 |
| 46. | 12.77 | Wayne, NC / 122,419 |
| 47. | 12.76 | Gaston, NC / 206,291 |
| 48. | 12.76 | Beaufort, NC / 47,542 |
| 49. | 12.75 | Nash, NC / 95,545 |
| 50. | 12.75 | Ashe, NC / 27,099 |
| 51. | 12.73 | Yancey, NC / 17,814 |
| 52. | 12.71 | Rutherford, NC / 67,446 |
| 53. | 12.70 | Madison, NC / 20,727 |
| 54. | 12.64 | Cleveland, NC / 97,890 |
| 55. | 12.64 | Rowan, NC / 138,189 |
| 56. | 12.61 | Stanly, NC / 60,489 |
| 57. | 12.59 | Person, NC / 39,322 |
| 58. | 12.59 | Franklin, NC / 60,470 |
| 59. | 12.58 | Mitchell, NC / 15,539 |
| 60. | 12.58 | Granville, NC / 59,666 |
| 61. | 12.57 | Gates, NC / 12,069 |
| 62. | 12.56 | Davidson, NC / 162,628 |
| 63. | 12.56 | Wilson, NC / 81,020 |
| 64. | 12.53 | Jones, NC / 10,144 |
| 65. | 12.52 | Mcdowell, NC / 44,926 |
| 66. | 12.50 | Chowan, NC / 14,825 |
| 67. | 12.49 | Burke, NC / 90,821 |
| 68. | 12.48 | Washington, NC / 13,085 |
| 69. | 12.45 | Lenoir, NC / 59,372 |
| 70. | 12.41 | Martin, NC / 24,298 |
| 71. | 12.41 | Hertford, NC / 24,525 |
| 72. | 12.41 | Graham, NC / 8,766 |
| 73. | 12.39 | Scotland, NC / 36,266 |
| 74. | 12.39 | Columbus, NC / 57,612 |
| 75. | 12.36 | Surry, NC / 73,551 |
| 76. | 12.36 | Stokes, NC / 47,224 |
| 77. | 12.34 | Randolph, NC / 141,568 |
| 78. | 12.34 | Richmond, NC / 46,608 |
| 79. | 12.34 | Rockingham, NC / 93,264 |
| 80. | 12.30 | Alleghany, NC / 11,069 |
| 81. | 12.29 | Yadkin, NC / 38,254 |
| 82. | 12.25 | Greene, NC / 21,386 |
| 83. | 12.24 | Edgecombe, NC / 56,253 |
| 84. | 12.24 | Caldwell, NC / 82,493 |
| 85. | 12.23 | Warren, NC / 20,860 |
| 86. | 12.23 | Alexander, NC / 37,014 |
| 87. | 12.22 | Hyde, NC / 5,810 |
| 88. | 12.21 | Halifax, NC / 54,693 |
| 89. | 12.20 | Sampson, NC / 63,408 |
| 90. | 12.16 | Montgomery, NC / 27,741 |
| 91. | 12.13 | Bladen, NC / 34,922 |
| 92. | 12.12 | Wilkes, NC / 69,265 |
| 93. | 12.10 | Vance, NC / 45,183 |
| 94. | 12.07 | Caswell, NC / 23,615 |
| 95. | 12.01 | Anson, NC / 26,699 |
| 96. | 12.01 | Duplin, NC / 58,510 |
| 97. | 12.00 | Robeson, NC / 133,920 |
| 98. | 11.99 | Bertie, NC / 21,035 |
| 99. | 11.95 | Tyrrell, NC / 4,367 |
| 100. | 11.83 | Northampton, NC / 21,959 |
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.