Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Buncombe County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

45.9% Rank #154/3,222 · #7 in NC
95th
Buncombe 45.9%
NC 35.7% +28.8%
US 33.7% +36.2%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend

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National Distribution

How Buncombe County's bachelor's degree or higher of 45.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.

Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Buncombe County for bachelor's degree or higher.

Nearby Rankings

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#151 Santa Fe County, NM 46.1%
#152 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT 46.0%
#153 Beaufort County, SC 46.0%
#154 Buncombe County, NC 45.9%
#155 Goochland County, VA 45.8%
#156 Williamsburg city, VA 45.8%
#157 Frederick County, MD 45.8%

About Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Buncombe County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 45.9%, ranking #154 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.2% above the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #7 of 100. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.