Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Buncombe County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
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
Full ranking →| #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.