Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Durham 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 Durham County's bachelor's degree or higher of 55.2% 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 Durham County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #49 | Oconee County, GA | 55.9% |
| #50 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 55.5% |
| #51 | Dane County, WI | 55.3% |
| #52 | Durham County, NC | 55.2% |
| #53 | Johnson County, IA | 55.2% |
| #54 | Albany County, WY | 55.0% |
| #55 | Summit County, CO | 55.0% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Durham County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 55.2%, ranking #52 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 63.9% above the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #3 of 100. This places it in the 98th 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.