Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Gaston 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 Gaston County's bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5% 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 Gaston County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,056 | Bryan County, OK | 26.5% |
| #1,057 | Kaufman County, TX | 26.5% |
| #1,058 | Carlton County, MN | 26.5% |
| #1,059 | Gaston County, NC | 26.5% |
| #1,060 | Anderson County, SC | 26.5% |
| #1,061 | McPherson County, SD | 26.5% |
| #1,062 | Jefferson County, NY | 26.5% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Gaston County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5%, ranking #1,059 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.4% below the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #38 of 100. This places it in the 67th 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.