Bachelor's Degree or Higher in McDowell 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 McDowell County's bachelor's degree or higher of 18.1% 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 McDowell County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,344 | Pulaski County, KY | 18.1% |
| #2,345 | Gasconade County, MO | 18.1% |
| #2,346 | Carroll County, TN | 18.1% |
| #2,347 | McDowell County, NC | 18.1% |
| #2,348 | Blaine County, OK | 18.1% |
| #2,349 | Etowah County, AL | 18.1% |
| #2,350 | Mayes County, OK | 18.0% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
McDowell County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 18.1%, ranking #2,347 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.3% below the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #74 of 100. This places it in the 27th 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.