Bachelor's Degree or Higher in New Hanover 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 New Hanover County's bachelor's degree or higher of 45.4% 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 New Hanover County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #166 | Brewster County, TX | 45.5% |
| #167 | Mercer County, NJ | 45.4% |
| #168 | Saratoga County, NY | 45.4% |
| #169 | New Hanover County, NC | 45.4% |
| #170 | Clay County, SD | 45.4% |
| #171 | Contra Costa County, CA | 45.2% |
| #172 | Dakota County, MN | 45.0% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
New Hanover County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 45.4%, ranking #169 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.7% above the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #8 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.