Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Orange 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 Orange County's bachelor's degree or higher of 61.8% 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 Orange County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #16 | Fairfax city, VA | 62.4% |
| #17 | Douglas County, CO | 62.0% |
| #18 | Hamilton County, IN | 61.9% |
| #19 | Orange County, NC | 61.8% |
| #20 | Marin County, CA | 61.1% |
| #21 | Albemarle County, VA | 61.1% |
| #22 | Teton County, WY | 61.1% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Orange County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 61.8%, ranking #19 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 83.3% above the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #1 of 100. This places it in the 99th 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.