Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk 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 Polk County's bachelor's degree or higher of 36.2% 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 Polk County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #414 | Medina County, OH | 36.2% |
| #415 | York County, ME | 36.2% |
| #416 | Dawes County, NE | 36.2% |
| #417 | Polk County, NC | 36.2% |
| #418 | Jefferson County, AL | 36.2% |
| #419 | Coweta County, GA | 36.2% |
| #420 | Cleveland County, OK | 36.2% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Polk County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 36.2%, ranking #417 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.5% above the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #17 of 100. This places it in the 87th 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.