Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Watauga 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 Watauga County's bachelor's degree or higher of 48.1% 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 Watauga County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #123 | Fayette County, KY | 48.3% |
| #124 | Barnstable County, MA | 48.2% |
| #125 | Washington County, VT | 48.1% |
| #126 | Watauga County, NC | 48.1% |
| #127 | Blaine County, ID | 48.0% |
| #128 | Lake County, IL | 47.7% |
| #129 | Hinsdale County, CO | 47.7% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Watauga County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 48.1%, ranking #126 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.7% above the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #6 of 100. This places it in the 96th 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.