Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County's bachelor's degree or higher of 16.9% 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 Wilkes County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,513 | Richmond County, VA | 16.9% |
| #2,514 | Greene County, AR | 16.9% |
| #2,515 | Lawrence County, MO | 16.9% |
| #2,516 | Wilkes County, NC | 16.9% |
| #2,517 | Gladwin County, MI | 16.9% |
| #2,518 | DeWitt County, TX | 16.9% |
| #2,519 | Pawnee County, OK | 16.9% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Wilkes County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 16.9%, ranking #2,516 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.9% below the national value of 33.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #84 of 100. This places it in the 22th 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.