Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Columbus County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.6% −56.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,869 of 3,222
11th percentile

How Columbus County Compares

Columbus County
14.6%
North Carolina Average
14.6%
Rank #96 of 100 in state
National
33.7%
56.7% below

National Distribution

Where Columbus County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ Columbus County: 14.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,866 Alleghany County, VA 14.6%
#2,867 Lawrence County, KY 14.6%
#2,868 Barry County, MO 14.6%
#2,869 Columbus County, NC 14.6%
#2,870 Luna County, NM 14.6%
#2,871 Graham County, AZ 14.6%
#2,872 Tensas Parish, LA 14.6%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Columbus County, North Carolina

Columbus County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.6%, which ranks #2,869 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 56.7% below the national value of 33.7%.

Within North Carolina, Columbus County ranks #96 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 11th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.