Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Orange County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
61.8% +83.3% vs nat'l
Rank #19 of 3,222
99th percentile

How Orange County Compares

Orange County
61.8%
North Carolina Average
61.8%
Rank #1 of 100 in state
National
33.7%
83.3% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 80.5%

■ Orange County: 61.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#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%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 61.8%, which ranks #19 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 83.3% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within North Carolina, Orange County ranks #1 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 99th 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.