Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
36.2% +7.5% vs nat'l
Rank #417 of 3,222
87th percentile

How Polk County Compares

Polk County
36.2%
North Carolina Average
36.2%
Rank #17 of 100 in state
National
33.7%
7.5% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 80.5%

■ Polk County: 36.2%

Ranking Context

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

Polk County, North Carolina has a bachelor's degree or higher of 36.2%, which ranks #417 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.5% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within North Carolina, Polk County ranks #17 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 87th 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.