County-Level Education Data for NC

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		Persons 25 and over
			Measures of rurality		Percent completing less than high school4
	FIPS1	Name	2003 Rural-urban Continuum Code2	2003 Urban influence Code3	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	37000	North Carolina			61.5	45.2	30.0	21.9
2	37001	Alamance County	3	2	61.4	46.0	32.1	23.5
3	37003	Alexander County	2	2	73.9	56.1	41.0	31.3
4	37005	Alleghany County	9	10	71.9	61.5	47.4	32.0
5	37007	Anson County	1	1	69.8	53.1	39.2	29.8
6	37009	Ashe County	9	10	74.2	59.0	44.4	31.4
7	37011	Avery County	8	7	68.7	50.4	37.8	29.4
8	37013	Beaufort County	6	5	65.2	49.5	34.1	25.0
9	37015	Bertie County	9	12	76.0	62.1	45.1	36.2
10	37017	Bladen County	6	6	72.3	56.1	43.6	29.4
11	37019	Brunswick County	2	2	70.5	48.5	30.8	21.7
12	37021	Buncombe County	2	2	53.3	40.6	25.5	18.1
13	37023	Burke County	2	2	67.6	54.0	39.9	32.4
14	37025	Cabarrus County	1	1	69.7	51.0	32.6	21.8
15	37027	Caldwell County	2	2	69.4	55.6	43.2	33.8
16	37029	Camden County	8	3	74.8	55.4	33.8	17.9
17	37031	Carteret County	4	5	59.7	42.9	24.5	17.9
18	37033	Caswell County	8	7	75.0	59.0	45.0	30.8
19	37035	Catawba County	2	2	60.4	48.2	33.3	25.2
20	37037	Chatham County	2	2	65.8	48.5	30.0	22.1
21	37039	Cherokee County	9	12	72.1	56.4	40.1	26.7
22	37041	Chowan County	7	9	67.8	54.9	36.7	26.9
23	37043	Clay County	9	12	75.7	53.6	37.1	23.5
24	37045	Cleveland County	4	3	66.2	52.6	36.5	27.8
25	37047	Columbus County	6	6	70.3	55.8	40.6	31.4
26	37049	Craven County	5	8	52.6	39.1	24.1	17.9
27	37051	Cumberland County	2	2	44.9	30.4	19.7	15.0
28	37053	Currituck County	1	1	73.6	49.6	32.3	22.4
29	37055	Dare County	5	8	66.5	35.3	19.0	11.4
30	37057	Davidson County	4	5	70.0	52.8	35.8	28.0
31	37059	Davie County	2	2	71.3	49.5	30.4	21.9
32	37061	Duplin County	6	6	66.4	56.3	43.6	34.2
33	37063	Durham County	2	2	52.8	34.9	21.1	17.0
34	37065	Edgecombe County	3	2	69.9	54.4	41.5	34.4
35	37067	Forsyth County	2	2	54.4	37.3	22.4	18.0
36	37069	Franklin County	2	2	74.8	56.8	37.6	26.4
37	37071	Gaston County	1	1	71.0	53.9	39.1	28.6
38	37073	Gates County	8	4	76.7	57.1	39.1	28.6
39	37075	Graham County	9	12	76.6	60.0	43.1	31.6
40	37077	Granville County	6	6	71.5	55.6	38.0	27.0
41	37079	Greene County	3	2	72.6	57.5	40.8	34.6
42	37081	Guilford County	2	2	55.2	36.7	23.9	17.0
43	37083	Halifax County	4	5	70.4	57.4	46.1	34.6
44	37085	Harnett County	4	5	71.6	52.6	36.0	25.0
45	37087	Haywood County	2	2	64.3	48.4	32.0	22.3
46	37089	Henderson County	2	2	56.9	38.5	23.8	16.8
47	37091	Hertford County	7	11	66.4	54.5	41.9	34.4
48	37093	Hoke County	2	2	70.6	52.5	44.3	26.5
49	37095	Hyde County	9	10	77.3	57.5	40.0	31.6
50	37097	Iredell County	4	3	66.2	49.9	33.5	21.6
51	37099	Jackson County	6	6	66.5	47.3	31.3	21.2
52	37101	Johnston County	2	2	69.4	53.4	35.4	24.1
53	37103	Jones County	8	5	68.8	58.2	37.6	27.8
54	37105	Lee County	4	5	61.9	43.1	27.6	23.7
55	37107	Lenoir County	4	5	64.4	47.8	37.1	28.1
56	37109	Lincoln County	4	3	71.4	53.1	38.0	28.3
57	37111	McDowell County	6	6	70.7	53.8	41.5	29.8
58	37113	Macon County	7	11	68.5	47.6	33.3	22.7
59	37115	Madison County	2	2	72.3	58.4	43.6	30.7
60	37117	Martin County	6	6	72.4	55.2	41.7	29.3
61	37119	Mecklenburg County	1	1	46.4	30.7	18.4	13.8
62	37121	Mitchell County	9	12	68.7	56.9	44.7	31.4
63	37123	Montgomery County	6	6	70.4	57.7	44.7	35.8
64	37125	Moore County	4	5	61.1	41.7	25.7	17.4
65	37127	Nash County	3	2	67.2	49.7	34.9	24.4
66	37129	New Hanover County	2	2	50.0	35.1	21.9	13.7
67	37131	Northampton County	9	8	76.5	64.0	47.2	37.5
68	37133	Onslow County	3	2	47.3	33.6	17.0	15.7
69	37135	Orange County	2	2	42.4	26.4	16.4	12.4
70	37137	Pamlico County	9	8	72.6	52.0	34.1	24.8
71	37139	Pasquotank County	7	8	62.6	48.9	32.6	23.2
72	37141	Pender County	2	2	70.8	52.6	35.4	23.2
73	37143	Perquimans County	9	8	63.9	58.5	38.8	28.1
74	37145	Person County	2	2	70.0	54.6	36.8	25.1
75	37147	Pitt County	3	2	61.7	43.2	29.0	20.1
76	37149	Polk County	8	7	62.5	41.5	30.4	19.4
77	37151	Randolph County	2	2	70.7	53.4	38.0	30.0
78	37153	Richmond County	4	5	70.4	53.6	39.6	30.8
79	37155	Robeson County	4	5	71.8	55.6	43.0	35.1
80	37157	Rockingham County	2	2	69.2	55.4	40.8	31.1
81	37159	Rowan County	4	3	67.4	50.6	34.0	25.8
82	37161	Rutherford County	4	5	69.5	55.1	40.6	29.6
83	37163	Sampson County	6	6	67.5	54.3	38.7	30.9
84	37165	Scotland County	6	5	67.4	52.2	39.3	28.6
85	37167	Stanly County	6	3	65.9	53.6	37.9	26.6
86	37169	Stokes County	2	2	72.3	55.1	37.2	26.8
87	37171	Surry County	4	5	69.4	59.0	42.7	33.0
88	37173	Swain County	8	7	70.6	55.5	41.0	29.5
89	37175	Transylvania County	6	5	54.1	40.7	27.9	17.5
90	37177	Tyrrell County	9	10	81.4	64.2	42.0	33.7
91	37179	Union County	1	1	67.0	47.2	31.0	19.8
92	37181	Vance County	4	5	68.4	56.7	42.9	31.9
93	37183	Wake County	2	2	46.4	27.5	14.6	10.7
94	37185	Warren County	8	7	71.0	62.6	46.3	32.5
95	37187	Washington County	7	9	63.5	52.5	39.4	30.1
96	37189	Watauga County	6	5	61.4	39.9	28.0	18.4
97	37191	Wayne County	3	2	59.6	43.2	28.8	22.8
98	37193	Wilkes County	6	5	71.3	56.6	45.9	34.0
99	37195	Wilson County	4	5	66.3	52.0	37.8	30.6
100	37197	Yadkin County	2	2	70.5	57.6	41.1	28.0
101	37199	Yancey County	8	7	74.7	57.0	39.3	28.9

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¹See the Census Bureau web site for a description of FIPS codes.

²The 2003 Rural-urban continuum codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 3) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 4 through 9) by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas. See the Rural-urban continuum codes for precise definitions of each code.

³The 2003 Urban influence codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 2) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 3 through 12) by the size of the largest city or town and proximity to metro and micro areas. See the Urban influence codes for precise definitions of each code.

⁴For 1970 and 1980, the share of adults with less than high school includes those who had not completed the 12th grade. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who did not receive a high school diploma or its equivalent (such as a GED).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population.