Mecklenburg has largest number of potential first-gen students

Number of children ages 0-17 whose parent(s) highest education is less than an associate degree, 2015-2019

This is limited to children under age 18 who are living in a household and are not the head of household, the spouse or partner of the head of household, or a roommate. If children are not living with a parent, this is based on the highest education of the head of household.
Source: Carolina Demography calculations using 5-year ACS microdata from IPUMS-USA and CDC SEER population estimates Get the data Embed