| Population 25 Years and Over, 1980 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 1980 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 1980 | Percent Completed High School, 1980 | Percent Completed College, 1980 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 |
|
United States | 132,835,687 |
88,300,490 |
21,558,480 |
66.5% |
16.2% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 12,675,241 |
7,284,251 |
1,410,794 |
57.5% |
11.1% |
86.5% |
68.6% |
|
STATE TOTALS |
Alabama | 2,217,315 |
1,252,475 |
270,063 |
56.5% |
12.2% |
85.0% |
75.0% |
Georgia | 3,085,528 |
1,740,707 |
450,267 |
56.4% |
14.6% |
84.9% |
89.9% |
Kentucky | 2,086,692 |
1,108,557 |
231,139 |
53.1% |
11.1% |
79.9% |
68.3% |
Maryland | 2,499,096 |
1,685,553 |
508,696 |
67.4% |
20.4% |
101.5% |
125.4% |
Mississippi | 1,367,792 |
749,167 |
168,086 |
54.8% |
12.3% |
82.4% |
75.7% |
New York | 10,721,012 |
7,105,103 |
1,923,547 |
66.3% |
17.9% |
99.7% |
110.6% |
North Carolina | 3,403,219 |
1,866,201 |
450,423 |
54.8% |
13.2% |
82.5% |
81.6% |
Ohio | 6,291,667 |
4,213,653 |
858,963 |
67.0% |
13.7% |
100.7% |
84.1% |
Pennsylvania | 7,240,244 |
4,683,501 |
981,416 |
64.7% |
13.6% |
97.3% |
83.5% |
South Carolina | 1,733,022 |
930,728 |
232,629 |
53.7% |
13.4% |
80.8% |
82.7% |
Tennessee | 2,692,256 |
1,511,917 |
339,173 |
56.2% |
12.6% |
84.5% |
77.6% |
Virginia | 3,132,882 |
1,955,875 |
598,069 |
62.4% |
19.1% |
93.9% |
117.6% |
West Virginia | 1,147,042 |
642,188 |
119,488 |
56.0% |
10.4% |
84.2% |
64.2% |
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STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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Appalachian Alabama | 1,432,454 |
809,447 |
173,269 |
56.5% |
12.1% |
85.0% |
74.5% |
Appalachian Georgia | 658,993 |
322,116 |
66,052 |
48.9% |
10.0% |
73.5% |
61.8% |
Appalachian Kentucky | 625,256 |
252,042 |
45,795 |
40.3% |
7.3% |
60.6% |
45.1% |
Appalachian Maryland | 134,099 |
79,036 |
12,357 |
58.9% |
9.2% |
88.7% |
56.8% |
Appalachian Mississippi | 306,862 |
149,862 |
30,479 |
48.8% |
9.9% |
73.5% |
61.2% |
Appalachian New York | 622,775 |
424,878 |
93,503 |
68.2% |
15.0% |
102.6% |
92.5% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 740,853 |
386,792 |
87,270 |
52.2% |
11.8% |
78.5% |
72.6% |
Appalachian Ohio | 1,177,543 |
732,220 |
105,213 |
62.2% |
8.9% |
93.5% |
55.1% |
Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,670,655 |
2,386,695 |
430,691 |
65.0% |
11.7% |
97.8% |
72.3% |
Appalachian South Carolina | 460,783 |
235,351 |
59,357 |
51.1% |
12.9% |
76.8% |
79.4% |
Appalachian Tennessee | 1,260,605 |
668,267 |
146,960 |
53.0% |
11.7% |
79.7% |
71.8% |
Appalachian Virginia | 437,321 |
195,357 |
40,360 |
44.7% |
9.2% |
67.2% |
56.9% |
West Virginia | 1,147,042 |
642,188 |
119,488 |
56.0% |
10.4% |
84.2% |
64.2% |