| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2005-2009 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 |
|
| United States | 197,440,772 |
166,995,595 |
54,365,177 |
84.6% |
27.5% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 16,656,836 |
13,701,141 |
3,396,708 |
82.3% |
20.4% |
97.3% |
74.1% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 3,049,663 |
2,465,455 |
656,698 |
80.8% |
21.5% |
95.6% |
78.2% |
| Georgia | 6,031,157 |
5,002,579 |
1,635,481 |
82.9% |
27.1% |
98.1% |
98.5% |
| Kentucky | 2,825,618 |
2,268,945 |
565,885 |
80.3% |
20.0% |
94.9% |
72.7% |
| Maryland | 3,738,604 |
3,271,883 |
1,314,845 |
87.5% |
35.2% |
103.5% |
127.7% |
| Mississippi | 1,842,950 |
1,454,413 |
351,552 |
78.9% |
19.1% |
93.3% |
69.3% |
| New York | 13,047,684 |
10,988,235 |
4,154,718 |
84.2% |
31.8% |
99.6% |
115.6% |
| North Carolina | 5,940,248 |
4,929,678 |
1,532,693 |
83.0% |
25.8% |
98.1% |
93.7% |
| Ohio | 7,671,550 |
6,657,402 |
1,807,873 |
86.8% |
23.6% |
102.6% |
85.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 8,510,688 |
7,393,263 |
2,210,085 |
86.9% |
26.0% |
102.7% |
94.3% |
| South Carolina | 2,915,965 |
2,396,899 |
684,024 |
82.2% |
23.5% |
97.2% |
85.2% |
| Tennessee | 4,110,195 |
3,361,696 |
920,548 |
81.8% |
22.4% |
96.7% |
81.3% |
| Virginia | 5,092,358 |
4,367,607 |
1,702,978 |
85.8% |
33.4% |
101.4% |
121.5% |
| West Virginia | 1,253,685 |
1,022,803 |
214,180 |
81.6% |
17.1% |
96.5% |
62.0% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 1,982,971 |
1,602,826 |
437,863 |
80.8% |
22.1% |
95.6% |
80.2% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 1,777,646 |
1,444,374 |
429,456 |
81.3% |
24.2% |
96.1% |
87.7% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 801,977 |
568,954 |
100,670 |
70.9% |
12.6% |
83.9% |
45.6% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 167,987 |
140,576 |
29,003 |
83.7% |
17.3% |
98.9% |
62.7% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 394,781 |
295,912 |
62,187 |
75.0% |
15.8% |
88.6% |
57.2% |
| Appalachian New York | 687,604 |
600,636 |
161,068 |
87.4% |
23.4% |
103.3% |
85.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,126,455 |
914,691 |
250,067 |
81.2% |
22.2% |
96.0% |
80.6% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,365,325 |
1,141,282 |
203,404 |
83.6% |
14.9% |
98.8% |
54.1% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,976,113 |
3,492,470 |
888,699 |
87.8% |
22.4% |
103.8% |
81.2% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 746,286 |
602,515 |
172,112 |
80.7% |
23.1% |
95.5% |
83.8% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,860,990 |
1,481,020 |
362,294 |
79.6% |
19.5% |
94.1% |
70.7% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 515,016 |
393,082 |
85,705 |
76.3% |
16.6% |
90.2% |
60.4% |
| West Virginia | 1,253,685 |
1,022,803 |
214,180 |
81.6% |
17.1% |
96.5% |
62.0% |
