| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2012-2016 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 |
|
| United States | 213,649,147 |
185,830,767 |
64,767,787 |
87.0% |
30.3% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,493,439 |
15,029,537 |
4,050,275 |
85.9% |
23.2% |
98.8% |
76.4% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 3,261,408 |
2,765,372 |
783,076 |
84.8% |
24.0% |
97.5% |
79.2% |
| Georgia | 6,589,462 |
5,656,652 |
1,938,090 |
85.8% |
29.4% |
98.7% |
97.0% |
| Kentucky | 2,970,073 |
2,513,893 |
674,165 |
84.6% |
22.7% |
97.3% |
74.9% |
| Maryland | 4,052,639 |
3,631,883 |
1,556,711 |
89.6% |
38.4% |
103.0% |
126.7% |
| Mississippi | 1,949,683 |
1,617,417 |
409,891 |
83.0% |
21.0% |
95.4% |
69.4% |
| New York | 13,504,083 |
11,603,191 |
4,691,446 |
85.9% |
34.7% |
98.8% |
114.6% |
| North Carolina | 6,684,672 |
5,769,845 |
1,940,435 |
86.3% |
29.0% |
99.2% |
95.8% |
| Ohio | 7,848,046 |
7,022,891 |
2,092,875 |
89.5% |
26.7% |
102.9% |
88.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 8,849,846 |
7,924,160 |
2,595,950 |
89.5% |
29.3% |
102.9% |
96.8% |
| South Carolina | 3,269,424 |
2,813,337 |
865,057 |
86.0% |
26.5% |
98.9% |
87.3% |
| Tennessee | 4,427,340 |
3,806,792 |
1,122,416 |
86.0% |
25.4% |
98.9% |
83.6% |
| Virginia | 5,621,010 |
4,982,348 |
2,073,641 |
88.6% |
36.9% |
101.9% |
121.7% |
| West Virginia | 1,297,118 |
1,106,970 |
253,706 |
85.3% |
19.6% |
98.1% |
64.5% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
| Click on the links below to get information on that state's Appalachian Counties. |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,103,294 |
1,784,261 |
517,745 |
84.8% |
24.6% |
97.5% |
81.2% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 2,012,094 |
1,692,325 |
534,038 |
84.1% |
26.5% |
96.7% |
87.6% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 805,730 |
621,710 |
115,566 |
77.2% |
14.3% |
88.7% |
47.3% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 175,767 |
154,164 |
34,059 |
87.7% |
19.4% |
100.8% |
63.9% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 410,898 |
327,298 |
74,317 |
79.7% |
18.1% |
91.6% |
59.7% |
| Appalachian New York | 701,213 |
629,301 |
179,792 |
89.7% |
25.6% |
103.2% |
84.6% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,212,422 |
1,028,597 |
308,400 |
84.8% |
25.4% |
97.5% |
83.9% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,390,455 |
1,205,133 |
238,342 |
86.7% |
17.1% |
99.6% |
56.5% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 4,062,266 |
3,682,716 |
1,047,567 |
90.7% |
25.8% |
104.2% |
85.1% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 818,500 |
693,981 |
214,175 |
84.8% |
26.2% |
97.5% |
86.3% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,974,895 |
1,668,231 |
428,497 |
84.5% |
21.7% |
97.1% |
71.6% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 528,787 |
434,850 |
104,071 |
82.2% |
19.7% |
94.5% |
64.9% |
| West Virginia | 1,297,118 |
1,106,970 |
253,706 |
85.3% |
19.6% |
98.1% |
64.5% |
