Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2015-2019

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 Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2015-2019Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019
United States220,622,076 194,149,815 70,920,162 88.0% 32.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Appalachian Region17,769,645 15,498,054 4,395,961 87.2% 24.7% 99.1% 77.0%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama3,320,877 2,861,955 845,772 86.2% 25.5% 97.9% 79.2%
Georgia6,888,279 6,002,781 2,157,616 87.1% 31.3% 99.0% 97.4%
Kentucky3,019,093 2,604,309 731,082 86.3% 24.2% 98.0% 75.3%
Maryland4,139,008 3,733,545 1,662,724 90.2% 40.2% 102.5% 125.0%
Mississippi1,975,670 1,669,565 435,153 84.5% 22.0% 96.0% 68.5%
New York13,631,937 11,835,343 4,985,807 86.8% 36.6% 98.7% 113.8%
North Carolina6,983,859 6,130,463 2,182,853 87.8% 31.3% 99.7% 97.2%
Ohio7,975,777 7,208,399 2,255,326 90.4% 28.3% 102.7% 88.0%
Pennsylvania8,954,232 8,105,322 2,814,285 90.5% 31.4% 102.9% 97.8%
South Carolina3,446,971 3,016,480 969,279 87.5% 28.1% 99.4% 87.5%
Tennessee4,587,393 4,012,265 1,254,145 87.5% 27.3% 99.4% 85.0%
Virginia5,776,886 5,181,538 2,240,360 89.7% 38.8% 101.9% 120.6%
West Virginia1,287,427 1,118,803 265,398 86.9% 20.6% 98.8% 64.1%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama2,140,903 1,845,570 559,394 86.2% 26.1% 98.0% 81.3%
Appalachian Georgia2,131,349 1,819,595 610,003 85.4% 28.6% 97.0% 89.0%
Appalachian Kentucky804,571 635,883 122,281 79.0% 15.2% 89.8% 47.3%
Appalachian Maryland176,472 155,952 36,971 88.4% 21.0% 100.4% 65.2%
Appalachian Mississippi414,161 337,804 78,230 81.6% 18.9% 92.7% 58.8%
Appalachian New York695,349 628,690 186,329 90.4% 26.8% 102.7% 83.4%
Appalachian North Carolina1,248,726 1,082,405 337,750 86.7% 27.0% 98.5% 84.1%
Appalachian Ohio1,392,953 1,218,909 252,760 87.5% 18.1% 99.4% 56.4%
Appalachian Pennsylvania4,057,799 3,718,269 1,121,160 91.6% 27.6% 104.1% 86.0%
Appalachian South Carolina861,266 742,657 242,275 86.2% 28.1% 98.0% 87.5%
Appalachian Tennessee2,030,248 1,749,059 473,135 86.2% 23.3% 97.9% 72.5%
Appalachian Virginia528,421 444,458 110,275 84.1% 20.9% 95.6% 64.9%
West Virginia1,287,427 1,118,803 265,398 86.9% 20.6% 98.8% 64.1%