| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2017-2021 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2017-2021 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2017-2021 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2017-2021 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2017-2021 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017-2021 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017-2021 |
|
| United States | 225,152,317 |
200,101,961 |
75,808,834 |
88.9% |
33.7% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 18,199,149 |
16,068,410 |
4,740,162 |
88.3% |
26.0% |
99.3% |
77.4% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 3,413,803 |
2,983,756 |
910,425 |
87.4% |
26.7% |
98.3% |
79.2% |
| Georgia | 7,075,856 |
6,243,867 |
2,335,225 |
88.2% |
33.0% |
99.3% |
98.0% |
| Kentucky | 3,053,564 |
2,676,601 |
785,070 |
87.7% |
25.7% |
98.6% |
76.4% |
| Maryland | 4,240,795 |
3,849,442 |
1,762,482 |
90.8% |
41.6% |
102.1% |
123.4% |
| Mississippi | 1,974,105 |
1,690,583 |
458,928 |
85.6% |
23.2% |
96.4% |
69.0% |
| New York | 14,081,080 |
12,311,423 |
5,366,712 |
87.4% |
38.1% |
98.4% |
113.2% |
| North Carolina | 7,084,876 |
6,308,190 |
2,339,163 |
89.0% |
33.0% |
100.2% |
98.1% |
| Ohio | 8,077,453 |
7,361,702 |
2,398,329 |
91.1% |
29.7% |
102.5% |
88.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 9,111,497 |
8,324,121 |
3,017,250 |
91.4% |
33.1% |
102.8% |
98.4% |
| South Carolina | 3,507,171 |
3,113,723 |
1,046,424 |
88.8% |
29.8% |
99.9% |
88.6% |
| Tennessee | 4,708,480 |
4,179,318 |
1,367,211 |
88.8% |
29.0% |
99.9% |
86.2% |
| Virginia | 5,882,521 |
5,342,922 |
2,372,397 |
90.8% |
40.3% |
102.2% |
119.8% |
| West Virginia | 1,277,914 |
1,125,333 |
278,281 |
88.1% |
21.8% |
99.1% |
64.7% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 2,209,252 |
1,931,658 |
606,559 |
87.4% |
27.5% |
98.4% |
81.5% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 2,206,245 |
1,906,966 |
668,238 |
86.4% |
30.3% |
97.3% |
90.0% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 804,634 |
651,288 |
129,328 |
80.9% |
16.1% |
91.1% |
47.7% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 177,460 |
157,859 |
39,434 |
89.0% |
22.2% |
100.1% |
66.0% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 407,851 |
337,858 |
82,114 |
82.8% |
20.1% |
93.2% |
59.8% |
| Appalachian New York | 698,650 |
634,737 |
194,446 |
90.9% |
27.8% |
102.2% |
82.7% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,436,755 |
1,262,304 |
398,884 |
87.9% |
27.8% |
98.9% |
82.5% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,389,286 |
1,226,700 |
266,665 |
88.3% |
19.2% |
99.4% |
57.0% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 4,091,528 |
3,776,565 |
1,183,756 |
92.3% |
28.9% |
103.9% |
85.9% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 908,937 |
796,581 |
269,486 |
87.6% |
29.6% |
98.6% |
88.1% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 2,069,432 |
1,812,156 |
510,483 |
87.6% |
24.7% |
98.5% |
73.3% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 521,205 |
448,405 |
112,488 |
86.0% |
21.6% |
96.8% |
64.1% |
| West Virginia | 1,277,914 |
1,125,333 |
278,281 |
88.1% |
21.8% |
99.1% |
64.7% |
