| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2014-2018 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2014-2018 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2014-2018 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2014-2018 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2014-2018 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014-2018 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014-2018 |
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| United States | 218,446,071 | 191,498,014 | 68,867,051 | 87.7% | 31.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,669,524 | 15,341,063 | 4,277,673 | 86.8% | 24.2% | 99.0% | 76.8% |
| Alabama | 3,299,958 | 2,829,915 | 822,595 | 85.8% | 24.9% | 97.8% | 79.1% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,127,598 | 1,827,290 | 544,844 | 85.9% | 25.6% | 98.0% | 81.2% |
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| County |
| Bibb | 15,780 | 13,130 | 1,813 | 83.2% | 11.5% | 94.9% | 36.4% |
| Blount | 39,627 | 31,766 | 5,010 | 80.2% | 12.6% | 91.4% | 40.1% |
| Calhoun | 79,135 | 66,515 | 14,219 | 84.1% | 18.0% | 95.9% | 57.0% |
| Chambers | 23,564 | 19,181 | 3,118 | 81.4% | 13.2% | 92.9% | 42.0% |
| Cherokee | 18,673 | 14,981 | 2,407 | 80.2% | 12.9% | 91.5% | 40.9% |
| Chilton | 29,793 | 24,491 | 4,219 | 82.2% | 14.2% | 93.8% | 44.9% |
| Clay | 9,285 | 7,010 | 944 | 75.5% | 10.2% | 86.1% | 32.2% |
| Cleburne | 10,445 | 8,081 | 1,428 | 77.4% | 13.7% | 88.3% | 43.4% |
| Colbert | 38,638 | 32,622 | 7,236 | 84.4% | 18.7% | 96.3% | 59.4% |
| Coosa | 8,230 | 6,555 | 953 | 79.6% | 11.6% | 90.9% | 36.7% |
| Cullman | 57,212 | 46,807 | 7,866 | 81.8% | 13.7% | 93.3% | 43.6% |
| DeKalb | 47,876 | 35,482 | 6,085 | 74.1% | 12.7% | 84.5% | 40.3% |
| Elmore | 55,759 | 48,165 | 13,664 | 86.4% | 24.5% | 98.5% | 77.7% |
| Etowah | 71,995 | 60,848 | 12,767 | 84.5% | 17.7% | 96.4% | 56.2% |
| Fayette | 11,717 | 9,657 | 1,516 | 82.4% | 12.9% | 94.0% | 41.0% |
| Franklin | 20,812 | 15,977 | 2,679 | 76.8% | 12.9% | 87.6% | 40.8% |
| Hale | 10,071 | 8,424 | 1,421 | 83.6% | 14.1% | 95.4% | 44.8% |
| Jackson | 37,225 | 30,699 | 5,280 | 82.5% | 14.2% | 94.1% | 45.0% |
| Jefferson | 448,732 | 402,707 | 145,462 | 89.7% | 32.4% | 102.4% | 102.8% |
| Lamar | 9,893 | 8,152 | 1,235 | 82.4% | 12.5% | 94.0% | 39.6% |
| Lauderdale | 63,429 | 55,450 | 15,185 | 87.4% | 23.9% | 99.7% | 75.9% |
| Lawrence | 23,395 | 18,476 | 2,738 | 79.0% | 11.7% | 90.1% | 37.1% |
| Limestone | 64,294 | 54,171 | 16,367 | 84.3% | 25.5% | 96.1% | 80.7% |
| Macon | 12,135 | 9,920 | 2,510 | 81.7% | 20.7% | 93.3% | 65.6% |
| Madison | 243,785 | 222,168 | 101,650 | 91.1% | 41.7% | 104.0% | 132.3% |
| Marion | 21,354 | 17,011 | 2,806 | 79.7% | 13.1% | 90.9% | 41.7% |
| Marshall | 63,644 | 51,493 | 12,233 | 80.9% | 19.2% | 92.3% | 61.0% |
| Morgan | 82,261 | 68,555 | 17,849 | 83.3% | 21.7% | 95.1% | 68.8% |
| Pickens | 14,565 | 11,736 | 1,959 | 80.6% | 13.5% | 91.9% | 42.7% |
| Randolph | 15,738 | 12,398 | 2,350 | 78.8% | 14.9% | 89.9% | 47.4% |
| Shelby | 143,422 | 132,164 | 60,424 | 92.2% | 42.1% | 105.1% | 133.6% |
| St. Clair | 60,698 | 51,443 | 9,991 | 84.8% | 16.5% | 96.7% | 52.2% |
| Talladega | 56,122 | 45,451 | 8,017 | 81.0% | 14.3% | 92.4% | 45.3% |
| Tallapoosa | 28,582 | 23,001 | 5,244 | 80.5% | 18.3% | 91.8% | 58.2% |
| Tuscaloosa | 127,554 | 112,806 | 38,669 | 88.4% | 30.3% | 100.9% | 96.2% |
| Walker | 44,974 | 36,368 | 5,204 | 80.9% | 11.6% | 92.2% | 36.7% |
| Winston | 17,184 | 13,429 | 2,326 | 78.1% | 13.5% | 89.1% | 42.9% |
