| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2015-2019 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019 |
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| United States | 220,622,076 | 194,149,815 | 70,920,162 | 88.0% | 32.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,769,645 | 15,498,054 | 4,395,961 | 87.2% | 24.7% | 99.1% | 77.0% |
| Alabama | 3,320,877 | 2,861,955 | 845,772 | 86.2% | 25.5% | 97.9% | 79.2% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,140,903 | 1,845,570 | 559,394 | 86.2% | 26.1% | 98.0% | 81.3% |
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| County |
| Bibb | 16,168 | 12,782 | 1,678 | 79.1% | 10.4% | 89.8% | 32.3% |
| Blount | 39,791 | 32,028 | 5,210 | 80.5% | 13.1% | 91.5% | 40.7% |
| Calhoun | 79,108 | 66,793 | 14,620 | 84.4% | 18.5% | 95.9% | 57.5% |
| Chambers | 23,789 | 19,417 | 3,163 | 81.6% | 13.3% | 92.8% | 41.4% |
| Cherokee | 18,874 | 15,396 | 2,407 | 81.6% | 12.8% | 92.7% | 39.7% |
| Chilton | 30,046 | 24,572 | 3,823 | 81.8% | 12.7% | 92.9% | 39.6% |
| Clay | 9,459 | 7,254 | 999 | 76.7% | 10.6% | 87.1% | 32.9% |
| Cleburne | 10,481 | 8,283 | 1,616 | 79.0% | 15.4% | 89.8% | 48.0% |
| Colbert | 38,959 | 33,176 | 7,070 | 85.2% | 18.1% | 96.8% | 56.5% |
| Coosa | 8,259 | 6,607 | 1,059 | 80.0% | 12.8% | 90.9% | 39.9% |
| Cullman | 57,726 | 47,078 | 8,004 | 81.6% | 13.9% | 92.7% | 43.1% |
| DeKalb | 47,990 | 35,918 | 6,246 | 74.8% | 13.0% | 85.0% | 40.5% |
| Elmore | 56,093 | 48,590 | 14,060 | 86.6% | 25.1% | 98.4% | 78.0% |
| Etowah | 72,032 | 60,905 | 12,815 | 84.6% | 17.8% | 96.1% | 55.3% |
| Fayette | 11,706 | 9,669 | 1,451 | 82.6% | 12.4% | 93.9% | 38.6% |
| Franklin | 20,786 | 16,047 | 2,907 | 77.2% | 14.0% | 87.7% | 43.5% |
| Hale | 9,921 | 8,334 | 1,411 | 84.0% | 14.2% | 95.5% | 44.2% |
| Jackson | 36,999 | 30,781 | 5,175 | 83.2% | 14.0% | 94.5% | 43.5% |
| Jefferson | 449,743 | 405,059 | 150,124 | 90.1% | 33.4% | 102.3% | 103.8% |
| Lamar | 9,837 | 8,100 | 1,174 | 82.3% | 11.9% | 93.6% | 37.1% |
| Lauderdale | 63,606 | 55,580 | 14,948 | 87.4% | 23.5% | 99.3% | 73.1% |
| Lawrence | 23,314 | 18,489 | 2,930 | 79.3% | 12.6% | 90.1% | 39.1% |
| Limestone | 65,942 | 55,844 | 16,971 | 84.7% | 25.7% | 96.2% | 80.1% |
| Macon | 12,033 | 9,843 | 2,450 | 81.8% | 20.4% | 93.0% | 63.3% |
| Madison | 247,760 | 227,198 | 105,935 | 91.7% | 42.8% | 104.2% | 133.0% |
| Marion | 21,272 | 16,927 | 2,715 | 79.6% | 12.8% | 90.4% | 39.7% |
| Marshall | 63,955 | 52,194 | 12,387 | 81.6% | 19.4% | 92.7% | 60.3% |
| Morgan | 82,478 | 69,341 | 18,476 | 84.1% | 22.4% | 95.5% | 69.7% |
| Pickens | 14,495 | 11,815 | 2,047 | 81.5% | 14.1% | 92.6% | 43.9% |
| Randolph | 15,776 | 12,563 | 2,607 | 79.6% | 16.5% | 90.5% | 51.4% |
| Shelby | 145,427 | 134,769 | 62,431 | 92.7% | 42.9% | 105.3% | 133.5% |
| St. Clair | 61,424 | 51,936 | 9,880 | 84.6% | 16.1% | 96.1% | 50.0% |
| Talladega | 55,993 | 44,979 | 8,377 | 80.3% | 15.0% | 91.3% | 46.5% |
| Tallapoosa | 28,667 | 23,121 | 5,287 | 80.7% | 18.4% | 91.7% | 57.4% |
| Tuscaloosa | 129,056 | 114,020 | 39,660 | 88.3% | 30.7% | 100.4% | 95.6% |
| Walker | 44,782 | 36,641 | 5,080 | 81.8% | 11.3% | 93.0% | 35.3% |
| Winston | 17,156 | 13,521 | 2,201 | 78.8% | 12.8% | 89.6% | 39.9% |
