| | 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 |
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| 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% |
| Alabama | 3,413,803 | 2,983,756 | 910,425 | 87.4% | 26.7% | 98.3% | 79.2% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,209,252 | 1,931,658 | 606,559 | 87.4% | 27.5% | 98.4% | 81.5% |
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| County |
| Bibb | 16,057 | 12,932 | 1,913 | 80.5% | 11.9% | 90.6% | 35.4% |
| Blount | 40,668 | 34,018 | 6,061 | 83.6% | 14.9% | 94.1% | 44.3% |
| Calhoun | 80,263 | 68,396 | 15,674 | 85.2% | 19.5% | 95.9% | 58.0% |
| Chambers | 24,828 | 20,553 | 3,390 | 82.8% | 13.7% | 93.1% | 40.6% |
| Cherokee | 18,436 | 14,716 | 2,364 | 79.8% | 12.8% | 89.8% | 38.1% |
| Chilton | 30,534 | 24,965 | 4,133 | 81.8% | 13.5% | 92.0% | 40.2% |
| Clay | 9,969 | 8,275 | 1,334 | 83.0% | 13.4% | 93.4% | 39.7% |
| Cleburne | 10,559 | 8,770 | 1,730 | 83.1% | 16.4% | 93.5% | 48.7% |
| Colbert | 40,390 | 35,057 | 7,213 | 86.8% | 17.9% | 97.7% | 53.0% |
| Coosa | 8,165 | 6,948 | 915 | 85.1% | 11.2% | 95.7% | 33.3% |
| Cullman | 60,563 | 51,003 | 9,979 | 84.2% | 16.5% | 94.8% | 48.9% |
| DeKalb | 48,286 | 37,764 | 6,969 | 78.2% | 14.4% | 88.0% | 42.9% |
| Elmore | 60,372 | 52,913 | 14,830 | 87.6% | 24.6% | 98.6% | 73.0% |
| Etowah | 72,558 | 62,544 | 13,067 | 86.2% | 18.0% | 97.0% | 53.5% |
| Fayette | 11,498 | 9,547 | 1,361 | 83.0% | 11.8% | 93.4% | 35.2% |
| Franklin | 21,369 | 16,988 | 3,050 | 79.5% | 14.3% | 89.5% | 42.4% |
| Hale | 10,090 | 8,200 | 1,593 | 81.3% | 15.8% | 91.4% | 46.9% |
| Jackson | 37,709 | 31,082 | 6,072 | 82.4% | 16.1% | 92.7% | 47.8% |
| Jefferson | 458,909 | 417,430 | 159,041 | 91.0% | 34.7% | 102.3% | 102.9% |
| Lamar | 9,948 | 8,203 | 990 | 82.5% | 10.0% | 92.8% | 29.6% |
| Lauderdale | 64,344 | 57,069 | 16,396 | 88.7% | 25.5% | 99.8% | 75.7% |
| Lawrence | 23,333 | 19,421 | 3,568 | 83.2% | 15.3% | 93.7% | 45.4% |
| Limestone | 71,019 | 61,446 | 20,159 | 86.5% | 28.4% | 97.4% | 84.3% |
| Macon | 12,539 | 10,472 | 2,663 | 83.5% | 21.2% | 94.0% | 63.1% |
| Madison | 262,659 | 241,575 | 116,323 | 92.0% | 44.3% | 103.5% | 131.5% |
| Marion | 21,005 | 17,084 | 2,649 | 81.3% | 12.6% | 91.5% | 37.5% |
| Marshall | 64,758 | 54,083 | 13,852 | 83.5% | 21.4% | 94.0% | 63.5% |
| Morgan | 84,768 | 71,785 | 19,291 | 84.7% | 22.8% | 95.3% | 67.6% |
| Pickens | 13,940 | 11,608 | 1,854 | 83.3% | 13.3% | 93.7% | 39.5% |
| Randolph | 15,409 | 12,370 | 2,500 | 80.3% | 16.2% | 90.3% | 48.2% |
| Shelby | 151,072 | 141,440 | 67,668 | 93.6% | 44.8% | 105.3% | 133.0% |
| St. Clair | 63,434 | 54,561 | 11,730 | 86.0% | 18.5% | 96.8% | 54.9% |
| Talladega | 57,363 | 47,550 | 9,138 | 82.9% | 15.9% | 93.3% | 47.3% |
| Tallapoosa | 29,460 | 24,028 | 5,322 | 81.6% | 18.1% | 91.8% | 53.7% |
| Tuscaloosa | 140,600 | 126,037 | 43,086 | 89.6% | 30.6% | 100.9% | 91.0% |
| Walker | 45,362 | 37,329 | 6,391 | 82.3% | 14.1% | 92.6% | 41.8% |
| Winston | 17,016 | 13,496 | 2,290 | 79.3% | 13.5% | 89.2% | 40.0% |
