Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2005-2009: Appalachian North Carolina

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 Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2005-2009Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009
United States197,440,772166,995,59554,365,17784.6%27.5%100.0%100.0%
Appalachian Region16,656,83613,701,1413,396,70882.3%20.4%97.3%74.1%
North Carolina5,940,2484,929,6781,532,69383.0%25.8%98.1%93.7%
Appalachian North Carolina1,126,455914,691250,06781.2%22.2%96.0%80.6%
County
Alexander25,10518,7933,06074.9%12.2%88.5%44.3%
Alleghany7,9205,4191,30968.4%16.5%80.9%60.0%
Ashe18,77314,2383,10575.8%16.5%89.7%60.1%
Avery12,81010,4572,79881.6%21.8%96.5%79.3%
Buncombe159,523137,74148,88986.3%30.6%102.1%111.3%
Burke60,90545,3908,85074.5%14.5%88.1%52.8%
Caldwell55,28940,8746,97173.9%12.6%87.4%45.8%
Cherokee19,32615,7572,87981.5%14.9%96.4%54.1%
Clay7,6166,1901,52681.3%20.0%96.1%72.8%
Davie27,70323,0215,93083.1%21.4%98.2%77.7%
Forsyth228,555197,16670,38686.3%30.8%102.0%111.8%
Graham5,5904,14751474.2%9.2%87.7%33.4%
Haywood41,24734,3958,39083.4%20.3%98.6%73.9%
Henderson72,64262,34918,87885.8%26.0%101.5%94.4%
Jackson22,89618,5165,99980.9%26.2%95.6%95.2%
Macon23,79119,9514,63583.9%19.5%99.1%70.8%
Madison14,03810,5982,71975.5%19.4%89.3%70.3%
McDowell30,44023,5514,01477.4%13.2%91.5%47.9%
Mitchell11,3268,5281,65375.3%14.6%89.0%53.0%
Polk14,42711,8723,80182.3%26.3%97.3%95.7%
Rutherford44,05434,8876,37279.2%14.5%93.6%52.5%
Stokes32,24325,0853,48777.8%10.8%92.0%39.3%
Surry49,85636,3107,13872.8%14.3%86.1%52.0%
Swain9,3027,4421,76780.0%19.0%94.6%69.0%
Transylvania21,66918,4446,26185.1%28.9%100.6%104.9%
Watauga23,76120,4638,29986.1%34.9%101.8%126.8%
Wilkes46,64433,1605,61871.1%12.0%84.1%43.7%
Yadkin25,81519,6232,74276.0%10.6%89.9%38.6%
Yancey13,18910,3242,07778.3%15.7%92.5%57.2%