| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2007-2011 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2007-2011 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2007-2011 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2007-2011 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2007-2011 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007-2011 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007-2011 |
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| United States | 202,048,123 | 172,529,188 | 56,973,624 | 85.4% | 28.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,036,098 | 14,227,028 | 3,580,838 | 83.5% | 21.0% | 97.8% | 74.5% |
| North Carolina | 6,229,136 | 5,238,501 | 1,652,789 | 84.1% | 26.5% | 98.5% | 94.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,167,782 | 966,941 | 268,906 | 82.8% | 23.0% | 97.0% | 81.7% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 25,690 | 19,856 | 2,902 | 77.3% | 11.3% | 90.5% | 40.1% |
| Alleghany | 8,068 | 5,915 | 1,285 | 73.3% | 15.9% | 85.9% | 56.5% |
| Ashe | 19,989 | 15,707 | 3,547 | 78.6% | 17.7% | 92.0% | 62.9% |
| Avery | 12,983 | 10,580 | 2,501 | 81.5% | 19.3% | 95.4% | 68.3% |
| Buncombe | 167,318 | 147,142 | 53,690 | 87.9% | 32.1% | 103.0% | 113.8% |
| Burke | 62,102 | 47,132 | 9,661 | 75.9% | 15.6% | 88.9% | 55.2% |
| Caldwell | 57,194 | 43,287 | 7,790 | 75.7% | 13.6% | 88.6% | 48.3% |
| Cherokee | 20,424 | 16,677 | 3,100 | 81.7% | 15.2% | 95.6% | 53.8% |
| Clay | 7,899 | 6,618 | 1,530 | 83.8% | 19.4% | 98.1% | 68.7% |
| Davie | 28,555 | 24,014 | 6,661 | 84.1% | 23.3% | 98.5% | 82.7% |
| Forsyth | 228,303 | 199,308 | 71,561 | 87.3% | 31.3% | 102.2% | 111.2% |
| Graham | 6,033 | 4,823 | 728 | 79.9% | 12.1% | 93.6% | 42.8% |
| Haywood | 43,141 | 36,420 | 9,626 | 84.4% | 22.3% | 98.9% | 79.1% |
| Henderson | 76,980 | 67,162 | 21,182 | 87.2% | 27.5% | 102.2% | 97.6% |
| Jackson | 24,958 | 20,830 | 6,775 | 83.5% | 27.1% | 97.7% | 96.3% |
| Macon | 24,988 | 21,063 | 4,945 | 84.3% | 19.8% | 98.7% | 70.2% |
| Madison | 14,490 | 11,473 | 2,401 | 79.2% | 16.6% | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| McDowell | 31,690 | 24,988 | 4,401 | 78.9% | 13.9% | 92.3% | 49.3% |
| Mitchell | 11,400 | 9,014 | 1,559 | 79.1% | 13.7% | 92.6% | 48.5% |
| Polk | 15,314 | 13,375 | 4,095 | 87.3% | 26.7% | 102.3% | 94.8% |
| Rutherford | 46,997 | 37,679 | 7,187 | 80.2% | 15.3% | 93.9% | 54.2% |
| Stokes | 33,325 | 26,652 | 3,764 | 80.0% | 11.3% | 93.7% | 40.1% |
| Surry | 51,012 | 37,924 | 7,583 | 74.3% | 14.9% | 87.1% | 52.7% |
| Swain | 9,503 | 7,628 | 1,682 | 80.3% | 17.7% | 94.0% | 62.8% |
| Transylvania | 24,215 | 21,037 | 6,618 | 86.9% | 27.3% | 101.7% | 96.9% |
| Watauga | 27,313 | 24,122 | 10,742 | 88.3% | 39.3% | 103.4% | 139.5% |
| Wilkes | 48,595 | 35,505 | 5,805 | 73.1% | 11.9% | 85.6% | 42.4% |
| Yadkin | 26,274 | 20,492 | 3,136 | 78.0% | 11.9% | 91.3% | 42.3% |
| Yancey | 13,029 | 10,518 | 2,449 | 80.7% | 18.8% | 94.5% | 66.7% |
