| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2009-2013 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2009-2013 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2009-2013 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2009-2013 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2009-2013 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009-2013 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009-2013 |
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| United States | 206,587,852 | 177,700,131 | 59,583,138 | 86.0% | 28.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,227,705 | 14,567,486 | 3,735,689 | 84.6% | 21.7% | 98.3% | 75.2% |
| North Carolina | 6,408,022 | 5,442,885 | 1,747,409 | 84.9% | 27.3% | 98.7% | 94.5% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,183,722 | 990,654 | 282,771 | 83.7% | 23.9% | 97.3% | 82.8% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 25,941 | 20,566 | 3,042 | 79.3% | 11.7% | 92.2% | 40.7% |
| Alleghany | 8,038 | 6,380 | 1,470 | 79.4% | 18.3% | 92.3% | 63.4% |
| Ashe | 20,065 | 16,339 | 3,921 | 81.4% | 19.5% | 94.7% | 67.8% |
| Avery | 13,017 | 10,613 | 2,658 | 81.5% | 20.4% | 94.8% | 70.8% |
| Buncombe | 172,190 | 153,198 | 58,257 | 89.0% | 33.8% | 103.4% | 117.3% |
| Burke | 62,453 | 47,928 | 10,381 | 76.7% | 16.6% | 89.2% | 57.6% |
| Caldwell | 57,106 | 43,204 | 7,117 | 75.7% | 12.5% | 88.0% | 43.2% |
| Cherokee | 20,419 | 16,720 | 3,405 | 81.9% | 16.7% | 95.2% | 57.8% |
| Clay | 7,807 | 6,787 | 1,605 | 86.9% | 20.6% | 101.1% | 71.3% |
| Davie | 28,932 | 24,722 | 7,197 | 85.4% | 24.9% | 99.3% | 86.2% |
| Forsyth | 233,555 | 203,245 | 74,487 | 87.0% | 31.9% | 101.2% | 110.6% |
| Graham | 5,992 | 4,709 | 860 | 78.6% | 14.4% | 91.4% | 49.8% |
| Haywood | 43,449 | 37,402 | 10,016 | 86.1% | 23.1% | 100.1% | 79.9% |
| Henderson | 78,783 | 68,971 | 21,831 | 87.5% | 27.7% | 101.8% | 96.1% |
| Jackson | 25,459 | 21,636 | 7,106 | 85.0% | 27.9% | 98.8% | 96.8% |
| Macon | 25,217 | 21,612 | 5,163 | 85.7% | 20.5% | 99.6% | 71.0% |
| Madison | 14,603 | 11,806 | 2,717 | 80.8% | 18.6% | 94.0% | 64.5% |
| McDowell | 31,799 | 25,700 | 4,430 | 80.8% | 13.9% | 94.0% | 48.3% |
| Mitchell | 11,286 | 9,180 | 1,912 | 81.3% | 16.9% | 94.6% | 58.7% |
| Polk | 15,312 | 13,326 | 4,123 | 87.0% | 26.9% | 101.2% | 93.4% |
| Rutherford | 47,309 | 38,621 | 8,031 | 81.6% | 17.0% | 94.9% | 58.9% |
| Stokes | 33,426 | 27,094 | 4,464 | 81.1% | 13.4% | 94.2% | 46.3% |
| Surry | 50,890 | 38,302 | 7,623 | 75.3% | 15.0% | 87.5% | 51.9% |
| Swain | 9,697 | 7,966 | 1,578 | 82.1% | 16.3% | 95.5% | 56.4% |
| Transylvania | 24,376 | 21,541 | 6,730 | 88.4% | 27.6% | 102.7% | 95.7% |
| Watauga | 28,410 | 25,286 | 10,772 | 89.0% | 37.9% | 103.5% | 131.5% |
| Wilkes | 48,727 | 36,138 | 6,083 | 74.2% | 12.5% | 86.2% | 43.3% |
| Yadkin | 26,461 | 20,847 | 3,462 | 78.8% | 13.1% | 91.6% | 45.4% |
| Yancey | 13,003 | 10,815 | 2,330 | 83.2% | 17.9% | 96.7% | 62.1% |
