| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2010-2014 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2010-2014 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2010-2014 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2010-2014 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2010-2014 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010-2014 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010-2014 |
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| United States | 209,056,129 | 180,468,381 | 61,206,147 | 86.3% | 29.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,320,560 | 14,731,828 | 3,837,499 | 85.1% | 22.2% | 98.5% | 75.7% |
| North Carolina | 6,495,047 | 5,547,645 | 1,805,259 | 85.4% | 27.8% | 98.9% | 94.9% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,191,973 | 1,001,598 | 292,431 | 84.0% | 24.5% | 97.3% | 83.8% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 26,000 | 20,972 | 3,370 | 80.7% | 13.0% | 93.4% | 44.3% |
| Alleghany | 7,999 | 6,368 | 1,390 | 79.6% | 17.4% | 92.2% | 59.4% |
| Ashe | 20,120 | 16,233 | 3,738 | 80.7% | 18.6% | 93.5% | 63.5% |
| Avery | 13,051 | 10,562 | 2,618 | 80.9% | 20.1% | 93.7% | 68.5% |
| Buncombe | 175,020 | 157,563 | 61,356 | 90.0% | 35.1% | 104.3% | 119.7% |
| Burke | 62,736 | 48,636 | 10,912 | 77.5% | 17.4% | 89.8% | 59.4% |
| Caldwell | 57,487 | 43,659 | 7,720 | 75.9% | 13.4% | 88.0% | 45.9% |
| Cherokee | 20,269 | 16,696 | 3,725 | 82.4% | 18.4% | 95.4% | 62.8% |
| Clay | 7,856 | 6,908 | 1,580 | 87.9% | 20.1% | 101.9% | 68.7% |
| Davie | 28,940 | 24,723 | 7,417 | 85.4% | 25.6% | 99.0% | 87.5% |
| Forsyth | 236,409 | 205,240 | 75,990 | 86.8% | 32.1% | 100.6% | 109.8% |
| Graham | 6,028 | 4,813 | 999 | 79.8% | 16.6% | 92.5% | 56.6% |
| Haywood | 43,589 | 37,709 | 10,361 | 86.5% | 23.8% | 100.2% | 81.2% |
| Henderson | 79,564 | 70,369 | 22,491 | 88.4% | 28.3% | 102.5% | 96.6% |
| Jackson | 25,565 | 22,087 | 7,495 | 86.4% | 29.3% | 100.1% | 100.1% |
| Macon | 25,266 | 21,643 | 5,656 | 85.7% | 22.4% | 99.2% | 76.5% |
| Madison | 14,726 | 11,830 | 2,990 | 80.3% | 20.3% | 93.1% | 69.4% |
| McDowell | 31,907 | 25,923 | 4,439 | 81.2% | 13.9% | 94.1% | 47.5% |
| Mitchell | 11,273 | 9,158 | 1,846 | 81.2% | 16.4% | 94.1% | 55.9% |
| Polk | 15,323 | 13,549 | 4,603 | 88.4% | 30.0% | 102.4% | 102.6% |
| Rutherford | 47,316 | 38,524 | 7,776 | 81.4% | 16.4% | 94.3% | 56.1% |
| Stokes | 33,478 | 26,959 | 4,540 | 80.5% | 13.6% | 93.3% | 46.3% |
| Surry | 50,993 | 38,744 | 7,759 | 76.0% | 15.2% | 88.0% | 52.0% |
| Swain | 9,652 | 7,884 | 1,481 | 81.7% | 15.3% | 94.6% | 52.4% |
| Transylvania | 24,445 | 21,709 | 7,094 | 88.8% | 29.0% | 102.9% | 99.1% |
| Watauga | 28,662 | 25,300 | 10,898 | 88.3% | 38.0% | 102.3% | 129.9% |
| Wilkes | 48,832 | 36,300 | 6,309 | 74.3% | 12.9% | 86.1% | 44.1% |
| Yadkin | 26,477 | 20,721 | 3,447 | 78.3% | 13.0% | 90.7% | 44.5% |
| Yancey | 12,990 | 10,816 | 2,431 | 83.3% | 18.7% | 96.5% | 63.9% |
