| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2013-2017 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2013-2017 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2013-2017 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2013-2017 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2013-2017 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013-2017 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013-2017 |
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| United States | 216,271,644 | 188,834,530 | 66,887,603 | 87.3% | 30.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,573,934 | 15,184,793 | 4,173,468 | 86.4% | 23.7% | 99.0% | 76.8% |
| North Carolina | 6,784,048 | 5,894,354 | 2,025,716 | 86.9% | 29.9% | 99.5% | 96.5% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,223,819 | 1,048,379 | 321,142 | 85.7% | 26.2% | 98.1% | 84.8% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 26,561 | 21,756 | 3,685 | 81.9% | 13.9% | 93.8% | 44.9% |
| Alleghany | 8,076 | 6,368 | 1,510 | 78.9% | 18.7% | 90.3% | 60.5% |
| Ashe | 20,207 | 17,165 | 3,944 | 84.9% | 19.5% | 97.3% | 63.1% |
| Avery | 13,225 | 10,651 | 2,677 | 80.5% | 20.2% | 92.2% | 65.4% |
| Buncombe | 183,555 | 166,723 | 70,716 | 90.8% | 38.5% | 104.0% | 124.6% |
| Burke | 63,662 | 51,237 | 10,609 | 80.5% | 16.7% | 92.2% | 53.9% |
| Caldwell | 58,549 | 46,078 | 8,681 | 78.7% | 14.8% | 90.1% | 47.9% |
| Cherokee | 20,942 | 17,790 | 4,012 | 84.9% | 19.2% | 97.3% | 61.9% |
| Clay | 8,212 | 7,326 | 1,893 | 89.2% | 23.1% | 102.2% | 74.5% |
| Davie | 29,709 | 25,925 | 6,821 | 87.3% | 23.0% | 99.9% | 74.2% |
| Forsyth | 245,413 | 217,220 | 82,982 | 88.5% | 33.8% | 101.4% | 109.3% |
| Graham | 6,053 | 4,952 | 857 | 81.8% | 14.2% | 93.7% | 45.8% |
| Haywood | 44,811 | 39,332 | 10,894 | 87.8% | 24.3% | 100.5% | 78.6% |
| Henderson | 82,961 | 74,213 | 25,886 | 89.5% | 31.2% | 102.5% | 100.9% |
| Jackson | 26,716 | 23,509 | 8,138 | 88.0% | 30.5% | 100.8% | 98.5% |
| Macon | 25,576 | 22,390 | 5,682 | 87.5% | 22.2% | 100.3% | 71.8% |
| Madison | 15,174 | 12,842 | 3,935 | 84.6% | 25.9% | 96.9% | 83.8% |
| McDowell | 32,336 | 26,677 | 5,132 | 82.5% | 15.9% | 94.5% | 51.3% |
| Mitchell | 11,205 | 9,263 | 2,027 | 82.7% | 18.1% | 94.7% | 58.5% |
| Polk | 15,648 | 14,015 | 4,996 | 89.6% | 31.9% | 102.6% | 103.2% |
| Rutherford | 47,447 | 38,613 | 8,196 | 81.4% | 17.3% | 93.2% | 55.9% |
| Stokes | 33,595 | 27,930 | 4,686 | 83.1% | 13.9% | 95.2% | 45.1% |
| Surry | 50,753 | 39,731 | 8,367 | 78.3% | 16.5% | 89.7% | 53.3% |
| Swain | 9,818 | 7,892 | 1,477 | 80.4% | 15.0% | 92.1% | 48.6% |
| Transylvania | 25,011 | 21,885 | 7,482 | 87.5% | 29.9% | 100.2% | 96.7% |
| Watauga | 30,171 | 26,729 | 12,571 | 88.6% | 41.7% | 101.5% | 134.7% |
| Wilkes | 48,844 | 38,254 | 7,521 | 78.3% | 15.4% | 89.7% | 49.8% |
| Yadkin | 26,554 | 21,066 | 3,194 | 79.3% | 12.0% | 90.9% | 38.9% |
| Yancey | 13,035 | 10,847 | 2,571 | 83.2% | 19.7% | 95.3% | 63.8% |
