| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2014-2018 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2014-2018 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2014-2018 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2014-2018 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2014-2018 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014-2018 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014-2018 |
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| United States | 218,446,071 | 191,498,014 | 68,867,051 | 87.7% | 31.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,669,524 | 15,341,063 | 4,277,673 | 86.8% | 24.2% | 99.0% | 76.8% |
| North Carolina | 6,881,774 | 6,011,908 | 2,099,206 | 87.4% | 30.5% | 99.7% | 96.8% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,235,157 | 1,063,519 | 328,265 | 86.1% | 26.6% | 98.2% | 84.3% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 26,726 | 21,802 | 3,930 | 81.6% | 14.7% | 93.1% | 46.6% |
| Alleghany | 8,243 | 6,317 | 1,374 | 76.6% | 16.7% | 87.4% | 52.9% |
| Ashe | 20,232 | 17,045 | 3,848 | 84.2% | 19.0% | 96.1% | 60.3% |
| Avery | 13,124 | 10,799 | 2,701 | 82.3% | 20.6% | 93.9% | 65.3% |
| Buncombe | 186,112 | 169,319 | 72,933 | 91.0% | 39.2% | 103.8% | 124.3% |
| Burke | 64,274 | 52,016 | 10,663 | 80.9% | 16.6% | 92.3% | 52.6% |
| Caldwell | 58,756 | 46,843 | 8,965 | 79.7% | 15.3% | 90.9% | 48.4% |
| Cherokee | 21,231 | 18,319 | 4,086 | 86.3% | 19.2% | 98.4% | 61.0% |
| Clay | 8,298 | 7,340 | 1,890 | 88.5% | 22.8% | 100.9% | 72.2% |
| Davie | 29,908 | 25,929 | 6,863 | 86.7% | 22.9% | 98.9% | 72.8% |
| Forsyth | 248,472 | 220,537 | 84,008 | 88.8% | 33.8% | 101.2% | 107.2% |
| Graham | 6,042 | 4,891 | 815 | 81.0% | 13.5% | 92.3% | 42.8% |
| Haywood | 45,175 | 39,792 | 11,287 | 88.1% | 25.0% | 100.5% | 79.3% |
| Henderson | 84,199 | 75,653 | 26,740 | 89.9% | 31.8% | 102.5% | 100.7% |
| Jackson | 26,979 | 23,838 | 8,226 | 88.4% | 30.5% | 100.8% | 96.7% |
| Macon | 25,872 | 22,934 | 6,252 | 88.6% | 24.2% | 101.1% | 76.7% |
| Madison | 15,256 | 13,027 | 4,213 | 85.4% | 27.6% | 97.4% | 87.6% |
| McDowell | 32,591 | 27,308 | 5,498 | 83.8% | 16.9% | 95.6% | 53.5% |
| Mitchell | 11,136 | 9,415 | 2,091 | 84.5% | 18.8% | 96.4% | 59.6% |
| Polk | 15,803 | 14,370 | 5,014 | 90.9% | 31.7% | 103.7% | 100.6% |
| Rutherford | 47,424 | 39,179 | 8,193 | 82.6% | 17.3% | 94.2% | 54.8% |
| Stokes | 33,602 | 28,073 | 4,471 | 83.5% | 13.3% | 95.3% | 42.2% |
| Surry | 50,677 | 39,682 | 8,498 | 78.3% | 16.8% | 89.3% | 53.2% |
| Swain | 9,857 | 7,716 | 1,573 | 78.3% | 16.0% | 89.3% | 50.6% |
| Transylvania | 25,365 | 22,465 | 7,987 | 88.6% | 31.5% | 101.0% | 99.9% |
| Watauga | 30,984 | 27,741 | 12,889 | 89.5% | 41.6% | 102.1% | 132.0% |
| Wilkes | 49,067 | 38,545 | 7,626 | 78.6% | 15.5% | 89.6% | 49.3% |
| Yadkin | 26,633 | 21,581 | 3,012 | 81.0% | 11.3% | 92.4% | 35.9% |
| Yancey | 13,119 | 11,043 | 2,619 | 84.2% | 20.0% | 96.0% | 63.3% |
