| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2015-2019 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019 |
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| United States | 220,622,076 | 194,149,815 | 70,920,162 | 88.0% | 32.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,769,645 | 15,498,054 | 4,395,961 | 87.2% | 24.7% | 99.1% | 77.0% |
| North Carolina | 6,983,859 | 6,130,463 | 2,182,853 | 87.8% | 31.3% | 99.7% | 97.2% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,248,726 | 1,082,405 | 337,750 | 86.7% | 27.0% | 98.5% | 84.1% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 26,827 | 22,103 | 3,812 | 82.4% | 14.2% | 93.6% | 44.2% |
| Alleghany | 8,421 | 6,525 | 1,460 | 77.5% | 17.3% | 88.0% | 53.9% |
| Ashe | 20,356 | 17,328 | 4,002 | 85.1% | 19.7% | 96.7% | 61.2% |
| Avery | 13,324 | 11,133 | 2,755 | 83.6% | 20.7% | 94.9% | 64.3% |
| Buncombe | 188,700 | 171,838 | 75,737 | 91.1% | 40.1% | 103.5% | 124.9% |
| Burke | 65,220 | 53,242 | 10,721 | 81.6% | 16.4% | 92.8% | 51.1% |
| Caldwell | 59,010 | 47,183 | 9,294 | 80.0% | 15.7% | 90.9% | 49.0% |
| Cherokee | 21,519 | 18,765 | 4,095 | 87.2% | 19.0% | 99.1% | 59.2% |
| Clay | 8,376 | 7,384 | 1,984 | 88.2% | 23.7% | 100.2% | 73.7% |
| Davie | 30,233 | 26,539 | 7,259 | 87.8% | 24.0% | 99.8% | 74.7% |
| Forsyth | 251,664 | 224,558 | 85,565 | 89.2% | 34.0% | 101.4% | 105.8% |
| Graham | 6,079 | 4,976 | 786 | 81.9% | 12.9% | 93.0% | 40.2% |
| Haywood | 45,802 | 40,307 | 11,903 | 88.0% | 26.0% | 100.0% | 80.8% |
| Henderson | 85,499 | 76,881 | 27,185 | 89.9% | 31.8% | 102.2% | 98.9% |
| Jackson | 27,416 | 24,500 | 8,326 | 89.4% | 30.4% | 101.5% | 94.5% |
| Macon | 26,235 | 23,415 | 6,246 | 89.3% | 23.8% | 101.4% | 74.1% |
| Madison | 15,325 | 13,330 | 4,371 | 87.0% | 28.5% | 98.8% | 88.7% |
| McDowell | 32,857 | 27,568 | 5,731 | 83.9% | 17.4% | 95.3% | 54.3% |
| Mitchell | 11,102 | 9,460 | 2,274 | 85.2% | 20.5% | 96.8% | 63.7% |
| Polk | 15,889 | 14,420 | 4,621 | 90.8% | 29.1% | 103.1% | 90.5% |
| Rutherford | 47,869 | 40,134 | 8,535 | 83.8% | 17.8% | 95.3% | 55.5% |
| Stokes | 33,625 | 28,175 | 4,754 | 83.8% | 14.1% | 95.2% | 44.0% |
| Surry | 50,935 | 40,486 | 9,186 | 79.5% | 18.0% | 90.3% | 56.1% |
| Swain | 9,793 | 7,810 | 1,780 | 79.8% | 18.2% | 90.6% | 56.5% |
| Transylvania | 25,637 | 22,826 | 8,368 | 89.0% | 32.6% | 101.2% | 101.5% |
| Watauga | 31,752 | 28,825 | 13,409 | 90.8% | 42.2% | 103.2% | 131.4% |
| Wilkes | 49,300 | 39,505 | 7,796 | 80.1% | 15.8% | 91.1% | 49.2% |
| Yadkin | 26,756 | 22,030 | 3,117 | 82.3% | 11.6% | 93.6% | 36.2% |
| Yancey | 13,205 | 11,159 | 2,678 | 84.5% | 20.3% | 96.0% | 63.1% |
