| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2017-2021 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2017-2021 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2017-2021 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2017-2021 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2017-2021 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017-2021 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017-2021 |
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| United States | 225,152,317 | 200,101,961 | 75,808,834 | 88.9% | 33.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 18,199,149 | 16,068,410 | 4,740,162 | 88.3% | 26.0% | 99.3% | 77.4% |
| North Carolina | 7,084,876 | 6,308,190 | 2,339,163 | 89.0% | 33.0% | 100.2% | 98.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,436,755 | 1,262,304 | 398,884 | 87.9% | 27.8% | 98.9% | 82.5% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 26,182 | 22,261 | 3,901 | 85.0% | 14.9% | 95.7% | 44.3% |
| Alleghany | 8,383 | 6,661 | 1,709 | 79.5% | 20.4% | 89.4% | 60.5% |
| Ashe | 20,327 | 17,689 | 3,975 | 87.0% | 19.6% | 97.9% | 58.1% |
| Avery | 13,616 | 11,725 | 3,252 | 86.1% | 23.9% | 96.9% | 70.9% |
| Buncombe | 197,429 | 181,370 | 83,474 | 91.9% | 42.3% | 103.4% | 125.6% |
| Burke | 64,184 | 53,474 | 11,972 | 83.3% | 18.7% | 93.7% | 55.4% |
| Caldwell | 58,127 | 47,364 | 9,645 | 81.5% | 16.6% | 91.7% | 49.3% |
| Catawba | 111,117 | 96,111 | 26,662 | 86.5% | 24.0% | 97.3% | 71.3% |
| Cherokee | 22,046 | 19,806 | 4,970 | 89.8% | 22.5% | 101.1% | 67.0% |
| Clay | 8,419 | 7,480 | 2,271 | 88.8% | 27.0% | 100.0% | 80.1% |
| Cleveland | 68,162 | 58,857 | 12,887 | 86.3% | 18.9% | 97.2% | 56.2% |
| Davie | 30,322 | 27,350 | 7,930 | 90.2% | 26.2% | 101.5% | 77.7% |
| Forsyth | 255,704 | 228,263 | 88,175 | 89.3% | 34.5% | 100.4% | 102.4% |
| Graham | 5,813 | 4,798 | 787 | 82.5% | 13.5% | 92.9% | 40.2% |
| Haywood | 46,420 | 41,653 | 12,876 | 89.7% | 27.7% | 101.0% | 82.4% |
| Henderson | 86,286 | 79,065 | 28,493 | 91.6% | 33.0% | 103.1% | 98.1% |
| Jackson | 27,730 | 24,729 | 7,973 | 89.2% | 28.8% | 100.3% | 85.4% |
| Macon | 27,486 | 24,420 | 6,589 | 88.8% | 24.0% | 100.0% | 71.2% |
| Madison | 15,388 | 13,783 | 4,879 | 89.6% | 31.7% | 100.8% | 94.2% |
| McDowell | 32,576 | 27,820 | 5,947 | 85.4% | 18.3% | 96.1% | 54.2% |
| Mitchell | 11,127 | 9,826 | 2,484 | 88.3% | 22.3% | 99.4% | 66.3% |
| Polk | 15,148 | 14,035 | 5,116 | 92.7% | 33.8% | 104.3% | 100.3% |
| Rutherford | 46,621 | 39,869 | 9,008 | 85.5% | 19.3% | 96.2% | 57.4% |
| Stokes | 32,806 | 28,316 | 4,579 | 86.3% | 14.0% | 97.1% | 41.5% |
| Surry | 50,583 | 40,979 | 9,612 | 81.0% | 19.0% | 91.2% | 56.4% |
| Swain | 9,660 | 8,216 | 2,067 | 85.1% | 21.4% | 95.7% | 63.6% |
| Transylvania | 25,228 | 23,205 | 9,057 | 92.0% | 35.9% | 103.5% | 106.6% |
| Watauga | 31,678 | 29,483 | 14,070 | 93.1% | 44.4% | 104.7% | 131.9% |
| Wilkes | 47,931 | 38,907 | 8,027 | 81.2% | 16.7% | 91.3% | 49.7% |
| Yadkin | 26,517 | 22,704 | 3,704 | 85.6% | 14.0% | 96.3% | 41.5% |
| Yancey | 13,739 | 12,085 | 2,793 | 88.0% | 20.3% | 99.0% | 60.4% |
