| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2008-2012 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012 |
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| United States | 204,336,017 | 175,156,198 | 58,205,022 | 85.7% | 28.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,137,010 | 14,408,287 | 3,653,400 | 84.1% | 21.3% | 98.1% | 74.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 8,658,872 | 7,645,052 | 2,341,877 | 88.3% | 27.0% | 103.0% | 94.9% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 4,027,562 | 3,596,671 | 943,743 | 89.3% | 23.4% | 104.2% | 82.3% |
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| County |
| Allegheny | 861,245 | 797,599 | 302,295 | 92.6% | 35.1% | 108.0% | 123.2% |
| Armstrong | 49,955 | 44,000 | 7,159 | 88.1% | 14.3% | 102.8% | 50.3% |
| Beaver | 122,450 | 110,723 | 25,556 | 90.4% | 20.9% | 105.5% | 73.3% |
| Bedford | 35,450 | 30,066 | 4,277 | 84.8% | 12.1% | 98.9% | 42.4% |
| Blair | 88,601 | 80,108 | 15,903 | 90.4% | 17.9% | 105.5% | 63.0% |
| Bradford | 43,767 | 37,903 | 7,187 | 86.6% | 16.4% | 101.0% | 57.6% |
| Butler | 125,894 | 116,317 | 37,348 | 92.4% | 29.7% | 107.8% | 104.1% |
| Cambria | 101,713 | 90,188 | 18,240 | 88.7% | 17.9% | 103.4% | 63.0% |
| Cameron | 3,779 | 3,256 | 526 | 86.2% | 13.9% | 100.5% | 48.9% |
| Carbon | 46,966 | 40,872 | 7,271 | 87.0% | 15.5% | 101.5% | 54.3% |
| Centre | 84,977 | 79,043 | 33,923 | 93.0% | 39.9% | 108.5% | 140.1% |
| Clarion | 25,845 | 22,711 | 4,733 | 87.9% | 18.3% | 102.5% | 64.3% |
| Clearfield | 58,832 | 50,925 | 7,591 | 86.6% | 12.9% | 101.0% | 45.3% |
| Clinton | 25,172 | 21,751 | 4,308 | 86.4% | 17.1% | 100.8% | 60.1% |
| Columbia | 43,750 | 38,005 | 8,732 | 86.9% | 20.0% | 101.3% | 70.1% |
| Crawford | 60,025 | 52,056 | 11,135 | 86.7% | 18.6% | 101.2% | 65.1% |
| Elk | 23,399 | 21,208 | 3,663 | 90.6% | 15.7% | 105.7% | 55.0% |
| Erie | 184,247 | 165,705 | 44,583 | 89.9% | 24.2% | 104.9% | 84.9% |
| Fayette | 98,665 | 83,087 | 13,792 | 84.2% | 14.0% | 98.2% | 49.1% |
| Forest | 5,808 | 4,664 | 533 | 80.3% | 9.2% | 93.7% | 32.2% |
| Fulton | 10,371 | 8,670 | 1,169 | 83.6% | 11.3% | 97.5% | 39.6% |
| Greene | 27,093 | 23,044 | 4,075 | 85.1% | 15.0% | 99.2% | 52.8% |
| Huntingdon | 32,410 | 28,215 | 4,425 | 87.1% | 13.7% | 101.6% | 47.9% |
| Indiana | 56,196 | 49,085 | 11,874 | 87.3% | 21.1% | 101.9% | 74.2% |
| Jefferson | 31,673 | 27,553 | 3,977 | 87.0% | 12.6% | 101.5% | 44.1% |
| Juniata | 16,940 | 13,969 | 1,889 | 82.5% | 11.2% | 96.2% | 39.1% |
| Lackawanna | 149,161 | 131,710 | 37,366 | 88.3% | 25.1% | 103.0% | 87.9% |
| Lawrence | 64,104 | 56,623 | 12,419 | 88.3% | 19.4% | 103.0% | 68.0% |
| Luzerne | 226,173 | 198,538 | 46,281 | 87.8% | 20.5% | 102.4% | 71.8% |
| Lycoming | 79,504 | 69,493 | 14,814 | 87.4% | 18.6% | 102.0% | 65.4% |
| McKean | 30,294 | 26,917 | 4,599 | 88.9% | 15.2% | 103.7% | 53.3% |
| Mercer | 80,211 | 70,680 | 16,004 | 88.1% | 20.0% | 102.8% | 70.0% |
| Mifflin | 32,450 | 26,429 | 3,639 | 81.4% | 11.2% | 95.0% | 39.4% |
| Monroe | 111,695 | 99,919 | 25,957 | 89.5% | 23.2% | 104.4% | 81.6% |
| Montour | 13,014 | 11,539 | 3,390 | 88.7% | 26.0% | 103.4% | 91.4% |
| Northumberland | 67,952 | 57,565 | 9,374 | 84.7% | 13.8% | 98.8% | 48.4% |
| Perry | 31,611 | 27,079 | 4,811 | 85.7% | 15.2% | 99.9% | 53.4% |
| Pike | 40,075 | 36,704 | 9,050 | 91.6% | 22.6% | 106.8% | 79.3% |
| Potter | 12,326 | 10,796 | 1,673 | 87.6% | 13.6% | 102.2% | 47.6% |
| Schuylkill | 107,544 | 92,327 | 15,031 | 85.9% | 14.0% | 100.2% | 49.1% |
| Snyder | 25,777 | 21,380 | 4,057 | 82.9% | 15.7% | 96.8% | 55.3% |
| Somerset | 56,791 | 47,928 | 7,967 | 84.4% | 14.0% | 98.5% | 49.2% |
| Sullivan | 4,822 | 4,190 | 627 | 86.9% | 13.0% | 101.4% | 45.6% |
| Susquehanna | 30,939 | 27,262 | 4,982 | 88.1% | 16.1% | 102.8% | 56.5% |
| Tioga | 28,748 | 25,294 | 5,172 | 88.0% | 18.0% | 102.6% | 63.2% |
| Union | 30,512 | 25,713 | 6,733 | 84.3% | 22.1% | 98.3% | 77.5% |
| Venango | 38,968 | 34,495 | 5,735 | 88.5% | 14.7% | 103.3% | 51.7% |
| Warren | 30,118 | 26,948 | 5,179 | 89.5% | 17.2% | 104.4% | 60.4% |
| Washington | 146,709 | 131,988 | 36,725 | 90.0% | 25.0% | 105.0% | 87.9% |
| Wayne | 38,610 | 33,684 | 7,085 | 87.2% | 18.4% | 101.8% | 64.4% |
| Westmoreland | 264,595 | 243,234 | 65,453 | 91.9% | 24.7% | 107.2% | 86.8% |
| Wyoming | 19,636 | 17,513 | 3,456 | 89.2% | 17.6% | 104.0% | 61.8% |
