| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2012-2016 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 |
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| United States | 213,649,147 | 185,830,767 | 64,767,787 | 87.0% | 30.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,493,439 | 15,029,537 | 4,050,275 | 85.9% | 23.2% | 98.8% | 76.4% |
| Virginia | 5,621,010 | 4,982,348 | 2,073,641 | 88.6% | 36.9% | 101.9% | 121.7% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 528,787 | 434,850 | 104,071 | 82.2% | 19.7% | 94.5% | 64.9% |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | 15,642 | 13,227 | 2,351 | 84.6% | 15.0% | 97.2% | 49.6% |
| Bath | 3,453 | 3,016 | 533 | 87.3% | 15.4% | 100.4% | 50.9% |
| Bland | 5,082 | 4,532 | 822 | 89.2% | 16.2% | 102.5% | 53.4% |
| Botetourt | 24,034 | 22,015 | 6,570 | 91.6% | 27.3% | 105.3% | 90.2% |
| Buchanan | 17,309 | 12,121 | 1,720 | 70.0% | 9.9% | 80.5% | 32.8% |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | 26,854 | 21,396 | 3,284 | 79.7% | 12.2% | 91.6% | 40.3% |
| Craig | 3,953 | 3,442 | 512 | 87.1% | 13.0% | 100.1% | 42.7% |
| Dickenson | 11,043 | 8,155 | 1,183 | 73.8% | 10.7% | 84.9% | 35.3% |
| Floyd | 11,413 | 9,526 | 2,022 | 83.5% | 17.7% | 96.0% | 58.4% |
| Giles | 12,051 | 10,262 | 1,911 | 85.2% | 15.9% | 97.9% | 52.3% |
| Grayson | 11,446 | 9,066 | 1,220 | 79.2% | 10.7% | 91.1% | 35.2% |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | 47,368 | 37,506 | 6,112 | 79.2% | 12.9% | 91.0% | 42.6% |
| Highland | 1,847 | 1,553 | 414 | 84.1% | 22.4% | 96.7% | 73.9% |
| Lee | 18,465 | 13,928 | 2,148 | 75.4% | 11.6% | 86.7% | 38.4% |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | 61,281 | 55,844 | 27,305 | 91.1% | 44.6% | 104.8% | 147.0% |
| Patrick | 13,632 | 10,858 | 1,854 | 79.7% | 13.6% | 91.6% | 44.9% |
| Pulaski | 25,510 | 21,461 | 4,647 | 84.1% | 18.2% | 96.7% | 60.1% |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | 23,479 | 20,008 | 6,029 | 85.2% | 25.7% | 98.0% | 84.7% |
| Russell | 20,317 | 15,895 | 2,665 | 78.2% | 13.1% | 89.9% | 43.3% |
| Scott | 16,512 | 13,092 | 2,074 | 79.3% | 12.6% | 91.2% | 41.4% |
| Smyth | 22,711 | 18,748 | 3,359 | 82.6% | 14.8% | 94.9% | 48.8% |
| Tazewell | 31,344 | 24,688 | 4,564 | 78.8% | 14.6% | 90.6% | 48.0% |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | 52,052 | 43,703 | 12,732 | 84.0% | 24.5% | 96.5% | 80.7% |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | 30,766 | 23,360 | 4,519 | 75.9% | 14.7% | 87.3% | 48.5% |
| Wythe | 21,223 | 17,448 | 3,521 | 82.2% | 16.6% | 94.5% | 54.7% |
