| | 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% |
| Virginia | 5,882,521 | 5,342,922 | 2,372,397 | 90.8% | 40.3% | 102.2% | 119.8% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 521,205 | 448,405 | 112,488 | 86.0% | 21.6% | 96.8% | 64.1% |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | 15,304 | 13,654 | 2,281 | 89.2% | 14.9% | 100.4% | 44.3% |
| Bath | 3,334 | 2,839 | 621 | 85.2% | 18.6% | 95.8% | 55.3% |
| Bland | 4,931 | 4,384 | 658 | 88.9% | 13.3% | 100.0% | 39.6% |
| Botetourt | 24,740 | 23,209 | 6,773 | 93.8% | 27.4% | 105.6% | 81.3% |
| Buchanan | 15,564 | 11,474 | 1,766 | 73.7% | 11.3% | 83.0% | 33.7% |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | 26,436 | 21,428 | 4,136 | 81.1% | 15.6% | 91.2% | 46.5% |
| Craig | 3,516 | 3,116 | 729 | 88.6% | 20.7% | 99.7% | 61.6% |
| Dickenson | 10,547 | 8,435 | 1,097 | 80.0% | 10.4% | 90.0% | 30.9% |
| Floyd | 11,622 | 10,483 | 2,458 | 90.2% | 21.1% | 101.5% | 62.8% |
| Giles | 12,199 | 10,968 | 2,262 | 89.9% | 18.5% | 101.2% | 55.1% |
| Grayson | 11,652 | 9,632 | 1,818 | 82.7% | 15.6% | 93.0% | 46.3% |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | 46,346 | 38,144 | 7,642 | 82.3% | 16.5% | 92.6% | 49.0% |
| Highland | 1,688 | 1,555 | 474 | 92.1% | 28.1% | 103.7% | 83.4% |
| Lee | 16,969 | 13,541 | 1,831 | 79.8% | 10.8% | 89.8% | 32.0% |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | 64,134 | 60,259 | 29,029 | 94.0% | 45.3% | 105.7% | 134.4% |
| Patrick | 13,575 | 11,295 | 2,226 | 83.2% | 16.4% | 93.6% | 48.7% |
| Pulaski | 25,477 | 22,781 | 5,006 | 89.4% | 19.6% | 100.6% | 58.4% |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | 24,281 | 21,505 | 7,517 | 88.6% | 31.0% | 99.7% | 91.9% |
| Russell | 19,239 | 15,729 | 2,342 | 81.8% | 12.2% | 92.0% | 36.2% |
| Scott | 16,087 | 13,191 | 2,260 | 82.0% | 14.0% | 92.3% | 41.7% |
| Smyth | 21,943 | 18,467 | 3,503 | 84.2% | 16.0% | 94.7% | 47.4% |
| Tazewell | 29,512 | 25,034 | 4,795 | 84.8% | 16.2% | 95.4% | 48.3% |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | 52,409 | 45,926 | 12,769 | 87.6% | 24.4% | 98.6% | 72.4% |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | 28,869 | 22,847 | 4,410 | 79.1% | 15.3% | 89.0% | 45.4% |
| Wythe | 20,831 | 18,509 | 4,085 | 88.9% | 19.6% | 100.0% | 58.2% |
