| | 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% |
| West Virginia | 1,292,274 | 1,077,688 | 231,418 | 83.4% | 17.9% | 97.3% | 62.9% |
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| County |
| Barbour | 11,290 | 8,729 | 1,323 | 77.3% | 11.7% | 90.2% | 41.1% |
| Berkeley | 70,130 | 60,098 | 13,600 | 85.7% | 19.4% | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| Boone | 17,216 | 12,798 | 1,470 | 74.3% | 8.5% | 86.7% | 30.0% |
| Braxton | 10,394 | 7,895 | 1,091 | 76.0% | 10.5% | 88.6% | 36.8% |
| Brooke | 17,217 | 15,358 | 2,926 | 89.2% | 17.0% | 104.1% | 59.7% |
| Cabell | 65,218 | 56,634 | 16,407 | 86.8% | 25.2% | 101.3% | 88.3% |
| Calhoun | 5,478 | 4,054 | 470 | 74.0% | 8.6% | 86.3% | 30.1% |
| Clay | 6,518 | 4,520 | 540 | 69.3% | 8.3% | 80.9% | 29.1% |
| Doddridge | 5,737 | 4,496 | 586 | 78.4% | 10.2% | 91.4% | 35.9% |
| Fayette | 32,889 | 25,961 | 3,424 | 78.9% | 10.4% | 92.1% | 36.5% |
| Gilmer | 6,175 | 4,780 | 921 | 77.4% | 14.9% | 90.3% | 52.4% |
| Grant | 8,557 | 6,778 | 934 | 79.2% | 10.9% | 92.4% | 38.3% |
| Greenbrier | 25,770 | 20,792 | 4,198 | 80.7% | 16.3% | 94.1% | 57.2% |
| Hampshire | 16,832 | 13,288 | 1,324 | 78.9% | 7.9% | 92.1% | 27.6% |
| Hancock | 22,532 | 19,867 | 3,717 | 88.2% | 16.5% | 102.9% | 57.9% |
| Hardy | 9,429 | 7,444 | 967 | 78.9% | 10.3% | 92.1% | 36.0% |
| Harrison | 48,780 | 42,072 | 8,812 | 86.2% | 18.1% | 100.6% | 63.4% |
| Jackson | 20,290 | 17,073 | 3,295 | 84.1% | 16.2% | 98.2% | 57.0% |
| Jefferson | 35,617 | 30,714 | 9,910 | 86.2% | 27.8% | 100.6% | 97.7% |
| Kanawha | 137,855 | 120,349 | 33,519 | 87.3% | 24.3% | 101.8% | 85.4% |
| Lewis | 11,827 | 9,865 | 1,713 | 83.4% | 14.5% | 97.3% | 50.8% |
| Lincoln | 15,197 | 10,722 | 1,230 | 70.6% | 8.1% | 82.3% | 28.4% |
| Logan | 26,314 | 20,123 | 2,336 | 76.5% | 8.9% | 89.2% | 31.2% |
| Marion | 39,094 | 33,620 | 7,812 | 86.0% | 20.0% | 100.3% | 70.2% |
| Marshall | 23,734 | 20,994 | 3,212 | 88.5% | 13.5% | 103.2% | 47.5% |
| Mason | 19,474 | 15,710 | 2,022 | 80.7% | 10.4% | 94.1% | 36.5% |
| McDowell | 15,864 | 9,817 | 904 | 61.9% | 5.7% | 72.2% | 20.0% |
| Mercer | 43,885 | 35,521 | 7,652 | 80.9% | 17.4% | 94.4% | 61.2% |
| Mineral | 19,489 | 16,876 | 2,651 | 86.6% | 13.6% | 101.0% | 47.8% |
| Mingo | 18,722 | 13,358 | 1,790 | 71.3% | 9.6% | 83.2% | 33.6% |
| Monongalia | 55,433 | 49,525 | 20,662 | 89.3% | 37.3% | 104.2% | 130.9% |
| Monroe | 9,775 | 7,855 | 1,202 | 80.4% | 12.3% | 93.7% | 43.2% |
| Morgan | 12,784 | 10,552 | 1,922 | 82.5% | 15.0% | 96.3% | 52.8% |
| Nicholas | 18,678 | 15,328 | 2,573 | 82.1% | 13.8% | 95.7% | 48.4% |
| Ohio | 30,769 | 28,022 | 8,314 | 91.1% | 27.0% | 106.2% | 94.9% |
| Pendleton | 5,686 | 4,591 | 686 | 80.7% | 12.1% | 94.2% | 42.4% |
| Pleasants | 5,481 | 4,880 | 563 | 89.0% | 10.3% | 103.9% | 36.1% |
| Pocahontas | 6,613 | 5,396 | 1,035 | 81.6% | 15.7% | 95.2% | 54.9% |
| Preston | 24,405 | 20,330 | 3,086 | 83.3% | 12.6% | 97.2% | 44.4% |
| Putnam | 38,851 | 34,972 | 9,724 | 90.0% | 25.0% | 105.0% | 87.9% |
| Raleigh | 55,881 | 44,742 | 9,009 | 80.1% | 16.1% | 93.4% | 56.6% |
| Randolph | 21,096 | 17,359 | 3,803 | 82.3% | 18.0% | 96.0% | 63.3% |
| Ritchie | 7,484 | 5,948 | 900 | 79.5% | 12.0% | 92.7% | 42.2% |
| Roane | 10,654 | 8,033 | 1,004 | 75.4% | 9.4% | 88.0% | 33.1% |
| Summers | 10,465 | 8,216 | 1,417 | 78.5% | 13.5% | 91.6% | 47.5% |
| Taylor | 12,164 | 10,299 | 1,754 | 84.7% | 14.4% | 98.8% | 50.6% |
| Tucker | 5,220 | 4,429 | 836 | 84.8% | 16.0% | 99.0% | 56.2% |
| Tyler | 6,637 | 5,519 | 664 | 83.2% | 10.0% | 97.0% | 35.1% |
| Upshur | 16,438 | 13,629 | 2,535 | 82.9% | 15.4% | 96.7% | 54.1% |
| Wayne | 29,657 | 23,357 | 3,575 | 78.8% | 12.1% | 91.9% | 42.3% |
| Webster | 6,603 | 4,507 | 485 | 68.3% | 7.3% | 79.6% | 25.8% |
| Wetzel | 11,868 | 9,812 | 1,390 | 82.7% | 11.7% | 96.4% | 41.1% |
| Wirt | 4,088 | 3,442 | 415 | 84.2% | 10.2% | 98.2% | 35.6% |
| Wood | 61,224 | 54,112 | 11,507 | 88.4% | 18.8% | 103.1% | 66.0% |
| Wyoming | 16,796 | 12,527 | 1,601 | 74.6% | 9.5% | 87.0% | 33.5% |
