#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2008-2012

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|                                                                              | **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%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,166,424                                        | 2,615,394                                               | 705,001                                               | 82.6%                                                        | 22.3%                                                      | 96.4%                                                          | 78.2%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,242,508                                        | 5,270,217                                               | 1,733,171                                             | 84.4%                                                        | 27.8%                                                      | 98.5%                                                          | 97.5%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,902,296                                        | 2,392,100                                               | 608,927                                               | 82.4%                                                        | 21.0%                                                      | 96.2%                                                          | 73.7%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,875,282                                        | 3,429,456                                               | 1,408,321                                             | 88.5%                                                        | 36.3%                                                      | 103.2%                                                         | 127.6%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,904,849                                        | 1,543,349                                               | 380,481                                               | 81.0%                                                        | 20.0%                                                      | 94.5%                                                          | 70.1%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 13,101,982                                       | 11,120,132                                              | 4,295,906                                             | 84.9%                                                        | 32.8%                                                      | 99.0%                                                          | 115.1%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,324,119                                        | 5,344,402                                               | 1,696,645                                             | 84.5%                                                        | 26.8%                                                      | 98.6%                                                          | 94.2%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,715,893                                        | 6,805,563                                               | 1,908,439                                             | 88.2%                                                        | 24.7%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 86.8%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,658,872                                        | 7,645,052                                               | 2,341,877                                             | 88.3%                                                        | 27.0%                                                      | 103.0%                                                         | 94.9%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,075,655                                        | 2,584,792                                               | 755,287                                               | 84.0%                                                        | 24.6%                                                      | 98.0%                                                          | 86.2%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,250,890                                        | 3,565,500                                               | 998,674                                               | 83.9%                                                        | 23.5%                                                      | 97.8%                                                          | 82.5%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,356,571                                        | 4,657,515                                               | 1,857,577                                             | 86.9%                                                        | 34.7%                                                      | 101.4%                                                         | 121.7%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,292,274                                        | 1,077,688                                               | 231,418                                               | 83.4%                                                        | 17.9%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 62.9%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,046,735                                        | 1,691,542                                               | 466,586                                               | 82.6%                                                        | 22.8%                                                      | 96.4%                                                          | 80.0%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,891,696                                        | 1,566,682                                               | 475,675                                               | 82.8%                                                        | 25.1%                                                      | 96.6%                                                          | 88.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 804,996                                          | 592,896                                                 | 103,382                                               | 73.7%                                                        | 12.8%                                                      | 85.9%                                                          | 45.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 174,501                                          | 149,135                                                 | 31,144                                                | 85.5%                                                        | 17.8%                                                      | 99.7%                                                          | 62.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 405,470                                          | 313,877                                                 | 67,787                                                | 77.4%                                                        | 16.7%                                                      | 90.3%                                                          | 58.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 705,001                                          | 624,366                                                 | 167,911                                               | 88.6%                                                        | 23.8%                                                      | 103.3%                                                         | 83.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,176,507                                        | 978,764                                                 | 275,094                                               | 83.2%                                                        | 23.4%                                                      | 97.1%                                                          | 82.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,388,475                                        | 1,182,583                                               | 219,669                                               | 85.2%                                                        | 15.8%                                                      | 99.4%                                                          | 55.5%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,027,562                                        | 3,596,671                                               | 943,743                                               | 89.3%                                                        | 23.4%                                                      | 104.2%                                                         | 82.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 776,261                                          | 641,773                                                 | 188,152                                               | 82.7%                                                        | 24.2%                                                      | 96.4%                                                          | 85.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,919,339                                        | 1,575,659                                               | 390,711                                               | 82.1%                                                        | 20.4%                                                      | 95.8%                                                          | 71.5%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 528,193                                          | 416,651                                                 | 92,128                                                | 78.9%                                                        | 17.4%                                                      | 92.0%                                                          | 61.2%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,292,274                                        | 1,077,688                                               | 231,418                                               | 83.4%                                                        | 17.9%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 62.9%                                                      |