#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2007-2011

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2007-2011** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2007-2011** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2007-2011** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2007-2011** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2007-2011** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007-2011** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007-2011** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 202,048,123                                      | 172,529,188                                             | 56,973,624                                            | 85.4%                                                        | 28.2%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 17,036,098                                       | 14,227,028                                              | 3,580,838                                             | 83.5%                                                        | 21.0%                                                      | 97.8%                                                          | 74.5%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,138,078                                        | 2,570,408                                               | 689,439                                               | 81.9%                                                        | 22.0%                                                      | 95.9%                                                          | 77.9%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,152,481                                        | 5,167,741                                               | 1,692,080                                             | 84.0%                                                        | 27.5%                                                      | 98.4%                                                          | 97.5%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,881,383                                        | 2,352,813                                               | 594,731                                               | 81.7%                                                        | 20.6%                                                      | 95.6%                                                          | 73.2%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,828,550                                        | 3,374,989                                               | 1,380,635                                             | 88.2%                                                        | 36.1%                                                      | 103.2%                                                         | 127.9%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,892,687                                        | 1,520,747                                               | 372,126                                               | 80.3%                                                        | 19.7%                                                      | 94.1%                                                          | 69.7%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 12,999,473                                       | 11,003,948                                              | 4,223,507                                             | 84.6%                                                        | 32.5%                                                      | 99.1%                                                          | 115.2%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,229,136                                        | 5,238,501                                               | 1,652,789                                             | 84.1%                                                        | 26.5%                                                      | 98.5%                                                          | 94.1%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,688,501                                        | 6,752,368                                               | 1,882,696                                             | 87.8%                                                        | 24.5%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 86.8%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,611,136                                        | 7,568,947                                               | 2,296,560                                             | 87.9%                                                        | 26.7%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 94.6%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,031,432                                        | 2,533,733                                               | 733,566                                               | 83.6%                                                        | 24.2%                                                      | 97.9%                                                          | 85.8%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,205,976                                        | 3,498,598                                               | 968,678                                               | 83.2%                                                        | 23.0%                                                      | 97.4%                                                          | 81.7%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,279,997                                        | 4,572,133                                               | 1,813,844                                             | 86.6%                                                        | 34.4%                                                      | 101.4%                                                         | 121.8%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,287,738                                        | 1,063,678                                               | 226,840                                               | 82.6%                                                        | 17.6%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 62.5%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,030,318                                        | 1,663,908                                               | 456,367                                               | 82.0%                                                        | 22.5%                                                      | 96.0%                                                          | 79.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,863,055                                        | 1,534,436                                               | 462,410                                               | 82.4%                                                        | 24.8%                                                      | 96.5%                                                          | 88.0%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 803,719                                          | 583,121                                                 | 102,467                                               | 72.6%                                                        | 12.7%                                                      | 85.0%                                                          | 45.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 173,326                                          | 147,187                                                 | 30,993                                                | 84.9%                                                        | 17.9%                                                      | 99.4%                                                          | 63.4%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 404,459                                          | 310,969                                                 | 65,041                                                | 76.9%                                                        | 16.1%                                                      | 90.0%                                                          | 57.0%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 702,920                                          | 620,473                                                 | 166,770                                               | 88.3%                                                        | 23.7%                                                      | 103.4%                                                         | 84.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,167,782                                        | 966,941                                                 | 268,906                                               | 82.8%                                                        | 23.0%                                                      | 97.0%                                                          | 81.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,387,220                                        | 1,175,641                                               | 217,710                                               | 84.7%                                                        | 15.7%                                                      | 99.2%                                                          | 55.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,017,485                                        | 3,569,667                                               | 927,204                                               | 88.9%                                                        | 23.1%                                                      | 104.1%                                                         | 81.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 766,999                                          | 630,797                                                 | 182,124                                               | 82.2%                                                        | 23.7%                                                      | 96.3%                                                          | 84.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,903,914                                        | 1,547,933                                               | 381,499                                               | 81.3%                                                        | 20.0%                                                      | 95.2%                                                          | 71.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 527,163                                          | 412,277                                                 | 92,507                                                | 78.2%                                                        | 17.5%                                                      | 91.6%                                                          | 62.2%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,287,738                                        | 1,063,678                                               | 226,840                                               | 82.6%                                                        | 17.6%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 62.5%                                                      |