#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2005-2009

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2005-2009** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 197,440,772                                      | 166,995,595                                             | 54,365,177                                            | 84.6%                                                        | 27.5%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 16,656,836                                       | 13,701,141                                              | 3,396,708                                             | 82.3%                                                        | 20.4%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 74.1%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,049,663                                        | 2,465,455                                               | 656,698                                               | 80.8%                                                        | 21.5%                                                      | 95.6%                                                          | 78.2%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,031,157                                        | 5,002,579                                               | 1,635,481                                             | 82.9%                                                        | 27.1%                                                      | 98.1%                                                          | 98.5%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,825,618                                        | 2,268,945                                               | 565,885                                               | 80.3%                                                        | 20.0%                                                      | 94.9%                                                          | 72.7%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,738,604                                        | 3,271,883                                               | 1,314,845                                             | 87.5%                                                        | 35.2%                                                      | 103.5%                                                         | 127.7%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,842,950                                        | 1,454,413                                               | 351,552                                               | 78.9%                                                        | 19.1%                                                      | 93.3%                                                          | 69.3%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 13,047,684                                       | 10,988,235                                              | 4,154,718                                             | 84.2%                                                        | 31.8%                                                      | 99.6%                                                          | 115.6%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 5,940,248                                        | 4,929,678                                               | 1,532,693                                             | 83.0%                                                        | 25.8%                                                      | 98.1%                                                          | 93.7%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,671,550                                        | 6,657,402                                               | 1,807,873                                             | 86.8%                                                        | 23.6%                                                      | 102.6%                                                         | 85.6%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,510,688                                        | 7,393,263                                               | 2,210,085                                             | 86.9%                                                        | 26.0%                                                      | 102.7%                                                         | 94.3%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 2,915,965                                        | 2,396,899                                               | 684,024                                               | 82.2%                                                        | 23.5%                                                      | 97.2%                                                          | 85.2%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,110,195                                        | 3,361,696                                               | 920,548                                               | 81.8%                                                        | 22.4%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 81.3%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,092,358                                        | 4,367,607                                               | 1,702,978                                             | 85.8%                                                        | 33.4%                                                      | 101.4%                                                         | 121.5%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,253,685                                        | 1,022,803                                               | 214,180                                               | 81.6%                                                        | 17.1%                                                      | 96.5%                                                          | 62.0%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 1,982,971                                        | 1,602,826                                               | 437,863                                               | 80.8%                                                        | 22.1%                                                      | 95.6%                                                          | 80.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,777,646                                        | 1,444,374                                               | 429,456                                               | 81.3%                                                        | 24.2%                                                      | 96.1%                                                          | 87.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 801,977                                          | 568,954                                                 | 100,670                                               | 70.9%                                                        | 12.6%                                                      | 83.9%                                                          | 45.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 167,987                                          | 140,576                                                 | 29,003                                                | 83.7%                                                        | 17.3%                                                      | 98.9%                                                          | 62.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 394,781                                          | 295,912                                                 | 62,187                                                | 75.0%                                                        | 15.8%                                                      | 88.6%                                                          | 57.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 687,604                                          | 600,636                                                 | 161,068                                               | 87.4%                                                        | 23.4%                                                      | 103.3%                                                         | 85.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,126,455                                        | 914,691                                                 | 250,067                                               | 81.2%                                                        | 22.2%                                                      | 96.0%                                                          | 80.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,365,325                                        | 1,141,282                                               | 203,404                                               | 83.6%                                                        | 14.9%                                                      | 98.8%                                                          | 54.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 3,976,113                                        | 3,492,470                                               | 888,699                                               | 87.8%                                                        | 22.4%                                                      | 103.8%                                                         | 81.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 746,286                                          | 602,515                                                 | 172,112                                               | 80.7%                                                        | 23.1%                                                      | 95.5%                                                          | 83.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,860,990                                        | 1,481,020                                               | 362,294                                               | 79.6%                                                        | 19.5%                                                      | 94.1%                                                          | 70.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 515,016                                          | 393,082                                                 | 85,705                                                | 76.3%                                                        | 16.6%                                                      | 90.2%                                                          | 60.4%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,253,685                                        | 1,022,803                                               | 214,180                                               | 81.6%                                                        | 17.1%                                                      | 96.5%                                                          | 62.0%                                                      |