#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2013-2017

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2013-2017** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2013-2017** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2013-2017** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2013-2017** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2013-2017** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013-2017** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013-2017** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 216,271,644                                      | 188,834,530                                             | 66,887,603                                            | 87.3%                                                        | 30.9%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 17,573,934                                       | 15,184,793                                              | 4,173,468                                             | 86.4%                                                        | 23.7%                                                      | 99.0%                                                          | 76.8%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,276,637                                        | 2,795,578                                               | 803,578                                               | 85.3%                                                        | 24.5%                                                      | 97.7%                                                          | 79.3%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,693,826                                        | 5,774,169                                               | 2,003,531                                             | 86.3%                                                        | 29.9%                                                      | 98.8%                                                          | 96.8%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,986,199                                        | 2,544,540                                               | 692,568                                               | 85.2%                                                        | 23.2%                                                      | 97.6%                                                          | 75.0%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 4,095,427                                        | 3,677,711                                               | 1,596,997                                             | 89.8%                                                        | 39.0%                                                      | 102.8%                                                         | 126.1%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,956,101                                        | 1,630,823                                               | 417,318                                               | 83.4%                                                        | 21.3%                                                      | 95.5%                                                          | 69.0%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 13,660,809                                       | 11,765,370                                              | 4,820,813                                             | 86.1%                                                        | 35.3%                                                      | 98.6%                                                          | 114.1%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,784,048                                        | 5,894,354                                               | 2,025,716                                             | 86.9%                                                        | 29.9%                                                      | 99.5%                                                          | 96.5%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,888,150                                        | 7,082,507                                               | 2,148,627                                             | 89.8%                                                        | 27.2%                                                      | 102.8%                                                         | 88.1%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,885,953                                        | 7,986,971                                               | 2,673,219                                             | 89.9%                                                        | 30.1%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 97.3%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,325,601                                        | 2,878,125                                               | 898,081                                               | 86.5%                                                        | 27.0%                                                      | 99.1%                                                          | 87.3%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,478,450                                        | 3,874,926                                               | 1,166,773                                             | 86.5%                                                        | 26.1%                                                      | 99.1%                                                          | 84.2%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,680,765                                        | 5,056,828                                               | 2,133,497                                             | 89.0%                                                        | 37.6%                                                      | 102.0%                                                         | 121.4%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,293,665                                        | 1,111,591                                               | 257,421                                               | 85.9%                                                        | 19.9%                                                      | 98.4%                                                          | 64.3%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,112,935                                        | 1,803,020                                               | 530,288                                               | 85.3%                                                        | 25.1%                                                      | 97.7%                                                          | 81.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 2,051,195                                        | 1,735,599                                               | 557,418                                               | 84.6%                                                        | 27.2%                                                      | 96.9%                                                          | 87.9%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 804,021                                          | 625,692                                                 | 118,473                                               | 77.8%                                                        | 14.7%                                                      | 89.1%                                                          | 47.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 175,783                                          | 154,596                                                 | 35,684                                                | 87.9%                                                        | 20.3%                                                      | 100.7%                                                         | 65.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 411,542                                          | 330,281                                                 | 75,431                                                | 80.3%                                                        | 18.3%                                                      | 91.9%                                                          | 59.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 699,830                                          | 629,652                                                 | 183,296                                               | 90.0%                                                        | 26.2%                                                      | 103.0%                                                         | 84.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,223,819                                        | 1,048,379                                               | 321,142                                               | 85.7%                                                        | 26.2%                                                      | 98.1%                                                          | 84.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,390,810                                        | 1,209,988                                               | 243,884                                               | 87.0%                                                        | 17.5%                                                      | 99.6%                                                          | 56.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,059,661                                        | 3,693,554                                               | 1,078,237                                             | 91.0%                                                        | 26.6%                                                      | 104.2%                                                         | 85.9%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 831,225                                          | 709,716                                                 | 222,058                                               | 85.4%                                                        | 26.7%                                                      | 97.8%                                                          | 86.4%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,990,780                                        | 1,694,388                                               | 443,329                                               | 85.1%                                                        | 22.3%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 72.0%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 528,668                                          | 438,337                                                 | 106,807                                               | 82.9%                                                        | 20.2%                                                      | 95.0%                                                          | 65.3%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,293,665                                        | 1,111,591                                               | 257,421                                               | 85.9%                                                        | 19.9%                                                      | 98.4%                                                          | 64.3%                                                      |