#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2010-2014

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2010-2014** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2010-2014** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2010-2014** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2010-2014** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2010-2014** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010-2014** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010-2014** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 209,056,129                                      | 180,468,381                                             | 61,206,147                                            | 86.3%                                                        | 29.3%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 17,320,560                                       | 14,731,828                                              | 3,837,499                                             | 85.1%                                                        | 22.2%                                                      | 98.5%                                                          | 75.7%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,217,902                                        | 2,693,534                                               | 741,813                                               | 83.7%                                                        | 23.1%                                                      | 97.0%                                                          | 78.7%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,410,416                                        | 5,451,056                                               | 1,814,893                                             | 85.0%                                                        | 28.3%                                                      | 98.5%                                                          | 96.7%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,939,709                                        | 2,453,519                                               | 640,032                                               | 83.5%                                                        | 21.8%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 74.4%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,973,193                                        | 3,535,998                                               | 1,481,778                                             | 89.0%                                                        | 37.3%                                                      | 103.1%                                                         | 127.4%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,929,591                                        | 1,581,101                                               | 393,764                                               | 81.9%                                                        | 20.4%                                                      | 94.9%                                                          | 69.7%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 13,329,734                                       | 11,380,547                                              | 4,489,413                                             | 85.4%                                                        | 33.7%                                                      | 98.9%                                                          | 115.0%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,495,047                                        | 5,547,645                                               | 1,805,259                                             | 85.4%                                                        | 27.8%                                                      | 98.9%                                                          | 94.9%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,781,111                                        | 6,911,322                                               | 1,993,863                                             | 88.8%                                                        | 25.6%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 87.5%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,764,740                                        | 7,797,952                                               | 2,462,801                                             | 89.0%                                                        | 28.1%                                                      | 103.1%                                                         | 96.0%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,163,095                                        | 2,689,468                                               | 801,638                                               | 85.0%                                                        | 25.3%                                                      | 98.5%                                                          | 86.6%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,336,243                                        | 3,683,468                                               | 1,057,517                                             | 84.9%                                                        | 24.4%                                                      | 98.4%                                                          | 83.3%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,501,125                                        | 4,834,728                                               | 1,967,572                                             | 87.9%                                                        | 35.8%                                                      | 101.8%                                                         | 122.2%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,298,614                                        | 1,096,443                                               | 243,466                                               | 84.4%                                                        | 18.7%                                                      | 97.8%                                                          | 64.0%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,078,151                                        | 1,740,805                                               | 489,573                                               | 83.8%                                                        | 23.6%                                                      | 97.0%                                                          | 80.5%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,945,523                                        | 1,624,138                                               | 496,706                                               | 83.5%                                                        | 25.5%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 87.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 807,377                                          | 609,777                                                 | 110,031                                               | 75.5%                                                        | 13.6%                                                      | 87.5%                                                          | 46.5%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 175,481                                          | 151,997                                                 | 33,101                                                | 86.6%                                                        | 18.9%                                                      | 100.3%                                                         | 64.4%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 408,212                                          | 321,345                                                 | 69,655                                                | 78.7%                                                        | 17.1%                                                      | 91.2%                                                          | 58.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 703,822                                          | 627,577                                                 | 172,433                                               | 89.2%                                                        | 24.5%                                                      | 103.3%                                                         | 83.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,191,973                                        | 1,001,598                                               | 292,431                                               | 84.0%                                                        | 24.5%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 83.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,390,859                                        | 1,195,090                                               | 228,722                                               | 85.9%                                                        | 16.4%                                                      | 99.5%                                                          | 56.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,050,549                                        | 3,648,777                                               | 996,753                                               | 90.1%                                                        | 24.6%                                                      | 104.4%                                                         | 84.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 794,737                                          | 665,723                                                 | 198,615                                               | 83.8%                                                        | 25.0%                                                      | 97.0%                                                          | 85.4%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,946,990                                        | 1,621,994                                               | 408,257                                               | 83.3%                                                        | 21.0%                                                      | 96.5%                                                          | 71.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 528,272                                          | 426,564                                                 | 97,756                                                | 80.7%                                                        | 18.5%                                                      | 93.5%                                                          | 63.2%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,298,614                                        | 1,096,443                                               | 243,466                                               | 84.4%                                                        | 18.7%                                                      | 97.8%                                                          | 64.0%                                                      |