#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2000

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|                                                                              | **Population 25 Years and Over, 2000** | **Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 2000** | **Persons with College Degree or Higher, 2000** | **Percent Completed High School, 2000** | **Percent Completed College, 2000** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 182,211,639                            | 146,496,014                                          | 44,462,605                                      | 80.4%                                   | 24.4%                               | 100.0%                                                    | 100.0%                                                |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 15,802,239                             | 12,140,835                                           | 2,783,320                                       | 76.8%                                   | 17.6%                               | 95.6%                                                     | 72.2%                                                 |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 2,887,400                              | 2,173,319                                            | 549,608                                         | 75.3%                                   | 19.0%                               | 93.6%                                                     | 78.0%                                                 |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 5,185,965                              | 4,074,616                                            | 1,260,178                                       | 78.6%                                   | 24.3%                               | 97.7%                                                     | 99.6%                                                 |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,646,397                              | 1,961,397                                            | 453,469                                         | 74.1%                                   | 17.1%                               | 92.2%                                                     | 70.2%                                                 |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,495,595                              | 2,930,509                                            | 1,099,360                                       | 83.8%                                   | 31.4%                               | 104.3%                                                    | 128.9%                                                |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,757,517                              | 1,280,487                                            | 297,091                                         | 72.9%                                   | 16.9%                               | 90.6%                                                     | 69.3%                                                 |
| **New York**                                                                      | 12,542,536                             | 9,916,212                                            | 3,433,212                                       | 79.1%                                   | 27.4%                               | 98.3%                                                     | 112.2%                                                |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 5,282,994                              | 4,128,270                                            | 1,186,713                                       | 78.1%                                   | 22.5%                               | 97.2%                                                     | 92.1%                                                 |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,411,740                              | 6,149,655                                            | 1,563,532                                       | 83.0%                                   | 21.1%                               | 103.2%                                                    | 86.5%                                                 |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,266,284                              | 6,770,179                                            | 1,847,631                                       | 81.9%                                   | 22.4%                               | 101.9%                                                    | 91.6%                                                 |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 2,596,010                              | 1,981,731                                            | 530,055                                         | 76.3%                                   | 20.4%                               | 94.9%                                                     | 83.7%                                                 |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 3,744,928                              | 2,843,244                                            | 732,688                                         | 75.9%                                   | 19.6%                               | 94.4%                                                     | 80.2%                                                 |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 4,666,574                              | 3,801,964                                            | 1,374,988                                       | 81.5%                                   | 29.5%                               | 101.3%                                                    | 120.7%                                                |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,233,581                              | 927,767                                              | 182,960                                         | 75.2%                                   | 14.8%                               | 93.5%                                                     | 60.8%                                                 |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 1,866,878                              | 1,408,475                                            | 360,357                                         | 75.4%                                   | 19.3%                               | 93.8%                                                     | 79.1%                                                 |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,419,530                              | 1,088,114                                            | 297,870                                         | 76.7%                                   | 21.0%                               | 95.3%                                                     | 86.0%                                                 |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 764,131                                | 477,407                                              | 79,693                                          | 62.5%                                   | 10.4%                               | 77.7%                                                     | 42.7%                                                 |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 161,580                                | 127,065                                              | 23,202                                          | 78.6%                                   | 14.4%                               | 97.8%                                                     | 58.8%                                                 |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 384,948                                | 262,036                                              | 53,855                                          | 68.1%                                   | 14.0%                               | 84.7%                                                     | 57.3%                                                 |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 691,130                                | 574,162                                              | 143,841                                         | 83.1%                                   | 20.8%                               | 103.3%                                                    | 85.3%                                                 |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,049,471                              | 795,173                                              | 200,894                                         | 75.8%                                   | 19.1%                               | 94.2%                                                     | 78.4%                                                 |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,346,799                              | 1,067,860                                            | 177,354                                         | 79.3%                                   | 13.2%                               | 98.6%                                                     | 54.0%                                                 |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 3,981,423                              | 3,293,301                                            | 758,943                                         | 82.7%                                   | 19.1%                               | 102.9%                                                    | 78.1%                                                 |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 676,063                                | 508,932                                              | 138,953                                         | 75.3%                                   | 20.6%                               | 93.6%                                                     | 84.2%                                                 |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,714,595                              | 1,256,274                                            | 292,570                                         | 73.3%                                   | 17.1%                               | 91.1%                                                     | 69.9%                                                 |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 512,110                                | 354,269                                              | 72,828                                          | 69.2%                                   | 14.2%                               | 86.0%                                                     | 58.3%                                                 |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,233,581                              | 927,767                                              | 182,960                                         | 75.2%                                   | 14.8%                               | 93.5%                                                     | 60.8%                                                 |