#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2006-2010

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2006-2010** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2006-2010** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2006-2010** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2006-2010** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2006-2010** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006-2010** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006-2010** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 199,726,659                                      | 169,828,176                                             | 55,726,999                                            | 85.0%                                                        | 27.9%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 16,911,530                                       | 14,021,162                                              | 3,507,617                                             | 82.9%                                                        | 20.7%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 74.3%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,108,132                                        | 2,529,295                                               | 675,076                                               | 81.4%                                                        | 21.7%                                                      | 95.7%                                                          | 77.8%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,052,410                                        | 5,052,566                                               | 1,647,046                                             | 83.5%                                                        | 27.2%                                                      | 98.2%                                                          | 97.5%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,856,001                                        | 2,312,214                                               | 580,971                                               | 81.0%                                                        | 20.3%                                                      | 95.2%                                                          | 72.9%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,789,931                                        | 3,325,937                                               | 1,353,079                                             | 87.8%                                                        | 35.7%                                                      | 103.2%                                                         | 128.0%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,876,719                                        | 1,494,328                                               | 365,159                                               | 79.6%                                                        | 19.5%                                                      | 93.6%                                                          | 69.7%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 12,914,436                                       | 10,905,648                                              | 4,149,168                                             | 84.4%                                                        | 32.1%                                                      | 99.3%                                                          | 115.1%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,121,611                                        | 5,115,556                                               | 1,597,840                                             | 83.6%                                                        | 26.1%                                                      | 98.3%                                                          | 93.5%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,655,994                                        | 6,693,408                                               | 1,848,454                                             | 87.4%                                                        | 24.1%                                                      | 102.8%                                                         | 86.5%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,558,693                                        | 7,481,469                                               | 2,258,056                                             | 87.4%                                                        | 26.4%                                                      | 102.8%                                                         | 94.6%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 2,981,382                                        | 2,474,880                                               | 714,196                                               | 83.0%                                                        | 24.0%                                                      | 97.6%                                                          | 85.9%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,156,132                                        | 3,428,302                                               | 943,001                                               | 82.5%                                                        | 22.7%                                                      | 97.0%                                                          | 81.3%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,208,536                                        | 4,483,473                                               | 1,761,162                                             | 86.1%                                                        | 33.8%                                                      | 101.2%                                                         | 121.2%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,282,621                                        | 1,050,620                                               | 221,274                                               | 81.9%                                                        | 17.3%                                                      | 96.3%                                                          | 61.8%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,011,642                                        | 1,638,570                                               | 447,913                                               | 81.5%                                                        | 22.3%                                                      | 95.8%                                                          | 79.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,826,511                                        | 1,493,160                                               | 448,558                                               | 81.7%                                                        | 24.6%                                                      | 96.1%                                                          | 88.0%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 800,625                                          | 574,657                                                 | 102,359                                               | 71.8%                                                        | 12.8%                                                      | 84.4%                                                          | 45.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 172,450                                          | 144,893                                                 | 30,582                                                | 84.0%                                                        | 17.7%                                                      | 98.8%                                                          | 63.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 402,824                                          | 305,859                                                 | 64,767                                                | 75.9%                                                        | 16.1%                                                      | 89.3%                                                          | 57.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 701,701                                          | 616,980                                                 | 166,334                                               | 87.9%                                                        | 23.7%                                                      | 103.4%                                                         | 85.0%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,156,711                                        | 949,548                                                 | 261,681                                               | 82.1%                                                        | 22.6%                                                      | 96.5%                                                          | 81.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,383,846                                        | 1,166,441                                               | 212,038                                               | 84.3%                                                        | 15.3%                                                      | 99.1%                                                          | 54.9%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,005,959                                        | 3,540,942                                               | 911,643                                               | 88.4%                                                        | 22.8%                                                      | 104.0%                                                         | 81.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 756,211                                          | 616,755                                                 | 177,673                                               | 81.6%                                                        | 23.5%                                                      | 95.9%                                                          | 84.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,884,903                                        | 1,517,548                                               | 373,091                                               | 80.5%                                                        | 19.8%                                                      | 94.7%                                                          | 70.9%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 525,526                                          | 405,189                                                 | 89,704                                                | 77.1%                                                        | 17.1%                                                      | 90.7%                                                          | 61.2%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,282,621                                        | 1,050,620                                               | 221,274                                               | 81.9%                                                        | 17.3%                                                      | 96.3%                                                          | 61.8%                                                      |