#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2011-2015

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2011-2015** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2011-2015** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2011-2015** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2011-2015** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2011-2015** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011-2015** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011-2015** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 211,462,522                                      | 183,233,428                                             | 62,952,272                                            | 86.7%                                                        | 29.8%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 17,406,203                                       | 14,880,953                                              | 3,933,571                                             | 85.5%                                                        | 22.6%                                                      | 98.7%                                                          | 75.9%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,239,351                                        | 2,729,460                                               | 761,650                                               | 84.3%                                                        | 23.5%                                                      | 97.2%                                                          | 79.0%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,500,205                                        | 5,551,508                                               | 1,873,484                                             | 85.4%                                                        | 28.8%                                                      | 98.6%                                                          | 96.8%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,955,216                                        | 2,487,506                                               | 658,944                                               | 84.2%                                                        | 22.3%                                                      | 97.1%                                                          | 74.9%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 4,018,459                                        | 3,591,031                                               | 1,522,970                                             | 89.4%                                                        | 37.9%                                                      | 103.1%                                                         | 127.3%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,940,365                                        | 1,597,789                                               | 401,000                                               | 82.3%                                                        | 20.7%                                                      | 95.0%                                                          | 69.4%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 13,435,795                                       | 11,505,678                                              | 4,596,124                                             | 85.6%                                                        | 34.2%                                                      | 98.8%                                                          | 114.9%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,582,301                                        | 5,648,036                                               | 1,866,765                                             | 85.8%                                                        | 28.4%                                                      | 99.0%                                                          | 95.3%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,817,508                                        | 6,967,911                                               | 2,040,028                                             | 89.1%                                                        | 26.1%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 87.7%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,814,112                                        | 7,864,111                                               | 2,522,037                                             | 89.2%                                                        | 28.6%                                                      | 103.0%                                                         | 96.1%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,210,007                                        | 2,746,677                                               | 829,540                                               | 85.6%                                                        | 25.8%                                                      | 98.7%                                                          | 86.8%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,380,036                                        | 3,743,898                                               | 1,092,276                                             | 85.5%                                                        | 24.9%                                                      | 98.6%                                                          | 83.8%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,566,373                                        | 4,917,439                                               | 2,022,217                                             | 88.3%                                                        | 36.3%                                                      | 102.0%                                                         | 122.0%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,298,118                                        | 1,102,764                                               | 248,673                                               | 85.0%                                                        | 19.2%                                                      | 98.0%                                                          | 64.3%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,090,452                                        | 1,762,089                                               | 502,562                                               | 84.3%                                                        | 24.0%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 80.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,978,116                                        | 1,658,292                                               | 513,901                                               | 83.8%                                                        | 26.0%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 87.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 805,733                                          | 616,891                                                 | 113,117                                               | 76.6%                                                        | 14.0%                                                      | 88.4%                                                          | 47.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 175,692                                          | 153,522                                                 | 33,493                                                | 87.4%                                                        | 19.1%                                                      | 100.8%                                                         | 64.0%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 408,823                                          | 323,900                                                 | 71,075                                                | 79.2%                                                        | 17.4%                                                      | 91.4%                                                          | 58.4%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 703,251                                          | 629,182                                                 | 175,680                                               | 89.5%                                                        | 25.0%                                                      | 103.3%                                                         | 83.9%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,200,961                                        | 1,012,868                                               | 298,470                                               | 84.3%                                                        | 24.9%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 83.5%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,391,706                                        | 1,201,062                                               | 233,102                                               | 86.3%                                                        | 16.7%                                                      | 99.6%                                                          | 56.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,059,387                                        | 3,666,894                                               | 1,018,335                                             | 90.3%                                                        | 25.1%                                                      | 104.2%                                                         | 84.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 805,836                                          | 679,457                                                 | 205,611                                               | 84.3%                                                        | 25.5%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 85.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,959,646                                        | 1,643,062                                               | 417,508                                               | 83.8%                                                        | 21.3%                                                      | 96.8%                                                          | 71.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 528,482                                          | 430,970                                                 | 102,044                                               | 81.5%                                                        | 19.3%                                                      | 94.1%                                                          | 64.9%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,298,118                                        | 1,102,764                                               | 248,673                                               | 85.0%                                                        | 19.2%                                                      | 98.0%                                                          | 64.3%                                                      |