#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2009-2013

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2009-2013** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2009-2013** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2009-2013** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2009-2013** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2009-2013** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009-2013** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009-2013** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 206,587,852                                      | 177,700,131                                             | 59,583,138                                            | 86.0%                                                        | 28.8%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 17,227,705                                       | 14,567,486                                              | 3,735,689                                             | 84.6%                                                        | 21.7%                                                      | 98.3%                                                          | 75.2%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,193,338                                        | 2,654,138                                               | 722,692                                               | 83.1%                                                        | 22.6%                                                      | 96.6%                                                          | 78.5%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,323,120                                        | 5,358,162                                               | 1,767,834                                             | 84.7%                                                        | 28.0%                                                      | 98.5%                                                          | 96.9%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,920,579                                        | 2,423,870                                               | 628,673                                               | 83.0%                                                        | 21.5%                                                      | 96.5%                                                          | 74.6%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,922,827                                        | 3,479,996                                               | 1,443,918                                             | 88.7%                                                        | 36.8%                                                      | 103.1%                                                         | 127.6%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,918,110                                        | 1,562,739                                               | 385,985                                               | 81.5%                                                        | 20.1%                                                      | 94.7%                                                          | 69.8%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 13,211,060                                       | 11,249,810                                              | 4,386,500                                             | 85.2%                                                        | 33.2%                                                      | 99.0%                                                          | 115.1%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,408,022                                        | 5,442,885                                               | 1,747,409                                             | 84.9%                                                        | 27.3%                                                      | 98.7%                                                          | 94.5%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,746,520                                        | 6,854,902                                               | 1,948,460                                             | 88.5%                                                        | 25.2%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 87.2%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,712,762                                        | 7,724,947                                               | 2,399,664                                             | 88.7%                                                        | 27.5%                                                      | 103.1%                                                         | 95.5%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,118,029                                        | 2,636,046                                               | 781,282                                               | 84.5%                                                        | 25.1%                                                      | 98.3%                                                          | 86.9%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,292,718                                        | 3,622,804                                               | 1,023,548                                             | 84.4%                                                        | 23.8%                                                      | 98.1%                                                          | 82.7%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,427,938                                        | 4,746,752                                               | 1,911,033                                             | 87.5%                                                        | 35.2%                                                      | 101.7%                                                         | 122.1%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,296,592                                        | 1,087,514                                               | 237,497                                               | 83.9%                                                        | 18.3%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 63.5%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,062,954                                        | 1,715,091                                               | 478,174                                               | 83.1%                                                        | 23.2%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 80.4%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,916,301                                        | 1,591,759                                               | 482,222                                               | 83.1%                                                        | 25.2%                                                      | 96.6%                                                          | 87.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 805,911                                          | 602,913                                                 | 107,083                                               | 74.8%                                                        | 13.3%                                                      | 87.0%                                                          | 46.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 175,109                                          | 151,244                                                 | 32,536                                                | 86.4%                                                        | 18.6%                                                      | 100.4%                                                         | 64.4%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 406,936                                          | 316,982                                                 | 68,705                                                | 77.9%                                                        | 16.9%                                                      | 90.6%                                                          | 58.5%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 704,768                                          | 626,669                                                 | 169,915                                               | 88.9%                                                        | 24.1%                                                      | 103.4%                                                         | 83.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,183,722                                        | 990,654                                                 | 282,771                                               | 83.7%                                                        | 23.9%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 82.8%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,389,454                                        | 1,188,571                                               | 222,625                                               | 85.5%                                                        | 16.0%                                                      | 99.4%                                                          | 55.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,039,586                                        | 3,621,924                                               | 968,596                                               | 89.7%                                                        | 24.0%                                                      | 104.2%                                                         | 83.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 785,287                                          | 653,576                                                 | 193,887                                               | 83.2%                                                        | 24.7%                                                      | 96.8%                                                          | 85.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,933,170                                        | 1,598,937                                               | 396,834                                               | 82.7%                                                        | 20.5%                                                      | 96.2%                                                          | 71.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 527,915                                          | 421,652                                                 | 94,844                                                | 79.9%                                                        | 18.0%                                                      | 92.9%                                                          | 62.3%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,296,592                                        | 1,087,514                                               | 237,497                                               | 83.9%                                                        | 18.3%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 63.5%                                                      |