#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 1980

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|                                                                              | **Population 25 Years and Over, 1980** | **Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 1980** | **Persons with College Degree or Higher, 1980** | **Percent Completed High School, 1980** | **Percent Completed College, 1980** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 132,835,687                            | 88,300,490                                           | 21,558,480                                      | 66.5%                                   | 16.2%                               | 100.0%                                                    | 100.0%                                                |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 12,675,241                             | 7,284,251                                            | 1,410,794                                       | 57.5%                                   | 11.1%                               | 86.5%                                                     | 68.6%                                                 |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 2,217,315                              | 1,252,475                                            | 270,063                                         | 56.5%                                   | 12.2%                               | 85.0%                                                     | 75.0%                                                 |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 3,085,528                              | 1,740,707                                            | 450,267                                         | 56.4%                                   | 14.6%                               | 84.9%                                                     | 89.9%                                                 |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,086,692                              | 1,108,557                                            | 231,139                                         | 53.1%                                   | 11.1%                               | 79.9%                                                     | 68.3%                                                 |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 2,499,096                              | 1,685,553                                            | 508,696                                         | 67.4%                                   | 20.4%                               | 101.5%                                                    | 125.4%                                                |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,367,792                              | 749,167                                              | 168,086                                         | 54.8%                                   | 12.3%                               | 82.4%                                                     | 75.7%                                                 |
| **New York**                                                                      | 10,721,012                             | 7,105,103                                            | 1,923,547                                       | 66.3%                                   | 17.9%                               | 99.7%                                                     | 110.6%                                                |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 3,403,219                              | 1,866,201                                            | 450,423                                         | 54.8%                                   | 13.2%                               | 82.5%                                                     | 81.6%                                                 |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 6,291,667                              | 4,213,653                                            | 858,963                                         | 67.0%                                   | 13.7%                               | 100.7%                                                    | 84.1%                                                 |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 7,240,244                              | 4,683,501                                            | 981,416                                         | 64.7%                                   | 13.6%                               | 97.3%                                                     | 83.5%                                                 |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 1,733,022                              | 930,728                                              | 232,629                                         | 53.7%                                   | 13.4%                               | 80.8%                                                     | 82.7%                                                 |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 2,692,256                              | 1,511,917                                            | 339,173                                         | 56.2%                                   | 12.6%                               | 84.5%                                                     | 77.6%                                                 |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 3,132,882                              | 1,955,875                                            | 598,069                                         | 62.4%                                   | 19.1%                               | 93.9%                                                     | 117.6%                                                |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,147,042                              | 642,188                                              | 119,488                                         | 56.0%                                   | 10.4%                               | 84.2%                                                     | 64.2%                                                 |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 1,432,454                              | 809,447                                              | 173,269                                         | 56.5%                                   | 12.1%                               | 85.0%                                                     | 74.5%                                                 |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 658,993                                | 322,116                                              | 66,052                                          | 48.9%                                   | 10.0%                               | 73.5%                                                     | 61.8%                                                 |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 625,256                                | 252,042                                              | 45,795                                          | 40.3%                                   | 7.3%                                | 60.6%                                                     | 45.1%                                                 |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 134,099                                | 79,036                                               | 12,357                                          | 58.9%                                   | 9.2%                                | 88.7%                                                     | 56.8%                                                 |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 306,862                                | 149,862                                              | 30,479                                          | 48.8%                                   | 9.9%                                | 73.5%                                                     | 61.2%                                                 |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 622,775                                | 424,878                                              | 93,503                                          | 68.2%                                   | 15.0%                               | 102.6%                                                    | 92.5%                                                 |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 740,853                                | 386,792                                              | 87,270                                          | 52.2%                                   | 11.8%                               | 78.5%                                                     | 72.6%                                                 |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,177,543                              | 732,220                                              | 105,213                                         | 62.2%                                   | 8.9%                                | 93.5%                                                     | 55.1%                                                 |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 3,670,655                              | 2,386,695                                            | 430,691                                         | 65.0%                                   | 11.7%                               | 97.8%                                                     | 72.3%                                                 |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 460,783                                | 235,351                                              | 59,357                                          | 51.1%                                   | 12.9%                               | 76.8%                                                     | 79.4%                                                 |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,260,605                              | 668,267                                              | 146,960                                         | 53.0%                                   | 11.7%                               | 79.7%                                                     | 71.8%                                                 |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 437,321                                | 195,357                                              | 40,360                                          | 44.7%                                   | 9.2%                                | 67.2%                                                     | 56.9%                                                 |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,147,042                              | 642,188                                              | 119,488                                         | 56.0%                                   | 10.4%                               | 84.2%                                                     | 64.2%                                                 |