#### Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2012-2016

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|                                                                              | **Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2012-2016** | **Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016** | **Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016** | **Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016** | **Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016** | **High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016** | **College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 213,649,147                                      | 185,830,767                                             | 64,767,787                                            | 87.0%                                                        | 30.3%                                                      | 100.0%                                                         | 100.0%                                                     |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 17,493,439                                       | 15,029,537                                              | 4,050,275                                             | 85.9%                                                        | 23.2%                                                      | 98.8%                                                          | 76.4%                                                      |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 3,261,408                                        | 2,765,372                                               | 783,076                                               | 84.8%                                                        | 24.0%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 79.2%                                                      |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,589,462                                        | 5,656,652                                               | 1,938,090                                             | 85.8%                                                        | 29.4%                                                      | 98.7%                                                          | 97.0%                                                      |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,970,073                                        | 2,513,893                                               | 674,165                                               | 84.6%                                                        | 22.7%                                                      | 97.3%                                                          | 74.9%                                                      |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 4,052,639                                        | 3,631,883                                               | 1,556,711                                             | 89.6%                                                        | 38.4%                                                      | 103.0%                                                         | 126.7%                                                     |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,949,683                                        | 1,617,417                                               | 409,891                                               | 83.0%                                                        | 21.0%                                                      | 95.4%                                                          | 69.4%                                                      |
| **New York**                                                                      | 13,504,083                                       | 11,603,191                                              | 4,691,446                                             | 85.9%                                                        | 34.7%                                                      | 98.8%                                                          | 114.6%                                                     |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,684,672                                        | 5,769,845                                               | 1,940,435                                             | 86.3%                                                        | 29.0%                                                      | 99.2%                                                          | 95.8%                                                      |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 7,848,046                                        | 7,022,891                                               | 2,092,875                                             | 89.5%                                                        | 26.7%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 88.0%                                                      |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 8,849,846                                        | 7,924,160                                               | 2,595,950                                             | 89.5%                                                        | 29.3%                                                      | 102.9%                                                         | 96.8%                                                      |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,269,424                                        | 2,813,337                                               | 865,057                                               | 86.0%                                                        | 26.5%                                                      | 98.9%                                                          | 87.3%                                                      |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,427,340                                        | 3,806,792                                               | 1,122,416                                             | 86.0%                                                        | 25.4%                                                      | 98.9%                                                          | 83.6%                                                      |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 5,621,010                                        | 4,982,348                                               | 2,073,641                                             | 88.6%                                                        | 36.9%                                                      | 101.9%                                                         | 121.7%                                                     |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,297,118                                        | 1,106,970                                               | 253,706                                               | 85.3%                                                        | 19.6%                                                      | 98.1%                                                          | 64.5%                                                      |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,103,294                                        | 1,784,261                                               | 517,745                                               | 84.8%                                                        | 24.6%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 81.2%                                                      |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 2,012,094                                        | 1,692,325                                               | 534,038                                               | 84.1%                                                        | 26.5%                                                      | 96.7%                                                          | 87.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 805,730                                          | 621,710                                                 | 115,566                                               | 77.2%                                                        | 14.3%                                                      | 88.7%                                                          | 47.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 175,767                                          | 154,164                                                 | 34,059                                                | 87.7%                                                        | 19.4%                                                      | 100.8%                                                         | 63.9%                                                      |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 410,898                                          | 327,298                                                 | 74,317                                                | 79.7%                                                        | 18.1%                                                      | 91.6%                                                          | 59.7%                                                      |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 701,213                                          | 629,301                                                 | 179,792                                               | 89.7%                                                        | 25.6%                                                      | 103.2%                                                         | 84.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,212,422                                        | 1,028,597                                               | 308,400                                               | 84.8%                                                        | 25.4%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 83.9%                                                      |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,390,455                                        | 1,205,133                                               | 238,342                                               | 86.7%                                                        | 17.1%                                                      | 99.6%                                                          | 56.5%                                                      |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 4,062,266                                        | 3,682,716                                               | 1,047,567                                             | 90.7%                                                        | 25.8%                                                      | 104.2%                                                         | 85.1%                                                      |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 818,500                                          | 693,981                                                 | 214,175                                               | 84.8%                                                        | 26.2%                                                      | 97.5%                                                          | 86.3%                                                      |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,974,895                                        | 1,668,231                                               | 428,497                                               | 84.5%                                                        | 21.7%                                                      | 97.1%                                                          | 71.6%                                                      |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 528,787                                          | 434,850                                                 | 104,071                                               | 82.2%                                                        | 19.7%                                                      | 94.5%                                                          | 64.9%                                                      |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,297,118                                        | 1,106,970                                               | 253,706                                               | 85.3%                                                        | 19.6%                                                      | 98.1%                                                          | 64.5%                                                      |