| Population 25 Years and Over, 1990 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 1990 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 1990 | Percent Completed High School, 1990 | Percent Completed College, 1990 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
|
United States | 158,868,436 |
119,524,718 |
32,310,253 |
75.2% |
20.3% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 14,108,438 |
9,643,616 |
1,999,412 |
68.4% |
14.2% |
90.9% |
69.7% |
|
STATE TOTALS |
Alabama | 2,545,969 |
1,702,331 |
399,228 |
66.9% |
15.7% |
88.9% |
77.1% |
Georgia | 4,023,420 |
2,853,605 |
777,158 |
70.9% |
19.3% |
94.3% |
95.0% |
Kentucky | 2,333,833 |
1,507,976 |
318,127 |
64.6% |
13.6% |
85.9% |
67.0% |
Maryland | 3,122,665 |
2,448,733 |
826,164 |
78.4% |
26.5% |
104.2% |
130.1% |
Mississippi | 1,538,997 |
989,312 |
226,947 |
64.3% |
14.7% |
85.4% |
72.5% |
New York | 11,818,569 |
8,840,965 |
2,733,829 |
74.8% |
23.1% |
99.4% |
113.7% |
North Carolina | 4,253,494 |
2,975,747 |
739,049 |
70.0% |
17.4% |
93.0% |
85.4% |
Ohio | 6,924,764 |
5,239,876 |
1,175,336 |
75.7% |
17.0% |
100.6% |
83.5% |
Pennsylvania | 7,872,932 |
5,878,654 |
1,412,746 |
74.7% |
17.9% |
99.2% |
88.2% |
South Carolina | 2,167,590 |
1,480,330 |
360,833 |
68.3% |
16.6% |
90.8% |
81.9% |
Tennessee | 3,139,066 |
2,105,152 |
500,991 |
67.1% |
16.0% |
89.1% |
78.5% |
Virginia | 3,974,814 |
2,987,611 |
972,894 |
75.2% |
24.5% |
99.9% |
120.3% |
West Virginia | 1,171,766 |
773,239 |
144,518 |
66.0% |
12.3% |
87.7% |
60.6% |
|
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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Appalachian Alabama | 1,647,475 |
1,102,861 |
261,683 |
66.9% |
15.9% |
89.0% |
78.1% |
Appalachian Georgia | 973,720 |
654,492 |
149,703 |
67.2% |
15.4% |
89.3% |
75.6% |
Appalachian Kentucky | 677,708 |
348,029 |
57,989 |
51.4% |
8.6% |
68.3% |
42.1% |
Appalachian Maryland | 148,905 |
103,822 |
16,825 |
69.7% |
11.3% |
92.7% |
55.6% |
Appalachian Mississippi | 341,283 |
200,936 |
40,920 |
58.9% |
12.0% |
78.3% |
59.0% |
Appalachian New York | 679,215 |
524,974 |
123,722 |
77.3% |
18.2% |
102.7% |
89.6% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 875,934 |
587,526 |
134,601 |
67.1% |
15.4% |
89.2% |
75.6% |
Appalachian Ohio | 1,260,504 |
892,525 |
132,599 |
70.8% |
10.5% |
94.1% |
51.7% |
Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,852,285 |
2,887,392 |
584,888 |
75.0% |
15.2% |
99.6% |
74.7% |
Appalachian South Carolina | 569,833 |
377,545 |
93,650 |
66.3% |
16.4% |
88.1% |
80.8% |
Appalachian Tennessee | 1,438,969 |
916,251 |
205,349 |
63.7% |
14.3% |
84.6% |
70.2% |
Appalachian Virginia | 470,841 |
274,024 |
52,965 |
58.2% |
11.2% |
77.4% |
55.3% |
West Virginia | 1,171,766 |
773,239 |
144,518 |
66.0% |
12.3% |
87.7% |
60.6% |