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

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 Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2009-2013Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2009-2013Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2009-2013Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2009-2013Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2009-2013High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009-2013College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009-2013
United States206,587,852 177,700,131 59,583,138 86.0% 28.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Appalachian Region17,227,705 14,567,486 3,735,689 84.6% 21.7% 98.3% 75.2%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama3,193,338 2,654,138 722,692 83.1% 22.6% 96.6% 78.5%
Georgia6,323,120 5,358,162 1,767,834 84.7% 28.0% 98.5% 96.9%
Kentucky2,920,579 2,423,870 628,673 83.0% 21.5% 96.5% 74.6%
Maryland3,922,827 3,479,996 1,443,918 88.7% 36.8% 103.1% 127.6%
Mississippi1,918,110 1,562,739 385,985 81.5% 20.1% 94.7% 69.8%
New York13,211,060 11,249,810 4,386,500 85.2% 33.2% 99.0% 115.1%
North Carolina6,408,022 5,442,885 1,747,409 84.9% 27.3% 98.7% 94.5%
Ohio7,746,520 6,854,902 1,948,460 88.5% 25.2% 102.9% 87.2%
Pennsylvania8,712,762 7,724,947 2,399,664 88.7% 27.5% 103.1% 95.5%
South Carolina3,118,029 2,636,046 781,282 84.5% 25.1% 98.3% 86.9%
Tennessee4,292,718 3,622,804 1,023,548 84.4% 23.8% 98.1% 82.7%
Virginia5,427,938 4,746,752 1,911,033 87.5% 35.2% 101.7% 122.1%
West Virginia1,296,592 1,087,514 237,497 83.9% 18.3% 97.5% 63.5%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama2,062,954 1,715,091 478,174 83.1% 23.2% 96.7% 80.4%
Appalachian Georgia1,916,301 1,591,759 482,222 83.1% 25.2% 96.6% 87.2%
Appalachian Kentucky805,911 602,913 107,083 74.8% 13.3% 87.0% 46.1%
Appalachian Maryland175,109 151,244 32,536 86.4% 18.6% 100.4% 64.4%
Appalachian Mississippi406,936 316,982 68,705 77.9% 16.9% 90.6% 58.5%
Appalachian New York704,768 626,669 169,915 88.9% 24.1% 103.4% 83.6%
Appalachian North Carolina1,183,722 990,654 282,771 83.7% 23.9% 97.3% 82.8%
Appalachian Ohio1,389,454 1,188,571 222,625 85.5% 16.0% 99.4% 55.6%
Appalachian Pennsylvania4,039,586 3,621,924 968,596 89.7% 24.0% 104.2% 83.1%
Appalachian South Carolina785,287 653,576 193,887 83.2% 24.7% 96.8% 85.6%
Appalachian Tennessee1,933,170 1,598,937 396,834 82.7% 20.5% 96.2% 71.2%
Appalachian Virginia527,915 421,652 94,844 79.9% 18.0% 92.9% 62.3%
West Virginia1,296,592 1,087,514 237,497 83.9% 18.3% 97.5% 63.5%