| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2008-2012 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012 |
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| United States | 204,336,017 | 175,156,198 | 58,205,022 | 85.7% | 28.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,137,010 | 14,408,287 | 3,653,400 | 84.1% | 21.3% | 98.1% | 74.8% |
| Alabama | 3,166,424 | 2,615,394 | 705,001 | 82.6% | 22.3% | 96.4% | 78.2% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,046,735 | 1,691,542 | 466,586 | 82.6% | 22.8% | 96.4% | 80.0% |
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| County |
| Bibb | 15,518 | 11,816 | 1,396 | 76.1% | 9.0% | 88.8% | 31.6% |
| Blount | 38,703 | 29,284 | 4,792 | 75.7% | 12.4% | 88.3% | 43.5% |
| Calhoun | 78,303 | 61,700 | 12,544 | 78.8% | 16.0% | 91.9% | 56.2% |
| Chambers | 23,621 | 17,427 | 2,604 | 73.8% | 11.0% | 86.1% | 38.7% |
| Cherokee | 18,503 | 14,262 | 2,429 | 77.1% | 13.1% | 89.9% | 46.1% |
| Chilton | 28,945 | 21,922 | 3,608 | 75.7% | 12.5% | 88.4% | 43.8% |
| Clay | 9,673 | 7,174 | 856 | 74.2% | 8.8% | 86.5% | 31.1% |
| Cleburne | 10,173 | 7,551 | 964 | 74.2% | 9.5% | 86.6% | 33.3% |
| Colbert | 37,936 | 31,647 | 6,843 | 83.4% | 18.0% | 97.3% | 63.3% |
| Coosa | 8,153 | 6,179 | 787 | 75.8% | 9.7% | 88.4% | 33.9% |
| Cullman | 54,919 | 43,277 | 7,780 | 78.8% | 14.2% | 91.9% | 49.7% |
| DeKalb | 46,841 | 33,030 | 4,623 | 70.5% | 9.9% | 82.3% | 34.6% |
| Elmore | 53,090 | 45,761 | 11,206 | 86.2% | 21.1% | 100.6% | 74.1% |
| Etowah | 71,383 | 58,345 | 10,830 | 81.7% | 15.2% | 95.4% | 53.3% |
| Fayette | 12,046 | 9,130 | 1,393 | 75.8% | 11.6% | 88.4% | 40.6% |
| Franklin | 21,054 | 15,383 | 2,560 | 73.1% | 12.2% | 85.2% | 42.7% |
| Hale | 10,463 | 7,654 | 1,227 | 73.2% | 11.7% | 85.3% | 41.2% |
| Jackson | 37,186 | 27,870 | 4,914 | 74.9% | 13.2% | 87.4% | 46.4% |
| Jefferson | 439,531 | 383,484 | 128,710 | 87.2% | 29.3% | 101.8% | 102.8% |
| Lamar | 10,226 | 7,799 | 1,038 | 76.3% | 10.2% | 89.0% | 35.6% |
| Lauderdale | 62,668 | 52,171 | 13,704 | 83.2% | 21.9% | 97.1% | 76.8% |
| Lawrence | 23,274 | 18,142 | 3,023 | 77.9% | 13.0% | 90.9% | 45.6% |
| Limestone | 56,813 | 46,056 | 12,414 | 81.1% | 21.9% | 94.6% | 76.7% |
| Macon | 12,915 | 10,275 | 2,512 | 79.6% | 19.5% | 92.8% | 68.3% |
| Madison | 221,377 | 198,061 | 83,642 | 89.5% | 37.8% | 104.4% | 132.6% |
| Marion | 21,690 | 15,550 | 1,887 | 71.7% | 8.7% | 83.6% | 30.5% |
| Marshall | 61,577 | 45,912 | 9,448 | 74.6% | 15.3% | 87.0% | 53.9% |
| Morgan | 80,903 | 66,305 | 15,801 | 82.0% | 19.5% | 95.6% | 68.6% |
| Pickens | 13,390 | 10,373 | 1,317 | 77.5% | 9.8% | 90.4% | 34.5% |
| Randolph | 15,474 | 11,085 | 1,838 | 71.6% | 11.9% | 83.6% | 41.7% |
| Shelby | 130,376 | 119,280 | 52,858 | 91.5% | 40.5% | 106.7% | 142.3% |
| St. Clair | 57,090 | 46,088 | 8,507 | 80.7% | 14.9% | 94.2% | 52.3% |
| Talladega | 55,822 | 43,473 | 6,862 | 77.9% | 12.3% | 90.9% | 43.2% |
| Tallapoosa | 29,016 | 22,563 | 4,493 | 77.8% | 15.5% | 90.7% | 54.4% |
| Tuscaloosa | 114,468 | 98,182 | 30,409 | 85.8% | 26.6% | 100.1% | 93.3% |
| Walker | 46,419 | 35,309 | 4,762 | 76.1% | 10.3% | 88.7% | 36.0% |
| Winston | 17,196 | 12,022 | 2,005 | 69.9% | 11.7% | 81.6% | 40.9% |
