| | 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% |
| Georgia | 6,242,508 | 5,270,217 | 1,733,171 | 84.4% | 27.8% | 98.5% | 97.5% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 1,891,696 | 1,566,682 | 475,675 | 82.8% | 25.1% | 96.6% | 88.3% |
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| County |
| Banks | 12,114 | 9,332 | 1,447 | 77.0% | 11.9% | 89.9% | 41.9% |
| Barrow | 44,035 | 35,395 | 7,315 | 80.4% | 16.6% | 93.8% | 58.3% |
| Bartow | 64,873 | 52,043 | 10,518 | 80.2% | 16.2% | 93.6% | 56.9% |
| Carroll | 68,355 | 54,929 | 12,880 | 80.4% | 18.8% | 93.7% | 66.2% |
| Catoosa | 43,052 | 35,404 | 7,675 | 82.2% | 17.8% | 95.9% | 62.6% |
| Chattooga | 17,921 | 12,314 | 1,469 | 68.7% | 8.2% | 80.2% | 28.8% |
| Cherokee | 139,654 | 124,196 | 48,322 | 88.9% | 34.6% | 103.7% | 121.5% |
| Dade | 10,980 | 8,946 | 1,861 | 81.5% | 16.9% | 95.0% | 59.5% |
| Dawson | 15,332 | 13,234 | 3,598 | 86.3% | 23.5% | 100.7% | 82.4% |
| Douglas | 83,634 | 72,363 | 20,757 | 86.5% | 24.8% | 100.9% | 87.1% |
| Elbert | 13,588 | 10,437 | 1,521 | 76.8% | 11.2% | 89.6% | 39.3% |
| Fannin | 17,650 | 13,932 | 2,719 | 78.9% | 15.4% | 92.1% | 54.1% |
| Floyd | 62,877 | 48,526 | 11,464 | 77.2% | 18.2% | 90.0% | 64.0% |
| Forsyth | 113,432 | 103,245 | 49,167 | 91.0% | 43.3% | 106.2% | 152.2% |
| Franklin | 14,933 | 10,911 | 2,009 | 73.1% | 13.5% | 85.2% | 47.2% |
| Gilmer | 20,075 | 15,227 | 2,910 | 75.9% | 14.5% | 88.5% | 50.9% |
| Gordon | 35,335 | 25,845 | 4,913 | 73.1% | 13.9% | 85.3% | 48.8% |
| Gwinnett | 506,708 | 441,979 | 174,665 | 87.2% | 34.5% | 101.8% | 121.0% |
| Habersham | 28,838 | 22,742 | 5,169 | 78.9% | 17.9% | 92.0% | 62.9% |
| Hall | 113,727 | 89,220 | 25,130 | 78.5% | 22.1% | 91.5% | 77.6% |
| Haralson | 18,886 | 13,779 | 2,343 | 73.0% | 12.4% | 85.1% | 43.6% |
| Hart | 17,544 | 13,957 | 2,751 | 79.6% | 15.7% | 92.8% | 55.0% |
| Heard | 7,807 | 5,567 | 579 | 71.3% | 7.4% | 83.2% | 26.0% |
| Jackson | 39,493 | 31,573 | 7,386 | 79.9% | 18.7% | 93.3% | 65.7% |
| Lumpkin | 18,928 | 16,055 | 4,311 | 84.8% | 22.8% | 99.0% | 80.0% |
| Madison | 18,873 | 14,244 | 2,530 | 75.5% | 13.4% | 88.0% | 47.1% |
| Murray | 25,542 | 17,585 | 2,127 | 68.8% | 8.3% | 80.3% | 29.2% |
| Paulding | 87,811 | 77,353 | 20,222 | 88.1% | 23.0% | 102.8% | 80.8% |
| Pickens | 20,802 | 16,791 | 4,585 | 80.7% | 22.0% | 94.2% | 77.4% |
| Polk | 26,565 | 19,429 | 3,032 | 73.1% | 11.4% | 85.3% | 40.1% |
| Rabun | 11,830 | 10,033 | 3,059 | 84.8% | 25.9% | 98.9% | 90.8% |
| Stephens | 17,376 | 13,559 | 2,547 | 78.0% | 14.7% | 91.0% | 51.5% |
| Towns | 7,780 | 6,657 | 1,729 | 85.6% | 22.2% | 99.8% | 78.0% |
| Union | 16,307 | 13,659 | 3,362 | 83.8% | 20.6% | 97.7% | 72.4% |
| Walker | 46,912 | 36,435 | 6,503 | 77.7% | 13.9% | 90.6% | 48.7% |
| White | 18,961 | 16,145 | 3,784 | 85.1% | 20.0% | 99.3% | 70.1% |
| Whitfield | 63,166 | 43,641 | 9,316 | 69.1% | 14.7% | 80.6% | 51.8% |
