| Population 25 Years and Over, 1980 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 1980 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 1980 | Percent Completed High School, 1980 | Percent Completed College, 1980 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 |
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United States | 132,835,687 | 88,300,490 | 21,558,480 | 66.5% | 16.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 12,675,241 | 7,284,251 | 1,410,794 | 57.5% | 11.1% | 86.5% | 68.6% |
North Carolina | 3,403,219 | 1,866,201 | 450,423 | 54.8% | 13.2% | 82.5% | 81.6% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 740,853 | 386,792 | 87,270 | 52.2% | 11.8% | 78.5% | 72.6% |
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County |
Alexander | 14,597 | 6,404 | 991 | 43.9% | 6.8% | 66.0% | 41.8% |
Alleghany | 6,128 | 2,359 | 312 | 38.5% | 5.1% | 57.9% | 31.4% |
Ashe | 13,975 | 5,733 | 836 | 41.0% | 6.0% | 61.7% | 36.9% |
Avery | 8,340 | 4,137 | 789 | 49.6% | 9.5% | 74.6% | 58.3% |
Buncombe | 101,638 | 60,368 | 14,858 | 59.4% | 14.6% | 89.4% | 90.1% |
Burke | 43,464 | 19,989 | 3,840 | 46.0% | 8.8% | 69.2% | 54.4% |
Caldwell | 39,579 | 17,560 | 3,040 | 44.4% | 7.7% | 66.7% | 47.3% |
Cherokee | 11,803 | 5,148 | 732 | 43.6% | 6.2% | 65.6% | 38.2% |
Clay | 4,296 | 1,994 | 422 | 46.4% | 9.8% | 69.8% | 60.5% |
Davie | 15,005 | 7,578 | 1,488 | 50.5% | 9.9% | 76.0% | 61.1% |
Forsyth | 146,644 | 91,957 | 26,803 | 62.7% | 18.3% | 94.3% | 112.6% |
Graham | 4,324 | 1,729 | 261 | 40.0% | 6.0% | 60.2% | 37.2% |
Haywood | 29,543 | 15,241 | 2,718 | 51.6% | 9.2% | 77.6% | 56.7% |
Henderson | 38,061 | 23,420 | 5,768 | 61.5% | 15.2% | 92.6% | 93.4% |
Jackson | 13,859 | 7,299 | 2,144 | 52.7% | 15.5% | 79.2% | 95.3% |
Macon | 13,416 | 7,028 | 1,395 | 52.4% | 10.4% | 78.8% | 64.1% |
Madison | 10,075 | 4,188 | 952 | 41.6% | 9.4% | 62.5% | 58.2% |
McDowell | 21,080 | 9,743 | 1,670 | 46.2% | 7.9% | 69.5% | 48.8% |
Mitchell | 9,229 | 3,975 | 750 | 43.1% | 8.1% | 64.8% | 50.1% |
Polk | 8,727 | 5,106 | 1,496 | 58.5% | 17.1% | 88.0% | 105.6% |
Rutherford | 32,835 | 14,728 | 2,704 | 44.9% | 8.2% | 67.5% | 50.7% |
Stokes | 19,521 | 8,767 | 1,063 | 44.9% | 5.4% | 67.6% | 33.6% |
Surry | 36,345 | 14,899 | 2,278 | 41.0% | 6.3% | 61.7% | 38.6% |
Swain | 6,127 | 2,727 | 539 | 44.5% | 8.8% | 67.0% | 54.2% |
Transylvania | 14,098 | 8,356 | 1,988 | 59.3% | 14.1% | 89.2% | 86.9% |
Watauga | 15,966 | 9,601 | 3,340 | 60.1% | 20.9% | 90.5% | 128.9% |
Wilkes | 34,978 | 15,170 | 2,577 | 43.4% | 7.4% | 65.2% | 45.4% |
Yadkin | 17,872 | 7,575 | 899 | 42.4% | 5.0% | 63.8% | 31.0% |
Yancey | 9,328 | 4,013 | 617 | 43.0% | 6.6% | 64.7% | 40.8% |