| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2005-2009 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 |
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| United States | 197,440,772 | 166,995,595 | 54,365,177 | 84.6% | 27.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 16,656,836 | 13,701,141 | 3,396,708 | 82.3% | 20.4% | 97.3% | 74.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 8,510,688 | 7,393,263 | 2,210,085 | 86.9% | 26.0% | 102.7% | 94.3% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,976,113 | 3,492,470 | 888,699 | 87.8% | 22.4% | 103.8% | 81.2% |
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| County |
| Allegheny | 860,747 | 784,611 | 288,015 | 91.2% | 33.5% | 107.8% | 121.5% |
| Armstrong | 49,239 | 42,808 | 6,753 | 86.9% | 13.7% | 102.8% | 49.8% |
| Beaver | 123,176 | 109,768 | 23,257 | 89.1% | 18.9% | 105.4% | 68.6% |
| Bedford | 35,234 | 29,305 | 4,356 | 83.2% | 12.4% | 98.3% | 44.9% |
| Blair | 88,505 | 78,676 | 15,253 | 88.9% | 17.2% | 105.1% | 62.6% |
| Bradford | 42,123 | 35,875 | 6,562 | 85.2% | 15.6% | 100.7% | 56.6% |
| Butler | 124,833 | 113,671 | 34,830 | 91.1% | 27.9% | 107.7% | 101.3% |
| Cambria | 102,506 | 89,018 | 17,165 | 86.8% | 16.7% | 102.7% | 60.8% |
| Cameron | 3,788 | 3,223 | 553 | 85.1% | 14.6% | 100.6% | 53.0% |
| Carbon | 45,046 | 38,821 | 6,228 | 86.2% | 13.8% | 101.9% | 50.2% |
| Centre | 75,818 | 69,874 | 29,100 | 92.2% | 38.4% | 109.0% | 139.4% |
| Clarion | 25,449 | 22,157 | 4,155 | 87.1% | 16.3% | 102.9% | 59.3% |
| Clearfield | 58,840 | 50,165 | 7,339 | 85.3% | 12.5% | 100.8% | 45.3% |
| Clinton | 25,232 | 21,395 | 4,161 | 84.8% | 16.5% | 100.3% | 59.9% |
| Columbia | 41,632 | 35,339 | 7,351 | 84.9% | 17.7% | 100.4% | 64.1% |
| Crawford | 60,105 | 51,067 | 10,366 | 85.0% | 17.2% | 100.5% | 62.6% |
| Elk | 23,030 | 20,503 | 3,602 | 89.0% | 15.6% | 105.3% | 56.8% |
| Erie | 185,705 | 164,703 | 43,572 | 88.7% | 23.5% | 104.9% | 85.2% |
| Fayette | 103,075 | 85,343 | 13,772 | 82.8% | 13.4% | 97.9% | 48.5% |
| Forest | 5,152 | 4,159 | 531 | 80.7% | 10.3% | 95.4% | 37.4% |
| Fulton | 10,239 | 8,369 | 936 | 81.7% | 9.1% | 96.6% | 33.2% |
| Greene | 27,724 | 23,150 | 4,101 | 83.5% | 14.8% | 98.7% | 53.7% |
| Huntingdon | 32,090 | 27,296 | 4,180 | 85.1% | 13.0% | 100.6% | 47.3% |
| Indiana | 53,735 | 45,926 | 9,871 | 85.5% | 18.4% | 101.0% | 66.7% |
| Jefferson | 31,529 | 27,094 | 3,879 | 85.9% | 12.3% | 101.6% | 44.7% |
| Juniata | 15,882 | 12,532 | 1,542 | 78.9% | 9.7% | 93.3% | 35.3% |
| Lackawanna | 145,650 | 127,031 | 34,260 | 87.2% | 23.5% | 103.1% | 85.4% |
| Lawrence | 63,141 | 54,233 | 11,535 | 85.9% | 18.3% | 101.6% | 66.3% |
| Luzerne | 221,120 | 191,424 | 44,264 | 86.6% | 20.0% | 102.4% | 72.7% |
| Lycoming | 80,369 | 67,942 | 14,810 | 84.5% | 18.4% | 99.9% | 66.9% |
| McKean | 29,913 | 26,157 | 4,730 | 87.4% | 15.8% | 103.4% | 57.4% |
| Mercer | 79,668 | 68,789 | 14,722 | 86.3% | 18.5% | 102.1% | 67.1% |
| Mifflin | 31,704 | 25,723 | 3,445 | 81.1% | 10.9% | 95.9% | 39.5% |
| Monroe | 107,738 | 95,379 | 25,059 | 88.5% | 23.3% | 104.7% | 84.5% |
| Montour | 12,431 | 10,729 | 3,167 | 86.3% | 25.5% | 102.0% | 92.5% |
| Northumberland | 65,299 | 54,789 | 8,845 | 83.9% | 13.5% | 99.2% | 49.2% |
| Perry | 30,865 | 26,363 | 4,041 | 85.4% | 13.1% | 101.0% | 47.5% |
| Pike | 40,400 | 36,919 | 9,426 | 91.4% | 23.3% | 108.0% | 84.7% |
| Potter | 11,820 | 10,021 | 1,499 | 84.8% | 12.7% | 100.2% | 46.1% |
| Schuylkill | 106,354 | 87,627 | 14,326 | 82.4% | 13.5% | 97.4% | 48.9% |
| Snyder | 24,959 | 20,294 | 3,750 | 81.3% | 15.0% | 96.1% | 54.6% |
| Somerset | 56,305 | 46,316 | 7,989 | 82.3% | 14.2% | 97.3% | 51.5% |
| Sullivan | 4,453 | 3,735 | 558 | 83.9% | 12.5% | 99.2% | 45.5% |
| Susquehanna | 28,561 | 24,616 | 4,339 | 86.2% | 15.2% | 101.9% | 55.2% |
| Tioga | 27,934 | 24,016 | 4,976 | 86.0% | 17.8% | 101.6% | 64.7% |
| Union | 28,105 | 23,155 | 6,080 | 82.4% | 21.6% | 97.4% | 78.6% |
| Venango | 38,420 | 33,199 | 5,473 | 86.4% | 14.2% | 102.2% | 51.7% |
| Warren | 29,098 | 25,745 | 4,643 | 88.5% | 16.0% | 104.6% | 57.9% |
| Washington | 145,182 | 128,499 | 34,645 | 88.5% | 23.9% | 104.6% | 86.7% |
| Wayne | 36,739 | 32,035 | 6,980 | 87.2% | 19.0% | 103.1% | 69.0% |
| Westmoreland | 260,558 | 236,144 | 60,569 | 90.6% | 23.2% | 107.2% | 84.4% |
| Wyoming | 18,893 | 16,742 | 3,138 | 88.6% | 16.6% | 104.8% | 60.3% |
