| 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% |
South Carolina | 1,733,022 | 930,728 | 232,629 | 53.7% | 13.4% | 80.8% | 82.7% |
Appalachian South Carolina | 460,783 | 235,351 | 59,357 | 51.1% | 12.9% | 76.8% | 79.4% |
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County |
Anderson | 78,815 | 37,265 | 7,972 | 47.3% | 10.1% | 71.1% | 62.3% |
Cherokee | 23,601 | 10,153 | 2,112 | 43.0% | 8.9% | 64.7% | 55.1% |
Greenville | 167,574 | 94,013 | 25,961 | 56.1% | 15.5% | 84.4% | 95.5% |
Oconee | 28,765 | 13,237 | 2,670 | 46.0% | 9.3% | 69.2% | 57.2% |
Pickens | 42,513 | 21,467 | 5,706 | 50.5% | 13.4% | 76.0% | 82.7% |
Spartanburg | 119,515 | 59,216 | 14,936 | 49.5% | 12.5% | 74.5% | 77.0% |