| | Population 25 Years and Over, 2000 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 2000 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 2000 | Percent Completed High School, 2000 | Percent Completed College, 2000 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
|
| United States | 182,211,639 |
146,496,014 |
44,462,605 |
80.4% |
24.4% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 15,802,239 |
12,140,835 |
2,783,320 |
76.8% |
17.6% |
95.6% |
72.2% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 2,887,400 |
2,173,319 |
549,608 |
75.3% |
19.0% |
93.6% |
78.0% |
| Georgia | 5,185,965 |
4,074,616 |
1,260,178 |
78.6% |
24.3% |
97.7% |
99.6% |
| Kentucky | 2,646,397 |
1,961,397 |
453,469 |
74.1% |
17.1% |
92.2% |
70.2% |
| Maryland | 3,495,595 |
2,930,509 |
1,099,360 |
83.8% |
31.4% |
104.3% |
128.9% |
| Mississippi | 1,757,517 |
1,280,487 |
297,091 |
72.9% |
16.9% |
90.6% |
69.3% |
| New York | 12,542,536 |
9,916,212 |
3,433,212 |
79.1% |
27.4% |
98.3% |
112.2% |
| North Carolina | 5,282,994 |
4,128,270 |
1,186,713 |
78.1% |
22.5% |
97.2% |
92.1% |
| Ohio | 7,411,740 |
6,149,655 |
1,563,532 |
83.0% |
21.1% |
103.2% |
86.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 8,266,284 |
6,770,179 |
1,847,631 |
81.9% |
22.4% |
101.9% |
91.6% |
| South Carolina | 2,596,010 |
1,981,731 |
530,055 |
76.3% |
20.4% |
94.9% |
83.7% |
| Tennessee | 3,744,928 |
2,843,244 |
732,688 |
75.9% |
19.6% |
94.4% |
80.2% |
| Virginia | 4,666,574 |
3,801,964 |
1,374,988 |
81.5% |
29.5% |
101.3% |
120.7% |
| West Virginia | 1,233,581 |
927,767 |
182,960 |
75.2% |
14.8% |
93.5% |
60.8% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 1,866,878 |
1,408,475 |
360,357 |
75.4% |
19.3% |
93.8% |
79.1% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 1,419,530 |
1,088,114 |
297,870 |
76.7% |
21.0% |
95.3% |
86.0% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 764,131 |
477,407 |
79,693 |
62.5% |
10.4% |
77.7% |
42.7% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 161,580 |
127,065 |
23,202 |
78.6% |
14.4% |
97.8% |
58.8% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 384,948 |
262,036 |
53,855 |
68.1% |
14.0% |
84.7% |
57.3% |
| Appalachian New York | 691,130 |
574,162 |
143,841 |
83.1% |
20.8% |
103.3% |
85.3% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,049,471 |
795,173 |
200,894 |
75.8% |
19.1% |
94.2% |
78.4% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,346,799 |
1,067,860 |
177,354 |
79.3% |
13.2% |
98.6% |
54.0% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,981,423 |
3,293,301 |
758,943 |
82.7% |
19.1% |
102.9% |
78.1% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 676,063 |
508,932 |
138,953 |
75.3% |
20.6% |
93.6% |
84.2% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,714,595 |
1,256,274 |
292,570 |
73.3% |
17.1% |
91.1% |
69.9% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 512,110 |
354,269 |
72,828 |
69.2% |
14.2% |
86.0% |
58.3% |
| West Virginia | 1,233,581 |
927,767 |
182,960 |
75.2% |
14.8% |
93.5% |
60.8% |
