Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2010-2014

Download this table (Excel)
Download all data
 Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2010-2014Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2010-2014Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2010-2014Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2010-2014Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2010-2014High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010-2014College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010-2014
United States209,056,129 180,468,381 61,206,147 86.3% 29.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Appalachian Region17,320,560 14,731,828 3,837,499 85.1% 22.2% 98.5% 75.7%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama3,217,902 2,693,534 741,813 83.7% 23.1% 97.0% 78.7%
Georgia6,410,416 5,451,056 1,814,893 85.0% 28.3% 98.5% 96.7%
Kentucky2,939,709 2,453,519 640,032 83.5% 21.8% 96.7% 74.4%
Maryland3,973,193 3,535,998 1,481,778 89.0% 37.3% 103.1% 127.4%
Mississippi1,929,591 1,581,101 393,764 81.9% 20.4% 94.9% 69.7%
New York13,329,734 11,380,547 4,489,413 85.4% 33.7% 98.9% 115.0%
North Carolina6,495,047 5,547,645 1,805,259 85.4% 27.8% 98.9% 94.9%
Ohio7,781,111 6,911,322 1,993,863 88.8% 25.6% 102.9% 87.5%
Pennsylvania8,764,740 7,797,952 2,462,801 89.0% 28.1% 103.1% 96.0%
South Carolina3,163,095 2,689,468 801,638 85.0% 25.3% 98.5% 86.6%
Tennessee4,336,243 3,683,468 1,057,517 84.9% 24.4% 98.4% 83.3%
Virginia5,501,125 4,834,728 1,967,572 87.9% 35.8% 101.8% 122.2%
West Virginia1,298,614 1,096,443 243,466 84.4% 18.7% 97.8% 64.0%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
Click on the links below to get information on that state's Appalachian Counties.
Appalachian Alabama2,078,151 1,740,805 489,573 83.8% 23.6% 97.0% 80.5%
Appalachian Georgia1,945,523 1,624,138 496,706 83.5% 25.5% 96.7% 87.2%
Appalachian Kentucky807,377 609,777 110,031 75.5% 13.6% 87.5% 46.5%
Appalachian Maryland175,481 151,997 33,101 86.6% 18.9% 100.3% 64.4%
Appalachian Mississippi408,212 321,345 69,655 78.7% 17.1% 91.2% 58.3%
Appalachian New York703,822 627,577 172,433 89.2% 24.5% 103.3% 83.7%
Appalachian North Carolina1,191,973 1,001,598 292,431 84.0% 24.5% 97.3% 83.8%
Appalachian Ohio1,390,859 1,195,090 228,722 85.9% 16.4% 99.5% 56.2%
Appalachian Pennsylvania4,050,549 3,648,777 996,753 90.1% 24.6% 104.4% 84.1%
Appalachian South Carolina794,737 665,723 198,615 83.8% 25.0% 97.0% 85.4%
Appalachian Tennessee1,946,990 1,621,994 408,257 83.3% 21.0% 96.5% 71.6%
Appalachian Virginia528,272 426,564 97,756 80.7% 18.5% 93.5% 63.2%
West Virginia1,298,614 1,096,443 243,466 84.4% 18.7% 97.8% 64.0%