| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2012-2016 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 |
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| United States | 213,649,147 | 185,830,767 | 64,767,787 | 87.0% | 30.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,493,439 | 15,029,537 | 4,050,275 | 85.9% | 23.2% | 98.8% | 76.4% |
| Georgia | 6,589,462 | 5,656,652 | 1,938,090 | 85.8% | 29.4% | 98.7% | 97.0% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 2,012,094 | 1,692,325 | 534,038 | 84.1% | 26.5% | 96.7% | 87.6% |
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| County |
| Banks | 12,525 | 9,450 | 1,376 | 75.4% | 11.0% | 86.7% | 36.2% |
| Barrow | 47,542 | 39,003 | 7,980 | 82.0% | 16.8% | 94.3% | 55.4% |
| Bartow | 67,331 | 54,940 | 12,466 | 81.6% | 18.5% | 93.8% | 61.1% |
| Carroll | 70,887 | 57,498 | 12,891 | 81.1% | 18.2% | 93.3% | 60.0% |
| Catoosa | 44,671 | 38,243 | 8,778 | 85.6% | 19.7% | 98.4% | 64.8% |
| Chattooga | 17,270 | 12,520 | 1,530 | 72.5% | 8.9% | 83.3% | 29.2% |
| Cherokee | 152,050 | 136,481 | 53,973 | 89.8% | 35.5% | 103.2% | 117.1% |
| Dade | 11,161 | 8,938 | 1,540 | 80.1% | 13.8% | 92.1% | 45.5% |
| Dawson | 16,263 | 14,064 | 4,853 | 86.5% | 29.8% | 99.4% | 98.4% |
| Douglas | 88,440 | 78,054 | 23,125 | 88.3% | 26.1% | 101.5% | 86.3% |
| Elbert | 13,464 | 10,565 | 1,574 | 78.5% | 11.7% | 90.2% | 38.6% |
| Fannin | 18,198 | 15,108 | 3,225 | 83.0% | 17.7% | 95.4% | 58.5% |
| Floyd | 63,533 | 50,657 | 12,580 | 79.7% | 19.8% | 91.7% | 65.3% |
| Forsyth | 131,143 | 120,974 | 63,303 | 92.2% | 48.3% | 106.1% | 159.2% |
| Franklin | 15,156 | 11,607 | 1,915 | 76.6% | 12.6% | 88.0% | 41.7% |
| Gilmer | 20,808 | 16,719 | 3,712 | 80.3% | 17.8% | 92.4% | 58.8% |
| Gordon | 37,178 | 28,035 | 4,802 | 75.4% | 12.9% | 86.7% | 42.6% |
| Gwinnett | 551,242 | 482,521 | 192,547 | 87.5% | 34.9% | 100.6% | 115.2% |
| Habersham | 29,334 | 22,965 | 5,137 | 78.3% | 17.5% | 90.0% | 57.8% |
| Hall | 122,335 | 94,564 | 27,493 | 77.3% | 22.5% | 88.9% | 74.1% |
| Haralson | 19,290 | 15,103 | 2,655 | 78.3% | 13.8% | 90.0% | 45.4% |
| Hart | 17,939 | 14,515 | 2,449 | 80.9% | 13.7% | 93.0% | 45.0% |
| Heard | 7,846 | 6,188 | 824 | 78.9% | 10.5% | 90.7% | 34.6% |
| Jackson | 41,310 | 33,759 | 7,877 | 81.7% | 19.1% | 94.0% | 62.9% |
| Lumpkin | 19,281 | 16,243 | 5,203 | 84.2% | 27.0% | 96.9% | 89.0% |
| Madison | 19,410 | 16,064 | 3,003 | 82.8% | 15.5% | 95.2% | 51.0% |
| Murray | 25,808 | 17,752 | 2,804 | 68.8% | 10.9% | 79.1% | 35.8% |
| Paulding | 94,847 | 84,982 | 23,364 | 89.6% | 24.6% | 103.0% | 81.3% |
| Pickens | 21,707 | 18,068 | 5,374 | 83.2% | 24.8% | 95.7% | 81.7% |
| Polk | 27,025 | 20,461 | 3,509 | 75.7% | 13.0% | 87.0% | 42.8% |
| Rabun | 12,185 | 10,425 | 3,209 | 85.6% | 26.3% | 98.4% | 86.9% |
| Stephens | 17,097 | 13,862 | 3,013 | 81.1% | 17.6% | 93.2% | 58.1% |
| Towns | 8,085 | 7,224 | 2,032 | 89.4% | 25.1% | 102.7% | 82.9% |
| Union | 17,105 | 15,176 | 3,826 | 88.7% | 22.4% | 102.0% | 73.8% |
| Walker | 47,314 | 37,701 | 7,106 | 79.7% | 15.0% | 91.6% | 49.5% |
| White | 19,738 | 16,707 | 4,104 | 84.6% | 20.8% | 97.3% | 68.6% |
| Whitfield | 65,576 | 45,189 | 8,886 | 68.9% | 13.6% | 79.2% | 44.7% |
