Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2012-2016: Appalachian Kentucky

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 Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2012-2016Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016
United States213,649,147185,830,76764,767,78787.0%30.3%100.0%100.0%
Appalachian Region17,493,43915,029,5374,050,27585.9%23.2%98.8%76.4%
Kentucky2,970,0732,513,893674,16584.6%22.7%97.3%74.9%
Appalachian Kentucky805,730621,710115,56677.2%14.3%88.7%47.3%
County
Adair12,7539,6892,10376.0%16.5%87.3%54.4%
Bath8,1156,14198275.7%12.1%87.0%39.9%
Bell19,42813,2361,85568.1%9.5%78.3%31.5%
Boyd34,73230,9776,64889.2%19.1%102.5%63.1%
Breathitt9,4016,7161,14771.4%12.2%82.1%40.2%
Carter18,39114,6142,41679.5%13.1%91.4%43.3%
Casey11,0888,1341,37373.4%12.4%84.3%40.8%
Clark24,98121,1105,11484.5%20.5%97.2%67.5%
Clay14,8979,4851,57863.7%10.6%73.2%34.9%
Clinton6,9824,97376771.2%11.0%81.9%36.2%
Cumberland4,7863,73668078.1%14.2%89.7%46.9%
Edmonson8,5956,6161,02377.0%11.9%88.5%39.3%
Elliott5,6394,27749675.8%8.8%87.2%29.0%
Estill10,1907,71794175.7%9.2%87.1%30.5%
Fleming9,8177,5441,24676.8%12.7%88.3%41.9%
Floyd26,54420,1143,12375.8%11.8%87.1%38.8%
Garrard12,0409,6281,86280.0%15.5%91.9%51.0%
Green7,9166,09681977.0%10.3%88.5%34.1%
Greenup25,67922,3004,31586.8%16.8%99.8%55.4%
Harlan19,40513,8492,34571.4%12.1%82.1%39.9%
Hart12,5379,3491,43174.6%11.4%85.7%37.7%
Jackson9,2737,0511,03876.0%11.2%87.4%36.9%
Johnson16,20412,5891,90077.7%11.7%89.3%38.7%
Knott10,9137,8261,40971.7%12.9%82.4%42.6%
Knox21,28814,8992,32070.0%10.9%80.5%35.9%
Laurel40,87931,8055,13077.8%12.5%89.4%41.4%
Lawrence10,8998,4651,24877.7%11.5%89.3%37.8%
Lee4,9623,37137867.9%7.6%78.1%25.1%
Leslie7,6584,87774263.7%9.7%73.2%32.0%
Letcher16,55712,4271,85475.1%11.2%86.3%36.9%
Lewis9,5007,1031,10074.8%11.6%86.0%38.2%
Lincoln16,80113,0251,65777.5%9.9%89.1%32.5%
Madison53,11545,54115,46485.7%29.1%98.6%96.0%
Magoffin8,8426,13389769.4%10.1%79.7%33.5%
Martin8,7196,32554672.5%6.3%83.4%20.7%
McCreary12,2838,87094672.2%7.7%83.0%25.4%
Menifee4,5863,53356277.0%12.3%88.6%40.4%
Metcalfe6,9765,30479876.0%11.4%87.4%37.7%
Monroe7,4495,6041,14575.2%15.4%86.5%50.7%
Montgomery18,50515,1243,06781.7%16.6%94.0%54.7%
Morgan9,8537,2321,17773.4%11.9%84.4%39.4%
Nicholas4,8813,87451379.4%10.5%91.3%34.7%
Owsley3,1362,20254770.2%17.4%80.7%57.5%
Perry19,51114,6102,72374.9%14.0%86.1%46.0%
Pike43,89332,9415,64975.0%12.9%86.3%42.5%
Powell8,3466,4421,18077.2%14.1%88.7%46.6%
Pulaski44,60836,0776,57780.9%14.7%93.0%48.6%
Robertson1,5871,18926974.9%17.0%86.1%55.9%
Rockcastle11,8289,0721,15076.7%9.7%88.2%32.1%
Rowan13,90711,2703,70681.0%26.6%93.2%87.9%
Russell12,4249,1561,58073.7%12.7%84.7%42.0%
Wayne14,51710,2741,35070.8%9.3%81.4%30.7%
Whitley22,89617,7124,08777.4%17.9%88.9%58.9%
Wolfe5,0183,48659369.5%11.8%79.9%39.0%