| Population 25 Years and Over, 1990 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 1990 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 1990 | Percent Completed High School, 1990 | Percent Completed College, 1990 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
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United States | 158,868,436 | 119,524,718 | 32,310,253 | 75.2% | 20.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 14,108,438 | 9,643,616 | 1,999,412 | 68.4% | 14.2% | 90.9% | 69.7% |
North Carolina | 4,253,494 | 2,975,747 | 739,049 | 70.0% | 17.4% | 93.0% | 85.4% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 875,934 | 587,526 | 134,601 | 67.1% | 15.4% | 89.2% | 75.6% |
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County |
Alexander | 17,865 | 10,537 | 1,407 | 59.0% | 7.9% | 78.4% | 38.7% |
Alleghany | 6,785 | 3,567 | 610 | 52.6% | 9.0% | 69.9% | 44.2% |
Ashe | 15,486 | 8,605 | 1,262 | 55.6% | 8.1% | 73.9% | 40.1% |
Avery | 9,452 | 5,881 | 1,170 | 62.2% | 12.4% | 82.7% | 60.9% |
Buncombe | 119,815 | 89,264 | 22,909 | 74.5% | 19.1% | 99.0% | 94.0% |
Burke | 50,223 | 30,207 | 5,326 | 60.1% | 10.6% | 79.9% | 52.1% |
Caldwell | 46,597 | 26,461 | 4,134 | 56.8% | 8.9% | 75.5% | 43.6% |
Cherokee | 13,824 | 8,283 | 1,111 | 59.9% | 8.0% | 79.6% | 39.5% |
Clay | 5,003 | 3,146 | 628 | 62.9% | 12.6% | 83.6% | 61.7% |
Davie | 18,997 | 13,220 | 2,791 | 69.6% | 14.7% | 92.5% | 72.2% |
Forsyth | 176,502 | 136,951 | 42,535 | 77.6% | 24.1% | 103.1% | 118.5% |
Graham | 4,781 | 2,719 | 478 | 56.9% | 10.0% | 75.6% | 49.2% |
Haywood | 33,107 | 22,510 | 4,238 | 68.0% | 12.8% | 90.4% | 62.9% |
Henderson | 49,650 | 37,837 | 9,685 | 76.2% | 19.5% | 101.3% | 95.9% |
Jackson | 16,169 | 11,113 | 3,182 | 68.7% | 19.7% | 91.4% | 96.8% |
Macon | 17,068 | 11,390 | 2,249 | 66.7% | 13.2% | 88.7% | 64.8% |
Madison | 11,167 | 6,297 | 1,264 | 56.4% | 11.3% | 75.0% | 55.7% |
McDowell | 23,887 | 13,979 | 1,924 | 58.5% | 8.1% | 77.8% | 39.6% |
Mitchell | 10,016 | 5,542 | 925 | 55.3% | 9.2% | 73.5% | 45.4% |
Polk | 10,565 | 7,357 | 2,120 | 69.6% | 20.1% | 92.6% | 98.7% |
Rutherford | 37,401 | 22,228 | 3,681 | 59.4% | 9.8% | 79.0% | 48.4% |
Stokes | 24,438 | 15,339 | 1,775 | 62.8% | 7.3% | 83.4% | 35.7% |
Surry | 41,502 | 23,778 | 3,894 | 57.3% | 9.4% | 76.2% | 46.1% |
Swain | 7,389 | 4,356 | 732 | 59.0% | 9.9% | 78.4% | 48.7% |
Transylvania | 17,344 | 12,502 | 3,111 | 72.1% | 17.9% | 95.8% | 88.2% |
Watauga | 19,905 | 14,339 | 5,452 | 72.0% | 27.4% | 95.7% | 134.7% |
Wilkes | 39,535 | 21,407 | 3,468 | 54.1% | 8.8% | 72.0% | 43.1% |
Yadkin | 20,872 | 12,285 | 1,482 | 58.9% | 7.1% | 78.2% | 34.9% |
Yancey | 10,589 | 6,426 | 1,058 | 60.7% | 10.0% | 80.7% | 49.1% |