| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2006-2010 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2006-2010 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2006-2010 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2006-2010 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2006-2010 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006-2010 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006-2010 |
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| United States | 199,726,659 | 169,828,176 | 55,726,999 | 85.0% | 27.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 16,911,530 | 14,021,162 | 3,507,617 | 82.9% | 20.7% | 97.5% | 74.3% |
| North Carolina | 6,121,611 | 5,115,556 | 1,597,840 | 83.6% | 26.1% | 98.3% | 93.5% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,156,711 | 949,548 | 261,681 | 82.1% | 22.6% | 96.5% | 81.1% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 25,536 | 19,332 | 3,003 | 75.7% | 11.8% | 89.0% | 42.1% |
| Alleghany | 8,061 | 5,755 | 1,301 | 71.4% | 16.1% | 84.0% | 57.8% |
| Ashe | 19,761 | 15,167 | 3,392 | 76.8% | 17.2% | 90.3% | 61.5% |
| Avery | 13,043 | 10,610 | 2,653 | 81.3% | 20.3% | 95.7% | 72.9% |
| Buncombe | 164,764 | 143,606 | 51,466 | 87.2% | 31.2% | 102.5% | 112.0% |
| Burke | 61,880 | 46,364 | 9,326 | 74.9% | 15.1% | 88.1% | 54.0% |
| Caldwell | 56,957 | 42,507 | 7,021 | 74.6% | 12.3% | 87.8% | 44.2% |
| Cherokee | 20,310 | 16,560 | 3,220 | 81.5% | 15.9% | 95.9% | 56.8% |
| Clay | 7,851 | 6,513 | 1,462 | 83.0% | 18.6% | 97.6% | 66.7% |
| Davie | 28,179 | 23,777 | 6,650 | 84.4% | 23.6% | 99.2% | 84.6% |
| Forsyth | 225,318 | 195,815 | 70,383 | 86.9% | 31.2% | 102.2% | 112.0% |
| Graham | 6,031 | 4,786 | 787 | 79.4% | 13.0% | 93.3% | 46.8% |
| Haywood | 42,828 | 36,038 | 8,838 | 84.1% | 20.6% | 99.0% | 74.0% |
| Henderson | 75,775 | 66,103 | 20,656 | 87.2% | 27.3% | 102.6% | 97.7% |
| Jackson | 24,654 | 20,071 | 6,663 | 81.4% | 27.0% | 95.7% | 96.9% |
| Macon | 24,532 | 20,366 | 4,777 | 83.0% | 19.5% | 97.6% | 69.8% |
| Madison | 14,375 | 11,112 | 2,766 | 77.3% | 19.2% | 90.9% | 69.0% |
| McDowell | 31,364 | 24,780 | 4,394 | 79.0% | 14.0% | 92.9% | 50.2% |
| Mitchell | 11,528 | 8,816 | 1,664 | 76.5% | 14.4% | 89.9% | 51.7% |
| Polk | 15,288 | 13,160 | 4,154 | 86.1% | 27.2% | 101.2% | 97.4% |
| Rutherford | 46,835 | 37,259 | 6,855 | 79.6% | 14.6% | 93.6% | 52.5% |
| Stokes | 33,083 | 26,197 | 3,609 | 79.2% | 10.9% | 93.1% | 39.1% |
| Surry | 50,816 | 37,868 | 7,582 | 74.5% | 14.9% | 87.6% | 53.5% |
| Swain | 9,531 | 7,567 | 1,770 | 79.4% | 18.6% | 93.4% | 66.6% |
| Transylvania | 24,182 | 20,810 | 6,522 | 86.1% | 27.0% | 101.2% | 96.7% |
| Watauga | 26,812 | 23,304 | 9,952 | 86.9% | 37.1% | 102.2% | 133.0% |
| Wilkes | 48,285 | 35,074 | 5,922 | 72.6% | 12.3% | 85.4% | 44.0% |
| Yadkin | 26,142 | 20,114 | 2,924 | 76.9% | 11.2% | 90.5% | 40.1% |
| Yancey | 12,990 | 10,117 | 1,969 | 77.9% | 15.2% | 91.6% | 54.3% |
