Education: High School and College Completion Rates, 2008-2012: Appalachian North Carolina

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 Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2008-2012Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012
United States204,336,017175,156,19858,205,02285.7%28.5%100.0%100.0%
Appalachian Region17,137,01014,408,2873,653,40084.1%21.3%98.1%74.8%
North Carolina6,324,1195,344,4021,696,64584.5%26.8%98.6%94.2%
Appalachian North Carolina1,176,507978,764275,09483.2%23.4%97.1%82.1%
County
Alexander25,74720,0762,86678.0%11.1%91.0%39.1%
Alleghany8,1176,1841,21076.2%14.9%88.9%52.3%
Ashe19,99916,0253,76980.1%18.8%93.5%66.2%
Avery12,98110,7242,65082.6%20.4%96.4%71.7%
Buncombe169,640149,50355,51888.1%32.7%102.8%114.9%
Burke62,24747,70910,10776.6%16.2%89.4%57.0%
Caldwell57,28943,2087,05875.4%12.3%88.0%43.3%
Cherokee20,43216,9653,18883.0%15.6%96.9%54.8%
Clay7,7746,6791,56785.9%20.2%100.2%70.8%
Davie28,78524,2947,12884.4%24.8%98.5%86.9%
Forsyth230,861201,22873,00987.2%31.6%101.7%111.0%
Graham6,0194,75177778.9%12.9%92.1%45.3%
Haywood43,28236,5449,72084.4%22.5%98.5%78.8%
Henderson78,05167,88421,72487.0%27.8%101.5%97.7%
Jackson25,36221,1236,85383.3%27.0%97.2%94.9%
Macon25,20621,4975,15085.3%20.4%99.5%71.7%
Madison14,54011,6682,64380.2%18.2%93.6%63.8%
McDowell31,84525,6684,56580.6%14.3%94.0%50.3%
Mitchell11,3469,1331,89280.5%16.7%93.9%58.5%
Polk15,35713,2274,14886.1%27.0%100.5%94.8%
Rutherford47,18438,0437,52080.6%15.9%94.1%56.0%
Stokes33,36626,7184,10280.1%12.3%93.4%43.2%
Surry50,97338,5367,55175.6%14.8%88.2%52.0%
Swain9,6477,7481,77880.3%18.4%93.7%64.7%
Transylvania24,35121,5096,63888.3%27.3%103.0%95.7%
Watauga27,88524,89710,71289.3%38.4%104.2%134.9%
Wilkes48,81035,8745,88973.5%12.1%85.7%42.4%
Yadkin26,36020,5703,22278.0%12.2%91.0%42.9%
Yancey13,05110,7792,14082.6%16.4%96.4%57.6%