| Population 25 Years and Over, 1980 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 1980 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 1980 | Percent Completed High School, 1980 | Percent Completed College, 1980 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 |
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United States | 132,835,687 | 88,300,490 | 21,558,480 | 66.5% | 16.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 12,675,241 | 7,284,251 | 1,410,794 | 57.5% | 11.1% | 86.5% | 68.6% |
Virginia | 3,132,882 | 1,955,875 | 598,069 | 62.4% | 19.1% | 93.9% | 117.6% |
Appalachian Virginia | 437,321 | 195,357 | 40,360 | 44.7% | 9.2% | 67.2% | 56.9% |
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County |
Alleghany (+ Covington city) | 17,691 | 8,847 | 1,356 | 50.0% | 7.7% | 75.2% | 47.2% |
Bath | 3,679 | 1,751 | 323 | 47.6% | 8.8% | 71.6% | 54.1% |
Bland | 3,933 | 1,846 | 204 | 46.9% | 5.2% | 70.6% | 32.0% |
Botetourt | 14,394 | 8,306 | 1,562 | 57.7% | 10.9% | 86.8% | 66.9% |
Buchanan | 19,656 | 6,559 | 999 | 33.4% | 5.1% | 50.2% | 31.3% |
Carroll (+ Galax city) | 21,410 | 8,015 | 1,321 | 37.4% | 6.2% | 56.3% | 38.0% |
Craig | 2,489 | 1,239 | 207 | 49.8% | 8.3% | 74.9% | 51.2% |
Dickenson | 10,897 | 3,650 | 492 | 33.5% | 4.5% | 50.4% | 27.8% |
Floyd | 7,335 | 2,945 | 556 | 40.1% | 7.6% | 60.4% | 46.7% |
Giles | 10,952 | 5,763 | 792 | 52.6% | 7.2% | 79.2% | 44.6% |
Grayson | 10,424 | 3,988 | 509 | 38.3% | 4.9% | 57.6% | 30.1% |
Henry (+ Martinsville city) | 45,391 | 20,834 | 3,853 | 45.9% | 8.5% | 69.0% | 52.3% |
Highland | 1,902 | 1,013 | 167 | 53.3% | 8.8% | 80.1% | 54.1% |
Lee | 15,323 | 5,253 | 952 | 34.3% | 6.2% | 51.6% | 38.3% |
Montgomery (+ Radford city) | 34,816 | 21,519 | 9,003 | 61.8% | 25.9% | 93.0% | 159.3% |
Patrick | 10,976 | 4,371 | 655 | 39.8% | 6.0% | 59.9% | 36.8% |
Pulaski | 21,268 | 9,933 | 1,876 | 46.7% | 8.8% | 70.3% | 54.4% |
Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | 18,369 | 9,337 | 2,614 | 50.8% | 14.2% | 76.5% | 87.7% |
Russell | 18,347 | 7,166 | 1,080 | 39.1% | 5.9% | 58.8% | 36.3% |
Scott | 15,497 | 5,680 | 766 | 36.7% | 4.9% | 55.1% | 30.5% |
Smyth | 20,506 | 7,677 | 1,502 | 37.4% | 7.3% | 56.3% | 45.1% |
Tazewell | 29,248 | 12,830 | 2,216 | 43.9% | 7.6% | 66.0% | 46.7% |
Washington (+ Bristol city) | 39,766 | 18,417 | 3,874 | 46.3% | 9.7% | 69.7% | 60.0% |
Wise (+ Norton city) | 27,499 | 11,375 | 2,151 | 41.4% | 7.8% | 62.2% | 48.2% |
Wythe | 15,553 | 7,043 | 1,330 | 45.3% | 8.6% | 68.1% | 52.7% |