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Population 25 Years and Over, 2000 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 2000 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 2000 | Percent Completed High School, 2000 | Percent Completed College, 2000 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | |
United States | 182,211,639 | 146,496,014 | 44,462,605 | 80.4% | 24.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 15,802,239 | 12,140,835 | 2,783,320 | 76.8% | 17.6% | 95.6% | 72.2% |
STATE TOTALS | |||||||
Alabama | 2,887,400 | 2,173,319 | 549,608 | 75.3% | 19.0% | 93.6% | 78.0% |
Georgia | 5,185,965 | 4,074,616 | 1,260,178 | 78.6% | 24.3% | 97.7% | 99.6% |
Kentucky | 2,646,397 | 1,961,397 | 453,469 | 74.1% | 17.1% | 92.2% | 70.2% |
Maryland | 3,495,595 | 2,930,509 | 1,099,360 | 83.8% | 31.4% | 104.3% | 128.9% |
Mississippi | 1,757,517 | 1,280,487 | 297,091 | 72.9% | 16.9% | 90.6% | 69.3% |
New York | 12,542,536 | 9,916,212 | 3,433,212 | 79.1% | 27.4% | 98.3% | 112.2% |
North Carolina | 5,282,994 | 4,128,270 | 1,186,713 | 78.1% | 22.5% | 97.2% | 92.1% |
Ohio | 7,411,740 | 6,149,655 | 1,563,532 | 83.0% | 21.1% | 103.2% | 86.5% |
Pennsylvania | 8,266,284 | 6,770,179 | 1,847,631 | 81.9% | 22.4% | 101.9% | 91.6% |
South Carolina | 2,596,010 | 1,981,731 | 530,055 | 76.3% | 20.4% | 94.9% | 83.7% |
Tennessee | 3,744,928 | 2,843,244 | 732,688 | 75.9% | 19.6% | 94.4% | 80.2% |
Virginia | 4,666,574 | 3,801,964 | 1,374,988 | 81.5% | 29.5% | 101.3% | 120.7% |
West Virginia | 1,233,581 | 927,767 | 182,960 | 75.2% | 14.8% | 93.5% | 60.8% |
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS | |||||||
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Appalachian Alabama | 1,866,878 | 1,408,475 | 360,357 | 75.4% | 19.3% | 93.8% | 79.1% |
Appalachian Georgia | 1,419,530 | 1,088,114 | 297,870 | 76.7% | 21.0% | 95.3% | 86.0% |
Appalachian Kentucky | 764,131 | 477,407 | 79,693 | 62.5% | 10.4% | 77.7% | 42.7% |
Appalachian Maryland | 161,580 | 127,065 | 23,202 | 78.6% | 14.4% | 97.8% | 58.8% |
Appalachian Mississippi | 384,948 | 262,036 | 53,855 | 68.1% | 14.0% | 84.7% | 57.3% |
Appalachian New York | 691,130 | 574,162 | 143,841 | 83.1% | 20.8% | 103.3% | 85.3% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 1,049,471 | 795,173 | 200,894 | 75.8% | 19.1% | 94.2% | 78.4% |
Appalachian Ohio | 1,346,799 | 1,067,860 | 177,354 | 79.3% | 13.2% | 98.6% | 54.0% |
Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,981,423 | 3,293,301 | 758,943 | 82.7% | 19.1% | 102.9% | 78.1% |
Appalachian South Carolina | 676,063 | 508,932 | 138,953 | 75.3% | 20.6% | 93.6% | 84.2% |
Appalachian Tennessee | 1,714,595 | 1,256,274 | 292,570 | 73.3% | 17.1% | 91.1% | 69.9% |
Appalachian Virginia | 512,110 | 354,269 | 72,828 | 69.2% | 14.2% | 86.0% | 58.3% |
Appalachian West Virginia | 1,233,581 | 927,767 | 182,960 | 75.2% | 14.8% | 93.5% | 60.8% |