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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 | |
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% |
STATE TOTALS | |||||||
Alabama | 2,545,969 | 1,702,331 | 399,228 | 66.9% | 15.7% | 88.9% | 77.1% |
Georgia | 4,023,420 | 2,853,605 | 777,158 | 70.9% | 19.3% | 94.3% | 95.0% |
Kentucky | 2,333,833 | 1,507,976 | 318,127 | 64.6% | 13.6% | 85.9% | 67.0% |
Maryland | 3,122,665 | 2,448,733 | 826,164 | 78.4% | 26.5% | 104.2% | 130.1% |
Mississippi | 1,538,997 | 989,312 | 226,947 | 64.3% | 14.7% | 85.4% | 72.5% |
New York | 11,818,569 | 8,840,965 | 2,733,829 | 74.8% | 23.1% | 99.4% | 113.7% |
North Carolina | 4,253,494 | 2,975,747 | 739,049 | 70.0% | 17.4% | 93.0% | 85.4% |
Ohio | 6,924,764 | 5,239,876 | 1,175,336 | 75.7% | 17.0% | 100.6% | 83.5% |
Pennsylvania | 7,872,932 | 5,878,654 | 1,412,746 | 74.7% | 17.9% | 99.2% | 88.2% |
South Carolina | 2,167,590 | 1,480,330 | 360,833 | 68.3% | 16.6% | 90.8% | 81.9% |
Tennessee | 3,139,066 | 2,105,152 | 500,991 | 67.1% | 16.0% | 89.1% | 78.5% |
Virginia | 3,974,814 | 2,987,611 | 972,894 | 75.2% | 24.5% | 99.9% | 120.3% |
West Virginia | 1,171,766 | 773,239 | 144,518 | 66.0% | 12.3% | 87.7% | 60.6% |
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS | |||||||
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Appalachian Alabama | 1,647,475 | 1,102,861 | 261,683 | 66.9% | 15.9% | 89.0% | 78.1% |
Appalachian Georgia | 973,720 | 654,492 | 149,703 | 67.2% | 15.4% | 89.3% | 75.6% |
Appalachian Kentucky | 677,708 | 348,029 | 57,989 | 51.4% | 8.6% | 68.3% | 42.1% |
Appalachian Maryland | 148,905 | 103,822 | 16,825 | 69.7% | 11.3% | 92.7% | 55.6% |
Appalachian Mississippi | 341,283 | 200,936 | 40,920 | 58.9% | 12.0% | 78.3% | 59.0% |
Appalachian New York | 679,215 | 524,974 | 123,722 | 77.3% | 18.2% | 102.7% | 89.6% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 875,934 | 587,526 | 134,601 | 67.1% | 15.4% | 89.2% | 75.6% |
Appalachian Ohio | 1,260,504 | 892,525 | 132,599 | 70.8% | 10.5% | 94.1% | 51.7% |
Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,852,285 | 2,887,392 | 584,888 | 75.0% | 15.2% | 99.6% | 74.7% |
Appalachian South Carolina | 569,833 | 377,545 | 93,650 | 66.3% | 16.4% | 88.1% | 80.8% |
Appalachian Tennessee | 1,438,969 | 916,251 | 205,349 | 63.7% | 14.3% | 84.6% | 70.2% |
Appalachian Virginia | 470,841 | 274,024 | 52,965 | 58.2% | 11.2% | 77.4% | 55.3% |
Appalachian West Virginia | 1,171,766 | 773,239 | 144,518 | 66.0% | 12.3% | 87.7% | 60.6% |