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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 | |
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% |
STATE TOTALS | |||||||
Alabama | 2,217,315 | 1,252,475 | 270,063 | 56.5% | 12.2% | 85.0% | 75.0% |
Georgia | 3,085,528 | 1,740,707 | 450,267 | 56.4% | 14.6% | 84.9% | 89.9% |
Kentucky | 2,086,692 | 1,108,557 | 231,139 | 53.1% | 11.1% | 79.9% | 68.3% |
Maryland | 2,499,096 | 1,685,553 | 508,696 | 67.4% | 20.4% | 101.5% | 125.4% |
Mississippi | 1,367,792 | 749,167 | 168,086 | 54.8% | 12.3% | 82.4% | 75.7% |
New York | 10,721,012 | 7,105,103 | 1,923,547 | 66.3% | 17.9% | 99.7% | 110.6% |
North Carolina | 3,403,219 | 1,866,201 | 450,423 | 54.8% | 13.2% | 82.5% | 81.6% |
Ohio | 6,291,667 | 4,213,653 | 858,963 | 67.0% | 13.7% | 100.7% | 84.1% |
Pennsylvania | 7,240,244 | 4,683,501 | 981,416 | 64.7% | 13.6% | 97.3% | 83.5% |
South Carolina | 1,733,022 | 930,728 | 232,629 | 53.7% | 13.4% | 80.8% | 82.7% |
Tennessee | 2,692,256 | 1,511,917 | 339,173 | 56.2% | 12.6% | 84.5% | 77.6% |
Virginia | 3,132,882 | 1,955,875 | 598,069 | 62.4% | 19.1% | 93.9% | 117.6% |
West Virginia | 1,147,042 | 642,188 | 119,488 | 56.0% | 10.4% | 84.2% | 64.2% |
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS | |||||||
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Appalachian Alabama | 1,432,454 | 809,447 | 173,269 | 56.5% | 12.1% | 85.0% | 74.5% |
Appalachian Georgia | 658,993 | 322,116 | 66,052 | 48.9% | 10.0% | 73.5% | 61.8% |
Appalachian Kentucky | 625,256 | 252,042 | 45,795 | 40.3% | 7.3% | 60.6% | 45.1% |
Appalachian Maryland | 134,099 | 79,036 | 12,357 | 58.9% | 9.2% | 88.7% | 56.8% |
Appalachian Mississippi | 306,862 | 149,862 | 30,479 | 48.8% | 9.9% | 73.5% | 61.2% |
Appalachian New York | 622,775 | 424,878 | 93,503 | 68.2% | 15.0% | 102.6% | 92.5% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 740,853 | 386,792 | 87,270 | 52.2% | 11.8% | 78.5% | 72.6% |
Appalachian Ohio | 1,177,543 | 732,220 | 105,213 | 62.2% | 8.9% | 93.5% | 55.1% |
Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,670,655 | 2,386,695 | 430,691 | 65.0% | 11.7% | 97.8% | 72.3% |
Appalachian South Carolina | 460,783 | 235,351 | 59,357 | 51.1% | 12.9% | 76.8% | 79.4% |
Appalachian Tennessee | 1,260,605 | 668,267 | 146,960 | 53.0% | 11.7% | 79.7% | 71.8% |
Appalachian Virginia | 437,321 | 195,357 | 40,360 | 44.7% | 9.2% | 67.2% | 56.9% |
Appalachian West Virginia | 1,147,042 | 642,188 | 119,488 | 56.0% | 10.4% | 84.2% | 64.2% |