| | 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 |
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| 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% |
| New York | 12,542,536 | 9,916,212 | 3,433,212 | 79.1% | 27.4% | 98.3% | 112.2% |
| Appalachian New York | 691,130 | 574,162 | 143,841 | 83.1% | 20.8% | 103.3% | 85.3% |
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| County |
| Allegany | 30,010 | 24,969 | 5,156 | 83.2% | 17.2% | 103.5% | 70.4% |
| Broome | 132,541 | 111,080 | 30,021 | 83.8% | 22.7% | 104.2% | 92.8% |
| Cattaraugus | 54,154 | 43,964 | 8,054 | 81.2% | 14.9% | 101.0% | 60.9% |
| Chautauqua | 91,261 | 74,095 | 15,461 | 81.2% | 16.9% | 101.0% | 69.4% |
| Chemung | 60,796 | 49,889 | 11,297 | 82.1% | 18.6% | 102.1% | 76.1% |
| Chenango | 34,363 | 27,687 | 4,965 | 80.6% | 14.4% | 100.2% | 59.2% |
| Cortland | 29,527 | 24,449 | 5,563 | 82.8% | 18.8% | 103.0% | 77.2% |
| Delaware | 33,070 | 26,409 | 5,500 | 79.9% | 16.6% | 99.3% | 68.2% |
| Otsego | 38,808 | 32,203 | 8,548 | 83.0% | 22.0% | 103.2% | 90.3% |
| Schoharie | 20,695 | 16,899 | 3,586 | 81.7% | 17.3% | 101.6% | 71.0% |
| Schuyler | 12,842 | 10,581 | 1,995 | 82.4% | 15.5% | 102.5% | 63.7% |
| Steuben | 65,765 | 54,437 | 11,775 | 82.8% | 17.9% | 103.0% | 73.4% |
| Tioga | 34,223 | 29,009 | 6,733 | 84.8% | 19.7% | 105.4% | 80.6% |
| Tompkins | 53,075 | 48,491 | 25,187 | 91.4% | 47.5% | 113.6% | 194.5% |
