| | 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% |
| Pennsylvania | 8,266,284 | 6,770,179 | 1,847,631 | 81.9% | 22.4% | 101.9% | 91.6% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 3,981,423 | 3,293,301 | 758,943 | 82.7% | 19.1% | 102.9% | 78.1% |
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| County |
| Allegheny | 891,171 | 769,335 | 252,583 | 86.3% | 28.3% | 107.4% | 116.2% |
| Armstrong | 50,638 | 40,494 | 5,290 | 80.0% | 10.4% | 99.5% | 42.8% |
| Beaver | 126,933 | 106,110 | 20,051 | 83.6% | 15.8% | 104.0% | 64.7% |
| Bedford | 34,582 | 27,064 | 3,542 | 78.3% | 10.2% | 97.3% | 42.0% |
| Blair | 88,366 | 74,014 | 12,268 | 83.8% | 13.9% | 104.2% | 56.9% |
| Bradford | 42,428 | 34,668 | 6,292 | 81.7% | 14.8% | 101.6% | 60.8% |
| Butler | 116,072 | 100,724 | 27,263 | 86.8% | 23.5% | 107.9% | 96.3% |
| Cambria | 106,780 | 85,476 | 14,634 | 80.0% | 13.7% | 99.6% | 56.2% |
| Cameron | 4,150 | 3,311 | 502 | 79.8% | 12.1% | 99.2% | 49.6% |
| Carbon | 41,690 | 32,940 | 4,569 | 79.0% | 11.0% | 98.3% | 44.9% |
| Centre | 74,785 | 65,954 | 27,131 | 88.2% | 36.3% | 109.7% | 148.7% |
| Clarion | 26,334 | 21,531 | 4,025 | 81.8% | 15.3% | 101.7% | 62.6% |
| Clearfield | 58,138 | 45,986 | 6,470 | 79.1% | 11.1% | 98.4% | 45.6% |
| Clinton | 24,701 | 19,852 | 3,307 | 80.4% | 13.4% | 100.0% | 54.9% |
| Columbia | 41,658 | 33,583 | 6,568 | 80.6% | 15.8% | 100.3% | 64.6% |
| Crawford | 59,684 | 48,675 | 8,773 | 81.6% | 14.7% | 101.4% | 60.2% |
| Elk | 24,337 | 20,126 | 3,001 | 82.7% | 12.3% | 102.9% | 50.5% |
| Erie | 180,106 | 152,458 | 37,590 | 84.6% | 20.9% | 105.3% | 85.5% |
| Fayette | 103,227 | 78,486 | 11,828 | 76.0% | 11.5% | 94.6% | 47.0% |
| Forest | 3,540 | 2,812 | 315 | 79.4% | 8.9% | 98.8% | 36.5% |
| Fulton | 9,687 | 7,094 | 901 | 73.2% | 9.3% | 91.1% | 38.1% |
| Greene | 27,758 | 21,018 | 3,396 | 75.7% | 12.2% | 94.2% | 50.1% |
| Huntingdon | 31,152 | 23,240 | 3,697 | 74.6% | 11.9% | 92.8% | 48.6% |
| Indiana | 55,995 | 45,382 | 9,506 | 81.0% | 17.0% | 100.8% | 69.6% |
| Jefferson | 31,583 | 25,583 | 3,694 | 81.0% | 11.7% | 100.8% | 47.9% |
| Juniata | 15,225 | 11,346 | 1,337 | 74.5% | 8.8% | 92.7% | 36.0% |
| Lackawanna | 148,116 | 121,477 | 29,028 | 82.0% | 19.6% | 102.0% | 80.3% |
| Lawrence | 64,767 | 52,834 | 9,778 | 81.6% | 15.1% | 101.5% | 61.9% |
| Luzerne | 226,374 | 183,484 | 37,036 | 81.1% | 16.4% | 100.8% | 67.0% |
| Lycoming | 80,500 | 64,864 | 12,123 | 80.6% | 15.1% | 100.2% | 61.7% |
| McKean | 31,529 | 25,930 | 4,425 | 82.2% | 14.0% | 102.3% | 57.5% |
| Mercer | 81,499 | 67,603 | 14,093 | 82.9% | 17.3% | 103.2% | 70.9% |
| Mifflin | 31,722 | 24,502 | 3,460 | 77.2% | 10.9% | 96.1% | 44.7% |
| Monroe | 89,793 | 75,271 | 18,422 | 83.8% | 20.5% | 104.3% | 84.1% |
| Montour | 12,573 | 10,348 | 2,778 | 82.3% | 22.1% | 102.4% | 90.5% |
| Northumberland | 67,112 | 52,229 | 7,426 | 77.8% | 11.1% | 96.8% | 45.3% |
| Perry | 29,250 | 23,369 | 3,316 | 79.9% | 11.3% | 99.4% | 46.5% |
| Pike | 31,525 | 27,359 | 5,986 | 86.8% | 19.0% | 107.9% | 77.8% |
| Potter | 12,144 | 9,784 | 1,493 | 80.6% | 12.3% | 100.2% | 50.4% |
| Schuylkill | 108,010 | 83,343 | 11,589 | 77.2% | 10.7% | 96.0% | 44.0% |
| Snyder | 24,217 | 17,722 | 3,028 | 73.2% | 12.5% | 91.0% | 51.2% |
| Somerset | 55,956 | 43,358 | 6,052 | 77.5% | 10.8% | 96.4% | 44.3% |
| Sullivan | 4,659 | 3,633 | 596 | 78.0% | 12.8% | 97.0% | 52.4% |
| Susquehanna | 28,581 | 23,575 | 3,776 | 82.5% | 13.2% | 102.6% | 54.1% |
| Tioga | 27,176 | 21,870 | 3,861 | 80.5% | 14.2% | 100.1% | 58.2% |
| Union | 27,521 | 20,115 | 4,961 | 73.1% | 18.0% | 90.9% | 73.9% |
| Venango | 39,366 | 31,891 | 5,139 | 81.0% | 13.1% | 100.8% | 53.5% |
| Warren | 30,535 | 25,902 | 4,332 | 84.8% | 14.2% | 105.5% | 58.1% |
| Washington | 142,118 | 117,457 | 26,726 | 82.6% | 18.8% | 102.8% | 77.1% |
| Wayne | 33,326 | 26,909 | 4,852 | 80.7% | 14.6% | 100.4% | 59.7% |
| Westmoreland | 263,593 | 225,525 | 53,240 | 85.6% | 20.2% | 106.4% | 82.8% |
| Wyoming | 18,741 | 15,685 | 2,894 | 83.7% | 15.4% | 104.1% | 63.3% |
