| | 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% |
| Virginia | 4,666,574 | 3,801,964 | 1,374,988 | 81.5% | 29.5% | 101.3% | 120.7% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 512,110 | 354,269 | 72,828 | 69.2% | 14.2% | 86.0% | 58.3% |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | 16,763 | 12,641 | 1,829 | 75.4% | 10.9% | 93.8% | 44.7% |
| Bath | 3,705 | 2,740 | 412 | 74.0% | 11.1% | 92.0% | 45.6% |
| Bland | 4,989 | 3,538 | 457 | 70.9% | 9.2% | 88.2% | 37.5% |
| Botetourt | 21,621 | 17,603 | 4,242 | 81.4% | 19.6% | 101.3% | 80.4% |
| Buchanan | 18,851 | 9,964 | 1,500 | 52.9% | 8.0% | 65.7% | 32.6% |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | 25,788 | 16,397 | 2,521 | 63.6% | 9.8% | 79.1% | 40.1% |
| Craig | 3,561 | 2,727 | 385 | 76.6% | 10.8% | 95.2% | 44.3% |
| Dickenson | 11,308 | 6,665 | 753 | 58.9% | 6.7% | 73.3% | 27.3% |
| Floyd | 9,836 | 6,891 | 1,230 | 70.1% | 12.5% | 87.1% | 51.2% |
| Giles | 11,856 | 9,001 | 1,476 | 75.9% | 12.4% | 94.4% | 51.0% |
| Grayson | 13,086 | 8,384 | 1,052 | 64.1% | 8.0% | 79.7% | 32.9% |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | 51,361 | 33,718 | 5,620 | 65.6% | 10.9% | 81.7% | 44.8% |
| Highland | 1,929 | 1,405 | 255 | 72.8% | 13.2% | 90.6% | 54.2% |
| Lee | 16,314 | 9,886 | 1,553 | 60.6% | 9.5% | 75.4% | 39.0% |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | 49,872 | 41,321 | 17,772 | 82.9% | 35.6% | 103.1% | 146.0% |
| Patrick | 13,815 | 8,598 | 1,190 | 62.2% | 8.6% | 77.4% | 35.3% |
| Pulaski | 25,362 | 18,825 | 3,163 | 74.2% | 12.5% | 92.3% | 51.1% |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | 22,091 | 15,795 | 4,567 | 71.5% | 20.7% | 88.9% | 84.7% |
| Russell | 21,362 | 13,357 | 2,000 | 62.5% | 9.4% | 77.8% | 38.4% |
| Scott | 16,846 | 10,846 | 1,404 | 64.4% | 8.3% | 80.1% | 34.2% |
| Smyth | 23,255 | 15,699 | 2,470 | 67.5% | 10.6% | 84.0% | 43.5% |
| Tazewell | 31,291 | 21,130 | 3,443 | 67.5% | 11.0% | 84.0% | 45.1% |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | 48,324 | 34,947 | 7,896 | 72.3% | 16.3% | 89.9% | 67.0% |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | 29,396 | 18,483 | 3,272 | 62.9% | 11.1% | 78.2% | 45.6% |
| Wythe | 19,528 | 13,708 | 2,366 | 70.2% | 12.1% | 87.3% | 49.7% |
