| | 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% |
| West Virginia | 1,233,581 | 927,767 | 182,960 | 75.2% | 14.8% | 93.5% | 60.8% |
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| County |
| Barbour | 10,510 | 7,644 | 1,238 | 72.7% | 11.8% | 90.5% | 48.3% |
| Berkeley | 50,092 | 38,851 | 7,560 | 77.6% | 15.1% | 96.5% | 61.8% |
| Boone | 17,282 | 11,069 | 1,238 | 64.0% | 7.2% | 79.7% | 29.4% |
| Braxton | 10,273 | 6,918 | 946 | 67.3% | 9.2% | 83.8% | 37.7% |
| Brooke | 17,855 | 14,232 | 2,400 | 79.7% | 13.4% | 99.1% | 55.1% |
| Cabell | 64,444 | 51,527 | 13,501 | 80.0% | 20.9% | 99.4% | 85.9% |
| Calhoun | 5,283 | 3,295 | 491 | 62.4% | 9.3% | 77.6% | 38.1% |
| Clay | 6,766 | 4,311 | 494 | 63.7% | 7.3% | 79.2% | 29.9% |
| Doddridge | 4,897 | 3,399 | 500 | 69.4% | 10.2% | 86.3% | 41.8% |
| Fayette | 32,721 | 22,433 | 3,509 | 68.6% | 10.7% | 85.3% | 43.9% |
| Gilmer | 4,515 | 3,162 | 771 | 70.0% | 17.1% | 87.1% | 70.0% |
| Grant | 7,859 | 5,562 | 892 | 70.8% | 11.4% | 88.0% | 46.5% |
| Greenbrier | 24,373 | 17,898 | 3,324 | 73.4% | 13.6% | 91.3% | 55.9% |
| Hampshire | 13,690 | 9,759 | 1,546 | 71.3% | 11.3% | 88.7% | 46.3% |
| Hancock | 23,502 | 19,480 | 2,708 | 82.9% | 11.5% | 103.1% | 47.2% |
| Hardy | 8,759 | 6,156 | 826 | 70.3% | 9.4% | 87.4% | 38.6% |
| Harrison | 46,870 | 36,769 | 7,630 | 78.4% | 16.3% | 97.6% | 66.7% |
| Jackson | 19,074 | 14,758 | 2,367 | 77.4% | 12.4% | 96.2% | 50.9% |
| Jefferson | 27,920 | 22,068 | 6,030 | 79.0% | 21.6% | 98.3% | 88.5% |
| Kanawha | 140,588 | 112,487 | 28,937 | 80.0% | 20.6% | 99.5% | 84.4% |
| Lewis | 11,872 | 8,750 | 1,334 | 73.7% | 11.2% | 91.7% | 46.0% |
| Lincoln | 14,864 | 9,317 | 874 | 62.7% | 5.9% | 78.0% | 24.1% |
| Logan | 25,824 | 16,287 | 2,264 | 63.1% | 8.8% | 78.4% | 35.9% |
| Marion | 38,957 | 30,982 | 6,234 | 79.5% | 16.0% | 98.9% | 65.6% |
| Marshall | 24,707 | 19,693 | 2,640 | 79.7% | 10.7% | 99.1% | 43.8% |
| Mason | 17,947 | 12,999 | 1,574 | 72.4% | 8.8% | 90.1% | 35.9% |
| McDowell | 18,802 | 9,400 | 1,060 | 50.0% | 5.6% | 62.2% | 23.1% |
| Mercer | 43,673 | 31,469 | 6,045 | 72.1% | 13.8% | 89.6% | 56.7% |
| Mineral | 18,443 | 14,804 | 2,152 | 80.3% | 11.7% | 99.8% | 47.8% |
| Mingo | 18,793 | 11,201 | 1,370 | 59.6% | 7.3% | 74.1% | 29.9% |
| Monongalia | 47,943 | 40,089 | 15,551 | 83.6% | 32.4% | 104.0% | 132.9% |
| Monroe | 10,474 | 7,715 | 859 | 73.7% | 8.2% | 91.6% | 33.6% |
| Morgan | 10,591 | 8,027 | 1,187 | 75.8% | 11.2% | 94.3% | 45.9% |
| Nicholas | 18,149 | 12,703 | 1,785 | 70.0% | 9.8% | 87.1% | 40.3% |
| Ohio | 32,263 | 26,785 | 7,443 | 83.0% | 23.1% | 103.3% | 94.5% |
| Pendleton | 5,813 | 4,183 | 627 | 72.0% | 10.8% | 89.5% | 44.2% |
| Pleasants | 5,121 | 4,064 | 495 | 79.4% | 9.7% | 98.7% | 39.6% |
| Pocahontas | 6,556 | 4,646 | 775 | 70.9% | 11.8% | 88.1% | 48.4% |
| Preston | 20,050 | 14,827 | 2,156 | 74.0% | 10.8% | 92.0% | 44.1% |
| Putnam | 34,854 | 29,201 | 6,859 | 83.8% | 19.7% | 104.2% | 80.6% |
| Raleigh | 55,201 | 39,722 | 6,991 | 72.0% | 12.7% | 89.5% | 51.9% |
| Randolph | 19,498 | 14,335 | 2,659 | 73.5% | 13.6% | 91.4% | 55.9% |
| Ritchie | 7,177 | 5,267 | 511 | 73.4% | 7.1% | 91.3% | 29.2% |
| Roane | 10,442 | 6,977 | 944 | 66.8% | 9.0% | 83.1% | 37.0% |
| Summers | 9,302 | 6,080 | 939 | 65.4% | 10.1% | 81.3% | 41.4% |
| Taylor | 11,146 | 8,323 | 1,255 | 74.7% | 11.3% | 92.9% | 46.1% |
| Tucker | 5,301 | 4,003 | 560 | 75.5% | 10.6% | 93.9% | 43.3% |
| Tyler | 6,749 | 5,086 | 574 | 75.4% | 8.5% | 93.7% | 34.9% |
| Upshur | 15,222 | 11,359 | 2,101 | 74.6% | 13.8% | 92.8% | 56.6% |
| Wayne | 29,223 | 20,614 | 3,465 | 70.5% | 11.9% | 87.7% | 48.6% |
| Webster | 6,701 | 3,900 | 585 | 58.2% | 8.7% | 72.4% | 35.8% |
| Wetzel | 12,287 | 9,532 | 1,278 | 77.6% | 10.4% | 96.5% | 42.6% |
| Wirt | 3,944 | 2,855 | 389 | 72.4% | 9.9% | 90.0% | 40.4% |
| Wood | 60,697 | 49,398 | 9,250 | 81.4% | 15.2% | 101.2% | 62.5% |
| Wyoming | 17,722 | 11,396 | 1,267 | 64.3% | 7.1% | 80.0% | 29.3% |
