Relative College Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2009–2013

(County Rates as a Percentage of the U.S. Average)

A college completion rate is the percentage of persons ages 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or more. The percent of the U.S. average is computed by dividing the county college completion rate by the national average and multiplying by 100. The map uses critical breaks such as the national average to organize the data into groups of common values.

This map shows the college completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties, as a percentage of the U.S. average. The Appalachian rates range from 19.4% to 170.9% of the U.S. average. The U.S. average is 28.8%. The Appalachian average is 21.7%. For a list of county data by state, see the downloadable Excel file.