Jefferson Reporter

42.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jefferson County in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 7.4 percent higher than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 658,615.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	42,690	9.5
Regular high school diploma	102,356	22.7
GED or alternative credential	16,151	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	27,241	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70,647	15.7
Associate's degree	37,742	8.4
Bachelor's degree	94,241	20.9
Master's degree	36,816	8.2
Professional school degree	14,409	3.2
Doctorate degree	7,786	1.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.