Tuscaloosa Leader

26.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Etowah County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.6 percent lower than the state average of 33.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 102,939.

84.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Etowah County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	11,147	15.5
Regular high school diploma	18,526	25.7
GED or alternative credential	5,139	7.1
Some college, less than 1 year	4,976	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	13,040	18.1
Associate's degree	6,400	8.9
Bachelor's degree	7,837	10.9
Master's degree	3,483	4.8
Professional school degree	992	1.4
Doctorate degree	455	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.