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28.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fulton County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 13.8 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 35,092.

88.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fulton County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,888	11.4
Regular high school diploma	7,232	28.4
GED or alternative credential	1,547	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	2,567	10.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,863	15.2
Associate's degree	2,879	11.3
Bachelor's degree	3,008	11.8
Master's degree	1,184	4.7
Professional school degree	178	0.7
Doctorate degree	97	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.