Peoria Standard

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

This was 3.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 181,111.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9,998	8.2
Regular high school diploma	29,242	24
GED or alternative credential	5,180	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	9,608	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18,543	15.2
Associate's degree	11,486	9.4
Bachelor's degree	23,312	19.1
Master's degree	10,623	8.7
Professional school degree	2,484	2
Doctorate degree	1,516	1.2

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