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

This was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 132,524.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,345	6.8
Regular high school diploma	24,981	26.9
GED or alternative credential	4,642	5
Some college, less than 1 year	7,883	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	14,470	15.6
Associate's degree	10,450	11.2
Bachelor's degree	16,634	17.9
Master's degree	5,829	6.3
Professional school degree	1,012	1.1
Doctorate degree	652	0.7

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