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

This was 15.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 34,654.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,692	10.7
Regular high school diploma	7,695	30.5
GED or alternative credential	1,470	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	2,351	9.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,831	15.2
Associate's degree	2,581	10.2
Bachelor's degree	3,151	12.5
Master's degree	1,101	4.4
Professional school degree	313	1.2
Doctorate degree	58	0.2

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