Decatur Times

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

This number was 14.4 percent lower than the state average of 33.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 33,171.

79 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lawrence 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	4,919	21
Regular high school diploma	8,112	34.7
GED or alternative credential	1,598	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,162	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,199	13.7
Associate's degree	1,667	7.1
Bachelor's degree	1,795	7.7
Master's degree	816	3.5
Professional school degree	88	0.4
Doctorate degree	39	0.2

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