Decatur Times

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

This number was 2.8 percent lower than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 119,213.

84.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Morgan 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	13,137	15.9
Regular high school diploma	19,861	24.1
GED or alternative credential	5,214	6.3
Some college, less than 1 year	5,273	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	13,248	16.1
Associate's degree	7,269	8.8
Bachelor's degree	12,670	15.4
Master's degree	4,374	5.3
Professional school degree	980	1.2
Doctorate degree	452	0.5

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