NE Alabama News

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

This was 10.5 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 71,430.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,615	22
Regular high school diploma	12,620	26.1
GED or alternative credential	3,189	6.6
Some college, less than 1 year	3,494	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,571	13.6
Associate's degree	5,064	10.5
Bachelor's degree	4,166	8.6
Master's degree	2,098	4.3
Professional school degree	362	0.7
Doctorate degree	127	0.3

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