River Region Times

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

This number was 6.4 percent higher than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 226,941.

86.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Montgomery 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	19,978	13.3
Regular high school diploma	30,328	20.1
GED or alternative credential	7,320	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	7,862	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	24,304	16.1
Associate's degree	10,524	7
Bachelor's degree	29,531	19.6
Master's degree	15,141	10.1
Professional school degree	3,634	2.4
Doctorate degree	1,948	1.3

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