Charleston Leader

31.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kanawha County in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4.9 percent higher than the state average of 26.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 187,827.

88.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Kanawha County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15,811	11.7
Regular high school diploma	42,853	31.7
GED or alternative credential	7,884	5.8
Some college less than 1 year	7,965	5.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	17,724	13.1
Associate's degree	8,595	6.4
Bachelor's degree	19,988	14.8
Master's degree	9,665	7.2
Professional school degree	3,167	2.3
Doctorate degree	1,342	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.