Charleston Leader

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

This number was 4 percent higher than the state average of 27.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 185,710.

88.1 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15,894	11.9
Regular high school diploma	42,028	31.4
GED or alternative credential	8,238	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	7,424	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18,376	13.7
Associate's degree	8,660	6.5
Bachelor's degree	19,321	14.4
Master's degree	9,498	7.1
Professional school degree	3,097	2.3
Doctorate degree	1,472	1.1

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