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

This was 4.5 percent higher than the state average of 28.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 181,014.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14,062	10.7
Regular high school diploma	40,245	30.7
GED or alternative credential	7,821	6
Some college, less than 1 year	7,945	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	17,300	13.2
Associate's degree	9,291	7.1
Bachelor's degree	20,815	15.9
Master's degree	8,951	6.8
Professional school degree	3,209	2.4
Doctorate degree	1,637	1.2

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