South Birmingham Times

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

This number was 16.7 percent higher than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 213,432.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Shelby 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	10,658	7.3
Regular high school diploma	24,189	16.6
GED or alternative credential	4,646	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	9,469	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	22,739	15.6
Associate's degree	11,295	7.8
Bachelor's degree	41,301	28.4
Master's degree	15,372	10.6
Professional school degree	3,410	2.3
Doctorate degree	2,348	1.6

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