Atlantic County Times

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

This number was 11.0 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 272,926.

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

Atlantic 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	25,650	13.7
Regular high school diploma	55,464	29.6
GED or alternative credential	6,333	3.4
Some college less than 1 year	11,394	6.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	25,594	13.7
Associate's degree	13,077	7
Bachelor's degree	33,494	17.9
Master's degree	11,366	6.1
Professional school degree	3,397	1.8
Doctorate degree	1,525	0.8

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