South Alabama Times

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

This number was 13.4 percent lower than the state average of 33.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 37,328.

81.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Escambia 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	4,792	18.5
Regular high school diploma	9,326	35.9
GED or alternative credential	2,220	8.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,274	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,222	12.4
Associate's degree	1,844	7.1
Bachelor's degree	2,079	8
Master's degree	951	3.7
Professional school degree	150	0.6
Doctorate degree	107	0.4

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