South Alabama Times

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

This number was 9 percent lower than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 37,200.

83.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Covington 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	4,366	16.6
Regular high school diploma	8,138	30.9
GED or alternative credential	1,681	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	1,874	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,680	14
Associate's degree	2,565	9.7
Bachelor's degree	2,599	9.9
Master's degree	1,078	4.1
Professional school degree	204	0.8
Doctorate degree	139	0.5

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