South Alabama Times

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

This number was 1.1 percent higher than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 174,755.

91.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Santa Rosa 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	10,582	8.7
Regular high school diploma	27,068	22.2
GED or alternative credential	5,671	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	10,581	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18,456	15.1
Associate's degree	15,916	13
Bachelor's degree	22,038	18
Master's degree	9,210	7.5
Professional school degree	1,630	1.3
Doctorate degree	1,014	0.8

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