South Alabama Times

26 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Covington County in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 9 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 37,096.

85.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,864	14.7
Regular high school diploma	8,335	31.6
GED or alternative credential	1,488	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	2,029	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,807	14.4
Associate's degree	2,726	10.3
Bachelor's degree	2,455	9.3
Master's degree	1,258	4.8
Professional school degree	255	1
Doctorate degree	149	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.