North Birmingham Times

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

This number was 16.3 percent higher than the state average of 33.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 211,261.

92.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Shelby 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	11,258	7.8
Regular high school diploma	24,666	17.2
GED or alternative credential	4,440	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	9,221	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	22,790	15.9
Associate's degree	10,623	7.4
Bachelor's degree	40,021	27.9
Master's degree	14,877	10.4
Professional school degree	3,438	2.4
Doctorate degree	2,088	1.5

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