North Birmingham Times

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

This was 17.1 percent higher than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 216,350.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,038	6.8
Regular high school diploma	24,726	16.7
GED or alternative credential	3,997	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	9,625	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	22,412	15.2
Associate's degree	11,656	7.9
Bachelor's degree	42,683	28.9
Master's degree	16,479	11.2
Professional school degree	3,529	2.4
Doctorate degree	2,646	1.8

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