Lowe Delta News

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

This was 12.6 percent lower than the state average of 31.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 20,000.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,019	14.8
Regular high school diploma	5,566	40.9
GED or alternative credential	1,040	7.6
Some college, less than 1 year	694	5.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,737	12.8
Associate's degree	886	6.5
Bachelor's degree	1,241	9.1
Master's degree	333	2.4
Professional school degree	46	0.3
Doctorate degree	43	0.3

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