East Arapahoe News

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

This was 1.9 percent higher than the state average of 50.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 649,980.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	34,393	7.7
Regular high school diploma	76,427	17.2
GED or alternative credential	14,216	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	24,600	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	63,502	14.3
Associate's degree	38,298	8.6
Bachelor's degree	121,422	27.3
Master's degree	53,447	12
Professional school degree	11,135	2.5
Doctorate degree	6,819	1.5

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