Wiregrass Times

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

This was 6.6 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 49,293.

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	4,923	14.7
Regular high school diploma	8,075	24.1
GED or alternative credential	2,283	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	2,794	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,942	17.7
Associate's degree	3,398	10.1
Bachelor's degree	4,208	12.6
Master's degree	1,500	4.5
Professional school degree	262	0.8
Doctorate degree	137	0.4

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