Metro East Sun

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

This was 6.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,776.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,052	6.9
Regular high school diploma	4,724	31.2
GED or alternative credential	750	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	956	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,083	13.7
Associate's degree	1,912	12.6
Bachelor's degree	2,296	15.2
Master's degree	1,022	6.7
Professional school degree	194	1.3
Doctorate degree	163	1.1

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