NW Alabama News

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

This was 12.6 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 31,587.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,493	21.3
Regular high school diploma	7,339	34.8
GED or alternative credential	884	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,334	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,294	10.9
Associate's degree	1,556	7.4
Bachelor's degree	2,164	10.3
Master's degree	727	3.5
Professional school degree	166	0.8
Doctorate degree	114	0.5

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