South Sound Times

37.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pierce County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.4 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 859,840.

91.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Pierce County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	50,229	8.7
Regular high school diploma	131,816	22.9
GED or alternative credential	26,324	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	49,182	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	100,357	17.4
Associate's degree	66,029	11.5
Bachelor's degree	100,097	17.4
Master's degree	37,803	6.6
Professional school degree	8,814	1.5
Doctorate degree	5,337	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.