Central Colorado News

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

This number was 2.2 percent higher than the state average of 48.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 636,671.

92.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Arapahoe 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	32,895	7.6
Regular high school diploma	75,393	17.5
GED or alternative credential	13,838	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	24,939	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	65,090	15.1
Associate's degree	36,678	8.5
Bachelor's degree	116,505	27.1
Master's degree	48,259	11.2
Professional school degree	10,782	2.5
Doctorate degree	5,814	1.4

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