Central Colorado News

51.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Arapahoe County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 2.1 percent higher than the state average of 49.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 644,560.

92.6 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	32,339	7.4
Regular high school diploma	77,137	17.6
GED or alternative credential	14,118	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	24,880	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	64,551	14.7
Associate's degree	37,657	8.6
Bachelor's degree	118,898	27.2
Master's degree	50,900	11.6
Professional school degree	11,022	2.5
Doctorate degree	6,385	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.