Altoona Times

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

This number was 19.5 percent higher than the state average of 39.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 519,560.

93.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chester 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	22,448	6.4
Regular high school diploma	67,218	19
GED or alternative credential	6,368	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	14,120	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	33,368	9.4
Associate's degree	22,574	6.4
Bachelor's degree	111,195	31.5
Master's degree	55,144	15.6
Professional school degree	11,355	3.2
Doctorate degree	9,519	2.7

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