Luzerne Times

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

This was 6.7 percent lower than the state average of 41 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 317,547.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22,351	9.8
Regular high school diploma	77,334	34
GED or alternative credential	10,589	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	14,257	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	24,791	10.9
Associate's degree	24,364	10.7
Bachelor's degree	33,124	14.6
Master's degree	14,757	6.5
Professional school degree	3,181	1.4
Doctorate degree	2,466	1.1

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