Wenatchee Times

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

This number was 7.3 percent lower than the state average of 46 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 877,013.

91.5 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	49,801	8.5
Regular high school diploma	134,164	22.8
GED or alternative credential	26,389	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	51,559	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	99,471	16.9
Associate's degree	67,897	11.5
Bachelor's degree	105,347	17.9
Master's degree	40,093	6.8
Professional school degree	9,125	1.5
Doctorate degree	5,460	0.9

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