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80.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lawrence in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 36.9 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,553.

98.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Lawrence residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	59	1.5
Regular high school diploma	120	3.1
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	114	3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	440	11.5
Associate's degree	217	5.6
Bachelor's degree	1,170	30.5
Master's degree	863	22.5
Professional school degree	658	17.1
Doctorate degree	200	5.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.