Aiken Times

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

This number was 22 percent lower than the state average of 37.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 4,780.

76.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Edgefield 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	933	23.5
Regular high school diploma	970	24.4
GED or alternative credential	634	16
Some college, less than 1 year	329	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	475	12
Associate's degree	195	4.9
Bachelor's degree	229	5.8
Master's degree	151	3.8
Professional school degree	29	0.7
Doctorate degree	28	0.7

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