Galesburg Reporter

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

This number was 13.2 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 50,508.

89.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Knox 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	3,849	10.9
Regular high school diploma	10,181	28.9
GED or alternative credential	2,684	7.6
Some college, less than 1 year	2,940	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,135	14.6
Associate's degree	3,722	10.6
Bachelor's degree	4,381	12.5
Master's degree	1,748	5
Professional school degree	362	1
Doctorate degree	170	0.5

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