Auburn Times

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

This was 5.2 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 57,938.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,783	14.7
Regular high school diploma	9,496	24.2
GED or alternative credential	2,170	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	2,727	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,384	18.8
Associate's degree	4,849	12.3
Bachelor's degree	4,416	11.2
Master's degree	2,024	5.2
Professional school degree	239	0.6
Doctorate degree	192	0.5

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