Auburn Times

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

This was 11.5 percent higher than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 163,461.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9,569	9.6
Regular high school diploma	17,187	17.3
GED or alternative credential	4,966	5
Some college, less than 1 year	5,702	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	15,756	15.9
Associate's degree	9,956	10
Bachelor's degree	19,926	20.1
Master's degree	11,392	11.5
Professional school degree	1,974	2
Doctorate degree	2,887	2.9

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