47.8 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Farmington

By Dakota Times

Mar 6, 2021

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

This number was 0.3 percent higher than the state average of 47.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 22,869.

96.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Farmington residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in Farmington for 2019*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	505	3.6
Regular high school diploma	2,651	19
GED or alternative credential	317	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,001	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,820	20.2
Associate's degree	1,850	13.2
Bachelor's degree	3,793	27.1
Master's degree	919	6.6
Professional school degree	94	0.7
Doctorate degree	25	0.2