Upper West SC News

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

This was 13.1 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,219.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,407	20.7
Regular high school diploma	2,096	30.8
GED or alternative credential	207	3
Some college, less than 1 year	409	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	934	13.7
Associate's degree	432	6.3
Bachelor's degree	995	14.6
Master's degree	322	4.7
Professional school degree	11	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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