Upper West SC News

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

This was 11.9 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,863.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,216	19.3
Regular high school diploma	1,325	21.1
GED or alternative credential	653	10.4
Some college, less than 1 year	452	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	942	15
Associate's degree	651	10.4
Bachelor's degree	623	9.9
Master's degree	344	5.5
Professional school degree	37	0.6
Doctorate degree	42	0.7

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