Dubuque Times

28.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Delaware County in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.1 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 17,326.

91.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Delaware County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,016	8.6
Regular high school diploma	4,707	39.9
GED or alternative credential	332	2.8
Some college less than 1 year	965	8.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,374	11.6
Associate's degree	1,409	11.9
Bachelor's degree	1,354	11.5
Master's degree	495	4.2
Professional school degree	66	0.6
Doctorate degree	85	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.