Westmoreland Review

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

This number was 5 percent lower than the state average of 39.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 540,999.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	54,421	15
Regular high school diploma	110,805	30.4
GED or alternative credential	17,661	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	19,162	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	34,721	9.5
Associate's degree	27,932	7.7
Bachelor's degree	63,009	17.3
Master's degree	27,216	7.5
Professional school degree	5,249	1.4
Doctorate degree	3,797	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.