Kings County Times

22.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kings County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 150,075.

73.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Kings County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	24,270	26.3
Regular high school diploma	19,521	21.1
GED or alternative credential	4,019	4.4
Some college, less than 1 year	5,518	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18,477	20
Associate's degree	8,078	8.7
Bachelor's degree	8,784	9.5
Master's degree	2,452	2.7
Professional school degree	916	1
Doctorate degree	286	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.