Mohawk Valley Times

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

This number was 12.8 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 77,686.

88.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cattaraugus 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	6,110	11.5
Regular high school diploma	16,897	31.9
GED or alternative credential	3,972	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	3,368	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,821	11
Associate's degree	6,726	12.7
Bachelor's degree	5,627	10.6
Master's degree	3,816	7.2
Professional school degree	393	0.7
Doctorate degree	300	0.6

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