Sandhills Today

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

This number was 4.2 percent higher than the state average of 40.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 67.

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

Hazard 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	1.7
Regular high school diploma	21	35
GED or alternative credential	2	3.3
Some college less than 1 year	3	5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	6	10
Associate's degree	12	20
Bachelor's degree	15	25
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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