Sandhills Today

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

This number was 14.1 percent higher than the state average of 42.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 58.

100 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	0	0
Regular high school diploma	16	30.2
GED or alternative credential	1	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	1	1.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5	9.4
Associate's degree	12	22.6
Bachelor's degree	18	34
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 2019.