Concord Ledger

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

This number was 0.3 percent higher than the state average of 46.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 147,958.

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

Merrimack County 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	7,010	6.7
Regular high school diploma	23,997	23
GED or alternative credential	5,207	5
Some college less than 1 year	5,815	5.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	13,938	13.3
Associate's degree	11,759	11.3
Bachelor's degree	22,026	21.1
Master's degree	11,016	10.5
Professional school degree	2,442	2.3
Doctorate degree	1,238	1.2

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