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

This number was 0.4 percent higher than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 40,309.

86.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Florence city 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	3,515	13.4
Regular high school diploma	6,152	23.5
GED or alternative credential	1,223	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,619	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,691	17.9
Associate's degree	1,652	6.3
Bachelor's degree	4,556	17.4
Master's degree	2,056	7.8
Professional school degree	375	1.4
Doctorate degree	391	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.