Hickory Sun

44.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hickory in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 2.8 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 41,067.

89 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,000	11
Regular high school diploma	5,648	20.6
GED or alternative credential	1,158	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,665	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,661	13.4
Associate's degree	2,658	9.7
Bachelor's degree	6,189	22.6
Master's degree	2,036	7.4
Professional school degree	934	3.4
Doctorate degree	404	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.