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

This number was 23.3 percent lower than the state average of 29.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,332.

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

Richwood 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	1,377	36
Regular high school diploma	1,033	27
GED or alternative credential	534	14
Some college less than 1 year	110	2.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	545	14.2
Associate's degree	64	1.7
Bachelor's degree	122	3.2
Master's degree	22	0.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	18	0.5

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