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

This was 22.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,983.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	487	13.4
Regular high school diploma	1,210	33.3
GED or alternative credential	197	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	377	10.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	585	16.1
Associate's degree	354	9.8
Bachelor's degree	274	7.6
Master's degree	108	3
Professional school degree	8	0.2
Doctorate degree	29	0.8

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