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

This number was 14.1 percent lower than the state average of 46.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 4,745.

83.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Rocky Mount 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	551	16.3
Regular high school diploma	1,029	30.4
GED or alternative credential	243	7.2
Some college, less than 1 year	200	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	263	7.8
Associate's degree	328	9.7
Bachelor's degree	456	13.5
Master's degree	259	7.7
Professional school degree	33	1
Doctorate degree	19	0.6

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