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

This number was 17.9 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 512.

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

Ellsworth 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	86	23.2
Regular high school diploma	90	24.3
GED or alternative credential	11	3
Some college less than 1 year	27	7.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	53	14.3
Associate's degree	35	9.4
Bachelor's degree	60	16.2
Master's degree	6	1.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	3	0.8

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