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41.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cottonwood in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 5.2 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,281.

92.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cottonwood residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	66	7.7
Regular high school diploma	302	35.2
GED or alternative credential	27	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	26	3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	81	9.4
Associate's degree	124	14.4
Bachelor's degree	160	18.6
Master's degree	56	6.5
Professional school degree	7	0.8
Doctorate degree	10	1.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.