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

This number was 18.8 percent lower than the state average of 47.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 2,660.

92.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Granite Falls 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	143	7.4
Regular high school diploma	570	29.5
GED or alternative credential	137	7.1
Some college, less than 1 year	194	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	333	17.2
Associate's degree	214	11.1
Bachelor's degree	199	10.3
Master's degree	95	4.9
Professional school degree	18	0.9
Doctorate degree	28	1.5

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