Morris Leader

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

This number was 33.4 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 9,003.

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

Chatham 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	146	2.6
Regular high school diploma	615	11
GED or alternative credential	6	0.1
Some college less than 1 year	116	2.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	345	6.2
Associate's degree	171	3.1
Bachelor's degree	2,302	41.2
Master's degree	1,394	24.9
Professional school degree	362	6.5
Doctorate degree	132	2.4

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