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82.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chatham in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 35 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,729.

97.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	114	2.1
Regular high school diploma	378	6.9
GED or alternative credential	24	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	58	1.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	385	7.1
Associate's degree	198	3.6
Bachelor's degree	2,177	40
Master's degree	1,460	26.8
Professional school degree	493	9.1
Doctorate degree	154	2.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.