Upstate SC News

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

This was 17.5 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,122.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,303	30.7
Regular high school diploma	867	20.5
GED or alternative credential	533	12.6
Some college, less than 1 year	265	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	363	8.6
Associate's degree	327	7.7
Bachelor's degree	372	8.8
Master's degree	208	4.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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