Upstate SC News

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

This was 2.3 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,158.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	307	19.9
Regular high school diploma	327	21.2
GED or alternative credential	55	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	147	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	143	9.3
Associate's degree	217	14.1
Bachelor's degree	229	14.8
Master's degree	63	4.1
Professional school degree	47	3
Doctorate degree	8	0.5

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