Albany Standard

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

This was 11.9 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 17,189.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,833	17.7
Regular high school diploma	2,825	27.3
GED or alternative credential	728	7
Some college, less than 1 year	457	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,571	15.2
Associate's degree	1,316	12.7
Bachelor's degree	842	8.1
Master's degree	404	3.9
Professional school degree	180	1.7
Doctorate degree	178	1.7

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