Southeast Montana News

29.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Laurel in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.8 percent lower than the state average of 41.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 6,834.

93.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Laurel residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	313	6.6
Regular high school diploma	1,641	34.7
GED or alternative credential	303	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	356	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	719	15.2
Associate's degree	512	10.8
Bachelor's degree	727	15.4
Master's degree	105	2.2
Professional school degree	37	0.8
Doctorate degree	11	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.