Hudson Today

43.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hudson County in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.7 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 679,756.

83.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Hudson County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	78,305	16.3
Regular high school diploma	115,751	24
GED or alternative credential	10,486	2.2
Some college less than 1 year	16,239	3.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	49,636	10.3
Associate's degree	21,961	4.6
Bachelor's degree	118,853	24.7
Master's degree	53,139	11
Professional school degree	11,134	2.3
Doctorate degree	6,341	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.