North Michigan News

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

This was 16.2 percent higher than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,649.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	690	4.1
Regular high school diploma	3,086	18.3
GED or alternative credential	387	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	893	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,376	14.1
Associate's degree	1,539	9.1
Bachelor's degree	4,507	26.8
Master's degree	2,323	13.8
Professional school degree	709	4.2
Doctorate degree	319	1.9

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