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

This number was 18.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,156.

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

Norlina 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	120	13.9
Regular high school diploma	321	37.2
GED or alternative credential	66	7.6
Some college less than 1 year	32	3.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	144	16.7
Associate's degree	76	8.8
Bachelor's degree	65	7.5
Master's degree	35	4.1
Professional school degree	4	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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