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

This number was 14.0 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,510.

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

Poultney 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	87	11.2
Regular high school diploma	269	34.6
GED or alternative credential	35	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	27	3.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	116	14.9
Associate's degree	54	6.9
Bachelor's degree	86	11.1
Master's degree	71	9.1
Professional school degree	13	1.7
Doctorate degree	19	2.4

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