South Atlanta News

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

This number was 2.0 percent lower than the state average of 37.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,594.

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

Lovejoy 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	548	13.8
Regular high school diploma	986	24.8
GED or alternative credential	199	5
Some college less than 1 year	143	3.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	691	17.4
Associate's degree	628	15.8
Bachelor's degree	613	15.4
Master's degree	151	3.8
Professional school degree	7	0.2
Doctorate degree	9	0.2

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