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

This was 7.4 percent higher than the state average of 34.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,684.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,127	11.7
Regular high school diploma	2,060	21.3
GED or alternative credential	289	3
Some college, less than 1 year	525	5.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,619	16.8
Associate's degree	564	5.8
Bachelor's degree	2,038	21.1
Master's degree	1,010	10.5
Professional school degree	218	2.3
Doctorate degree	210	2.2

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