Lake County Gazette

80.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Deerfield in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 38.4 percent higher than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 18,930.

99.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Deerfield residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	95	0.8
Regular high school diploma	759	6
GED or alternative credential	16	0.1
Some college, less than 1 year	303	2.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,280	10.2
Associate's degree	237	1.9
Bachelor's degree	4,938	39.4
Master's degree	3,136	25
Professional school degree	1,307	10.4
Doctorate degree	475	3.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.