NC South Carolina Times

23.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hickory Grove in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 14.5 percent lower than the state average of 37.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 509.

76.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hickory Grove residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	88	23.7
Regular high school diploma	123	33.1
GED or alternative credential	30	8.1
Some college, less than 1 year	26	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18	4.8
Associate's degree	19	5.1
Bachelor's degree	39	10.5
Master's degree	26	7
Professional school degree	1	0.3
Doctorate degree	2	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.