NC South Carolina Times

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

This was 8.1 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 597.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	96	21
Regular high school diploma	132	28.8
GED or alternative credential	39	8.5
Some college, less than 1 year	25	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	25	5.5
Associate's degree	49	10.7
Bachelor's degree	53	11.6
Master's degree	29	6.3
Professional school degree	10	2.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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