Southern West Virginia News

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

This number was 20.3 percent lower than the state average of 28 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 519.

77.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Amherstdale 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	85	22.7
Regular high school diploma	166	44.3
GED or alternative credential	64	17.1
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	31	8.3
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	0	0
Master's degree	29	7.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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