South Georgia Times

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

This was 19.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,747.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	773	14.2
Regular high school diploma	2,536	46.5
GED or alternative credential	183	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	221	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	614	11.3
Associate's degree	483	8.9
Bachelor's degree	447	8.2
Master's degree	98	1.8
Professional school degree	72	1.3
Doctorate degree	28	0.5

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