NC Tennessee News

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

This was 2.2 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,441.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	151	9.1
Regular high school diploma	468	28.1
GED or alternative credential	44	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	125	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	318	19.1
Associate's degree	135	8.1
Bachelor's degree	252	15.2
Master's degree	128	7.7
Professional school degree	13	0.8
Doctorate degree	29	1.7

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