West Massachusetts News

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

This was 16.8 percent lower than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,689.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	481	11
Regular high school diploma	1,377	31.6
GED or alternative credential	233	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	335	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	392	9
Associate's degree	492	11.3
Bachelor's degree	755	17.3
Master's degree	238	5.5
Professional school degree	50	1.1
Doctorate degree	10	0.2

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