Anne Arundel Today

37.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake Shore in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.2 percent lower than the state average of 45.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 19,724.

92.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Lake Shore residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,005	7.5
Regular high school diploma	3,714	27.7
GED or alternative credential	350	2.6
Some college less than 1 year	1,366	10.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,967	14.7
Associate's degree	1,248	9.3
Bachelor's degree	2,302	17.2
Master's degree	1,211	9
Professional school degree	157	1.2
Doctorate degree	87	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.