South Tulsa Today

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

This number was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of 32.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 12,123.

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

Okmulgee 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	924	12.3
Regular high school diploma	2,280	30.3
GED or alternative credential	359	4.8
Some college less than 1 year	708	9.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,309	17.4
Associate's degree	946	12.6
Bachelor's degree	688	9.1
Master's degree	231	3.1
Professional school degree	48	0.6
Doctorate degree	33	0.4

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