South Tidewater News

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

This was 7.7 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,492.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	606	9.5
Regular high school diploma	1,649	25.8
GED or alternative credential	247	3.9
Some college, less than 1 year	367	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	981	15.4
Associate's degree	554	8.7
Bachelor's degree	1,297	20.3
Master's degree	521	8.2
Professional school degree	75	1.2
Doctorate degree	93	1.5

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