Lynchburg Reporter

12.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Brookneal in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 34.2 percent lower than the state average of 46.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 876.

76.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Brookneal residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	150	23.1
Regular high school diploma	248	38.3
GED or alternative credential	73	11.3
Some college, less than 1 year	13	2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	84	13
Associate's degree	19	2.9
Bachelor's degree	48	7.4
Master's degree	5	0.8
Professional school degree	8	1.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.