Suffolk Reporter

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

This number was 8.5 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 230.

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

Fishers Island 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	6	3.4
Regular high school diploma	52	29.1
GED or alternative credential	21	11.7
Some college less than 1 year	2	1.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	4	2.2
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	34	19
Master's degree	44	24.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	16	8.9

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