South West Illinois News

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

This was 20.6 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,723.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	526	13.5
Regular high school diploma	986	25.2
GED or alternative credential	563	14.4
Some college, less than 1 year	361	9.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	571	14.6
Associate's degree	372	9.5
Bachelor's degree	324	8.3
Master's degree	133	3.4
Professional school degree	18	0.5
Doctorate degree	55	1.4

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