South West Illinois News

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

This was 22.5 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 31,973.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,533	15.2
Regular high school diploma	7,251	31.2
GED or alternative credential	1,735	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	2,305	9.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,486	15
Associate's degree	1,927	8.3
Bachelor's degree	1,818	7.8
Master's degree	823	3.5
Professional school degree	217	0.9
Doctorate degree	147	0.6

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