South West Illinois News

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

This was 20.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,092.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,557	16.8
Regular high school diploma	4,118	27
GED or alternative credential	1,512	9.9
Some college, less than 1 year	1,416	9.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,104	13.8
Associate's degree	1,780	11.7
Bachelor's degree	1,286	8.4
Master's degree	414	2.7
Professional school degree	22	0.1
Doctorate degree	55	0.4

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