Wiregrass Times

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

This was 15.6 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 25,026.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,497	25.3
Regular high school diploma	5,171	29.1
GED or alternative credential	1,190	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,018	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,469	13.9
Associate's degree	1,385	7.8
Bachelor's degree	1,296	7.3
Master's degree	540	3
Professional school degree	118	0.7
Doctorate degree	113	0.6

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