Southern Illinois News

31.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Union County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.6 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 17,127.

87.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Union County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,518	12.3
Regular high school diploma	3,339	27
GED or alternative credential	740	6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,205	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,684	13.6
Associate's degree	1,066	8.6
Bachelor's degree	1,836	14.8
Master's degree	794	6.4
Professional school degree	106	0.9
Doctorate degree	80	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.