Southern Illinois News

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

This was 17.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 14,041.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,136	11.3
Regular high school diploma	3,084	30.6
GED or alternative credential	504	5
Some college, less than 1 year	879	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,793	17.8
Associate's degree	1,284	12.8
Bachelor's degree	1,002	10
Master's degree	314	3.1
Professional school degree	40	0.4
Doctorate degree	28	0.3

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