Southern Illinois News

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

This was 12.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,829.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,309	10.8
Regular high school diploma	3,384	27.9
GED or alternative credential	846	7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,211	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,557	12.8
Associate's degree	1,010	8.3
Bachelor's degree	1,927	15.9
Master's degree	656	5.4
Professional school degree	123	1
Doctorate degree	99	0.8

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