Southern Illinois News

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

This was 20.5 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,177.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	379	11.2
Regular high school diploma	1,292	38.2
GED or alternative credential	197	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	353	10.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	380	11.2
Associate's degree	224	6.6
Bachelor's degree	365	10.8
Master's degree	152	4.5
Professional school degree	43	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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