Southern Illinois News

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

This was 16.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,890.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	400	13.3
Regular high school diploma	1,033	34.3
GED or alternative credential	55	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	331	11
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	365	12.1
Associate's degree	492	16.3
Bachelor's degree	225	7.5
Master's degree	80	2.7
Professional school degree	23	0.8
Doctorate degree	10	0.3

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