Southern Illinois News

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

This was 21.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,011.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	610	14.2
Regular high school diploma	1,417	33
GED or alternative credential	244	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	331	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	747	17.4
Associate's degree	445	10.4
Bachelor's degree	380	8.9
Master's degree	78	1.8
Professional school degree	36	0.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

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