SW Missouri News

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

This was 7.7 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 58,288.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,786	12.1
Regular high school diploma	12,039	30.4
GED or alternative credential	1,855	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	3,226	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,706	14.4
Associate's degree	3,453	8.7
Bachelor's degree	5,859	14.8
Master's degree	1,767	4.5
Professional school degree	648	1.6
Doctorate degree	295	0.7

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