NW Mississippi News

32.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Clarksdale in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.2 percent higher than the state average of 31.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 16,174.

82 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Clarksdale residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,749	18
Regular high school diploma	1,821	18.7
GED or alternative credential	654	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	632	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,728	17.7
Associate's degree	1,229	12.6
Bachelor's degree	1,287	13.2
Master's degree	472	4.8
Professional school degree	128	1.3
Doctorate degree	40	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.