NW Mississippi News

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

This was 1.6 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 15,342.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,768	18.5
Regular high school diploma	1,578	16.5
GED or alternative credential	814	8.5
Some college, less than 1 year	745	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,644	17.2
Associate's degree	1,271	13.3
Bachelor's degree	1,080	11.3
Master's degree	539	5.6
Professional school degree	76	0.8
Doctorate degree	27	0.3

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