NE Mississippi News

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

This was 5.4 percent higher than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,539.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	790	14.4
Regular high school diploma	1,412	25.7
GED or alternative credential	348	6.3
Some college, less than 1 year	280	5.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	549	10
Associate's degree	911	16.6
Bachelor's degree	560	10.2
Master's degree	430	7.8
Professional school degree	112	2
Doctorate degree	94	1.7

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