SC Missouri News

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

This was 20.4 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,979.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,015	17.6
Regular high school diploma	3,551	31
GED or alternative credential	864	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,150	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,847	16.1
Associate's degree	698	6.1
Bachelor's degree	865	7.6
Master's degree	251	2.2
Professional school degree	117	1
Doctorate degree	89	0.8

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