South Iowa News

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

This was 6.8 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,048.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	253	5
Regular high school diploma	1,910	37.4
GED or alternative credential	165	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	466	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	555	10.9
Associate's degree	757	14.8
Bachelor's degree	748	14.7
Master's degree	158	3.1
Professional school degree	59	1.2
Doctorate degree	30	0.6

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