East Central Iowa News

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

This was 9 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 22,351.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,229	8.3
Regular high school diploma	5,197	34.9
GED or alternative credential	874	5.9
Some college, less than 1 year	1,081	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,729	11.6
Associate's degree	1,614	10.8
Bachelor's degree	2,246	15.1
Master's degree	704	4.7
Professional school degree	157	1.1
Doctorate degree	59	0.4

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