NE Kansas News

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

This was 9.2 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,561.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	437	7.1
Regular high school diploma	2,102	34.1
GED or alternative credential	377	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	364	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	822	13.3
Associate's degree	460	7.5
Bachelor's degree	907	14.7
Master's degree	564	9.1
Professional school degree	47	0.8
Doctorate degree	87	1.4

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