SW Tennessee News

34.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jackson in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.2 percent lower than the state average of 34.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 66,870.

88.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Jackson residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,013	11.8
Regular high school diploma	11,595	27.2
GED or alternative credential	2,483	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	2,695	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,150	14.4
Associate's degree	2,856	6.7
Bachelor's degree	7,092	16.7
Master's degree	3,087	7.2
Professional school degree	934	2.2
Doctorate degree	689	1.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.