SW Tennessee News

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

This was 11.8 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,838.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	777	14.6
Regular high school diploma	1,731	32.6
GED or alternative credential	474	8.9
Some college, less than 1 year	374	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	686	12.9
Associate's degree	508	9.6
Bachelor's degree	554	10.4
Master's degree	156	2.9
Professional school degree	39	0.7
Doctorate degree	11	0.2

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