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

This was 2.9 percent higher than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 24,947.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,698	9.4
Regular high school diploma	4,965	27.4
GED or alternative credential	836	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,175	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,852	15.7
Associate's degree	1,810	10
Bachelor's degree	2,964	16.3
Master's degree	1,060	5.8
Professional school degree	533	2.9
Doctorate degree	254	1.4

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