7.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Buchanan

By Metric Media News Service

May 14, 2020

7.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Buchanan in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 35.1 percent lower than the state average of 42.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 65.

90.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Buchanan residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in Buchanan for 2017*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4	9.8
Regular high school diploma	17	41.5
GED or alternative credential	1	2.4
Some college less than 1 year	0	0
Some college 1 or more years no degree	16	39
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	3	7.3
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0