Jonesboro Times

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

This number was 14.3 percent lower than the state average of 30.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 23,896.

80.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Poinsett County 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	3,204	19.7
Regular high school diploma	5,557	34.1
GED or alternative credential	1,462	9
Some college, less than 1 year	1,001	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,472	15.2
Associate's degree	792	4.9
Bachelor's degree	1,282	7.9
Master's degree	401	2.5
Professional school degree	60	0.4
Doctorate degree	61	0.4

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