Jonesboro Times

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

This was 15.3 percent lower than the state average of 31.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 23,747.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,122	19.3
Regular high school diploma	5,773	35.7
GED or alternative credential	1,483	9.2
Some college, less than 1 year	974	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,252	13.9
Associate's degree	720	4.4
Bachelor's degree	1,341	8.3
Master's degree	439	2.7
Professional school degree	73	0.5
Doctorate degree	13	less than 0.1

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