St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

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

This was 26.1 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,806.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,451	23.1
Regular high school diploma	1,796	28.5
GED or alternative credential	402	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	579	9.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,215	19.3
Associate's degree	384	6.1
Bachelor's degree	278	4.4
Master's degree	149	2.4
Professional school degree	5	less than 0.1
Doctorate degree	33	0.5

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