St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

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

This was 2 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 153,797.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,274	9.5
Regular high school diploma	25,916	24
GED or alternative credential	4,815	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	9,609	8.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	16,689	15.5
Associate's degree	10,810	10
Bachelor's degree	17,936	16.6
Master's degree	8,810	8.2
Professional school degree	1,732	1.6
Doctorate degree	1,229	1.1

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