NE Missouri News

25.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Canton in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.1 percent lower than the state average of 36.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,616.

87.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Canton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	172	12.7
Regular high school diploma	436	32.2
GED or alternative credential	33	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	98	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	271	20
Associate's degree	53	3.9
Bachelor's degree	178	13.1
Master's degree	60	4.4
Professional school degree	22	1.6
Doctorate degree	31	2.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.