NE Missouri News

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

This was 16.1 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,455.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	289	20.4
Regular high school diploma	473	33.5
GED or alternative credential	43	3
Some college, less than 1 year	86	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	213	15.1
Associate's degree	40	2.8
Bachelor's degree	197	13.9
Master's degree	48	3.4
Professional school degree	20	1.4
Doctorate degree	5	0.4

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