NE Missouri News

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

This was 18.5 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,259.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	485	13.5
Regular high school diploma	1,452	40.4
GED or alternative credential	464	12.9
Some college, less than 1 year	233	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	262	7.3
Associate's degree	153	4.3
Bachelor's degree	407	11.3
Master's degree	113	3.1
Professional school degree	27	0.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

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