North Egypt News

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

This was 11.6 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,977.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	725	15
Regular high school diploma	1,188	24.6
GED or alternative credential	329	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	308	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	729	15.1
Associate's degree	518	10.7
Bachelor's degree	710	14.7
Master's degree	219	4.5
Professional school degree	73	1.5
Doctorate degree	33	0.7

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