East Kentucky Times

14.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in McDowell in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.6 percent lower than the state average of 31.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 599.

56.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

McDowell residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	184	43.4
Regular high school diploma	76	17.9
GED or alternative credential	63	14.9
Some college less than 1 year	3	0.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	36	8.5
Associate's degree	23	5.4
Bachelor's degree	9	2.1
Master's degree	30	7.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.