East Kentucky Times

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

This number was 22.1 percent lower than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 635.

49.9 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	216	50.1
Regular high school diploma	101	23.4
GED or alternative credential	38	8.8
Some college, less than 1 year	19	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	15	3.5
Associate's degree	23	5.3
Bachelor's degree	10	2.3
Master's degree	9	2.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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