East Kentucky Times

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

This was 11.4 percent lower than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,032.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	473	15.8
Regular high school diploma	965	32.3
GED or alternative credential	274	9.2
Some college, less than 1 year	218	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	394	13.2
Associate's degree	216	7.2
Bachelor's degree	169	5.7
Master's degree	213	7.1
Professional school degree	42	1.4
Doctorate degree	22	0.7

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