East Kentucky Times

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

This was 10.8 percent lower than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 618.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	171	33.7
Regular high school diploma	100	19.7
GED or alternative credential	50	9.8
Some college, less than 1 year	7	1.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	64	12.6
Associate's degree	12	2.4
Bachelor's degree	27	5.3
Master's degree	77	15.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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