South Atlanta News

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

This was 30.7 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,428.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,142	31.1
Regular high school diploma	1,243	33.8
GED or alternative credential	318	8.6
Some college, less than 1 year	117	3.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	508	13.8
Associate's degree	154	4.2
Bachelor's degree	152	4.1
Master's degree	34	0.9
Professional school degree	9	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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