Decatur Times

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

This was 15.1 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 23,712.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,706	21.6
Regular high school diploma	5,594	32.5
GED or alternative credential	1,059	6.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,458	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,945	11.3
Associate's degree	1,145	6.7
Bachelor's degree	1,366	7.9
Master's degree	709	4.1
Professional school degree	136	0.8
Doctorate degree	71	0.4

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