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

This was 3.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,470.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	519	6.1
Regular high school diploma	2,612	30.6
GED or alternative credential	386	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	668	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,169	13.7
Associate's degree	1,406	16.5
Bachelor's degree	1,236	14.5
Master's degree	342	4
Professional school degree	77	0.9
Doctorate degree	114	1.3

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