Sandhills Today

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

This was 11.2 percent higher than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,403.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	35	3.8
Regular high school diploma	226	24.4
GED or alternative credential	10	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	59	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	93	10
Associate's degree	180	19.4
Bachelor's degree	289	31.1
Master's degree	31	3.3
Professional school degree	2	0.2
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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