Branson Times

25.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Taney County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.7 percent lower than the state average of 36.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 54,720.

88.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Taney County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,252	11.3
Regular high school diploma	10,775	28.6
GED or alternative credential	2,026	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	3,634	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,223	19.2
Associate's degree	2,772	7.4
Bachelor's degree	4,661	12.4
Master's degree	1,624	4.3
Professional school degree	395	1
Doctorate degree	260	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.