Branson Times

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

This was 8.5 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 55,563.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,764	9.7
Regular high school diploma	11,153	28.8
GED or alternative credential	2,176	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	3,940	10.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,264	16.2
Associate's degree	3,211	8.3
Bachelor's degree	5,633	14.6
Master's degree	1,833	4.7
Professional school degree	444	1.1
Doctorate degree	295	0.8

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