SW Iowa Times

20.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Anita in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.5 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 989.

91.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Anita residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	62	8.3
Regular high school diploma	287	38.2
GED or alternative credential	35	4.7
Some college less than 1 year	91	12.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	122	16.2
Associate's degree	63	8.4
Bachelor's degree	59	7.9
Master's degree	17	2.3
Professional school degree	13	1.7
Doctorate degree	2	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.