SW Iowa Times

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

This was 5.7 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,600.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	649	13.5
Regular high school diploma	1,234	25.7
GED or alternative credential	171	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	441	9.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	605	12.6
Associate's degree	392	8.2
Bachelor's degree	905	18.9
Master's degree	274	5.7
Professional school degree	110	2.3
Doctorate degree	16	0.3

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