North Nevada News

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

This was 16.7 percent lower than the state average of 33.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,591.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	898	17.5
Regular high school diploma	1,588	30.9
GED or alternative credential	525	10.2
Some college, less than 1 year	446	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	802	15.6
Associate's degree	354	6.9
Bachelor's degree	229	4.5
Master's degree	254	4.9
Professional school degree	40	0.8
Doctorate degree	7	0.1

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