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

This was 9.3 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,648.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	775	11.6
Regular high school diploma	1,695	25.3
GED or alternative credential	423	6.3
Some college, less than 1 year	564	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,007	15
Associate's degree	759	11.3
Bachelor's degree	834	12.4
Master's degree	442	6.6
Professional school degree	111	1.7
Doctorate degree	91	1.4

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