Mississippi Gulf News

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

This was 15.5 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 803.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	161	22.9
Regular high school diploma	138	19.6
GED or alternative credential	47	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	72	10.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	163	23.2
Associate's degree	17	2.4
Bachelor's degree	86	12.2
Master's degree	20	2.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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