Mississippi Gulf News

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

This was 5.3 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,732.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,865	13.4
Regular high school diploma	3,576	25.6
GED or alternative credential	1,015	7.3
Some college, less than 1 year	987	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,644	19
Associate's degree	1,632	11.7
Bachelor's degree	1,426	10.2
Master's degree	554	4
Professional school degree	191	1.4
Doctorate degree	55	0.4

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