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

This was 4.7 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,555.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	257	5.1
Regular high school diploma	1,212	23.9
GED or alternative credential	241	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	356	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,061	20.9
Associate's degree	714	14.1
Bachelor's degree	885	17.4
Master's degree	206	4.1
Professional school degree	78	1.5
Doctorate degree	71	1.4

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