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

This was 23.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,069.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,105	34.9
Regular high school diploma	1,243	20.6
GED or alternative credential	243	4
Some college, less than 1 year	369	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	867	14.4
Associate's degree	399	6.6
Bachelor's degree	682	11.3
Master's degree	109	1.8
Professional school degree	16	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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