Southeast South Dakota News

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

This was 13.9 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 500.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	25	7
Regular high school diploma	146	41.1
GED or alternative credential	15	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	27	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	46	13
Associate's degree	41	11.5
Bachelor's degree	52	14.6
Master's degree	3	0.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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