Nebraska Panhandle News

53 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chadron in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.5 percent higher than the state average of 42.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 5,591.

97.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chadron residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	70	2.4
Regular high school diploma	457	15.5
GED or alternative credential	170	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	304	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	386	13.1
Associate's degree	297	10.1
Bachelor's degree	576	19.5
Master's degree	317	10.7
Professional school degree	89	3
Doctorate degree	284	9.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.