Nebraska Panhandle News

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

This was 9.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 14,660.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,075	11.4
Regular high school diploma	2,162	23
GED or alternative credential	421	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,076	11.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,494	15.9
Associate's degree	866	9.2
Bachelor's degree	1,511	16.1
Master's degree	535	5.7
Professional school degree	160	1.7
Doctorate degree	110	1.2

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