Upper Delta News

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

This number was 13.4 percent lower than the state average of 30.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 14,285.

80.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Forrest City city 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	1,916	19.7
Regular high school diploma	2,313	23.7
GED or alternative credential	1,077	11.1
Some college, less than 1 year	837	8.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,968	20.2
Associate's degree	723	7.4
Bachelor's degree	620	6.4
Master's degree	232	2.4
Professional school degree	39	0.4
Doctorate degree	21	0.2

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