Upper Delta News

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

This was 13.3 percent lower than the state average of 31.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 14,062.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,134	22
Regular high school diploma	2,195	22.6
GED or alternative credential	1,053	10.8
Some college, less than 1 year	793	8.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,790	18.4
Associate's degree	721	7.4
Bachelor's degree	618	6.4
Master's degree	319	3.3
Professional school degree	64	0.7
Doctorate degree	22	0.2

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