SE Tennessee News

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

This was 18.9 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,612.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	276	25.7
Regular high school diploma	304	28.3
GED or alternative credential	133	12.4
Some college, less than 1 year	56	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	125	11.6
Associate's degree	72	6.7
Bachelor's degree	68	6.3
Master's degree	27	2.5
Professional school degree	11	1
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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