SC Mississippi News

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

This was 21.6 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,593.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	615	29.2
Regular high school diploma	471	22.4
GED or alternative credential	94	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	90	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	593	28.2
Associate's degree	156	7.4
Bachelor's degree	65	3.1
Master's degree	8	0.4
Professional school degree	11	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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