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

This was 3.6 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,943.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,783	22.1
Regular high school diploma	1,994	24.8
GED or alternative credential	300	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	261	3.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,347	16.7
Associate's degree	703	8.7
Bachelor's degree	872	10.8
Master's degree	713	8.9
Professional school degree	61	0.8
Doctorate degree	22	0.3

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