NW Minnesota News

29.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Thief River Falls in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.3 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 8,769.

91.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Thief River Falls residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	520	8.5
Regular high school diploma	2,039	33.3
GED or alternative credential	382	6.2
Some college less than 1 year	477	7.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	897	14.6
Associate's degree	772	12.6
Bachelor's degree	909	14.8
Master's degree	51	0.8
Professional school degree	38	0.6
Doctorate degree	42	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.