NW Minnesota News

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

This was 8.7 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,792.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	384	6.2
Regular high school diploma	1,668	27
GED or alternative credential	276	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	682	11
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	723	11.7
Associate's degree	1,215	19.6
Bachelor's degree	956	15.5
Master's degree	197	3.2
Professional school degree	58	0.9
Doctorate degree	27	0.4

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