SW Kansas News

17.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hugoton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 24.8 percent lower than the state average of 42.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 4,226.

76.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hugoton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	615	23.7
Regular high school diploma	511	19.7
GED or alternative credential	167	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	254	9.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	599	23.1
Associate's degree	184	7.1
Bachelor's degree	161	6.2
Master's degree	82	3.2
Professional school degree	10	0.4
Doctorate degree	11	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.